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Test of forum posting speed

by xantia_v6 » 29 Jul 2026, 08:11 » in Forum News, Announcements and Issues
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As part of an ongoing investigation of performance of this forum, I have temporarily disabled the indexing of new posts in the forum search system.

To determine whether this has improved forum performance, please reply here if you have an undue delay (more than 10 seconds) when making a post.

I will revert the forum back to normal configuration...

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I can't pretend to understand that, but regardless I appreciate your efforts! :rofl2:
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Takata Airbag Recall Documentary

by GiveMeABreak » 06 Mar 2025, 17:55 » in Citroën
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Given the number of 'After-sales campaign' notices concerning Takarta Airbags I have been made aware of when looking up parts from PSA for members, I thought I would post a link to the following documentary that may be informative concerning the issue with these igniters.

According to Takata, the chemicals in the airbags’ explosive charge can...

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My DS5, VF7**************[VIN obfuscated, can be read by forum staff] should be eligible for recall, but my vehicle is in China and I cannot find the corresponding service provider. Could you please contact me officially and tell me how to handle this? ????_20251024002629_33_148.png
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23 Oct 2025, 17:32
PSA Electrical Diagrams - Wiring & Symbols Codes Index

by GiveMeABreak » 09 Dec 2023, 17:48 » in Diagnostics

PSA Electrical Diagrams - Wiring & Symbols Codes Index

The following will cover most basic equipment, but will exclude later systems & Tech.

PSA Electrical Diagrams Introduction - Function and Constitution of Codes
PSA Electrical Diagrams - Coding of Functions
PSA Electrical Diagrams - Component Coding
PSA Electrical Diagrams -...

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09 Dec 2023, 17:48
Citroen, DS Automobiles and Peugeot Official Part Number Requests

by GiveMeABreak » 15 May 2021, 13:55 » in Citroën
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Parts Service Announcement - 21st March 2025

Please note that there is a temporary disruption to our 'Parts Service', so we will be unable to provide any official parts for members at the present time. Please refer to the Post HERE for further info

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Disruption to Parts Service

As you may be aware, the consolidation of the old PSA to the Stellantis Group systems has resulted in both a merge of data tools and a requirement to migrate PSA accounts to Stellantis Systems.

This has caused some problems for organisations like ours and the Team are currently looking at the best way forward. This...
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21 Mar 2025, 10:53
Airbag, Dashboard, Seat Belt & Airbag ECU Repairs

by GiveMeABreak » 24 Jun 2020, 17:01 » in Useful links
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Just for members to be aware that airbagteam.com based in the UK are offering a 10% discount to FCF members on any of their services.

The FCF does not endorse any company directly, but thought this would be of use to members.

Full details of their services and the discount can be found here:

Airbag, Dashboard, Seat Belt & Airbag ECU Repairs

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I don't have knowledge of the Peugeot, but the issue of a loose connection is known with several makes of car.
I doubt the piece of plastic holding the cable to the floor will cause an issue with the air bag light, but an intermittent loose connection in the plug and socket almost certainly will. Check for a good electrical connection within. Look...
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14 Mar 2026, 06:55
New PSA Heritage Parts for Classic Cars

by GiveMeABreak » 11 Oct 2019, 16:18 » in Citroën

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Parts for Classic / Older Citroen, Peugeot Renault Vehicles

This may be of interest to Members with older vehicles where getting parts is a struggle and for those not already aware of the site.

PSA are embarking on a project to provide some supplies of original and re manufactured parts for older vehicles and classics, and have made it a...

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anti-virus is blocking.......

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16 Sep 2024, 21:28
Revised Easydiagnostics Discount Procedure

by GiveMeABreak » 03 May 2018, 17:22 » in Forum News, Announcements and Issues

Please note that there is a new procedure in place for members wishing to take advantage of a 15% discount off products from Easydiagnostics.

The old discount code that was entered into the checkout is no longer valid, as a result of the code being propagated over the Internet.

After discussions with Jim from ED today, we have agreed a new...

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CVT transmissions

by spider » 16 Nov 2013, 17:27

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I'm not aware of any PSA vehicles that use these (thankfully!)

I don't personally like the 'effect' of them, its a bit strange as there are no gears I guess merely a sliding cone or strap to generate a near infinite number of ratios, although the fact that they are high revving to initially move cannot really aid fuel economy.

I also note they...

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The modern CVT in my dad's Honda Jazz is a lovely gearbox. Seems reliable too, and has a flappy-paddle mode where it'll pretend to be a seven speed manual so one can play at being a racing driver on the Greek mountain roads, which ia fun for about 10 minutes.

Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk

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23 Nov 2013, 22:48
Are customers really that thick?

by qprdude » 19 Oct 2013, 15:05
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While swimbo was once more shopping for shoes, I took the opportunity to have a look round Halfords next door. I was kind of pricing batteries :shock:, and checking to see if they had LDS fluid in stock, :roll:.

My eyes were drawn to the selection of filters which I decided to price for future reference and on-line comparison. Above the filters...

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While of course people are often stupid, there is the other side of the coin too. There is nothing quiet like people assuming that you are stupider than you are.

I am not claiming to be particularly smart, im not, im actually quiet dumb and only have a career due to being greedy, ambitious, and right place/right time. I work in the music industry...
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22 Nov 2013, 19:54
Amusing spam

by RichardW » 20 Nov 2013, 12:30

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Got a message the other day, suggesting I could take out a log book loan against my car :rofl2: :rofl2: Do you think they would offer me more than the cost of the stamp to post the cheque??? Made me chuckle :mrgreen:

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That company is really funny to mess with. They offered my buddy 150GBP for his $20k vintage Benz.

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22 Nov 2013, 18:36
OT Traction Control

by OwenP » 02 Nov 2013, 15:01

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Over the past few months I've been doing a bit of travelling for work, which normally involves a hire car. The last couple I've had are a Skoda Octavia (I think) and a VW Polo, in both of them I noticed something rather odd. I got less wheelspin with the traction control turned off. This is only on one or two occasions as I don't routinely spin...

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Not really sure.

I did have a Golf with TC and the usual ESP (or whatever they call it) on it, although I only really drove it gently not in anger being a TDi automatic with a weak transmission (sometimes would go into limp mode ie 3rd only and the TC lockup never worked so 60 = 3000rpm instead of 2000) :( . From what I recall the TC does not...

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21 Nov 2013, 16:13
Air Con Pipes, Special Tool?

by evilally » 20 Nov 2013, 20:14

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Ok, how do I get this bugger undone? :grr:

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Thanks Addo, I have come across:

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....but unfortunately it's not something I can source locally. I'll need to put it all back together until I can get one :(

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21 Nov 2013, 11:14
Bosch Pump Question

by evilally » 14 Nov 2013, 18:47

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As part of other works, I'll have the fuel pump off my car so I thought I'd fit the fresh out the wrapper Bosch that I have on the shelf. The first task was to de-armour and remove the immobiliser, which didn't look like a pleasant task. However the pump I have seems to be a little different to the one in CitroJim's guide, and certainly a bit...

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Thanks guys, that's my weekend's entertainment sorted!

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16 Nov 2013, 12:10
Club xm down?

by KP » 30 Oct 2013, 14:06
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Sat on a lounger in Sharm and the only site I can't get to is club xm :( don't get me wrong I'm not getting anything but dialup speeds here for other sites but they all load up eventually but club xm just sits and then dies a death with nothingn loaded and while I know it's slow at the best of times just wondering if anyone else is having the...

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Though at the moment I'm just fighting another server based battle :(

Retribution :wink: It's amazing the power of the Club-XM mods...

They made me buy an XM...
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14 Nov 2013, 17:57
Peugeot Sedre

by addo » 10 Nov 2013, 09:49

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Being unschooled in torrent downloads (and noting sites like Pirate bay tended to imply they're heavily used for p**n sharing) I have been eyeing off Fleabay copies of SEDRE.

Some sellers go so far as to suggest the Pug version works with 64-Bit Win7. Has anyone been able to confirm this?

I really need a couple of 307 wiring diagrams, like,...

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Peugeot one works as you know ;)

As above they are far too large to download though hence most sellers tend to offer 2 or 3 dvd's containing them, usually these media actually are .iso BD images.

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12 Nov 2013, 16:54
Renault to re-enter US market... as a Korean built Mitsi??

by xantia_v6 » 10 Nov 2013, 11:03

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You could not make it up! but i suppose it is the payback for a globalised industry. The google translation is a bit flakey in places.

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Well let's face it, if they tried to sell them as Renaults they wouldn't sell very many would they.
Cheers
Paul

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10 Nov 2013, 12:46
Laggy Alfa Motor

by addo » 08 Nov 2013, 12:13

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A hair under 65K city miles, has hunted slightly at idle the last 10K. Now sounding fat under light pedalling, slightly soggy acceleration and a noted tendency to bog when pulling away unless revved hard. Like all Alfa motors it burns oil with seemingly no evidence.

I haven't plugged it into any diagnostics (yet). There are no active...

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I see you shiver with antici...

pation.

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10 Nov 2013, 12:44
Fleabay Stupidity

by addo » 08 Nov 2013, 08:03

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Let's say I'm searching Peugeot 307 window switch (as I was).

Because I wanted to get a handle on the variants around, and what typical costs are.

Fleabay is getting too clever by half. It goes and augments the search results with stuff it considers similar without any sound reasoning. Like 406 window switches. :evil: This really gives me the...

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Google are getting more devious by the day. I am looking forward to rooting my phone and resuming control of what permissions assorted apps have.

Try being an advertiser with them, pay for click is one of the worlds biggest scams !....FMe it costs a fortune ! even in my little game and since everybody just googles it there is little to no...

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08 Nov 2013, 13:02
some motor!!!

by citronut » 02 Nov 2013, 21:51
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this seems a bit far fetched

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so that puts the idea of magnetic flux density out the window then

Well that will p**s off Capt Kirk ! breakout the unleaded Sulu
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07 Nov 2013, 10:39
The FCF is How Old?

by CitroJim » 06 Nov 2013, 11:19

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I know the FCF has been running a long time but I never realised just how long until today when I received an email addressed to the forum asking if it would like to release a portion of its pension as a lump sum now it has reached 55 years of age....

:roll:

The forum is quite elderly in forum terms - it's getting on for 12 years old...

It'll...

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Oh dear, between Malcolm's teabagging and that photo I am not going to sleep well tonight!

I'm glad it didn't see this until I was wide awake!!!

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07 Nov 2013, 04:57
Anyone use VREDESTEIN QUATRAC 3 tyres?

by waynedance » 05 Nov 2013, 20:17

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Just fitted these to mine to aid in the winter months, get some good reviews.

What are people's thoughts on their tyre's? Buy decent or anything black and round?

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i had a pair of Vred's fitted on the 309gti back in the late 90's, Masses of tread on them, friends commented on how you could go Hiking in them! :-D lasted about the same as any tyres last when your 20 in a Gti! ;-)
they used to be std fit on the pug's in the mid 90's iirc

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06 Nov 2013, 21:58
Xsara Picasso/Scenic mk1 interior space

by orion811 » 02 Nov 2013, 23:06

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Hello fellow members! (first post, yay!)

After my family's Xantia, i'm now using a little old Corsa, and looking for something used, big and spacious. Naturally, the Picasso is one of the first choices, being quite cheap in the used market.

The Picasso's external dimensions are larger than the Scenic's (4,28*1,75*1,64 vs 4,17*1,72*1,61).

Does...

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Thanks!!!

Yes, a Berlingo would be perfect for me (that was my initial idea). But i live in Greece, and for some reason Berlingos are quite expensive in the used car market, significantly more expensive than Picassos (which are dirt cheap) and Scenics (which you can get almost for free).

Plus, most of the Berlingos i looked at, showed signs of...

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03 Nov 2013, 16:07
thought i'd put a link here

by citronut » 01 Nov 2013, 10:30

seems the The FCF International Couriers plc has been mothballed,

please follow the link,

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hope someone can assist

regards malcolm

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01 Nov 2013, 10:30
Did you all remember to change your settings back to GMT?

by Xaccers » 30 Oct 2013, 19:25

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User Control Panel > Board Preferences > Summer Time/DST is in effect: > No

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That was still bloody tight to get to Bedford Xac..

But then I remember how well Cassy goes :-D

I expect you got there 10 or 15 minuets early...
If he stopped for fuel.......at costco.

good roads round there.

He'd be even quicker in an HDi ;)

(I never changed my settings either)

Nah, apparently HDi's cut out if you push them too hard ;)...

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31 Oct 2013, 20:35
just send you car to work Jim

by citronut » 28 Oct 2013, 14:38

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Jim
have you kitted your fleet out ready for this

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They're illegal here except in a select few designated precincts. Not that it stops a small number of people using them in suburbia to scoot down the footpath for lunch or whatever. I think they're a good hybrid ; safer than the aluminium scooters.

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31 Oct 2013, 11:20
Interesting read add hydrogen to your car....

by cc101 » 26 Oct 2013, 21:51

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Would Farting in the tank work then....methane is better than Hydrogen and cheaper than that snake oil :)

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27 Oct 2013, 22:29
The little ball in the pressure release screw hole,

by Timmo » 24 Oct 2013, 19:36

evening all,
something that Randomly appeared in my head last few days and got me thinking, the ball that sits in the pressure release screw/bleed screw?? by the accumulator sphere, does it have a common size??
the reason i ask is, As a Keen mountain biker and Bike repairer i have Loads of Balls out of the older style Cup and Cone hubs, they...

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26 Oct 2013, 18:42
Inside Out

by ACTIVE8 » 24 Oct 2013, 18:18

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Inside Out is a show on the BBC that maybe some of you are familiar with, as it has different editions for the areas it is broadcast in.

Apparently the one that will be on next week, in the London area will be doing a feature on the popularity of the Ace Cafe, and all sorts of event have taken place there, including Citroen holding a birthday...

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The programme is on @ 1930hrs on Monday 28th October 2013 it will obviously be available on iplayer soon after airing on the TV, and in effect the link posted above is a connection to the iplayer if you read the information on it.

Here's a further link from Inside Out, which lists the episodes including the one about the Ace Cafe.

onclick=...

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25 Oct 2013, 19:26
SEDRE for Peugeot

by addo » 24 Oct 2013, 13:07

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I'm in a bind with needing some wiring schematics for 307/308 at short notice; stuff I can't get off the free Service Box subscription.

As I'm not a computer whiz, what's the most practical way to get my hands on a fairly recent version of this data? I've never used a torrent website in my life, and am slightly (or more!) cynical about some of...

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Hello Malcolm, as a non-EU country the manufacturers are not mandated to provide subscription services; to this end I have discovered only now they are no longer on the menu! :evil:

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24 Oct 2013, 21:30
Photos

by xantiagreen » 17 Oct 2013, 17:04

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How do I post photos, they are 34kb each or less, but keep getting a message Board quota reached everytime in the last couple of weeks. I checked online and someone had changed their setting and was then able to upload.

Thanks in advance.

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Run into the forum attachment limit ? Join the club. :mrgreen:

Surprisingly considering how many images I attach its taken me 8 years to reach the quota. :lol:

I use dropbox for images now as I already had an account and can get a direct image link to embed the image seamlessly into the message rather than linking to an external site.

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24 Oct 2013, 15:06
crashes

by daviemck2006 » 29 Sep 2013, 16:36

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Lets hope that none of us ever crash into the back of a lorry

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Don't presume just because you're driving sensibly that some other cretin won't do something completely stupid.

First time I ever heard my Father swear bad and with great emphasis, during my second driving lesson......... Alasdair, all those other Fu@@ers are idiots and every one of them is trying to F@@@ing Kill you so drive with that in mind...

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22 Oct 2013, 18:21
Would a xant td run on heating oil Hypothetically speaking??

by Timmo » 01 Oct 2013, 14:45
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Affternoon guys,
now i know its very much not allowed due to the duty on heating oil not being the same etc. but Hypothetically (sp??) speaking, would the ol' trusty Xantia td engine (1.9 bosch) run okay on it??
or is it too thick, totally not suited etc. for use?? If you were to run on it, could you pay the additional duty somewhere??

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Affternoon chaps,
appologies for dragging this one back up, but curiosity got the better of me and i got Searching the interweb for Fuel Duty, it took pretty much the best part of an hour of trawling through seemingly endless pages on gov.uk, but i did finally find out fuel duty rates! so i've screen grabbed it for info,

the numbers are...
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22 Oct 2013, 14:17
is it possible

by citronut » 19 Oct 2013, 09:14

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to move smileys from the BXC forum across to the FCF,

as they have one in particular i like, of Mr Smiley rolling about on his back laughing

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That is brilliant...

:rofl2: :rofl2:

EDIT: This new smiley is getting a lot of use. Try not to over-use it and wear it out. It cost us a lot of money...

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20 Oct 2013, 13:13
Did new diesel car owners see this?

by falling-out-with-my-car » 16 Oct 2012, 19:22
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It may be helpful to some that haven't seen it .

a watchdog report on Diesel Particulate Filters fitted to all new diesel cars.

What to do when the warnning light comes on.

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I haven't verified this, but I understand that there's nothing like enough copper in the world to replace existing internal-combustion cars with electric motor driven ones. It seems that not only battery technology but motor technology too will need to advance before large scale electric motoring becomes viable.
On the other hand, a number of oil...
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17 Oct 2013, 20:16
41 years tomorrow.

by qprdude » 13 Oct 2013, 22:16

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No, not my birthday or the age of my car.
Tomorrow is our 41st wedding anniversary. Married in Hammersmith London W6, Registrars office on October 14th 1972.
Hey, it's been pretty good so far. Plenty up's and down's( bit like owning a Citroen).
Regular servicing, a long run now and then, a bit of pampering, look after the machinery and bodywork,...

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Ah well. No use regretting. There is a lot of money to be made up here,( not for me now though), but it's a lot colder than east Sussex.

My boss is ready to move south (she's a Surrey girl) when we find something we can afford :shock: :shock:.
Problem is, we have a son and two grandchildren up here and it's hard to move away. We have a daughter...

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14 Oct 2013, 20:03
Models that PSA should of made

by spider » 13 Oct 2013, 15:35

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Just things that would of been (potentially) good cars:

1. 205 1.5D , powerful enough for this and may of increased economy even more, although the 1.8D was quite frugal anyway and powerful anyway.

2. 306TD auto, why why why did not they not make one ? :( , I am aware there was a ZX1.9D auto for a while but no matching 306 model.

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Andy, just saw this :lol:

The 205 STDT went like a scalded cat. Can you really imagine a 110 HDi version? It would have been ballistic :-D

Mine did too being a real D-Turbo :twisted: :-D

There are some Youtube video's of 205 HDi's floating around for the curious and a V6 one as well I think. :oops:

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14 Oct 2013, 15:36
xantia!

by daviemck2006 » 09 Oct 2013, 19:02

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The fibreglass mess is painted :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Along with a nice saxo :shock:

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:shock: LOL =D>

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14 Oct 2013, 07:19
Quality of parts.

by civvie » 30 Sep 2013, 17:17

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Haven't posted this in a car specific section as its not really applicable at the mo.

Have been looking at replacing wife's rear off side wheel bearing on her Micra as it has come up on an advisory on the MOT. Problem is what is a good make of bearing, Ebay plus Eurocar parts have them from about 12 quid odd up to dealer prices. There is an ORBIS...

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Thanks for the reply Lexi, will look into your suggestions for the whel bearings.

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12 Oct 2013, 09:47
Thanks again to the forum

by andy46 » 07 Oct 2013, 10:34

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Hi, my berlingo is booked in for a MOT at 11.30 and I knew the airbag light was on (and has been for 8 years or so), so I had a look in the Haynes book but all it said was to take the car in to a Citroen dealer. A quick search of the Citroen section pointed me straight at the rather pathetic underseat wiring connectors and I had it fixed 10...

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Nice and easy. :)

A lot of models have this concern although its normally quickly remedied as you discovered.

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07 Oct 2013, 16:30
Do you want a job working with classic Citroens?

by Tecar » 03 Oct 2013, 13:25

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I don't know if this is allowed but
it does have Citroen content and I'm hoping there's someone on this forum that may be interested ...

Due to retirement, Citroen Classics is looking to employ a parts manager, and are also looking for mechanics with experience of pre-1990 Citroens.

Citroen Classics caters for all classic citroens, but the...

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Going to be fun sorting the wheat from the chaff with applicants.
Surely not :wink:

If only it was nearer and I was that bit closer to retirement it would be a dream job ...
Good to hear it's someone's dream job Jim. Of course the location thing is going to be a bit of an issue,
but... we did have a mechanic commute from Newport Pagnell for...

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06 Oct 2013, 12:55
Nice video of the DS

by Mandrake » 05 Oct 2013, 18:34

Thought some might enjoy this :)

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05 Oct 2013, 18:34
Testing Hydraulic Suspension....

by Stickyfinger » 30 Sep 2013, 13:07

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Bet those Axel stands did not come from Aldi :)

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Old No. 1 Bentley was a famous track car from the late twenties (can't remember exactly when). Due to several official remakings of it, and various other adventures, there are several vehicles all claiming they are the real version, all are partly original, partly restored, partly made up. There's been at least one high profile court case over it....

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05 Oct 2013, 11:17
Slightly jealous

by qprdude » 30 Sep 2013, 20:30

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Daughter's just bought this, and I'm a little bit green,. Does anyone else get jealous over their kids cars? =P~

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my daughter has a heap of a P reg 1.9 TD Synergie, not jealous but i do like driving it,
even though its just the 1.9TD it always sounds like at least a 2.0lt

My first 806 was an r reg 1.9TD and I loved the turbo sound. It always felt faster and more powerful than it,s 90bhp. My current expert 2.0hdi sounds the same. You hear and feel the turbo...

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02 Oct 2013, 15:54
Hard-Headed Tyre Experiment

by addo » 01 Oct 2013, 22:25

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Featuring myself as the test bunny.

Late last year I fitted two new front tyres on the Xantia. Deliberately, I ran them without balancing. The alignment coloured dots were followed.

Tracking was fair; not perfect but not massively wrong.

The results are in - one has completely expired after ten months, the other is well-worn. Vibration was...

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Compared to what it can be, yes. Still more pleasant than a small tipper, or a Volvo XC70 (this one surprised me with its rubbish ride).

For much of the around-town stuff, speeds are so slow you don't really notice the vibration - it kicked in over 60MPH.

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Last post by addo
02 Oct 2013, 10:22
Lexia/Planet "Stuckness"

by addo » 27 Sep 2013, 11:28

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OK, the questions following are directed at anyone who's had in-depth exposure to one or both of these systems. While I fully intend a Diagbox upgrade, it isn't the right time to try it while I have jobs on the go.

This week I have encountered the same new problem twice!

A completely blank BSI. No VIN, no configuration, not build code. All the...

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In the case of that which was least communicative, a visual inspection of the BSI revealed nothing unusual. Nil signs of previous entry, damage, overheating. This added to my puzzlement, I'm surprised the component may be so flaky as to fail without a single external indicator.

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29 Sep 2013, 23:15
Workaholism

by addo » 24 Sep 2013, 12:17

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One of my selfish pleasures - doing stuff.

Nine PM and I've just got in from coding a new key to my neighbour's Pug. He lost the plip key in town the other day, the emergency (unconfigured) spare was at his country house 150 miles distant - he (almost eighty) caught the train there and back, however neglected to bring the handbooks. Amazingly,...

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Sounds like normal FCF behaviour to me :-D

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26 Sep 2013, 05:17
using Android on PC?????

by citronut » 15 Sep 2013, 15:35

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i could do with invoicing/billing software, but dont want to pay loads of dosh ( as usual :roll: #-o :-D :wink: ),

is it possible to run an Android app on my PC, and also could i use my non internet complicator at the workshop linked to my Galaxy S2, mainly so u can use the workshop complicator for the screen and keyboard

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Cameo was pretty good in a way although its probably overkill for what you need. All the Pug Express Fits used (maybe still do) use it. DOS based mostly. No idea on cost I doubt its cheap.

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22 Sep 2013, 17:37
I like living here

by Stickyfinger » 04 Sep 2013, 08:54
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This mornings dawn, posted just cus I can and dawns make me forget about DPF warnings :).....

Dawn over the Islands of Avalon

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:), I never see the stone lorries up our lane/hill, they are not allowed so nice and qt except for the kids in the tractors with the crashing trailer trying to get home early. :)

I still love the dawn/view here, with the workshops and an office with the same view I am very lucky and it is impossible to stay angry if I just go outside....it why I...
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22 Sep 2013, 17:02
No Surprise a CX is Comfy!

by addo » 18 Sep 2013, 07:36

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Seriously - about TEN INCHES of foam.

(I was scrapping a CX bench, and cut it up for ease of disposal.)

Noted also, the rear seat is nearly identical in width to a Xantia unit.

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Many many years ago, having passed her driving test, a female work workmate became the proud owner of one of the original Fiat 500's. Being so light it was quite easy for 2 people to lift it completely. She often returned to her car to find it parked in some very odd places!
Cheers
Paul

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22 Sep 2013, 09:35
any one good at welding in lincolnshire

by jacksun1987 » 20 Sep 2013, 20:58

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My mot is due in January. but i have a hole on the sills near the jacking point. It will fail its mot for sure. I know theres still some time to go. But when winter kicks in. Theres no doubt it will get worst.

Ill have a phone round tomo see how much it will cost.
Got the car dirt cheap. 320 pound. Last may 2012. The only thing it failed on last...

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A good welder should be able to weld in any county :lol:

Try the mig welding forum as there are many on there doing this kind of thing. Would do it meself for you, if you were in Glasgowshire

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21 Sep 2013, 19:34
Any suggestions please?

by lexi » 21 Sep 2013, 14:48

I need a receptacle female and male 2 pin plug for an outboard motor. Official parts are NLA.

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The grommet with the hole pierced in it is about 20mm dia. I want to fix a female plug in there. It is from the charging coil of a 5hp motor to the battery in boat.

Daft question from...

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21 Sep 2013, 14:48
Time to say goodbye..For now anyway

by Xantic » 24 Aug 2013, 00:38

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It is with great sadness to say goodbye to Citroen ownership, After searching around for a 2.0 hdi with leather i have given up. I could find a 2.2 diesel but have been put off them by various members on this forum. I tend to take advice from more knowledgable members and there are probaly some that would say they have never had a ny problems with...

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Hope you enjoy the Ford Mondeo :-D

Nice cars but a little small for me.

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15 Sep 2013, 16:30
Car Transport Trailers

by evilally » 31 Aug 2013, 16:49

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Anyone know about trailers? I'm shopping around for a trailer suitable for taking my Clio backwards and forwards to the track. My old man says get one with suspension. However pondering this, most of the total weight is already suspended by the cars own suspension. This leaves only the unsprung weight of the trailer itself, which won't be huge...

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PS if it is over 750kg then you could rig up an extension to the handbrake cable which runs under the car and then can be tied onto the tow hook, thus it becomes braked and fine to tow with an a frame. Then all you need is a cheap set of wheels and tyres to tow it on and a light trolley jack and swap onto your race tyres once at the track. The...

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04 Sep 2013, 14:08
Australian Contempt - Car Value

by addo » 04 Sep 2013, 02:47

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We seem now to be at a point where the price of an unrusted 406 or Xantia in Australia, is less than the price of a UK car. It's mind-boggling. Trade buying price for a Xantia without registration (eg, tax) is $200 to $400.

Yet people want thousands still, for an equivalent age Corolla or Honda.

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There's a reason for that..

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04 Sep 2013, 07:53
One V6 not enough ? Why not have two :)

by Mandrake » 25 Aug 2013, 09:06

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I think this youtube clip is the same car:

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03 Sep 2013, 22:46
Types of bearing press tools

by Wookey » 03 Sep 2013, 00:34

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I was considering buying a set of bearing removal tools as I've had much fun an games in the past managing without one. Looking online I see two different designs:
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(I'm not planning to pay those prices - you can get that for more like...

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A large vice and an old socket set have usually worked for me. For the odd thing that has defeated me and need to be pressed I've just taken the assembly in question to my tamed garage. Bushes etc have usually been about a fiver a pop. Saves a lot of work, and the expense and storage of equipment I wouldn't otherwise use regularly.

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03 Sep 2013, 18:44
Milton Keynes renault code reader anyone??

by trooper30 » 28 Aug 2013, 12:34

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Alright fellas, was wondering if anyone local to Milton Keynes had a code reader that my Laguna will plug into, or anyone know any MK garages that have one that isn't a main dealer.
Cheers guys

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Probably worth a punt, although they're somewhat limited really. It'll help point you in the right direction certainly.
They don't spell it out for you like some of the more powerful tools so diagnostics can be a bit of a pain.

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28 Aug 2013, 19:26

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