2003 Citroen C5 estate.....the end

[myglaren]

Mine was sluggish so I had the induction system removed and cleaned.   EGR too.  Made a tremendous difference, scared myself leaving work up a steep hill that evening.

Had the same done to the second one but that really was crap when I collected it.  Took it all its time to do 70 and ages to get home that night (Buxton to Washington)  Had the same done and the injectors cleaned and one refurbished.  Much improved but hardly sparkling.

Both crap mpg but that applies to everything I have owned except the Renault 4.

[maxxo]

6 hours ago, myglaren said:

Mine was sluggish so I had the induction system removed and cleaned.   EGR too.  Made a tremendous difference, scared myself leaving work up a steep hill that evening.

Had the same done to the second one but that really was crap when I collected it.  Took it all its time to do 70 and ages to get home that night (Buxton to Washington)  Had the same done and the injectors cleaned and one refurbished.  Much improved but hardly sparkling.

Both crap mpg but that applies to everything I have owned except the Renault 4.

i absolutely, effing, thrashed it today, i mean 4.5k rpm, sport mode n everything

huge brown fog behind me which cleared up after 20 seconds or so

yep, quick again now

had a lovely drive home this evening, gearbox performing well in 1c weather

starts very well too!

yes fuel economy from this isn't the best, computer is pretty much bang on at an average of 42 mpg

550 or so miles before the light comes on, eh i can live with that

[maxxo]

gave a work colleauge a lift home tonight cos cold

he complimented the ride, of course he would

he drives a sprung car

couldn't imagine owning a car with springs now

[jamescarruthers]

This looks lovely, particularly the interior fabric. Just like yours but with the slightly more delicate engine (well the mad shit attached to it anyway!). 
 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2003-Citroen-C5-2-2-HDi-SX-5dr-Auto-ESTATE-Diesel-Automatic-/313761712478?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l6249&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0

I love how used car dealers put them on “low” as they think it will seduce people somehow but they just look broken. Although the guy selling the potato cam Mk. 1 V6 on stilts manages to make it look even worse!

[maxxo]

2 hours ago, jamescarruthers said:

This looks lovely, particularly the interior fabric. Just like yours but with the slightly more delicate engine (well the mad shit attached to it anyway!). 
 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2003-Citroen-C5-2-2-HDi-SX-5dr-Auto-ESTATE-Diesel-Automatic-/313761712478?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l6249&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0

I love how used car dealers put them on “low” as they think it will seduce people somehow but they just look broken. Although the guy selling the potato cam Mk. 1 V6 on stilts manages to make it look even worse!

i have seen that, it does look rather nice actually!

basically the same spec too.....albeit i have a couple of little extra's

to be honest, i think mine is worth a grand all day long these days.......and that value is only going to increase

honestly at the moment mine is driving absolutely beautifully!

a 2.2 does scare me a bit, i was very very close to buying one when i was hunting for a C5 but it just had a few issues and had been off the road 5 years

[maxxo]

had it serviced today from my old boss from One Stop

here's the pics he sent me

bloody hell how tidy does that look under there!

not bad, not bad

mhm as expected

even looks decent here! this is the most rotten part of the whole car

here is my leak, going to ask the guy at westroen to sort it on friday

here is my cabin filter........i wonder if that caused the failure of the original resistor?

i like the new one more, it looks nicer

same with the air filter, slight advert from him there......but i don't mind he's good

even got some fame on facebook

£140 all in, which i thought was fair, completed in 2 hours including a code scan

oh and an engine bay clean

i felt quite bad for leaving it overdue for around 2,000 miles, terrible in fact

but i wanted to see if the gearbox was made to be liveable which so far it seems to be

apparently he didn't even need to jack it up, slight raised part on his driveway with the suspension on high was enough

[maxxo]

well, well well

as of right now, this car is mechanically perfect, there is no jobs left to do

took a drive down to manchester today to get new spheresssss!

here are some photos i've taken

check out that angle!

i must admit the guy doing them has a good taste in cars!

mmmm shiny!

more shiny!

and finally, haha it looks broken!

took about 30 minutes to do all 4

then spent over an hour talking about Citroen's being showed a GS and an XM and talking about C6s

suppose you're all wanting to know how it rides

well

fucking superb

it's the smoothest, floatiest thing ever, it's insanely comfortable and relaxed

i love it

this car drives absolutely beautifully at the moment

oh and he said how nice of an example it was!

[jamescarruthers]

27 minutes ago, maxxo said:

well, well well

as of right now, this car is mechanically perfect, there is no jobs left to do

took a drive down to manchester today to get new spheresssss!

here are some photos i've taken

check out that angle!

i must admit the guy doing them has a good taste in cars!

mmmm shiny!

more shiny!

and finally, haha it looks broken!

took about 30 minutes to do all 4

then spent over an hour talking about Citroen's being showed a GS and an XM and talking about C6s

suppose you're all wanting to know how it rides

well

fucking superb

it's the smoothest, floatiest thing ever, it's insanely comfortable and relaxed

i love it

this car drives absolutely beautifully at the moment

oh and he said how nice of an example it was!

Fantastic. You've spurred me to get the C6's spheres recharged at Pleiades next week! Happy waftage!

[maxxo]

38 minutes ago, jamescarruthers said:

Fantastic. You've spurred me to get the C6's spheres recharged at Pleiades next week! Happy waftage!

do it!

i cannot express just how phenomenal this feels

[maxxo]

over 1,000 miles since i got the transmission repaired, it's doing fine actually, really smooth most the time and not put itself in limp mode

spheres are superb still

had an absolutely lovely day with my new girlfriend (yes someone actually likes me and hasn't got annoyed at me for talking about spheres all weekend) driving round county durham to visit tacky terrible christmas fairs, zero issues from the C5

spent a good while explaining to her how the hydropneumatic suspension works and how it's superior in every single way to the suspension in her car, and how it's the best suspension system etc etc

may replace the rear speakers tomorrow morning, and then really i can't think of anything else it really needs

certainly one of the better examples out there

166,666 miles on her now, i've done 16,000 of them

[maxxo]

had to drive through some flood water on the way to work yesterday just after the storm

it wasn't too deep, but deep enough

i had to put my suspension up on high, which of course it absolutely fantastic and never gets old

someone pointed at me doing it which was also excellent

this is really proving to be a very enjoyable ownership experience

[Noel Tidybeard]

sitting at traffic lights etc and raising lowering the suspenders on a hydraulic citreon is funny especially watching the faces of people in  the car behind in your mirror 😁

[maxxo]

1 minute ago, Noel Tidybeard said:

sitting at traffic lights etc and raising lowering the suspenders on a hydraulic citreon is funny especially watching the faces of people in  the car behind in your mirror 😁

Yes that's great fun, don't hold the foot brake when you do it however.......they don't like that! 

Hydraulic citroens are great

[High Jetter]

4 hours ago, maxxo said:

had an absolutely lovely day with my new girlfriend 

Pics or it didn't happen 🤣

[mercedade]

On 26/11/2021 at 16:13, maxxo said:

 

 

Nell Lane in Chorlton?

[Noel Tidybeard]

12 hours ago, maxxo said:

Yes that's great fun, don't hold the foot brake when you do it however.......they don't like that! 

Hydraulic citroens are great

on older shitroens you use brakes to dump fluid to go hi---->lo quickly 😁

[maxxo]

40 minutes ago, mercedade said:

Nell Lane in Chorlton?

Yes indeed

[maxxo]

9 minutes ago, Noel Tidybeard said:

on older shitroens you use brakes to dump fluid to go hi---->lo quickly 😁

It feels breaky! Like it could break something exciting 

[beko1987]

Can't copy the quote on the phone easily but I'd not feel bad for being 2k over a service. 

Not in the state that cars in. There's a difference between being 2k over a service that was due 20k ago and 2k over from when you did a service yourself and everything looked fine 10k/12 months ago... 

I'd replace the rear speakers and do it with pride, you'll soon be at the stage where their the only jobs you've got left to do 😍

 

Before something new and exciting breaks 😂 

[maxxo]

did one of the last jobs for the time being today

new speakers

here you go, nice shiny new ones!

this is what i fitted, matches the fronts you see

here's the old ones, just starting to fall apart so was well worth replacing

ah yes, testing, looks like a brochure shot!

i must say, the bass response is much better and doesn't sound so tinny

another succesful job!

[maxxo]

21 minutes ago, beko1987 said:

Can't copy the quote on the phone easily but I'd not feel bad for being 2k over a service. 

Not in the state that cars in. There's a difference between being 2k over a service that was due 20k ago and 2k over from when you did a service yourself and everything looked fine 10k/12 months ago... 

I'd replace the rear speakers and do it with pride, you'll soon be at the stage where their the only jobs you've got left to do 😍

 

Before something new and exciting breaks 😂 

i don't like being overdue a service! it had done 8k since the last oil change which is not something i like doing

i can't think of any other jobs left to do, perhaps new wiper blades?

i'd like to get the wheels refurbished but not worth it until the weather improves

even doing excellent cold starts, including at -3 this morning, turned 2 times then straight into life!

[maxxo]

might replace the tailgate struts in the spring, as it's rather enjoying trying to decapitate me when it's super cold

oh, and rewire the tailgate

[beko1987]

1 hour ago, maxxo said:

i don't like being overdue a service! it had done 8k since the last oil change which is not something i like doing

i can't think of any other jobs left to do, perhaps new wiper blades?

i'd like to get the wheels refurbished but not worth it until the weather improves

even doing excellent cold starts, including at -3 this morning, turned 2 times then straight into life!

No your right, you should never be late 👍

But when it's - 5 outside, and you've done an 8k change for the last 5 changes... Suddenly 2k and waiting for it to be warmer isn't such a showstopper

You've got it to the jfdi (just fucking drive it) stage! Congratulations 🎊🎉 That warm fuzzy feeling of being able to jump in and drive wherever with pretty much zero thought or checks needed. 

You've got to leave something broken though... You'll upset the French equilibrium otherwise... Why do you think I haven't probed my non working keyfob locking yet 😂 It runs well with no lights, good brakes, OK non knocking suspension, good tyres, copes with being left for a week then suddenly a 200 mile round trip etc... Don't want to mess with that for something as piffling as remote central locking

[beko1987]

When I'd finished buttoning up the undertray and refilled the oil on my first service of the Xsara and realised id not fitted a new filter.... 😂😭🙄

I just waited 5k and did another service! @Talbothad done the oil and filter anyway reasonably prior so it wasn't begging for one when I forgot. 

[Talbot]

Thing is, realistically you could leave an oil filter on for a lot longer than their normal service life:  A filter (almost any filter) works just as well, if not better, the older it gets.  Right up until it plugs and then you have no oil pressure.  The point of a service interval on the filter is that you change is waaaaaaaaay before you risk plugging it solid, and hence losing oil pressure.  In theory, on a fairly well maintained engine, the oil filter might last 50k, 80k, maybe 100k miles before it actually plugs solid, but the damage that would cause means that it gets changed every 10k miles so that there's zero chance of that happening.

I've fairly often skipped an oil filter change when doing shorter (ie 5k) services, particularly on things like XUD engines which like an oil change every 5k.  I do drain the 300ml of oil out of the filter and let it dribble for as long as possible, but there's absolutely nothing wrong with re-using it for another 5k.  The chances of it blocking in that time are infinitesimally small.

The only filter I've ever plugged was a fuel filter (also on an XUD) as it had been on there for about 100k miles, filtering out all manner of crap that comes through with pump diesel.  That just meant I had less and less power available (from all 92hp down to about 20hp over the course of maybe 25 miles!) so had to wallop a new one in.  Got my money's worth out of that filter.

[beko1987]

Ive watched enough project farm and diesel creek to agree with you 👍 Now I've done my car once, with the miles I do (on paper) Im sorted until about 2028 now 😂

[maxxo]

My god I change fuel filters every year (20k miles), I like how they feel with a new one

I love how a serviced car feels, they drive better 

[beko1987]

Fuel filter is the last thing I need to change in mine (and something I want to change for some easy ticking off on something to check for the stutter it does sometimes in low speed-high gear cruising if I keep the throttle still) 

Too cold now though, fuck that! It runs fine if I give the throttle a mm when it starts so meh

[maxxo]

38 minutes ago, beko1987 said:

Fuel filter is the last thing I need to change in mine (and something I want to change for some easy ticking off on something to check for the stutter it does sometimes in low speed-high gear cruising if I keep the throttle still) 

Too cold now though, fuck that! It runs fine if I give the throttle a mm when it starts so meh

Mine does that too! 

So did my Picasso

Do they all do it?

[beko1987]

9 hours ago, maxxo said:

Mine does that too! 

So did my Picasso

Do they all do it?

Would be handy if they did all do that sir 😂 Means it's maybe not an issue! (40/50mph in 5th but at a set speed kicks it off, its almost like I'm lifting off the throttle a fraction, a light stutter that I can feel through the car but the needles on the dash don't bounce about. A micron of either more or less throttle and drop 1mph and it stops. Constant 70/80mph there's nothing, nothing when accelerating, braking, driving with changes of speed etc. Just a busy A- road waft speed sets it off.