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LHM return Y piece 5280.87 - Guy Perry's online price seems higher than I'd expect.

Anyone with Sivertec/Silvervision etc indicator bulbs found they are not bright enough?
I happened to be standing behind my car as I locked it today & as the indicators flashed, I could hardly believe how dim they looked. I replaced the original rear lights on my C4 VTS with facelift lights & they came with the silver bulbs fitted. If you have put...

I heard that later AL4 box's ie C4's / C3's etc do not have a drain plug. I'm assuming they just have the smaller 'level' plug/tube thing in the bottom of the casing. I do not have years for specifics but something in the back of my mind says 2006 or 2007.

Question is how do you drain such a transmission ? They still have the software to generate...

Anyone interested in having these back issues off me? April 2013 to May 2013? Immaculate condition.

Free of charge, but please pay for P+P if not collecting.

I'll hang on to them for a week or so, then in the recycling otherwise.

Cheers chaps.

Tim

Just a wee update on this as I have had 15 months now. Trouble free. The odd false warning from the talking lady computer. She is a posh bird that sounds as though she has only had it the once.........then chucked it :lol: :lol:

You can poodle about with this thing..........but when you let rip, what a lovely V6 growl man. The bends are pretty...

Why do so called proffesonial mechanics do up wheel nuts with air guns. Had a puncture on the back of the van, the tyres look quite recent, and it took a breaker bar and a five foot long pipe to get them off! It's a wonder they did not stripp the threads. Other rear was the same, fronts were not so bad, they came off with breaker bar only.

hi, can anybody recommend a good welder preferbly in kent who could weld my outer sills on my peugeot 406, theyve rotted at the front drainholes, id like them done to mot standard so it can pass, its not due till next year but i dont want to leave it to the last minute, thanks in advance, lee

Morning all.

Out of curiosity, for those that use/ have used v-power or an equivalent, which engine did you use it in and what we're findings?

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Looking at older engines from say the 50's and 60's , it appears that they used a paper element (or a wire mesh!) as their method of oil filtration.

Then we seemed to move in the 70's (before my time so I'm guessing here) to the neat spin on cartridge.

Now it seems we've moved back the past few years or so to more engines having paper elements....

Where can I find out more about the pre-XUD diesel engine era for PSA ?

I think I'm asking about what was fitted to say the 204 (looks quite nice although I've never seen one on the road) and say 604 / 504 ranges.

Looked at the halfords pro range but the sockets are 12 point and some say 6 point are better. Also you get alot of stuff I would not use like the imperial sockets.

The Britool stuff looks good I have seen a metric 3/4 & 1/4 inch 98pc set for £110.

I know nothing about tools but want something that will last and will be for home use on the car...

I was hit amidships by a Corolla driver, who drove off before I could get their plates. It's my third no-fault collision involving Toyota products.

My car is now 50mm narrower, the screen cracked and roof distorted. Yes, I have sideways whiplash and some bruising too.

Remember, this fate tallies PERFECTLY with my comments on oil changes etc...

some thieving whatsit stole both door mirror glass's from the M reg white XANT scraper in my yard over the weekend :evil: :evil: :evil: :x :x ,

got to have been a XANT owner,
and to get to the O/S mirror you have to clime through some wet mud and crap along that side of the car

a berlingo/parnter & kangoo etc in a similar size?

Hi All,

Finding it a drag digging out the AriaZone A/C machine just to check pressures I've bought a manifold set. If it stops raining I may be able to try them out.

Steve.

I have another project that is under some pressure to restart.

It involves a car with (presently) twin DCOE carbs, one of which was not running happily several years ago; the other may now have followed suit. They're on a '60s Standard Triumph motor with headers and a lumpy cam. Ignition is presently standard, and I suspect worn bores.

My...

Diesel 142.9 at the moment where i am lincolnshire.
I do 40 miles a day to and from work. I spend around 30 pound. I have a 1.9td xantia.
Say if i had a 110 hdi. How much would i save on fuel. Is there a big difference between hdi and the td models
As any one went from td to hdi. Doing the same jureny? Have they noticed any difference

Andy was just wondering.

There were some late model (L and M plates) 405's fitted with a 1.4 TU unit (yes really) :oops: that I saw occasionally but they were quite rare. I expect the XU 1.6 was more economical really as poor TU would have a fair bit of weight to shift compared to a slightly larger engine.

Question is did Citroen ever to this to...

My dearest person and I were quietly murmuring to each other last night.

Me: I'm sort of glad all this happened. Otherwise I'd still be spending silly money on cars, doing things like buying Brembos for the Berlingo.
She: But Brembos are cool! The ones off a Clio will fit straight on to my car!
Me: (sighing and laughing at the same time) So,...

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I was thinking the other day, well compared to other cars I've seen (probably not that many modern ones) how simple and effective the PSA 'spanner' indications are. A simple countdown to the next interval along with it jumping if the time expired.

So much better than trying to measure oil quality with a sensor, that's all well and good but the...

My remote stopped working a couple of weeks ago, did not really think too much of it as it gave me the chance to sort out the sticky door latch (key bendingly stiff!) all done.

I'd repaired the (new cased!) plip before by attaching a wire from the PCB contact to the battery terminal as the design of the very last RF 106/Saxo remotes is slightly...

I would so love to see their flagship vehicle come unstuck.

Imagine; they are pulling into the pits, brakes smoking and the fuel light on: Sorry, your service account's been suspended . Charging them a listing fee to sit on the grid. Charging them a fee if they ascend the podium, then a percentage of the trophy value.

When they come into the...

Evening all,
figured its about time that i started my sorta project thread!!

have been up at the car today, attempting to get it started, i've discovered that the battery is Definitely dead and almost cooked the Xantia alternator in the process of getting it going!! Chucked in another gallon of fuel, towed it up the drive with the Xant so could...

Sorry no pics did not take camera :(

I'd not been for quite a while.

Its not really changed apart from newer cars, plenty of 406's and late 306's in there including HDi's. Did not appear to be much initially wrong with them either, but you never know.

Did not see any really modern Citroens though I should add, plenty of late Saxo's and some...

Have been saddled with Android handset (Nexus S) for work email/MMS/internet - they ignored my protestations that a tablet is better for the chronically shortsighted to view plans/specs.

It's all new to me (plus came without any instructions!) and I will probably have to pose a few questions as I muddle through wrestling with it. So I thank the...

Not the 'one' job things where you make something then dismantle it when finished with a job, the ones where you make something for the future too.

I don't actually have a lot of homemade car tools as the ones below I did not have to hand for the 205TD (and the head with the exh manifold and turbo attached was not fun to put on myself!) so I made...

Well you can't get more on-topic than that!

posting a link to another forum, as I don't have time to re-translate:

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I wonder if Toyota will be loudly advertising their French credentials?

Do we need a Yaris sub-forum?

Just wondered, I've had a 320 and 525 (petrols) a few years, really like them but thirsty but was thinking about a diesel....they seem to get a good write apart from the swirl flaps, had anyone got or had a diesel BM, what did you think

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Are theses any good. Need get servicing done on my xantia soon. Ive had it a year done 15k on it in that time .I think its due lol

Is there any more good service parts web sites to go on

THANKS

Hi all

After doing oil change/air filter change

I was thinking of sticking some reddex into fuel.

This stuff any good.? only to clean the internals out

Can anyone offer pointers, please? I have to gut the driveline and rear end of one ASAP. It's terminally rotted, the woodwork is shot and interior in tattered vinyl.

I don't have an oxy or hoist at my disposal for the job. :cry:

Is the IRS really so simple to drop as it sounds? Is the motor/box so insanely heavy I need a crane truck to lift...

Well sort of. The 'ticky-tack' aka tachometric / double relay. I remember the ones on the 505 (or 605?) were on the column, for 'testing' you'd just go straight down the middle set of pins to bypass it ( ! )

Why are these fitted to some mechanical diesel units ? :-k

I can see that it would be useful with a petrol or HDi unit to cut the in-tank...

Hi,
I'm not sure if I have picked the right place to post this or not. Sorry if I have got it wrong.
Does anyone know the answer to this?
I have a 2001 (51) 806 2.0 HDi which I am using as a (sort of) campervan. I have removed the back two rows of seats, and don't intend using them again. I have placed a mattress in the back, plus all the...

Never seen it before.

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Anyone have an opinion?

Andy wondered what chemicals were recommended with cleaning the nasty mess out of inlet manifolds caused by EGR valves.

Apart from a stiff brush (a toilet brush (new!) works well) however to loosen initially it seems difficult.

I've tried a few things including just red hot water and with some washing powder in too. That did work quite well to a...

I have had a leaflet drop through my door advertising this new product which claims to decoke your engine as well as cleaning all internal sensors, DPF, Cat, EGR valve etc...
Good looking product - bold claims - but does it work!!

The searches I have seen have mixed reviews but mostly positive.

Has anyone tried it yet??

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Got to ask

Any of you noticed but ASDAs fuel seem to go down hell of a lot faster (runs out) then say fuel from tesco etc?

TRY BEFORE YOU BUY!!!!!

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I'm BACK! (Poor you!)

After looking for a C5 II for a month and not really finding one that suited me I have now ended up with a Peugeot 407. Looking forward to having a play with it later as I've not had time yet. Its a 2.0 HDi SE with the Luxury Pack. Needs a clean and possibly a new rear bumper to make it look tidy. I'll stick some pictures up...

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Nothing to do with me, noticed it on Facebook earlier, an interesting read.

Had a funny one yesterday at work. I had a PC that I didn't know/couldn't remember the password for but needed desperately to log into it. I built it a couple of years ago so I would have set the admin password originally but despite trying all my usual suspects nothing worked.

Last night I had a dream about that PC and dreamed I successfully...

No toolbox should be without one:-
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Can one of the UK members please shine some fiscal light on the two items listed?

5401K8 (Pug)
5401L8 (Cit)

Both are the same steel wheel, 16×6.5 4 hole, 20mm offset. One was fitted to the 406 HDi, the other to the C5 HDi.

Many thanks!

Bastard that put banned for insulting the xm's under my name

My dads been looking at c5s and pug 508. 2 liter hdi models. Ive noticed the 508 has lower tax better fuel consumption it says. But how can this be if its basically the same car?
I saw this 2liter hdi active 508 which was only 30 pound to tax

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Hi all,

I'm sure this will have been asked before but a search didn't get menthe answer i wanted.

How well do the HDi engines do on biofuels?

I'm getting another oil burner soon and would like to make running them as cheap as I can. I'm willing to buy bio fuel but I'm more interested in a diy set up if it's usable and financially viable.

My old Xantia S2 TD has done 2 miles from last April till now. I have got the MOT booked for 1st May. I have just had a shock when buying an accumulator sphere- now £31 from GSF--they were £19 last time i got one. I have been used to a bus pass, so not bothered with the car. But SWMBO has decreed a visit to the outlaws is required.
Apart from a...

After years of having my car serviced at the dealers, in the last few years I have found myself with 4 cars to look after, so have gone back to doing it myself. Lately I always seem to have a problem getting the filter off. With daughter no.1's Clio Mk2 Ph1, I bought a chain wrench, which would not fit between the filter & the subframe! Got it off...