r/Citroen

Another French classic spotted in the wild. Is it true they had the build quality of a can of sardines? Some say you couldn’t fart in one without the doors falling off.

So i have a new carplay module (right picture) with this quadlock power system, and the old radio (left picture) has these input. Which cable do i need to connect the carplay module on the power system of the car, because the cable from the car is not fitting in this quadlock system.

I’m looking at this 2024 Citroën Berlingo 1.5 BlueHDi 100. Around 30k miles and it comes with a 12-month warranty.

Are they reliable, or have any common issues? Is there another van around this size you’d recommend instead?

I’ll mainly be using it for carrying music equipment, travelling to shows, with a bit of camping thrown in as well.

Cheers for any info!

Hello,

we are currently stranded in Nova Scotia, Canada with our broken campervan.
We already found a shop that found the issue. Seems like the transmission is damaged.
We have a problem however: our van got shipped over from Europe and is a Europe only model (Citroen Jumper 2.2 HDI year 2015, transmission type 20GP17). It is the same as a Fiat Ducato and basically the same like a Ram Promaster, however the ram uses a different motor and transmission.
We could send the parts over from europe, however due to limited availability it seems like we need to ship over a complete transmission. This of course either takes a while by sea or lots of money by express air mail.

Does anyone by pure chance know a place that might have spare parts for such a transmission or even a replacement transmission in or around Canada / USA?

Damaged parts are:
- left and right axle sealing
- Reverse idler gear
- ⁠Clutch and pressure plate and release bearing

Any advice is appreciated!
And yes - traveling with a french car, especially to another continent is quite risky - maybe we just love the extremes 😜

Edit:

Wow, I didn’t expect so many helpful comments! I tried to follow up on most of them and we eventually found a part shop in Germany (https://augustin-group.com) that seems to have all needed parts in stock and also seems to be quite familiar with shipping. After a bit of a night shift and another call with our dealership back home we ordered the parts there and should get them in the beginning of next week - fingers crossed that everything fits.

For all the comments recommending machine shops: if for some reason the parts we ordered don’t fit, that might be a good solution. For now we would prefer a replacement. After all we still have quite a bit of distance ahead of us before getting back home.

The info with the RAM with the 3.0 liter engine and 6 gear transmission was actually news to us. That might come in handy in the future!

Thanks for all the replies! I do hope we don’t need it anymore - but after all it is a french car, so we might be glad for all the advice when we break down the next time 🥴

We feel so very much supported through the whole thing, there is probably no better place to have car struggles than here ❤️

I have a 6 years old C4 Spacetourer and noticed signs of water on the roof trim on both sides near the trunk door. I've tried looking over the trim to see where the water's coming in but haven't found any obvious source. Has anyone seen something like this on this model?

Hi all,

The engine of my C3 (2014) seems to be quite rattly? it has a ticking noise that increases with revs when I pull off and in 2nd gear, and really quietens down when the engine is warm, after 5/10 mins of driving.

When sat at idle, it does smell quite rich. It drives seemingly fine? I've not had any issues with driving it so far.

I know that these engines don't get the best rep, and can be quite rickety and uneven anyway as they're 3 cylinder, and I'm just not really sure if there is anything/what is wrong?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated,

Cheers!

Had to put my spare wheel on the DS.. found out she.. was quite the different.. size. Getting new rubber today!

Obligatory white walls on the goddess. Hell of a lot cheaper than the Michelins. But frigging nice non the less!

Hi all,

my 2007 C5 has been making this noise while riding at low speeds. It's been a few months now, should I be worried?

It's really loud, everyone knows when I'm around the corner 😅

Er der nogle der har et fif til hvordan denne låsebolt afmonteres. Det er formentlig en original fra fabrikken.
En anbefaling af et dækcenter/værksted i Nordsjælland/stor København som har værktøjet til at fjerne den tages om varmt imod.

Hi there
I'm changing the thermostat of my car but I'm stuck. I have a Citroen C3 aircross 1.6 bluehdi, but I know it's the same thermostat as other cars from Stellantis.
I can't disconnect some pipes.
I have removed this clip from the pipe connection :

https://preview.redd.it/429zt43gsbjh1.jpg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f8e1580b0af97135df0d1afc4694c7926d96564d

https://preview.redd.it/4ldtl53gsbjh1.jpg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=adafe2e3173ce86134ee3436d2ed310504949239

But now what ? It is still strongly attached to the thermostat. I tried a lot of things but it still doesn't move.

On the new thermostat, this is how it is when there is not the pipe connected :

https://preview.redd.it/e53qg53gsbjh1.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cf7f63b911b4ef764e6d1b65245f1de2b709a39b

Any idea ?

Thanks