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General Repair Costs Guide PentlandC4 wrote ...I've been wondering whether a thread devoted to repair costs might be useful- i.[more ...] By Dave_Retired. On Thu Feb 09 2012, 01:14am Goto page: [ 1 2 3 4 ]

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Chinese 'Clone' Lexia Doesnt Work for You - an Alternative Posted over at C6owners, but related to the C4 range.gmerry wrote ...Hi all, for some Lexia is a poo[more ...] By Dave_Retired. On Thu Dec 04 2014, 07:21am

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Citroën Fixed Price Repair Offers (Revised) We are all aware of the fixed price offer on Brake pads and discs, timing belts etc. but there is a [more ...] By Dave_Retired. On Thu Mar 08 2012, 08:49am

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DPF Removal and EGR Valve Blanking There has been lots of posts on the merits or otherwise of removing the DPF and/or Blanking the EGR [more ...] By Dave_Retired. On Sat Jun 14 2014, 11:51am

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Tyre Size - the differences they make Added a Tyre Size Differential Calculator back on site: - Click Here - so you can play around with[more ...] By Dave_Retired. On Mon Mar 31 2014, 07:20am

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Citroen Peugeot recommend oils and the alternatives Whilst PSA recommend Total Oil, there are others available from, Shell, BP Castrol, Esso, Mobil, Yac[more ...] By Dave_Retired. On Wed Mar 26 2014, 02:32pm

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Customer Recall Website Citroën are pleased to announce the launch of a brand new and free service for customers, which[more ...] By Phil On Thu May 10 2012, 04:31am

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Oil advice and recommendations from oilman C4owners has invited us to start an "oil recommendations" thread here... so if you would like any oi[more ...] By oilman On Wed May 12 2010, 09:26am

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DPF (EOLYS) Fluid Pouch Replacement Been advised by my on board dash .....Fluid level critical.Out of curiosity I had a look it's a pouc[more ...] By Crouchy On Fri Mar 14 2014, 03:42pm

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C4GP DPF System Failure - Solved. I own a 07 plate C4GP with around 120,000 miles on it, and apart from an airbag failure around a yea[more ...] By apollojones On Sun Aug 02 2015, 04:09am Goto page: [ 1 2 ]

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Tutorial: 1.6HDi - How to remove and replace auxiliary drivebelt Peugeot Citroen Hello!I am glad to present you another tutorial: How to remove and replace auxiliary drivebelt Peuge[more ...] By adioperator On Wed Oct 22 2014, 05:33am

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The old - my passenger side electric window won't move problem - a fix! I have a C4 2007 5 door hatch 1.6hdi SX EGS. Recently the passenger window would only wind down from[more ...] By DeuxChevaux On Wed Mar 05 2014, 09:55am

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Find the correct oil for your Citroën This website will tell you the correct oil for your car's engine. - Click Here - Enter either your[more ...] By BigJohnD On Wed Sep 25 2013, 06:46am Goto page: [ 1 2 ]

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C4 with EGS - Fixed the juddering when taking off This weekend was spent calibrating the EGS gearbox. I recently talked to the garage about the judder[more ...] By Lars of Sweden On Mon Jul 19 2010, 04:10am Goto page: [ 1 2 3 ]

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How to prevent injector seal failure and turbo failure on 1.6HDi engines. I have been researching this as it seemed to be a common issue and injector seals are not a part tha[more ...] By JohnC4GP On Wed Feb 05 2014, 07:50am

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How To start your Car using a booster battery from another car Hello,Here we are with another video tutorial: Jump Strarting a car using a booster battery from ano[more ...] By adioperator On Mon Jan 19 2015, 09:44am

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How To Clean / Maintain Battery, terminals and connector clamps Hello,Here we present a totorial about "How To Clean / Maintain Battery, terminals and connector cla[more ...] By adioperator On Mon Jan 19 2015, 03:46am

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Weekly checks on a Citroen C4 Hello Citroen C4 Owners,Here I present a project about weekly checks on a car. There are some very s[more ...] By adioperator On Mon Jan 19 2015, 03:34am

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A new glove box repair procedure. Good day FolksI have recently just broken my glove box latch for the second time. This can get expen[more ...] By Zedd On Wed Aug 07 2013, 05:58am

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The Reason Why CV Boot Clamp Failure is Common I own a 1.6 HDi Loeb but this information will apply to all models sharing the same driveshafts and [more ...] By thetwistedsock On Thu May 15 2014, 03:58pm

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Turbo Replacement - parts used Well just had my 1.6hdi returned today after having new turbo installed at a cost of €1630. List of [more ...] By Philm9394 On Thu Feb 27 2014, 01:10pm

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How to remove and install a clutch Right i assume you have the drive shafts out and oil drained1. Take all the bell housing bolts of f[more ...] By C4paulC4 On Sun Dec 08 2013, 06:06am

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Radio, sat nav, speedo, parking sensor repairs I recently had all these faults on my C4 Grand Picasso, Citroen quoted £2000 for the repair, so I ca[more ...] By akascotty On Fri Mar 01 2013, 01:05pm

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Solid flywheel conversion kits hi could anyone point me in the right direction as to where i cant buy a solid flywheel conversion k[more ...] By jonny1979 On Thu Feb 28 2013, 04:55am

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Looking for a 'Sensor' of any kind for your Citroen? For a full range of replacement senors from ABS, Air Con Blower through to Lambada Temperature or Th[more ...] By Dave_Retired. On Fri Feb 01 2013, 09:49am

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Tailgate Wiring Loom Repair Teardown, Repair and Rebuild I've just put together some notes that may be helpful for anyone with the dreaded tailgate cable fat[more ...] By dilbert On Fri Jan 11 2013, 04:55am

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C4 HDi's and Dual Mass Flywheels - when should you replace one? OK if you read the FAQ: HERE it explains how the DMF works.Please Note: Petrol C4's of all variants[more ...] By Dave_Retired. On Thu Jan 24 2013, 11:24am

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Plastic Trim Clips and where to buy them? We often get asked 'where can I get **** trim clip' and the answer is usually 'a dealer'However ther[more ...] By Dave_Retired. On Wed May 16 2012, 02:01am

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Repair plastic 100% success Hello my friends I have just come across a product that's amazing when it comes to repairing broken [more ...] By niks On Tue Mar 13 2012, 02:52am

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Faulty Engine ECU - Repair Options Hi all. ECU Doctor - Click Here - may be worth considering for repair rather than replacement of[more ...] By gmerry On Wed Jan 25 2012, 04:24am

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Servicing and Overhaul Parts for Garrett Turbocharger - 1.6HDi Hi this might help somebody.The Garrett GT1544V Turbocharger is fitted to the 1.6HDi engines used in[more ...] By gmerry On Tue Nov 15 2011, 07:05am

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Parts Diagram showing wheel arch and underbody covers Is there a parts list available which shows the inner wheel arch covers and protection covers undern[more ...] By AndyL On Tue Nov 08 2011, 02:57pm

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Electrical parts for C4 I was looking for some C-Crosser information and found this, which might be of interest to some memb[more ...] By PentlandC4 On Mon Aug 22 2011, 02:53pm

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