French Car Forum

I'm not a football fan, prefer motorsports, but did at least try to support the England team against Germany as I'd seen the previous matches and knew we were doomed. Anyway, if you feel glum England lost, perhaps this will bring a smile to your face... there's always someone else to blame.

:) one of these vans is on my ' must have vehicle list ' :D
one of the Peugeot D3 D4 range of vans

Anyone had anything to do with these vans :)

For those vulcan lovers...

1.3 auto. Not a bad project for someone though?

Spotted this one Chris as you said you were interested in getting yourself a Xantia and for that money im sure you couldnt go wrong ..or anyone for that matter

Dave

Hi Mike I've sent you a pm.

* sigh *

It's not done very well, possibly a year its been on and its actually making noises, the previous (genuine) I fitted one lasted about six years, I only changed that one as it started to show signs of weepage.

Trouble here is I had to 'fix' :oops: the seized tensioner plunger last time (which was a major job in itself) , so I may have to...

All, I know this has been done to death.. but can someone remind me and Tony (cachaciero) what cable and diag machine will read a V6 1999 406 coupe?

I have one with intermittent non starting.. a shut down of ignition or injection I imagine..

many thanks
John

Got to thinking today about a cruise/convoy from the North West to the national rally and wondered who was intrested?

I was thinking of a couple of meeting points, Charrnock Richard services and Knutsford services both on the M6.

could be quite a sight :lol:

All, a friends td has just started suffering black smoke and low power.
A brief history... car brought and used for a couple of years, I have done very little to it except changing the lucas system to a bosch, and since then it has - like my xantia - ran on WVO form the same source.. It has always suprised me as being a very nippy car, a lot more...

why do people not rate French cars and have the attitude that it has to be German or japanese ?

I had a VW Golf a few years ago and had no end of problems with it. Had my Pug 207 for 4 years and its been faultless and returned 50mpg ! now purchasing a new C5 as I think its the best looking saloon on the road and stands out from the crowd of bland...

Hi,
I've just returned from a holiday in France, unfortunately we had to take the Renault as the kids wanted to use the bikes whilst on holiday, we only have a tow bar on the renault. The Modus performed well considering it had 4 bikes and a roof box (the Xantia would have been much more suited to this load). Fuel economy was shocking when...

I only ask as I just dedicated an hour or so to my 1.9TD.

I don't suppose anyone has any pictures of any of the 205 production line at (any) factory do they ?

I remember having one once, but I cannot find it.

Google did not turn up anything of interest unfortunately.

Thanks :)

Hello,

Please note this is NOT a 'want to buy' post; this is something that I might need in the future.

Does anyone know what is the largest MPV with fully removable seats, the kind of thing you can use as a small van on occasion. I used to have a 1998 P reg Espace, which was great when the back row of seats came out, but I believe that the...

I'd be lost without it.

Just spent the best part of a fortnight working away in the backwoods of Australia's deep south. No phone reception, no internet, tank water only. Saw the same three other people every day. Put in some long hours and lost a fair bit of weight - the trews now need a belt!

Arrived home to discover no new rotors or pads delivered for the Xantia -...

Anyone know conclusively - I've not dropped anything out from Googling
and I've totally forgotten about the almost fully out instruments on an Xm
I'm about to take for a test tomorrow until I drove it in the dusk tonight!? :oops:

Hey, at least I still see what fuel and water temperature levels are and really
they're the most critical...

Waverider

Fast enough for you?

My son has an 02 Golf 1.8 GTi Turbo. Bought 18 months ago. He's had a fair amount of problems with it.
Last year he wanted it servicing having had KF do it and been rather dismayed with them.*

As it happened I could only change the air filter as it started to rain and that was that.
Was going to do it after Christmas but RSP again.
Easter I was...

just thought id let people know as above,

on sunday 30/5/10 they will meet at the ACE cafe then drive down to Hove park, were there is usualy all kinds going on

regards malcolm

A topic that often comes up is how to remove the crankshaft pulley typically to change the timing belt. It is usually held on by a very tight large central bolt which requires the use of an air impact gun or using the starter motor trick to remove it.

The picture below shows the pulley on a 1999 Mitsubishi Galant 2L Automatic which is held on by...

Hi guys, hope no one minds me posting this on here....and in these recession ridden times this may help someone.... :wink:

I have a job on offer based in Walton, Liverpool.

Position - Salesperson - Car Parts
Company - GSF Car Parts Ltd
Job Type - Full Time employed
Hours - Tuesdays to Friday 8:30am to 5:30pm and Saturdays 9am till 4pm
Salary...

Whos going then?

Just a passing thought that didn't pass quick enough.... Can anyone tell me...

Why is the atmospheric pressure important to my ECU when it has no control of air intake or fuel?

Can't see Renault folding for this

Just spotted these, Probably already been posted but still worth another look.

Would make great prints

Gammy

Location Wetherby Racecourse
Dates 14th, 15th and 16th of May
Price = A tenner or less if its like last years

Mix of old and new style Citroens from around the country...nice people, nice cars, and a few trade stands.

Anyone fancy it?

I will be attending with the Xantia on Saturday 15th :)

Hi,

As you might know I work at a car auction, here in Belfast. Occasionally we get some interesting stock and I do buy quite a few cars out of work to sell on - but our auction has mostly newer cars so it's very, very rare that we would have nice french cars from the 90s!

But of course, the one evening I have taken off work in about 6 months...

Not Xantia specific, but for SAAB s.

Might be useful though?

Was actually looking for a method of manually opening the soft top on daughter #3's 900 cabriolet. Gone out of sequence. Took an hour to work out how to lower the rear seat back :(

Among the documents of my Xantia I have a credit card sized plastic card with a scratch panel on it which bears a code - presumably related to my car.

1. What is it's official name or how should I refer to it?
2. When would I need to use it?
3. Would a replacement be obtainable and at what price?
4. Do all later Citroens have this or were they...

This looks absolute chaos, can't imagine this happening today

YouTube

There is - possibly - a French car in among that lot, somewhere

Off to Whitby with Danielle, her folks and their dog, so we need a roof box to give the dog the boot.
Don't suppose anyone has one they're not using for the August bank holiday and the week after?
:)

:D

take note of the first, if not the other two :D :D

you saw it here first folks ;)

It should be and then i see things like this...

Sounds interesting to me.

Has anyone got any pics of a 93 or 94 sinker Xantia with the badge on the bonnet :lol:

My Diaxia (hybrid Diag2000) screen is a tad dim in normal daylight and trying to read the screen is proving problematic in sunlight.

It's made worse by the fact there's two layers of screen protection that are stuck together with some sort of adhesive and over the years, has begun to peel away a bit like a poorly applied window tint, if you know...

Hi all
Not sure what is going on with my PC(probably me :oops: ) but when i look at items on ebay i cant see any extra descriptions just a blank page scrolls down until i get to the usual payment bits and pieces.
Im running XP with IE8.
I only noticed it when i put my caravan for sale on ebay today
I can see all photos and standard item...

I'm trying to get my head around this new E5 format, as the old is supposed to be disappearing shortly. However, it's challenging! Can't get the search to work.

Anyone else feeling inadequate in the face of change? :lol:

What do you think about your satnav?

Would you like to take part in new research by the University of Nottingham and help a UK registered charity?

We are looking for volunteers to complete a short online survey about how they use their satnav.

The survey should only take about 10 to 15 minutes to complete and is completely anonymous. Our only...

Hello,
Just took my beloved 1996 N reg mk1 Clio 1.2 for MOT.
It failed on some trivial things.
headlight aim incorrect
both front wheels were buckled (due to driving over numerous potholes a few months back)
and one of the black plastic trims from the left side fell off.
Garaged asked £ 25 to fix all those
Other then those, the car Passed.

BUT...

As many will already know, there was an event last year, The BXagon Challenge which saw a bunch of BXers drive around the edge of France. We will have raised about £6,000 for Cancer Research UK (which wasn't bad considering half the planned number of teams took part). It is unlikely that those who took part will forget the event in a hurry, and it...

Forgive me for asking this, it may seem silly.

No I'm looking at getting a lot of work done on the Activa, as well as a few jobs on the Coupe, I've been thinking I need more tools. I have a 150piece set that I bought from Halfrauds. It's ok but I'm missing various bits from it.

I'm thinking of going back to Halfrauds to replace the sockets that...

I have been processing waste veg oil now since october 2009 and running my citroen xantia with it.
I reckon it costs me about 35p a litre to put it through all the filtering that is heating it up in 205 litre drums taking into account the cost of filters electricity and evrything else associated with cleanning and purchaseing the waste oil.

I...

Cars from last few years has all extended their oil change intervals.
I've looked at the Laguna II dci engines, 18,000 miles interval!!!
04 Vectras 20,000mi!
New corsas 20,000mi!

When my 96 mk1 clio require 6000 mi interval, Personally, I change it every 4000-5000 if using semi syn.
My mate who drives a tuned up 350hp Subaru, change it every...

Calling all Lexia2 owners. What are the limitations in respect of the newer cars. Can it interrogate OBDII-compliant cars at all, (presumably with restrictions) or does it simply not work with any of them?

Are there any limitations for pre-OBDII Citroens or does it fully work with all of them? ie Where is the cut-off point that Actia decided to...

One of my colleagues is taking a trip in support of Clic Sargent, this is a charity that endevours to support children who are suffering from cancer. I've taken the liberty of attaching an interview that appears in our company magazine.

Preston Team Leader needs your help to raise £2000.

Preston Station Manager, Linsey Robinson asked Russell...

First time out in 8 months, a bit rough and ready. I jumped in and tried to drive the way I used to, and had a bit of a scare after 3 laps at the chicane. So I took it easy and kept it smooth for the rest of the night, lots more speed to be found next time out :D