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Improved feature for unsubscribing from email notifications

by xantia_v6 » 11 Jul 2019, 06:09 » in Forum News, Announcements and Issues

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As part of the work being done to improve the deliverability of emails, I have made some changes to the system for unsubscribing from email notifications.

These changes are to ensure stricter compliance with RFC2369 and RFC8058 (which are the internet standards for such things), there are also some additions for Microsoft-specific rules which are...

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Snap!

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11 Jul 2019, 15:28
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The old discount code that was entered into the checkout is no longer valid, as a result of the code being propagated over the Internet.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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03 May 2018, 17:22
Member Email Addresses

by GiveMeABreak » 13 Oct 2017, 18:06 » in Forum News, Announcements and Issues

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To All Members

Members are kindly requested to check their profiles to see if their email addresses are current and please update these where necessary.

Some of our members have noted that email sent to others on the forum are bouncing back as unrecognised. We appreciate that people change their email providers / addresses over time and don't...

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Please remove me from the list,

Mike
Done.

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10 Nov 2018, 22:01
The French Car Wiki

by xantia_v6 » 18 Jul 2015, 09:54

We are very happy to announce the new French Car Wiki, bought to you by the administrators of the French Car Forum.

The French Car Wiki will provide a long term repository for user guides, how-tos and useful information of the sort that we all know is in the forum somewhere, but can never find!

What is a wiki?
A wiki is a website where the...

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18 Jul 2015, 09:54

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Wheelies in a CX?

by myglaren » 24 Dec 2009, 12:24

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Who would have thought that this was even possible?

Youtube

May need a new front bumper:)

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I've had two Omegas and to be honest they put me right of of Vauxhall's for good. I just got a couple of dodgy ones so I think if I were to buy another I would pay the extra for a well cared for example, there are far far too many sheds out there. The V6 is not very sprightly due to the weight of the car. Dare I say the autoboxes really blunt...

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27 Dec 2009, 01:09
Trouble at Tesco amnd other adventures !!

by HDI » 24 Dec 2009, 12:34

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Took my Mum shopping yesterday afternoon , about 4.30pm , we got back about 7.20pm , it's 2 miles from where she lives !!
Whilst we were in the store it started snowing heavily by the time we got out at about 5.30pm there was about 2 inches on the ground and the car park had come to a standstill !! So we just had to sit there with the queue moving...

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Slippy :)

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24 Dec 2009, 16:55
Pure Yellow H1 bulbs

by vince » 24 Dec 2009, 00:33

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Thanks to a tip off from Richard (DickieG) my pure yellow H1 headlight bulbs arrived today from Malaysia.....via ebay.

Verdict.......not bad for the price...£10 :wink:

I have tried in vain to get some yellow headlight bulbs for my Xantia to match the old style yellow french headlamp look, but none including these gets quite that...

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Do you blokes have Berocca?

:shock:

:lol:
I haven't yet but you raise a valid point, I'll take some to help with my headlights :D :lol: :D

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24 Dec 2009, 08:04
Tesco MK1 Activa owner

by Deanxm » 18 Dec 2009, 21:41

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Hi all

Parked up in Tesco this evening in the XM watching Ronin (yes i am sad) while swmbo was fighting the masses for some food, i noticed out of the corner of my eye the only Activa i believe is on the island, its a Silver MK1 and as it went past i thought it looked like the heater matrix was dead due to all the windows being steamed up. I did...

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I dont think that is possible with a xantia but then ive never done one, but it looks like there is no way to get the matrix out with the dash in, its just in a real pita place, the xm should have a section of the heater box cut out to get the new matrix into its cassett type slot without bending the corners of the fins down a bit but there is no...

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19 Dec 2009, 14:18
Non french - Just seen a cool car

by vince » 12 Dec 2009, 19:46

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Just went into Manchester city centre to pick up my wife and James. and on St James's Street was parked a matt black Maclaren Mercedes SLR.... It looked like the batmobile parked in the dark 8)

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With a Ford V8 engine, how wrong is that, I was just commenting on that ugly chrysler bentley look alike on the other thread too.

Kind of an obvious choice considering the association between PSA & Ford on the diesel engine design front.

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Last post by myglaren
18 Dec 2009, 18:26
Another one bites the dust!

by Sid_the_Squid » 04 Dec 2009, 22:42
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Hey all,
Today I received an unexpected phone call from those nice chaps at B&L autos WGC, come along to the garage at lunch was the message, and bring a camera.
Something to do with a V6 in a bad shape.
Curiosity peaked, I duly popped along to their garage at lunch time to see what was going on.

When I arrived Robert showed me to one of their,...

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Hi Chloe

A warm welcome to the forum from another V6 owner. There's a few of us around on here and well all love our V6s to bits:D

Pleased you have got yourself another =D>
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Last post by CitroJim
15 Dec 2009, 22:08
save energy

by lexi » 15 Dec 2009, 22:04

As consumer waste is at a high.......how to wash your car with one bucket of water.

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15 Dec 2009, 22:04
A Renault Laguna, a 20 mile sea crossing & World Record

by brubaker19 » 13 Dec 2009, 16:41

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Thought you guys might be interested in this successful world record by our crew raising money for Help For Heroes. Wanted also to say thanks to all the guys here who have donated money to our charity and also for all the advice given. I know there were some sceptics...Anyway the video is here and is well worth a watch.

Basically we sailed the...

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Bloody Marvelous :D :D :D :lol: 8)

Well done!!!!

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Last post by CitroJim
13 Dec 2009, 23:11
2.5d xms. Are many left?

by lexi » 12 Dec 2009, 21:10

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Used to see a few of these about. Not now. I drove one about 2yrs ago but it had a few issues. It was a car I always fancied...especially the estate.

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The 2.1TD manaul is the rarest of them all, in diesel form, as most are autos.

Well im led to believe that 2.1s are easier to work on and tend to go on to 300K without many problems at all. I suppose the 2.1TD has more space in the engine bay and is less complex too. That red one has a low 59K miles, it drives so nicely too, i wouldnt really...

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Last post by Citroenmad
13 Dec 2009, 14:24
Costly OEM Parts

by addo » 07 Dec 2009, 17:19

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It's no photoshop:

But I do think they've made a mistake! :shock: That's over £37 650 just for a TPS.

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I'll have two as well, don't bother to wrap them...

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Last post by Paul-R
07 Dec 2009, 20:42
NEC Classic Car Show

by CitroJim » 05 Oct 2009, 12:38
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Anyone planning to go? Looks like the CCC will have a good stand there.

I'll be going but not decided on which day yet.

Perhaps a small meet can be planned...

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Its blanc creme' thank you! 8) It says cream on the log book too, Im not the biggest fan of the colour but it does have a certain something!
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Last post by tim leech
07 Dec 2009, 11:24
Non-French (Morris Minor) - but stuck...

by addo » 05 Dec 2009, 09:30

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This came up on Friday; I think a '53 Minor.

The screw-on oil filter is an odd size/spec that's apparently hard to get (here, Ryco ZA2 which is NFP ). I had a modest browse through various Mini suppliers' web pages in case early Minis shared the same issues - but it seems not.

Is there a common adaptation, or a commercially made adapter kit to...

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This came up on Friday; I think a '53 Minor.

p.s. What an agricultural car! I know simplicity may have been its strength, but it'd not be a classic of choice for me.

My dad was a very enthusiastic MM owner/driver.
I never saw the attraction and the suspension is the diametrical opposite of Citroen Hydropneumatic.

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Last post by myglaren
05 Dec 2009, 13:47
Am I being silly?

by hibby » 02 Dec 2009, 21:37

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I have just bought myself an old S reg saxo and due to the weather and gritters on the road I have run out of screenwash and have hunted for the bottle to refill it and can't find it anywhere. Car did not come with a manual obviously hahaha

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Thanks everyone for your advise, took it to a garage today to get new battery fitted and asked them to have a look, and some silly person has capped it off hence why I could not find it.

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03 Dec 2009, 17:03
Pug/Cit Power Steering Rams

by addo » 01 Dec 2009, 11:10

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I'm wondering why the 405 has massively heavier steering than my Xantia, when both have near-identical racks/rams (and the Citroën has wider tyres).

Do the rams ever leak internally, causing heavy steering, or is it more likely to be the usual breakdown inside the pinion valve?

Does anyone have leakage rates to share?

Thanks, Adam.

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That leak, Jim, must have been past the pushrod end seal. Could have been ugly if fingers had been in the way, given the pressure applied! Mate has a Ford ute that loses steering fluid pretty much that fast.

I'm more looking at the leak type you can't see; Malcolm's comments make sense, but I would be interested to know if there's supposed to be...

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01 Dec 2009, 22:58
Try this on a Xantia

by lexi » 01 Dec 2009, 18:50

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If only it were this easy :lol:

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:shock:

Malcolm (citronut), don't watch this video!

I reckon the Xantia with the fastest to change axillary belt will be the Activa..

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Last post by CitroJim
01 Dec 2009, 20:23
Glasses..How many pairs you broke?

by lexi » 23 Nov 2009, 16:51

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Thank God for poundshop glasses :lol: I`ve stood on em sat on em ran the car over them (Lucky they weren`t on my head at the time :lol: )

When I scratch them I start off with Farecla G3 and then work my way up to G10....... :shock:
Then dear wife says.......Get yourself a decent pair of glasses :shock:

So went to get the eyes tested. After...

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I get mine from glassesdirect. Prescription glasses but a lot cheaper.

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Last post by steve101
27 Nov 2009, 19:28
Auto lights and wipers

by redvanman » 23 Nov 2009, 18:46

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Is it possible to disable the automatic lights and wiper mode on my 2005 Balingo

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I had them on the Xantia and they were superb, very rarely wiping when they shouldn't or not wiping when the were needed.

The ones on the 807 are not quite as good, sometimes give a wipe when there's nothing there, I put this down to the sensor being at the bottom of the screen and getting drips flying up off the wiper arms/bonnet.

The worst...

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25 Nov 2009, 03:01
Can anyone confirm WD40 ingredients?

by MikeT » 26 Oct 2009, 13:01

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I read an article that claimed the makers changed or added a WD40 ingredient in the 90's which is acidic. I must admit I've never been overly impressed with using it as a lubricant though it makes a good plastic polish and smells ok. :)

A piece of worthless trivia, if I haven't already mentioned it. WD stands for Water Dispersant and the number...

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I always thought WD was Paraffin based It makes not a bad degreaser although stupidly expensive. I have sparayed it on and then it will wash off with water hose.

Fish oil is used in Oz for effective rustproofing .......and Lanolin.

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Last post by lexi
23 Nov 2009, 16:58
'NOT GUILTY' Motorists Face Court Costs

by Paul-R » 27 Oct 2009, 23:14

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Well it's not just French car related and you might call it political but I think this needs publicising as widely as possible .

Drivers acquitted of motoring charges will pay costs under new government scheme.

There's a petiton at in a last ditch effort to stop the unfair change.

I've signed. I hope you will.

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This country has gone down the shute. I want out.

Andrew

Sadly so true, Andrew.... I never dreamed I would one day say that France has a fairer regime. So sad..... down here, it is more or less the case that if you keep your nose clean, nobody bothers you.

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Last post by lolingram
20 Nov 2009, 18:43
Silly Mishap - and a close call!

by addo » 18 Nov 2009, 21:59

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Wrestling with the Xantia's towbar yesterday, I managed to suddenly release grip with my left hand whilst pulling part of the assembly strongly towards me. Bear in mind I'm a tradesman, not an office bod, so brute strength is pretty well up there.

Result? I punched myself fairly in the nose/mouth. It's rather sore and swollen today. :roll:

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Today was a marathon road trip with a Fuego-driving mate - we did about 1200km.

Anyway, on my property (where we were stashing some used building materials) I thought Wonder if I can find a snake nearby? :roll:

It took all of twenty seconds to find a rather nervous Eastern Brown Snake . I called my mate over so he could have a better look. What...

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20 Nov 2009, 16:55
OEM H1 Globe Life

by addo » 04 Jul 2009, 23:28

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The other day, I replaced my X2's dipped beam bulbs (original Philips from January '99) with new Osram overspec ones. Was just getting that feeling it was nearly time .

The old filaments looked grey and oxidised; a very gentle shake of each and they crumbled - in real life this might have been a few more bumps or corrugations on a dark road......

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Not that hot! Laughing They're still 55 watts nominal rating. Paris had those stupid Cosmic White 90/100 H4s in her headlights, and the relay mod - ugh on the light colour and glare!

FWIW improvement is slight but noticeable over the old ones; peace of mind the greater factor (I drive a lot, and always have the headlights on - there's something...

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Last post by lolingram
19 Nov 2009, 18:26
aaaaaargh..been hit + run'd in my new xant

by HDI Dave » 18 Jun 2009, 13:15
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Typical,
Just got my new 2.0 hdi 110 all back together (new clutch etc), taxed,mot'd and working great. Been driving it for 2 days and...
...parked up outside the shop and an asian woman just drives into me :shock:
she carries on going, with me shouting 'oi, wtf, stop, etc'.No no no,she drives off!!!! I chased her but she wouldn't stop :evil: She...

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Imagine if you said:
Quote:
...parked up outside the shop and a Jewish woman just drives into me
she carries on going, with me shouting 'oi, wtf, stop, etc'.No no no,she drives off!!!! I chased her but she wouldn't stop She took me deep into Jewish territory,lots about,so thinking quick I thought, not getting out here,

It wouldn't be considered...
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19 Nov 2009, 08:43
Arrrrrrgh !!!

by HDI » 10 Nov 2009, 23:26
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The fog light fcukwits are out !!! We have a bit of mist with no real reduction in visibility and they have front and rear fogs on like visibility was down to 3 car lengths or sumat !! And they don't even turn them off when your following at a normal distance !! Errr , hello , I'm right on your tail and can obviously see u and have been able to...

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They're out there! I, too, have been hit hard in the rear by an inattentive and too-close driver. Recovery (professional opinion said there was some residual permanent damage) took over a year, fortunately on the other driver's insurance tab!

Generally, if you get in the truck lane here (usually the centre lane if it's three lanes) and make an...
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Last post by addo
18 Nov 2009, 21:46
Are renault 16's soughts after?

by pug_owner2002 » 02 Nov 2009, 23:10

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Hello All,

Just wondering if anyone knows if Renault 16's are sought after?
The reason I ask is that my dad has one parked under a sheet (it is I think an old L reg, about 1972? Would need to check. it has been there many years) and a few spares (wings, bonnet, boot lid etc).
Trying to get him to get rid of it but don't know whether it's worth...

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I believe roadworthy examples of the R16 in the UK are into single figures now so it's definitely worth saving. Sadly their rarity doesn't make them particularly valuable.

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Last post by reblack68
18 Nov 2009, 08:22
Help Pay Back Time for a Criminal!!

by DHallworth » 08 Nov 2009, 21:40

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Help Pay Back Time for a Criminal!!

An Austrian and a Canadian allegedly have a nice little earner in Investing other peoples money and then they manage to loose it all.

They have done this on a number of occasions and on one particular occasion to an 85 year old widow and on a later date to another lady who is seriously ill as a result.

A...

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Imagine if they'd been breaking Activas to re-power flogged out 205s...

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Last post by addo
09 Nov 2009, 12:37
SPOTTED! Jennie Activa - Thornaby

by Citroenmad » 03 Nov 2009, 16:46

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One of the first times ive been to Thornaby in ages and there you are, Jennie!

Saw you yesterday at the traffic lights in Thornaby, dont know the road name as i dont know Thornaby very well, but i was opposite you, i had just taken the Thornaby turn from the A19, so we were on the main road in. I pulled out behind you on the road through...

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You've frightened her off! :lol:

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Last post by addo
06 Nov 2009, 10:36
MAP Sensor - Cleaning vs Replacement

by addo » 12 Apr 2009, 13:20

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From comments read on this Forum, I get the impression accuracy is frequently lost on these items over time, and with use.

Furthermore, it seems advocated that replacement with OEM parts is imperative. Nobody talks of cleaning them.

Yet locally (to me) people will spray them with things like carb cleaner, rather than replace.

Can any of the...

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Typical sensor causes of too rich are the HEGO and ECT's.

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Last post by MikeT
02 Nov 2009, 13:21
Xantia II V6 Wheel Price

by addo » 02 Nov 2009, 11:49

What would these typically fetch (Wheel type moulded inside edge is Magny-Cours ) untyred and in serviceable nick?

I've a feeling someone down here at a wreckers, is having a lend of me... Knowing realistic UK prices will help me position a counter-offer or go elsewhere.

Thanks, Adam.

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Last post by addo
02 Nov 2009, 11:49
Hey guys watch this and smell the coffee!

by dieseldoggy » 02 Nov 2009, 00:59

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This is what the green scam/save the planet thing is all about so watch this it will open your eyes.

Fall Of The Republic .

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Sorry but when I hear of Alex Jones, two words come to mind: paranoid and delusions ...

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Last post by Ross_K
02 Nov 2009, 01:58
Dual Mass Flywheels - Information

by vince » 23 Oct 2009, 13:05
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Ok guys, for anyone mystified by the DMF's fitted to later model vehicles, here is what they are all about and also information about aftermarket solid flywheel conversion kits.

Firstly. the below information was aquired after a full day site visit and product information seminar at LUK headquarters yesterday. It is not my personal statement and...

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so you end up having to buy a complete kit again :wink:

Just how many clutches are you planning on wearing your way through? :lol:
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Last post by Kowalski
30 Oct 2009, 23:44
Xantia being broken - best parts to take?

by MikeT » 11 Oct 2009, 20:11
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Whether it becomes a reality is yet to be seen but I've been offered free reign to take what I want off a broken a '97 1.9TD xantia SX.

I have my list of parts but what other bits should I grab, in order of value/rarity? Time and skill will be my limiting factors as he wants the car gone asap so I feel a need for a chronological plan,...

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- I'd could use a decent TD engine and
some panelwork if the colour is the right red!? AFAIK, the engine's good, just the 'box went bad. I'll be taking the pump, pipes and injectors but from what I can gather, the engine will available and for very little money if you can remove it (or even take the whole thing for £30!) How far is it to Bovington...
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30 Oct 2009, 16:22
SPOILER ALERT! ;) Well done Citroen/Mr Loeb :D

by andmcit » 25 Oct 2009, 19:40

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Citroen and Loeb do it again - top man!! Sixth time for Loeb too.
Just down the road from me too, I should've gone over and joined in the cheer!

Andrew

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Funny things is the subaru and evo's. mitzi isn't involved now. Plus i think now Skoda? are all available as road cars!.Citroen/Ford+ etc are only WRC ie not available to joe public from dealers even RS/Motor sport unless you have a wad the size of a small countries bank balance. ie colin mc'raes focus was somewhere in the region of £750.000+ and...

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29 Oct 2009, 00:38
Airbag Module Resetting

by addo » 21 May 2009, 22:12

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This is more of a general thing; I have heard in passing about people offering services to reset deployed airbag controllers.

Given the cost of a new unit, I can understand why.

I'm not talking about bodgy fixes to kill a warning light; more about restoring the contact breaking/making part, which I understand to be a gold-plated ball on a...

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I opened up an airbag controller recently. It had a lot of memory chips in it!

The bit which does the triggering, looks to be wholly re-usable. I haven't dissected this, but it doesn't give any hint of frangibility.

Anyhow - in a nutshell, I now share the confidence of established airbag resetting agents that the unit would function a second...

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27 Oct 2009, 10:59
Anybody know much about Peugoet diesels?

by siraff » 26 Oct 2009, 14:23

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1st post and I'm in need already.

Right then the story goes...
My mate has a partner combi with a 1.9d (non turbo) in it.
The other day the auxilary belt snapped and part of it wrapped around the diesel pump. This slipped the timing and killed the motor.

Now I've got another motor for him (DW8) but it was out of an earlier car (1999 instead of...

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I'm no expert but I'll have a stab.

What injection system is it running on? Lucas/Bosch?

Did you say that the engine that died was 2002 and was non turbo? didn't know they still made a non turbo that late.

Reason for asking the above - There is the needle lift sensor on the Bosch system....that can cause problems.
You're absolutely right about...

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Last post by Lawrence1973
28 Oct 2009, 20:04
IP rebuild kit

by MikeT » 21 Oct 2009, 16:21

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I've finally secured a spare IP to practice on so I'm now looking for info on the rebuild kits. From what I can tell, they have to be matched to the IP part number and even then may not contain ALL replaceable seals, bearings, bushes and O-rings etc.

Recommendations on suppliers, prices and technical info welcome.

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I've seen many tutorials but still haven't found a complete dismantling guide, including full details and clear diagrams/photos so am thinking of doing this myself, if there's any interest?

I certainly would be interested :D
I'm sure in the future many others would also appreciate it.

Here you go. I've begun the strip down and guide. It's a...

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26 Oct 2009, 11:42
Good battery charger at Aldi !!

by HDI » 08 Oct 2009, 17:38

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Heads up , there is a good little battery charger at Aldi at the moment.
6 & 12 volt , microprocessor controlled , maintenance charge , recovery charge , will charge 14 - 120 AH batteries. All for £12 odd !!
Made in Germany , 3 year warranty !!

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They are worth checking out regularly as there are some good tool & DIY buys generally !
Noticed some long hex and torx T handle driver sets this week.

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25 Oct 2009, 13:17
win2K problem

by jgra1 » 14 Oct 2009, 19:41
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sorry all, a bit off topic !

I had what I thought to be a corrupted USER profile on Win2K..

I made a copy of the directories under it, and then somehow deleted the user whilst logged in as it !

now I cant log back on as that user, and I cant log on as an administrator :( so i am locked out completely (on old laptop at mo)

is this a huge pain,...

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Well done John, I'll bet that's a relief !
Thanks also for the ntpasswd link --- could prove useful one day.
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Last post by ellevie
21 Oct 2009, 21:50
Well Done JB - nailed down World Championship title!

by andmcit » 18 Oct 2009, 20:23

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I really am chuffed for Jenson Button - another Brit winning World top honors
even if he did make a meal of things towards the end! :lol:

Respect due to Ross Brawn but commiserations to Rubens Barrichello
- still got a chance to regain the number 2 spot even if this has been
the story of his career... :cry:

Next year for Hamilton again or a...

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Just watched the race - best for a long time.

Just a quick PS. On another petrolhead mailbase I'm on we have a rule about not putting spoilers in thread titles and warnings if the messages contain spoilers as well in case there are folks who have recorded it to watch later.

I agree about the race, and that's a valid point about the non...

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21 Oct 2009, 19:52
A Ranault Laguna{car boat} sails for Scotland - in the water

by brubaker19 » 18 Oct 2009, 10:45

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Guys,

This is a carboat that used to be a Renault Laguna that is a project to raise money for Help for Heroes .

On the Friday 30th October 2009 we're planning to take her from Donaghadee to Port Patrick we've registered it with the Guinness book of Records as 'The fastest amphibious crossing of the Irish Sea' - it's about 20 miles

Not sure if I...

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thanks for all the support guys:) Well need it

Bru

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Last post by brubaker19
21 Oct 2009, 19:30
What an amazing Citroen

by vince » 20 Oct 2009, 01:46

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This to me is predator on wheels.....design is amazing and by the sound of it it packs a hefty punch.....enjoy :wink:

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someone put links to film of that driveing through london, it was sudgested it was had been photoshoped, that certain looks and sounds real to me even down to the cam belt tensioners jingling TEA HE

regards malcolm

Well here's that very thread, but regarding the photoshoped comment, I am not guilty of any sudgested ion like that, as it seemed...

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21 Oct 2009, 19:29
Panel Beaters' Chassis Data Books

by addo » 20 Oct 2009, 21:23

What I'm referring to here, are the generic data books panel shops used to have with measurements for assorted cars - diagonals, overall lengths, wheelbases, panel joins and the like.

They were used before comprehensive factory data became common, in repairing damaged cars.

Would anyone have one of these, covering French cars from the later...

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20 Oct 2009, 21:23
what ISP's

by citronut » 07 Oct 2009, 18:50
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i know its not car related but we dont have a section for general chat,

we currently use Virginmedia, 19. odd quid a month, and for that we get suposedly unlimited internet and any time STD land linee calls all in, but they sting you for 0800, 0845, and 087 numbers dialed,

they also seem to keep slowing our service down from 5.5 to 6 meg down to...

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Hmmmm, think I might be a bit wrong here.

I've found some information that normal ADSL is a maximum of 8Mbps down and 1 Mbps up. This is from the original ratification in 1998. There are later variations of this which up it to 12/1.3 and even 12/1.8 over ISDN.

ADSL2 is originally 12/1 in 2002 when it was ratified. There are later variants...
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20 Oct 2009, 11:27
Biofuel

by C5IAM » 27 Jul 2007, 22:09
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I have just read the following article in a magazine and I thought it was worth passing on to our welsh friends. The article reads as follows:-

Deep fat flyers. Some diesel engines, particularly early models, can run on high concentrations of biodiesel without modification. A few canny motorists have exploited this by converted their diesel cars...

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Water ? Anyone?

Perhaps not.
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19 Oct 2009, 18:43
French Car YouTube Links

by myglaren » 26 Sep 2009, 19:26

There are lots of interesting French car links on YouTube - well, Citroen ones anyway.

This is a nice and illustrative one in two very long parts.

Part 1
Takes a while to get around to hydropneumatic.
Stickstoff - wonderful word, took me ages to work out what it was years ago when buying photoprocessing machinery from Germany

Part 2 :D

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18 Oct 2009, 10:41
MK1 or MK2 Xantia

by MikeT » 12 Oct 2009, 22:03

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Is there a site I can enter the reg and discover which model it is? I have a vague memory of something similar but unsure what details it gave.

On a sidenote, I saw there's a mobile app that takes a reg number and shows the details. Playing with it, one owner tapped in a Range Rover reg and it came back as a BMW convertible :? :lol:

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MAKE CITROEN Year of Manufacture 1997
MODEL XANTIA 1.9 TURBO D SX No. of Former Keepers 5
ENGINE SIZE 1905 cc Start Date Of Current Keeper Change 24/04/2009
COLOUR RED
FUEL Diesel
DOORPLAN 5 Door Hatchback Wheelplan 2 Axle Rigid Body
ENGINE No. CUCP6001587
TRANSMISSION 5 Speed Manual Diesel Exported No
DATE OF 1st REGISTRATION IN...

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16 Oct 2009, 18:57
Timing gun for diesels

by MikeT » 15 Oct 2009, 17:13

I've read that adapters can be had to convert a petrol timing gun to work on diesels. Has anyone got any more info or ideas on how to achieve the conversion? It's a matter of using a piezo and adapting the gun to accept the signal in place of a lightning bolt.

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15 Oct 2009, 17:13
Introducing THE BXAGON CHALLENGE

by citroenesque » 09 Jun 2009, 12:59
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My name's Phil Chidlow and I've organised a charity event ( www.bxagon.com ) for this coming October. It was created as a rather shamelessly exclusive event, having been conceived initially within the BX Club. Of course, support from other Citroen fans was always going to be greatly appreciated.

However, a most important consideration is this: if...

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All the best Phil, safe journey and enjoy yourselves hugely :D
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15 Oct 2009, 12:46
1998 CITROEN XANTIA 2.1TD EXCLUSIVE SILVER

by Gregg1100 » 13 Oct 2009, 23:49

Hi ,
Seen this on fleabay tonight---item number 130336176587. Car in Weston S. Mare.
Thought it may interest someone here. :)
Greg

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13 Oct 2009, 23:49
GT

by ACTIVE8 » 08 Oct 2009, 22:50

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Have a look at this film of the GT supercar on the streets of London. 8)

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Really stunning front, just a shame about the rear.

Nice to see they have actually made a working version though.

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Last post by Citroenmad
11 Oct 2009, 16:56
Renaut Scenic?

by pug_owner2002 » 10 Oct 2009, 14:10

Hi,

As some of you may have seen in the peugeot section I am having problems with my 306.
So I was thinking about getting rid of it and get something else.
As it happens a friend is selling an 03 plate scenic 1.6 dynamique + with 51K on the clock for £2000.
Looks tidy, just need to test drive it.
Has anyone any experience of these? any good? what...

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10 Oct 2009, 14:10

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