French Car Forum

Well,after puting my car on Ebay late Fri,its now sold :cry: :D .Sold it to a nice man who lives around the corner from me.Contacted me through Ebay,came to have a look this morning & settled on £475 which i thought wasnt to bad.
Was sorry to see it go,but cant wait to get my Dad`s 406 in a few weeks :D :)
Ebay number 200032586629

Hi Folks,
I had just left Cwmbran shopping centre yesterday, when a twang was heard, with an immediate clutch pedal to floor effect. I thought Clip , so got car home. Had a look up under dash---clip intact. Oh. Tool air filter box off, to check if cable busted. Cable fine. I had a look at clutch lever from bellhousing---going from end to end of...

Well here’s an article I have found, that is well worth a look at. 8)

So, next time you go into WH Smith, or your local supermarket go to the magazine section, and pick up the current issue of Autocar dated 18th October 2006.

This is because there is an article in there, which is very interesting.

If you turn to page 122 Richard Bremner has...

My bro in law has a 3 yr old Rover 75 1.8T.I serviced it 5 weeks ago for him,& had to put 3 lts of water in it!Told him all about head gasket probs on this engine.Lo n behold 3 weeks later it blew at 26k,which i diognosed? for him,& main dealer confirmed for the price of £100 :!: .They wanted £1100 to repair it.
He had it done today for the sum of...

This chap seems somewhat obsessive-

And it's not only BX's!! Check out his recreation of a 2CV trike!!

Looks like they are going to destroy a Xantia tonight

If anyone hasn't heard, the Cits particularly She went shopping for a couple of hours and on her return, drove it straight into the workshop. When asked why she'd...

:shock:

I feel sorry for the poor bugger in that. :shock:

Saw it on the aussiefrogs website.

Ok,so its not really French related,sorry Anders etc,but other forums are nothing compered to this 1 :D .Anyway,upon starting this diesel car from cold in the morning,or after work,it takes ages to fire & run.5 mins after work tonight!The fuel system is of the self bleed/prime type.There is no hand primer,only cranking of the engine.After cranking...

Hello All,

While I agree that swearing should be used in context, I doubt that Quackers meant to cause offence in his enthusiasm for the car.

It would be a shame to lose you as a contributor Dave, but is the use of swearing really a cause to stop visiting the site altogether?

Come on fella, we need you.

I myself am not offended in the least by...

I've just read a letter in Retro Cars this month and therein is half a hint that the government is looking to pass legislation that will effectively ban modified cars and even threaten those of us who run old 'uns that do not strictly meet todays C and U regs, especially in the emissons department.

The words were very scant and left me wanting to...

hi all, I know this has little to do with french cars, but if anyone can give me a few pointers i would appreciate it.

I need to do a large amount of spraying this weekend if possible. The vehicle is essentialy outside. I was hoping to build a cocoon around the areas i am working on, to prevent dust etc.. the vehicle is too big to get...

This is a purely hypothetical question as I'm both skint and mechanically inept, but who thinks that the 2.7 HDi from a C6 would fit in an SM?

'Dreamer' Pete

So, there we were sat on the bonnet of the car at Senen Cove in Cornwall, admiring the scenery and the quietness of the area.

CRUNCH.

Hmm, what was that, nobody around, no cars just come in, but look at that Xantia, it's just hit the sea wall..

The usual Xantia issue of hot brakes and the handbrake ( the car park is at the bottom of a steep...

...or those with a weak stomach! :lol:

An extra that didn't make it in the filming for Back to the Future?

Did the local Halfords run out of it's stock of filler before he finished...?

Andrew

Have a look at this.
A Mk2 inside and a Mk1 ish outside? Look at the mileage as well!!

Regards

has anyone else spotted it?

they tried to modernise a classic by making it look like a snooped pre-production test car (along with the others too), good choice for the road track to his (micheal caine with long hair and stoned) woodland house, seems they have kept the suspension for it and added their own soundeffects for the engine.

lots of...

HHope he makes a full recovery. Get well soon

Mr posty came today to deliver a parcel for the old man that I had to sign for. I was pottering on the ZX when he arrived. While I was checking over the box & signing the paperwork he took alook round the car asking what I was upto & said it looked like I had been busy, to which I agreed & I'll abit felt alittle chuffed that he took the time then...

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This has been going on for months and months, and I'm saddened by the the whole sickening spectacle of it; I've seen at least 12+ cars go to the wall for the cause of a Fast'n Furious boy racer. :evil:

The supply of Xm 2.0i turbos has all but dried up due to this trend. Bet none of them have told their insurance company....

Aldi have an arc welder coming in on the 21st September

I know these aren't the easiest of things to use but it does seem cheap. It even comes with a how to weld pamphlet, you'll be able to burn holes through your rusty bits and thin metal in no time flat!

Certainly not French car related, but until recently whenever I entered a search topic in Google, an alphabetical list of past topics was displayed in a box below the search line. Likewise with the eBay site, past searches, beginning with the same letter or digit was displayed. Suddenly, on my computer that has stopped happening. How do I go about...

Well the engine oil level was half empty on the Fiesta so chucked in a couple of litres.

Looks like a couple of litres was a bit too much.

The cap popped off so now the engine bay is a little bit oily, well quite oily infact, and theres a couple of nice big puddles in car park at work.

If that had happened in the Xantia I would have been very...

Easy!

:roll:

Hello from Finland. I joined today to this forum and this is my first post here.
I have two Citroën Xantia 1.8i SX 1995 cars.
Vert Vega (RP 6695) and Sable Phénicien (RP 6548)

I'm a member of Automobile Citroën Finlande.
In my website there are pictures of my Citroëns and also something else.

:( fixed everything, very happy
:)
sorry to be a nuisance

I will only come back with frenchcar problems :evil:

When I bought my Xantia it had Pug 205 1.9 GTi 15 Speedline alloys on it shod with 195/65 R 15 types made by some obscure outfit in Russia. They were too big as the rear tyres contacted the leading edge of the rear wheelarch when the suspension was on high setting. As they were nearly new on the car and being a little on the parsemonious side I...

This spring balance weight that Renault have been stopped from using on their F1 cars, was it the same as the sprung weights that used to act as dampers on each wheel of the 2CV?

Its not even done a mega high mileage!!!!!

If it was closed to home, i'd add it to my collection!! :(

David.

Hi All,

Just wondering if anyone had any recommendations for any garages in Brighton which they've had experience of?

I need to get my brake pads changed pronto, and I'm new to the area. Have tried doing it myself but the calipers are fused pretty solid!

Thanks!

Joe

There's a couple of quality chain wrenches going cheaply on eBay at the moment. They are chrome vanadium with 12 inch handles and very chunky 15 inch chains.

The links are 28mm long by 12mm wide at the widest part by 2mm thick (4x2=8mm) and are held together by 5mm diameter 18mm long protruding pins.

This is the Record 240 Irwin Handiwrench with...

This months EVO magazine has a test of 1971 SM against a 2006 C6.
The SM comes off quite well with 4 stars and only 3 for the C6.
The bugatti veryon goes quite well to.
Ray

Hi , how about a section on scrappys , we could list all the yards in our areas , and hopefully give an update on stock after each visit . with the laws changing scrappies are getting harder to find, think back ten years . Six have gone within an hours drive of me since then. when I go on holiday I look for them, it would be easier if I could...

Just sold my 110bhp HDI, 2000 model. Fed up of the bumpy back end. Now have a 2 litre 140 bhp brand new Hyundai Tucson.
Do I miss anything? No. The tucson is shorter, has more room and more performance. I feel that the newer Citroens, C5 etc have a cheaper hydraulic system and the C4 has springs, so they are not for me.

Folks, I thought I was quite handy with household DIY.. but I have a very silly issue.

I am wiring 6 halogen downlights into my camper. 240volt.

I want a dimmer switch too, question

does it go inline i.e. break up a live, or inline neutral?

or does it 'sit' between live and neutral?

On the packaging it said, wite Com and L1 whatever way...

Haynes: Rotate anticlockwise.
Translation: Clamp with molegrips (adjustable wrench) then beat repeatedly with hammer anticlockwise. You do know which way is anticlockwise, don't you?

Haynes: Should remove easily.
Translation: Will be corroded into place. Clamp with adjustable wrench then beat repeatedly with a hammer.

Haynes: This is a snug...

many moons ago someone posted a table of what wheels fitted what cars (so you knew what wheels you could swap from car to car)

i have searched and searched for the posting but cant find it :(

does anyone have this table? :?:

or does anyone know if renault clio wheels would fit on a ZX?

Cheers

Hi,
Does anyone know if a 206 hdi gearbox is the same as that fitted to a 306?
The reason I ask is that I'm thinking of replacing the gearbox on my xantia whilst doing an engine change.

Cheers

Just thought I would ask what is the general opinion about the new recruits for the Highways Agency that now supervise the motorwars.

Do you feel they are of benefit?

Just another waste of resources?

Do you think their are safety implications?

etc

Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed that there seems to be a lot of Xantias owned by guys called STEVE :?: :D

Having trouble selling your petrol Xantia?
Just call it an HDi then;

Does he really not know the difference, or is it a crafty attempt to get more people to look at his listing?

Hi All,
Just had delivery of 4 new Beru plugs for my L reg Xant TD, from good old GSF.
When my son had the car he bought some from local motor factors. When I fitted them, there was a slight improvement in starting from cold, but not too much. Very soon it was as bad as ever. Car has done 201,000+.
As car has now been given back to me, I will...

Hi All..
I know I need hours of Welding Classes but.....

I tried to weld two peices of metal together earlier, under my campervan ...

sounds easy ;)

I was using an old stick welder, i had extinguishers to hand etc.

One of the objects was a handbrake cable mounting plate located on the chassis of the vehicle, made of what looked like 2mm mild...

Have a couple of spare tickets for a BX owner`s northern meeting. It`s September 3rd and is at the Cholomondeley Castle Classic Car Show, which is near Malpas in Cheshire, and in between Chester, Cheshire and Whitchurch, Shrop`s.
A cracking day out and a very popular show with a lovely backdrop. Tickets are £2.50 (normal admission is £6.00) and...

Yayyy!

I've just got myself a rather nice 1997 VSX 2.0 16v BUT with a few niggles fixed it will be a very nice car...

One problem that cannot be missed is the constant flashing of the airbag warning whenever the ignition is on/engine running anytime whatever...

Now, I'm not the biggest fan of these at the best of times anf the Cx's & Xm's I use and...

I will be in Bideford (North Devon) near Barnstaple end of Sept for a week. Not been before, just want a change... :)

So anyone know of nice places to visit in the area? I wanted a boat ride up the river but no-one does any.. :cry:

Don't fancy going to Lundy island, too far, too rough and it's an all day thing.. (Good cure for sea sickness.....

Wright then. The Mazda 323 is a great car and so far hasn't let us down. Unfortunatley as my little girl is 2.5 inches taller then average for her hight & age (10months old) the car is getting a little small very fast. Any how looked on the auto trader webb last night and nearly fell over with how cheap a relatively new C5 hatch & estate are. My...

Hi all, trying very hard to get a 39 year old camper through an MOT tomorrow.

One question, why is it that, my brake pedal moves ? 10cm before it becomes firm and the vehicle stops, when, with handbrake on, it only takes 3cm?

I am (I think) an experienced home mechanic.
I know what is happening in relation to above.
The shoes are well within...