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Gnah, Apple is for show-offs...

I could warm up to a 605 tough. Rare beasts indeed.

The supplied freeview box (we have one) is not brilliant. They are not free though ours was £40. One redeeming feature is its remote can be programmed to operate the tv too, Sky remote style in effect.

Regarding updates settings it has none, its a simple model. To compound matters the EPG time is an hour out since the clocks changed in March...

I've had wasp and bee stings aplenty, been bitten by a viper with very little effect but collapsed after a mozzy bite and ended up in hospital.

come to Gloucestershire - there are hundreds of the buggers here! ;-)

There is in parts of Somerset too. And plenty of BXs. Where my dad lives I parked in the little town car park on day not so long ago and it looked like a mini CXM was taking place...

I put it down to there being a very good Indy Citroen specialist in the town who still sells...

Well, you could start a blog in the blogs section, or if they are Citroens, there's the Citroen cool picture thread

Some of that tale is true Malcolm, the Eolys tank can be refilled with diesel to fool the ECU into thinking that it's full, but IIRC the purpose of Eolys fluid is not to trap the particulates (the particulates filter does that) but to burn off the collected particulates by significantly raising the exhaust temperature when it's injected. To get...

I was thinking more that he would (imagineably) be teaching Swedish backpackers to parasail. :twisted:

I don't disagree that Xantias are thoroughly decent cars, just that it's a shame a once-great company feels the need to copy the insane dullness of other modern cars. That I regularly use one says it all, I suppose. There is still greatness lurking in them and they suit our local roads to a tee, nothing is quicker or easier. But I do miss the high...

I think Malcolm's is hosted on my PhotoBucket account.

I thought Andrew was canvassing support for a proposal to someone cherished.

Franklin,

The Xantia is staying with me for the foreseeable future, Jim got to the bottom of the gearbox problem, and I have no plans to let her go......

If you want Rogers family would let me to have a look, just give me a shout....
That is excellent news Steve, lovely stuff! :-D

Will do, thanks Steve.

I sent a photo of the V6 to Matthew...

Prompted to do some googling, a couple of (non-authoratative but interesting) links:

This one explains why Dextron will wear a transmission designed for type F (and maybe LT71141?) fluid.
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This one gives a bit of info of the use of frichtion modifiers in LSDs (the long post in the midle of the page)...

As far as I know its 605 only, unless they are the same as earlier Citroen keys but I've not seen one.

They don't suffer from the turning but not doing anything problem some of the later designs (806 / Expert van etc) do though very often.

That's been standard practice for several years by many if not most manufacturers Malcolm, Diagbox is the name of the software that's replaced Lexia, I believe you can still operate Diagbox without connecting to the manufacturer it just means you won't get the latest software updates.

Fixed the very annoying key issue today. Basically the key in the drivers door would operate the central locking and unlock all the doors (no problem there) but would never (perhaps once in a hundred) lock the other doors.

I've had a new old stock actuator for ages for it, given the microswitch is part of it. What a job :evil: , I don't know why...

Get it on a Lexia and check the MAP sensor and oxygen sensor. Don't randomly do things until you have been Lexia'd.

If it's idling high you have manifold air leaks.. Fix them.

The kitten may prevent a pass. You may have to get a proper one on there for the MOT. Those kittens are not up to the job.

Get the gas working. It'll then be tested as a...

Having had a private plate in the past, I found out that you are unable to put a plate on a car that makes it look newer than it actually is, and unless they sold XM's on an X plate then it shouldn't be possible to put XM1 on it.

XM1 is just that, a random series of digits so not age related so could fit
on the oldest to the very newest...

at GBP15.00 that's bloody cheep. it sells for around AUS$110 here.

This needs posting on the BXC Andrew...

Once Tim Leech sees this he'll be priapic with joy....

What does 'priapic' mean .... first time in over 50 years i've seen the word :), to think i may never have seen it without joining this forum, big praise indeed Jim :lol:

I know what it means but a car forum is the last place I'd expect to see the...

nudge nudge bump bump

Ay up!

That is excellent! Beats my train set hands down!

I've got to say Steve, as a wafting machine the XM certainly takes some beating :-D

I find it all quite funny really, when I took the XM in for an MOT I had to show him where the parking brake release was and with the Prius he said 'I can't emissions test this' because the Prius shutdown the engine and just sat there. Both passed fine.

I wasn't going to tell him how to get the engine to run on the Prius, it saved 5 minutes or...

No camels. It's indecorous.

i dont think your meant to use it for longinsh section of missing tracks, also when repairing track you must not apply it to think as it can alter the resistance and shatter the screen,

it used to work a treat on the terminals though,
supper glue the terminal to the glass then paint across the terminal and onto the surrounding track

Thanks,...

Vacuum leak on inlet or maybe sticking idle control valve / stepper motor. Difficult to be sure as you say without seeing it. :)

Blimey Rich, just seen this!

cant say much more, but hope you thing things of use amongst what's left.

very sorry :(
John

Seeking clarity here, as we are busy getting lost in the countryside, it seems. Are you desirous of a filler column or guest article on the escapades of a Xantia Down Under? If so, you just need to provide a little guidance on style, content, length.

Hi, just how bad is the GSA Estate?? maybe able to find her a home, you a photo of her?
chris

I wonder if me suggesting you frequented the Corsa 12v forum on the XM forum messed things up? :oops: :lol:

Bear in mind Mike, a car HAS to be legal for a plate transfer of any type, thats MOT tax and insurance... So in reality, the plate is stuck on the car due to the amount of welding needed.. :shock:

Yeah, I know. I was actually thinking of saving the car and keeping it! I drove it back when it worked, and it was a great car to drive. I thought it...

There is a huge pile of NLRQ electrical gear in one of our factory units.
I was working in there and my line manager was with me when one of the directors came in (snooping)
Manager asked about slinging the stuff in the skip, director told him it had to be recycled by specialists and the RAM in the computers destroyed as it held possible sensitive...

Totally agree, their service as a company is second to none, and their parts are generally reliable unlike my experiences with a certain European parts company.

So, what filters do you guys use on your beloved vehicles?

Or do you just use whatever they have on the shelf at the time?

That option. Whatever's there. I'm not sure filters are massively important these days, with such good oils and quality of materials and manufacturing techniques used in building modern engines. I think the oil itself is...

I plan to get a guitar and do this one of these days for some therapy!

As therapy I can thoroughly recommend it Mike.. I first got hold of a guitar on my 40th birthday when I was surrounded by 'Black Dogs'. I can safely say it really helped...

Banging out a few loud an heavy chords is a great stress-buster...

HAA185D was at Iccr was it not.. the brown Ds.. im not a fan of cheyls but with a behind like that at the start.. if id known i might of hung around it - the ds featured i mean - a bit more at iccr to see if there was any dents left behind....:) :)

Thanks for the input. What kind of lead time and cost were involved in that approach?

Also, did you still use a cheap cable?

I wouldn't kick that out of my kitchen, or shed, or garage, or general ownership!

Oh, by the way, is it true that this engine uses the same bell housing pattern as the XU family? Or not?

Ay up!

I'm a faceless one meself right now but I reckon its because we're all adults and have the knack of getting on. Simple as that.

My other great passion in life is railways, both real and model. I've found most of the model rail fora full of COFs (Cantankerous Old Farts) within which the discussions are flat statements, followed by flat...

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Great camera, not cheap but get what you pay for, nice thing is being able to stick the SD card in your phone and watch footage (unless your an Apple fan) should the need arise at the road side.

all done ;)

thanks all..

I checked my car ohh its past the vic check
In 2006 it had 90k to 95k on the clock no its got 130k on it
In the 6 years its past everytime the only 2 advisers where undertry and one of my tyers are close to the limet that was on the last mot so it looks like I have a gd solid car

Sorry to hear about the damage spider.

If only the parking spaces were as big as the ones that can be found in Costco, they appear to be to done to American sizes.

Then it would allow the bigger cars/ 4 X 4 tanks that it appears are driven by those least capable of actually driving them, with any degree of competance, would then have more room...

Same here. Used to be on there regularly until I found the FCF.
Logged in OK with my old ID and password, not been there for two or three years and it all looks different now.

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Im glad your pleased with them Mike, I am with mine, very good value for money. Wet grip is really what I look for in a tyre, I don't care if a tyre only lasts 5K, so long as its good in the wet :lol: I do find these Matadors fairly good in bad weather, ive done 3,000 miles on with them on the front of my XM and they still look like new.