Corrosion is a well-known problem in Xantia-land and the same design was carried forward to the C5. The corrosion can get so bad that it forces the caliper to...
Yes the calipers do fill up with brake dust. I doubt that the caliper body would have been destroyed by that tiny retaining bolt though. Take the pads out...
I never had a Xantia but previously had three BX's. Having covered about a quarter of a million miles in the three of them, I never once had any problems with...
Thought it was about time to resurrect this thread. Just had my particle filter replaced at 70,000 miles because I finally got the 'diesel additive minimum...
I think Citroen reckon 'If a thing's not broke - fix it' .......but....... 'if a thing's already broke, leave it alone'! Graeme ... From: Mike Philpott To:...
Oddly enough......my old Xantia lasted 9 years / 105,000 miles and never had new back calipers (or a problem with corrosion) Yet my sister's Xantia (1995) has...
I had my filter changed at 50,000 - like you, I was getting frequent ASR/ESP antipollution messages - but they came back a couple of weeks after the filter was...
After the brake disaster I went to see the garage next day and guess what? The back suspension unit was dripping. I have owned Citroen for fifteen years but...
Hi all - does anybody know when the build date of cars which require the particulate filter to be changed at 75k rather than 50k was. Just hoping! Many thanks,...
I did the brakes on my 2003 2.0 hdi myself . Mainly because I had noticed the rear disks wer not as shiny as I would have expected. The pads and calipers...
2.2HDi Exlcusive SE Estate 2001, just had the rear calipers and disks changed for the same reasons given. Previous car, Xantia 2.0HDI Exclusive suffered the...
... all ... the ... Years ago, I worked in Slough and my local dealer was Sands of Burham. At that time, I had a CX and a GS. The service interval was 6000...
... of Mondeos which cover 150,000 miles in their life time. They go up and down farm roads every day and I cannot remember one of them needing a caliper. We...
... I need tyres for my 2.2hdi exclusive se estate.What online recommends Hankook ventus prime. Anyone else ever bought these tyres?. ... Email sent from...
... discount ... Costco are around £57 fully fitted for a 195/65R15 Michelin Pilot Premacy for my 2.0 HDI 110. Fab tyres. I highly recommend them. I might...
Two days on and the diesel additive warning message has cleared itself. Maybe a previous poster was right and it really is something to do with a sticking...
... Why limit yourself to Michelin? I use Bridgestone (Turanza E300) for summer and Continental (Wintercontact TS810) for winter, and never look back. Denis...
Hi, I have the same problem. I tryed what you said but it didn't work. I bouht my C5 a month ago from its first owner. This function was not working from the...
Folding mirrors are a part of the electric pack. This includes the accoustic park aid. If you don't have the aid, you don't have the electric folding mirrors. ...
The auto fold function is only available in the Exclusive. When you press the rear pof the mirror control it should move downwards, If it doesn't then you...
The passenger side mirror will only move downwards if you set the "mirror setting button" to that side. I leave the button in central position to fold the...
... Sorry, not really true. I have an SX with folding mirrors. As an earlier poster said they do come as part of the pack with rear parking sensors. I think...
I was indeed that poster - the message cleared immediately after my first fuel fill-up (may have been a coincidence) and hasn't occurred since Michael...
First run of any significance since the work was done, and I got the ESP/ASR and anti-pollution faults again when I dropped a gear and hit the gas to overtake...
Thanks guys for your help. Another problem I am facing is the suspension. The suspension is not good it is very rough. I went to the dealer they said nothing...
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