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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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I've used them a couple of times, most recently for a pair of XM rear ram gaiters.
Not cheap, but the only source found for new ones.

The Search box will accept original part numbers, so no need to go ploughing through the long, illustrated lists. Some good stuff there, genuine and new!

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11 Oct 2019, 17:47
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The old discount code that was entered into the checkout is no longer valid, as a result of the code being propagated over the Internet.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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Coolant Additives

by DickieG » 01 Mar 2009, 22:46

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As mentioned in my blog I've just fitted a new radiator to my VSX Xantia which I intend keeping for the foreseeable future so I in order to preserve the cooling system and in particular the vulnerable heater matrix I''m considering whether its worthwhile using one of Forte's cooling system products (or any other recommended product for that...

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Yes, that certainly is interesting extra in depth information, on the subject of heater matrix, and why they fail, thanks for that.

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04 Mar 2009, 18:55
Who has the most powerfull diesel citroen...

by mrlogik » 29 Dec 2008, 19:55

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Ok heres your chance to show off your heavy oil burner engines,i guess the win could goto anyone with the PSA groups 2.2hdi with 170hp but im talking older engines if possible with modifications or newer engines into older cars.
Purpose of the thread is to see who's done what and wether it works or not,pictures and sensible advice wouldnt go amiss.

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A little known fact about the XUD is that it's a British design Very Happy Designed by Ricardo using the famous Ricardo Comet swirl chamber. A legacy of the British design can be found in the valve clerarance shims; although supplied in metric sizes, they are actually sized in inches.

Recommended reading: 'The High Speed Internal Combustion...

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04 Mar 2009, 12:50
tow bar compaterbility

by citroen7 » 25 Feb 2009, 14:46

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as you all know there are a lot of different makes that use the same base car for several different models ,so can anyone point me in the direction of a web site of forum that can tell me what towbars fit different cars.
the reason i ask is i have a couple of people wanting me to fit bars for them and because they are as tight as me will not buy...

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Try this one.

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26 Feb 2009, 23:50
Does this look like an MOT fail?

by Village » 26 Feb 2009, 12:30

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This is the top of the o/s front suspension turret on my ZX:

I reckon it's a fail, to the extent that I'm weighing it in tomorrow! There are a load of other things wrong with it, but this looks like a biggie.

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Yes that certainly is a failure on a ZX with that amount of corrosion, and lack of strength!

So, although the Xantia also has a problem in this area at least it does not affect the body shell unlike the ZX, and the strut tops are replaceable I.E. akin to a flitch plate.

This amount of corrosion on a strut top is the sort of thing that most...

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26 Feb 2009, 19:55
BernieLugg In Hospital

by CitroJim » 19 Dec 2008, 22:48
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I've just heard from marty (BernieLugg). He'll not be on the forums for a bit.

Sadly he came off his motorbike this morning :(

He's OK but his left arm is not. He is currently awaiting surgery on it to rebuild it. So it'll be Marty, the man with the bionic arm..

His right arm is good though which is a relief as it is, in his words, the one he...

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If you're giving up the bike, you could have a think about something convertable, an older MX5 or similar won't cost the earth and may give you some of what you enjoyed on the bike.
Try a Lotus 7 (or Caterham). The 170hp one is much more than adequate Marty.

I have owned 39 bikes to date. Fell off a BMW R90S in much the same circs as you,...
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25 Feb 2009, 12:09
..House/Extension Of Cards..!!

by ACTIVE8 » 21 Feb 2009, 10:54

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Looks like the BOL could help :wink: someone to build an house/extension of cards!

You too, can build a higglety pigglety house/extension with this BOL! :wink:

To be taken with a pinch of (rock) salt! :wink: Which was a rare commodity recently!

Note...... the sand used in construction is sharper than the advice! :wink: :wink:

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To change a tap washer, start by lifting the roof, and rotating 90 degrees...

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22 Feb 2009, 20:48
Payback Time

by ellevie » 18 Dec 2008, 13:59
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As you all know Jon has found himself in a bit of a tight spot partly as a result of having forked out more than £500 in the last year or so for our benefit in funding the BXC and FCF forums.

In a discussion on the Forum Hosting Fees thread about this I have offered to contribute £10 to a separate reimbursement fund speculating that if 50 others...

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Thanks Rory,

I seem to remember you got the ball rolling by making the fiirst payment. :D

Regrds
David
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18 Feb 2009, 12:06
Citroen Publicity

by ACTIVE8 » 17 Feb 2009, 19:11

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In the news today there was a guy who took his family on a trip to the far east.

He wanted a car which had I quote a good diesel engine, and picked the Citroen ZX, he also said I am not so bothered about the body, but I wanted a good engine!

So he chose a Citroen ZX diesel.

In the interview on breakfast TV today on the BBC, he praised the car,...

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Thanks Ross_K for the blog info. 8)

Although regarding the publicity, it's a pity the media have to use poor descriptions to describe/highlight a story I.E. banger. :evil:

Should read reliable classic car!

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18 Feb 2009, 00:33
Insurance For A Classic Car Going To Europe from Australia?

by UFO » 17 Feb 2009, 09:51

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A CCC NSW member is taking his Traction Big 6 to Europe to go to the 75th anniversary of the Traction Avant at Arras in June. He is currently trying to find insurance for it while it is in Europe for a few weeks. Of course it will be there on one of those temporary carte things and will be running on Australian registration.

The member has...

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Have you enquired with Footman James ?

My son in law has several cars insured through them and they seem to be a pleasure to deal with and the chrges are reasonable.

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Last post by myglaren
17 Feb 2009, 18:49
DS Revival...

by red_dwarfers » 06 Feb 2009, 19:31

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Just been browsing the net and found an article on the 'revival of the iconic Citroen DS' :shock:
I knew it was too good to be true, its not based on the iconic DS, more just taking the badge.

Apparently, the hydraulic suspension is being replaced with electric active suspension!

Im in two minds until I read a bit more about it....

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Peugeot/Citroen really could do with a big DS true in shape and form to the original style icon. They have great engine technology with the HDi V6 which would be ideal. Somebody should remind them they don't seem to be able to sell their current big cars anyway so why not give the people something they would buy!!

I agree!

Also with this DS...

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13 Feb 2009, 23:31
The regenerative shock absorber....

by Kowalski » 12 Feb 2009, 15:15

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I found this article quite interesting...

It talks about harvesting energy from shock absorbers, by using a small hydraulic turbine to replace the damping element in shock absorbers, recovering some of the energy that a car loses when it hits bumps in the road. I got to thinking that this is the sort of thing that would easilly screw between a...

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Interesting, I wonder if it would adversely affect the suspension dynamics.

The brakes waste quite a lot of energy as evidenced by the amount of heat they generate --- I can't say as I've ever noticed the spheres getting hot. :lol:

Regenerative electromagnetic braking has been around for a while and I believe the Swiss were working on a bus...

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Last post by ellevie
13 Feb 2009, 20:15
Dead Xantia

by Gregg1100 » 31 Jan 2009, 20:04

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Hi,
Apart from a clattering idler wheel on serpentine belt, a duff (or more) heater plug, air in brake system, wet front footwell ( not matrix ), the radiator has decided to let go in a big way. And as tax is out, I have driven the car into my garden and SORNED it. Idler wheel and heater plugs received from GSF last week. More bloody car work :(...

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Think of it as a project Greg :wink:

I have a V6 like that. Lots of odd little jobs needing doing on it plus of course, one very major one :twisted:

Good luck with the project Greg.

I think CJ is right with that description project is the right word.

I also project, :wink: that I will be doing more work on my project when the current lovely...

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10 Feb 2009, 00:59
No Work Today!!!

by CitroJim » 05 Feb 2009, 08:36
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Even if I wanted to go to work today I can't (unless I walk) :D

We are well and truely snowed in. Not that deep but slippery enough to mean that nothing can move.

My neighbour tried to move his Merc Sprinter van and got it stuck right across the entrance to our Close, effectively blocking it totally. Not only thet, he tried to move his Beemer...

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i think the ICE ROAD TRUCKERS would think what we are getting is like a fly on there windscreen, compaired to wht they are used to (skatting/driving on thin ice)

regards malcolm

Yes I have been watching that, and we seem like muppets compared to them, they certainly have to deal with very bad conditions there.

Imagine if one of the ice road...
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07 Feb 2009, 15:21
off topic - monopoint LPG

by jgra1 » 06 Feb 2009, 10:39

hi all, I have an old fashioned LPG system fitted to my chevy, just was pondering a few things..

the lpg is fed into the top of a 4 barrel carb, and must just get sucked into the venturi's and down into manifold and engine..under load..

Is it likely the the amount of lpg is varied according to manifold vacumn? I cant see how else it's possible...

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06 Feb 2009, 10:39
2004 Citroe C5 2.0HDi 138, any issues i need to know of?

by Citroenmad » 25 Jan 2009, 23:57

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Hi,

Im looking at getting a C5, ive found one i like, i have test driven it but im going back tomorrow for a longer drive. All being well ill probably have it.

Ive been trying to do some digging around to find faults with this engine, but cant seem to find too many related threads.

So, does anyone know of any faults which effect the 2.0HDi...

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Mine is the facelifted 05 version.
I've had a couple of issues when the antipolution system faulty warning came up - fixed in warrenty by changing sensors and a rear suspension strut replaced when the car decided it was a real citroen & dropped overnight. Since it is an estate version I've also had the problem with the rear window not opening....

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04 Feb 2009, 21:04
What's your favourite French pop song?

by Napoleon » 28 Nov 2008, 22:55
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As the title says, really.

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Then I would have the perfect excuse to drag the excuisite Zhao Cong into this thread. Well here's a French connection where she plays Habanera from Bizet's Carmen.
She gets quite carried away towards the end.

She really is very talented.

Here is another charmer from a bygone age giving a more traditional rendition.

and finally there is...
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Last post by ellevie
03 Feb 2009, 18:01
Citroen C3 picasso

by jmaccyd » 02 Feb 2009, 12:46

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So, what do we think another hit from Citroen? I have to admit to really liking it, far too many modern cars just have terrible visibility. This has a great glass area with a full length sunroof as well. MPV motoring at its best...

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Oh, apologies for the er...oversized image. It will sell like hot cakes - mark my words!!! (crawls off tail between legs :D :D )

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02 Feb 2009, 20:42
stereo change

by renaultgal » 31 Jan 2009, 16:03

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Hi i wonder if anyone can help me, i have a scenic on a 54 plate with a standard factory cassette radio installed and would like replace it with an indash dvd player with a 2.5 that i have bough, could someone steer me in the right direction of what sort of cable i wold need to install it.

thanks

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come on people surely someone knows what type of iso i need i can put up pics of the wires from both my car and my cd dvd player.

If you have ISO connectors you should be able to plug in a new head unit. You might need an adapter cable if you have steering wheel controls you want to keep.

Post up a couple of photos of the front and back of your...

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Last post by Ross_K
01 Feb 2009, 15:16
Problems with Google....

by red_dwarfers » 31 Jan 2009, 16:15

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I had to laugh at this, what on earth have you admins been doing to the site ?!

I seem to be getting this on every site in the search results, what ever I type. Thinking it was something unsavory on the PC I was using I did all the usual, disconnect from the network, clean up temp files and ran virus/malware checks and all was the same. I went...

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A bit late in the day but it seems to have been universal

SDMB

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Last post by myglaren
01 Feb 2009, 00:02
More Vista troubles..??

by RichardW » 08 Jan 2009, 22:20
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Not really sure if this is Vista related or not (it probably is :lol: ) since I installed a wireless router (which was a challenge - maybe I should turn the router off and try again!) I have trouble accessing this site - and others which seem to need a database call. It just hangs with the message Waiting for ..... usually can be got to work by...

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I have IPv6 enabled on Vista and Ubuntu and have had no problems whatsoever.

Only site that is a real mess is the Lorus one but that may be an Opera problem.
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Last post by myglaren
31 Jan 2009, 13:35
Citroen CX in Practical Classics...

by CitroJim » 28 Jan 2009, 23:15

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Practical Classics feature an article on the CX GTi in the March 2009 edition :D

They like it... a lot by the looks of it...

Well worth a read :wink:

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Seen it!

I felt the whole article misses any real bite and actual relevance to it's original
premise and 3 or 4 pages doesn't do any Cx justice, let alone a GTi Turbo. :(
Never mind, let's read the same things yet again about MG's or Triumphs
instead...

Andrew

I used to buy pretty much all of the classic car magazines back in the day, but...

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Last post by vince
31 Jan 2009, 12:13
SIMCA / TALBOT MEETINGS 2009

by 504GLD » 21 Jan 2009, 21:34

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Date for your diary if your interested....

Simca Club UK National Rally - 14th June, Chatsworth House.

10th International Simca Meeting - 21st - 24th May, Biarritz. France.

Simca Club covers all Simca, Talbot, and Chrysler vehicles which were absorbed in to PSA along with Matra.

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My grandad owned a few Simcas in the 1970's

He had a 1301 saloon in white, which went seriously rusty when only about 6 months old. He complained to Simca, who eventually agreed to replace it with a new car for free, so he got another 1301, but in brown this time so any rust wouldn't show!
The brown one actually didn't rust at all, and he was...

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Last post by nick
30 Jan 2009, 21:44
A good reason to have a Petrol Xantia

by addo » 01 Dec 2008, 09:51

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I love it! :mrgreen: Petrol (PULP) was today $1.169/litre. That's 49.5p!

It's not often you see the counter monkeys happy, but they were today - who'd be griping about such a comparatively low fuel price? This is down about a third on what we were paying six weeks ago.

So, I put a good splash into the tank, and thrashed all about the place in...

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Just back from a seven day road trip .

Achieved a genuine 33MPG in the estate, with one or two passengers all the way. We covered dirt roads, secondary roads and a little highway - total distance driven was over 2800km. Temperatures were up to mid-thirties at times.

Shared the driving with two Citroën virgins who both liked the car's positive...

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28 Jan 2009, 23:40
New to forum, and I have my ZX for sale

by Tourist » 26 Jan 2009, 18:25

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I'm new to the forum, but can't seem to find an introduce yourself section so I'll do it here, or maybe a mod can move it or something.

I'm 17, my first car was a Peugeot 306. I used it to learn to drive, and then pass my test, then I got a Citroen ZX which is the car I have now. They were/are both diesels, with the non-turbo 1.9 litre engine....

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Welcome to the FCF Tourist :D

Great to hear of plans to own a BX, good on yer :wink:

I take it you've found the BX Club Forum :D

It's a good place. You'll see me on there as well :wink: Please don't ask why as a Xantia owner I spend time there or why I'm CitroXim over there; it's all far too complicated :lol: :lol:

I signed up there before...

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27 Jan 2009, 23:05
Citroen overseas (pics)

by fatherjack2002 » 09 Jan 2009, 20:56

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Hi, i was in Turkey for a week over Xmas/new year, i had hoped that there may have been a Mk3 Xantia in evidence, to see if it might have looked any better in the flesh than the pics i posted earlier on the forum, but no such luck :(
In fact Citroens are generally pretty thin on the ground , the the main car on the roads seems to be the old boxy...

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Come on then Mike, what was deleted in poor sence of humour ??? .
PM me it please , don't worry about offending , i've been in the building trade for 30+ years , so nothing will shock :lol: :lol: , i can roughly gather the deleted part but PM me it anyway

Cheers Paul

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26 Jan 2009, 20:41
Young person seeking car advice

by joshier » 08 Jan 2009, 23:36
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Hello

OK, so let me tell you my situation very briefly.

I'm 21, I live on an island (isle of wight). I work part-time in a job I've been working for over a year.

I need a new car, because my pegueot 306 (made in 1994) is giving me massive trouble.

I've just finished buying a NSR (extremely good condition) and I've done my CBT, however as I...

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Been there, biking in winter is not clever! Luckily I survived unlike one of my mates.

My car buying advice for what its worth- high depreciation is good so get a citroen 3years old or older. That should avoid high finance costs!

If you want reliability get an XUD-engined one, say a Citroen ZX D or TD. In my experience most car problems are...
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22 Jan 2009, 10:17
Headgasket ID

by jgra1 » 11 Jan 2009, 13:00

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Chaps , anyone know what a CH6590D HG is for ?

It doesn't look like an XUD gasket, maybe a D8 engine?

thanks :)
John

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thanks Mike and Jim

thats why i bought it earlier in the year :)

but its not right for my xantia so I got another when I did the HG..

will take a pic of it

John

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12 Jan 2009, 00:54
Windscreen washer fluid

by reblack68 » 07 Jan 2009, 00:14

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Simple question. Is there one that works?

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The one that I've found to work best is made by Comma, the car's at work use Auto Care which smells just like battery acid and smears across the screen as it is used :evil: avoid!

Here's a test

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Last post by DickieG
11 Jan 2009, 20:57
Getting a 106 or Saxo

by weety » 18 Dec 2008, 20:58

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its time to change my girlfriends car and i am looking at a 106 or Saxo diesel (shhh but the smaller the car the less likely she will knock the edges of :twisted: )

anyway i have never had either of those cars before is there anything dodgy i should be looking for in particular? (other than my girlfriends right hook if she reads this :o )...

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cheers for that ... i presume that means it would be rather expensive to get a spare key for it.....

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10 Jan 2009, 20:52
P.M. Question

by fatherjack2002 » 08 Jan 2009, 20:59

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Hope i don't appear too stupid here :oops: , but just been checking my messages, Sentbox is pretty self explanitory, but how does the Outbox work ?? , as there are 2 messages in there, which i thought had been sent, are they still in there because the recipients mailbox is full ? , and do i need to re-send them, or will they automatically send at...

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Unless the sender's Outbox is over capacity, a message will remain there until opened (or deleted unread) by the recipient.

I don't know about older versions of php but certainly from 3 upwards, it seems to let people run over 100% capacity on their mailboxes until the system needs space - then it purges back to the nominal threshold again....

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Last post by addo
08 Jan 2009, 22:43
Removing a Xantia 1.9 TD engine

by Napoleon » 01 Jan 2009, 21:18
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Not planning on doing this to my car, but I may do with another one later in the year.

Any pitfalls I should watch for? I'll be needing the gearbox and starter and any other gubbins in order to run the engine outside of the car.

Really.

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:twisted: :D

afternoon all

on a serious note, I would be happy to do any work for you guys especially engine related.. as a means to help me along :D
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Last post by jgra1
06 Jan 2009, 16:37
FCF Advice in ebay listings

by admiral51 » 05 Jan 2009, 20:10

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Not mine but i thought nice to see someone doing some proper research on Xantia faults :lol: :lol:

Xantia With Free FCF Advice

Colin

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Well that's about it she is generally in excellent condition and I doubt any other Xantia of this age has had as much love an attention spent on her as this one, so good luck thank you for looking & happy bidding

She is clearly oblivious to the care and attention some of the guys here give their Xantias, not least Jim.

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Last post by myglaren
05 Jan 2009, 21:12
Best Christmas Present

by admiral51 » 03 Jan 2009, 04:28

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Ok no-one has ventured this topic so here goes............

A little background info is required here as to my personal likes and situation :lol: :lol:

Those of you who have read my blog know that my good lady is from Scotland and that i travel to see the inlaws atleast twice a year. That being said i didnt meet my good lady until 1992 and my...

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whats a good air filter for a 99 xantia 2.1 td.

A clean one :lol:

GSF Part No. N12273 AIR FILTER-LAUTRETTE XANTIA ACTIVA & 2.1TD

is a good one. The 2.1TD filter is physically the same as a 1.9TD one but has an extra layer of fine foam on it.

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Last post by CitroJim
04 Jan 2009, 15:52
Bye bye 08, Hello 2009

by MikeT » 31 Dec 2008, 18:33
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May I take this opportunity to wish all members and readers a Very Happy New Year? I wish you peace & prosperity for 2009.

Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind?

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Hi folks, been out the UK for a week (just back at 2 AM this morn ), so i hope its not to late to wish everyone a happy new year. I was in Turkey ,there's not a lot of Citroens in evidence, no Xants :( :( , but did find a good looking abandoned CX, i'll try to post the pics once i work out how to down-load from phone to P.C. :? :?
Cheers and av a...
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Last post by fatherjack2002
04 Jan 2009, 12:10
First Citroën meeting of the year.

by DickieG » 04 Jan 2009, 00:06

On Sunday the 11th January the CCC 'D Section' are having their winter meeting at 'DS World' in Battersea starting @ 10am

Weather permitting I'll be there with my DS :D

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Last post by DickieG
04 Jan 2009, 00:06
406 or Xantia?

by robster_1981 » 29 Dec 2008, 17:05

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Exactly as the title suggests really!

i'm not interested in the looks of the car, but as it's going to be a taxi, the reliability is an issue! I know the two cars have the same running gear, but i'm slightly worried about the Citroen's suspension. The reason i'm tempted by them is the big gap in price!! I've seen a nice Xantia exclusive HDi on a...

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I would have bought another Xantia as my company car opt out deal, thats if they were made younger than 6 years old.

Best car I have ever owned, sadly it free'd up all my weekends instead of the zx woes (albeit cheap).

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Last post by newmezuk04
02 Jan 2009, 21:36
Taking The Concept of 'Bio'-Diesel A Bit Far

by Ross_K » 30 Dec 2008, 16:12

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Soylent diesel anybody? :lol: :lol: :lol:

A plastic surgeon who practised in Beverly Hills, California, is being accused of using human fat liposuctioned from former patients to fuel his car.

According to Forbes.com, Alan Bittner allegedly collected the human fat and turned it into biodiesel for his own SUV and his girlfriend's car. He is...

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I'm not reading this thread until after lunch :) It put me right off dinner last night and I don't want it to do the same with my lunch :lol:

I hope there's nothing that might cause me to see my lunch again when I do read it :twisted:

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Last post by CitroJim
31 Dec 2008, 14:08
Christmas Greetings one and all!

by CitroJim » 20 Dec 2008, 17:14

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It's that time of year again and I'd like to take this opportunity to wish all our members and visitors a very happy Christmas and an even better 2009 :D

2008 has been a brilliant year for both the FCF and BXC and they have gone from strength to strength over the past 12 months with a bumper crop of new members and some really great threads....

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Hi All,
Not been on puter much over Xmas------too full of plum pud :D :D .

So will wish one and all a Very Happy 2009

Regards,
Greg

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28 Dec 2008, 13:38
XUD tuning

by eye_flys » 23 Dec 2008, 22:50

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I've had this link in my bookmarks for a while

I'm considering doing some of the mods to my 405 just to make it a bit more driveable. It's all good and well when it's on boost but sometimes it's just a bit lacking.
I'm particularly worried about affecting the reliability - but I have read that these engines run very lean as standard, and can...

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I have done the two easiest modifications so far, upping the fuelling a touch and upping the maximum engine speed to 5200rpm
Seems to have made a marked difference, acceleration through the gears is better. :o

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24 Dec 2008, 13:58
New Haynes manual

by Xaccers » 22 Dec 2008, 23:04

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:D

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:D :D :D

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23 Dec 2008, 01:24
Manchester says NO to the proposed congestion charge!!

by andmcit » 12 Dec 2008, 22:49

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79% of the vote says NO, we don't like being bribed into being guinea pigs by heavy handed
DoT bullyboy tactics! Yay!! :D

Maybe everyone in this rubbish country of ours has been pushed into a corner now and whilst
weary and bitter feels there's nowhere else left to go but to fight back? Here's hoping a clear
message has been sent to London. Mind...

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I'm not totaly opposed to the idea, but they made the zone absolutely HUGE! why??? I never go to Manchester, but they made their zone so large I would have been affected anyway just going to the local shops, garages, visiting friends etc.? why? dohhhh.. :roll:
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22 Dec 2008, 13:30
Exit Honda, enter Rover! :D (with Pics)

by James.UK » 16 Dec 2008, 19:37

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Well I finally found a cheapish Rover 75 conniossaur TDi auto. It's a bit mileagey for a 2001 car at 137K but the autobox had a rebuild by BMW about 18 months ago. The engine is a straight 4, 2litre BMW turbo diesel.

It does need some work though, e.g. the door locks are sticky, and stiff even manually. The CD stacker fingy has been unplugged and...

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Hiya Kowalski :)

>>>You could have got a really good Xantia for that money<<<

I know I know but I don't know any local mechs that can fix Xantias!!

Having said that, I am finding Rover bits easier to source than the BMW parts on the car!!! grrrr.. :oops: :roll:

e.g. I need a 2nd key for the car, to get one (via an agent) I had to send...

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22 Dec 2008, 02:09
"Main Stealer" Literally Lives Up To Nickname

by ACTIVE8 » 15 Dec 2008, 19:24

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Check out this report about how a main stealer, not only left their customers in the lurch, but also their staff as well!

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True! :lol:

This (silly) time of year, it is at least frequently threatened - if not enacted, too.

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20 Dec 2008, 00:46
can't set an avatar

by k2col » 18 Dec 2008, 01:37

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Hi,

When I try and upload an avatar (triedn with 5kb GIF & PNG) I get the following error:

Warning: copy(./images/avatars/515649499ad8f1dc8.gif) : failed to open stream: Permission denied in C:\Inetpub\vhosts\frenchcarforum.co.uk\httpdocs\forum\includes\usercp_avatar.php on line 288

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already...

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It is a recurrent problem Colin.
If you email your image to me I'll have a crack at inserting it for you.

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18 Dec 2008, 01:52
Login problems Firefox / Vista

by RichardW » 12 Dec 2008, 12:47
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Not really French Car related, although it is an electrical problem :lol:

Following demise of the hard drive on our old PC have 'upgraded' to a lap top with Vista. Prefer to use Firefox, however, cannot log in here or BXClub on firefox. Get login page, enter username / password, appears to work, but then just get back to front page and not...

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:roll:

Why do I have to bugger about with my cookies - they're fine where they
are beside my cuppa tea...

Andrew

Nothing to do with cookies, it's the webserver. Nothing you can do at your end will sort that one.
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17 Dec 2008, 12:45
V6 rattle ... ideas needed ... :(

by jgra1 » 07 Dec 2008, 21:09

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hi all.. sorry I have been away from here for a bit... A weekend away in venice in the floods and just now 5 days solid working outdoors on my v6 have taken up a fair bit of time...

60 hours later and now I have removed the flood damaged engine, swapped the auto box onto the new 50K (ebay) engine, and fitted that back in.

I started it tonight...

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Handyman thanks :D

i get easily confused these days with forums!

:shock:

the matrix was fixed last night but I have no idea which forum i mentioned it on!

A header tank was duly rigged, and the v6 has two bleeds around the thermostat.. between the three the matrix now works fine :)
I got insurance today and drove the car 5 miles along...

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13 Dec 2008, 02:25
Oil suction/drain debate, the definative answer?

by DickieG » 10 Dec 2008, 19:00

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Plucked from the Citroën Car Club website;

I was given an interesting Citroën document today about turbos on the 1.6.HDi - principle may apply to 2.0l as well, but that engine not referred to.

Quote:
OIL CHANGE PROCEDURE ON ALL DV6 ENGINES

It is necessary to follow a specific oil change procedure on all DV6 and DV6U engines so as to ensure that...

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The reason you cant suction drain the DV series engines is because there is a stopper at the bottom of the dipstick tube that prevents the suction tube going right into the bottom of sump. Citroen permit suction draining on many of their other engines.

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11 Dec 2008, 12:26
"My Blower Fan is Acting Up"

by addo » 11 Dec 2008, 11:49

Or so I thought... It seemed to be making on and off rushing noises as I drove home from work.

Must have been a long day. In fact, the rushing noise was airflow through the car. I'd left the wagon's tailgate up. Good that for once I was driving sedately, and nothing fell out! :shock:

Disclaimer: This stunt was performed under controlled...

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11 Dec 2008, 11:49
"My Peugeot 406 is the best in the world"

by red_dwarfers » 07 Dec 2008, 21:25

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Just watching Top Gear on BBC2

Good on that man who reckons that his Pug 406 with 6 CD Changer is the best in the world!

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It might even have been the case with the Visa and 104 although the 104 may have come first. Can't remember...

The Visa was the 205 IIRC.

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09 Dec 2008, 02:24
intermediate drive shaft bearing

by jgra1 » 03 Dec 2008, 15:25
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hi all can anyone help?
I have done driveshaft removal many times without an issue, but right now this one is being a pig
I have hammered, leavered and used heat on the aluminium casing but it wount budge :(

any thoughts?

John

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:D

I have yet to roadtest the car, but yes! two autobox specialists took the gearbox under their wing and whilst I held the box, one bashed the inter bearing with one of those wooden and ?brass / bronze heavy things while rotating the shaft.. slowly, very slowly it came out! :shock: :shock:

I dont know how much the hammer weighed but I want...
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08 Dec 2008, 20:34

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