Citreon C5 Estate

[Guest annette12]

help needed please,,

First thing in the morning, my c5 estate, 2002, I put key in STOP LIGHT comes on, tempeture gauge goes to the top hot position, and radiator fan comes on, I start slight lumpy from engine, switch off the car and have to do this 3or 4 times before it clears it'self,,sometimes driving along STOP LIGHT will again come on,,,,,I take good care of my car and this is a worry for me,,hope someone can help PLEASE,,,

Also if it is a sensor can anyone tell me where it is, and how to get it out,,thanks very much.

[Johndouglas]

To be sure, you need a Lexia session on your engine at the dealer's. That will pin-point the trouble.

 

However I'll leave it to you to decide whether your trouble is similar to my daughter's Xsara. They both share the same engines. Often when she was driving the warning bleep would sound, the stop light would come on and the temperature gauge would go to the far end of the scale. After a few minutes all would be normal again. By changing the temperature sender in the engine it put it right.

[Guest annette12]

To be sure, you need a Lexia session on your engine at the dealer's. That will pin-point the trouble.

 

However I'll leave it to you to decide whether your trouble is similar to my daughter's Xsara. They both share the same engines. Often when she was driving the warning bleep would sound, the stop light would come on and the temperature gauge would go to the far end of the scale. After a few minutes all would be normal again. By changing the temperature sender in the engine it put it right.

Hello, thank you very much for that, great help, again thanks.

[Guest annette12]

Hello, thank you very much for that, great help, again thanks.

Well seems to have done the trick, as this fault only starts to happens when it turns cold, I unplugged the sensor, and on the male and female end of the plug I sprayed with a good electrical contact cleaner, this morning it started with no propblems at all, and would not do that before. so give that a try before you buy a sensor. And make sure you use a good electrical contact cleaner not anything like WD40,,again thanks to all.

[Guest annette12]

Well seems to have done the trick, as this fault only starts to happens when it turns cold, I unplugged the sensor, and on the male and female end of the plug I sprayed with a good electrical contact cleaner, this morning it started with no propblems at all, and would not do that before. so give that a try before you buy a sensor. And make sure you use a good electrical contact cleaner not anything like WD40,,again thanks to all.

Still working fine no stop lights on like before, starts no problem and no temp gauge going sky high, give it a try,,but not wit WD40 it contains water,,,,,,,,thanks

[legin]

Still working fine no stop lights on like before, starts no problem and no temp gauge going sky high, give it a try,,but not wit WD40 it contains water,,,,,,,,thanks

Can you please tell me where the sensor is as my temp gauge is a bit iffy? Thanks.

[paul.h]

According to Haynes, for petrol and 1.6/2.0 diesel engines, the coolant temperature sensor is located on the coolant outlet housing on the left hand end of the cylinder head. The RTA French manual shows similar for the 2.2 hdi engine.