French Car Forum

What would be the most likely cause of a soaked drivers footwell carpet ? It is definitely just water and found just now after the car was parked over the weekend during the prolonged rain. Everywhere else is dry. The scuttle water drains are free and as far as I can tell the sunroof drains are free.

I'm looking at replacing the exhaust on my Zx16v in the next few weeks with a custom made stainless system , I was considering taking the cat of it , is this a major mot fail or will the car still pass if emissions are low enough ? I have driven a Zx16v with the cat removed and it certainly felt a little more eager , thanks

Mark

I have an Xantia 1.8 16v. just done the head gasket and new idol speed sensor and boy its made a BIG improvement ! but have no idea on how to get more power out of her, or any mods that can be done to Xantia petrol engines. I did take mine to be tuned a few years ago to a boy racer garage, but they told me there was nothing they could do. TBH I...

Hi
I have 2002 c5 v6 exclusive in which I have a strange problem with the display. The display goes blank for varying periods of time and when it is blank what ever of the cd players or radio which was on before hand works but the other two do not. The controls on the stalk do not work either. When it comes back on full functionality returns in...

Evening all,
My 2003 C5 2.0 HDi has been playing up, lack of power, lost 10mpg of the urban average, lots of black smoke out the exhaust etc.

Local garage diagnosed faulty MAF from the error code.
I replaced the MAF no change.

Having studied the forum I've disconnected the vacuum pipe from the maual EGR valve and this have improved.

There's no...

Hi, a friend of mine who owns C5. However, it has been at least 6 months his car is not on the road.
His C5 is actually in the process of 'transforming' the hyraulic suspension to normal suspension (coil spring & absorber).
Things has been almost sorted out but when wanted to get the car alive again, the remote key fail him.
He had the transponder...

My ZX16V has intermittent 'Check' Light while driving. This has leads me to check ECU (Bosch MP3.2) via Lexia3.
The fault code that I got are as below:
1)Permanent Fault @ Air Temperature sensor short circuit to positive or open circuit
2)Permanent Fault @ Cylinder reference sensor
3)Intermittent Fault @ Knock Sensor
4)Intermittent Fault @ Mixture...

Dear all,
Xantia 2 now up and running, done 150 miles, what a car.!!!! Sorted rear suspension. magic carpet- without doubt.
many thanks to all those who contributed to my whoe's. got me out of a real hole. now got a 94 as a doner. any requests welcome !
Fond Regards to ALL

Nosky

So my front vented discs and pads needed changing. The inner side of each disc were well worn whilst the passenger-side pads were only a few months from capitulation. But they also squeaked and squealed like hell!! Embarrasingly so!!

So, I thought, new discs and pads all round - accompanied by a relish of copper grease in strategic places, have...

Where about is the RP number on a MK2 Xantia?

I have a 2001 C5 HDI. When my wife was refueling I switched the ignition on then off and basically think i messed the computer up. Its now reading low fuel constantly despite just being refueled with £35 of diesel. I've tried searching but the search function fails. Can anyone help?

Morning guys,
just a quicky, which is the easiest method of defining what aircon compressor i have on the car?? is it down to a label or is it stamped/molded on the compressor as to what make it is?? if i can avoid climbing underneath it then that would be Great!! body's not having the best of days today!!

thanks muchly in advance

Timmo.

Does anyone know what is the differences between 4007 T3 and 4007 T9 ? Do they differ only in pulley diameter or also in mounting ? Can the pulley be detached ?

Thanks
Zohar

I have this pipe on my '97 2.1 EPIC TD XM which as far as I can feel comes from the right hand side (as you're working on the engine) of the intercooler or radiator area. There looks to be a broken off clip type thing on the end. I can't for the life of me work out where the pipe is supposed to go.

Hi guys,

I've recently taken ownership of a 1999 2.0 litre 16v Xantia to replace my damaged 1997 1.9TD.
The first thing I've noticed is a huge difference in power ! The petrol engine has surprised me
with it's pickup and mid range acceleration. Albeit at the expensive of economy !
What are people's opinions on this engine - is it reliable ?...

The rear bush on one of the front wishbones is starting to go, so I'm going to replace it. I only have a 19mm gap fork type splitter, which won't fit and in any case a fork looks like it will damage the ball joint seal.

Anyone know what size ball joint separator I need? Looks to me like 23 or 24mm jaw width.

Thanks

Martyn

for a 2000 mk1 berlingo?

the haynes lists 5/30, 5/40 & 10/40

only aquired the car a few weeks ago but notice the temp guage reads 1/2 under normal driving, in traffic however it creeps over but doesn't hit the 3/4, could this be oil related?

im doing a full service so coolant and all filters will be changed as i dont know when they were last...

SWMBO is away next week, so I have the opportunity to work on the Xantia whilst I use the C4GP.

First up is the rear brakes.
Then swap the tyres round.
Depending on how the brakes go, move forwards and possibly time for:
LHM Change
Precautionary change of anti-sink valve o-ring
Investigate turbo noise - either a boost leak of the turbo is...

Just signed up, I have been tasked with selling a friends Xantia and wondering what its worth.

The car is a 1.9 TD and has covered less than 60k. I have had it advertised a while now for £850 but no interest..

what would be a bottum value for the car, it has plenty M.O.T./Tax left and the engine itself is good for another 150k.

Mileage is...

I have recently bought two plain keys with the chip in them. If I start the car with our existing key, take it out and replace it with one of the new ones, the car will start. Leave it for a few minutes and it wont start. The new keys will open the doors though. Any one got any thoughts on what programming I have too do?

I've just had a driveshaft gaiter fail after around 1.5 years, and a very low mileage. I'm just wondering what would cause it to fail so soon.

It's an outer gaiter, and it's split at the largest diameter end. I suppose it could be the band fitted too tight, but I can also see cracks in the rubber in other places, as well. Those cracks don't go...

Hi my fuel pump's found a new way to empty it's content's? it seams like it's comming from round the top end on pump looks like a gasket below throttle shaft and bit's area.
it's been a bit lumpy on cold tick over till warmed up.i run on WVO or straight VO.
Ive not been using car much for last year or so.so been sitting around
Spoke to diesel...

I was out for a drive in the sunshine today in the V6 only to be pulled over for a spot roadside emissions test... :roll:

In 20 years of driving in NZ I never encountered a roadside emissions test, nor did it even occur to me that there might be such a thing, so I was a bit caught off guard, expecting them to be breathalysing me or checking my...

2.0Hdi 163 manual. 2 years old 28k miles

Got the car in September, with 20k miles on it. On first long trip it 'bing bonged' the particulate filter may become blocked warning. As it happens I was just pulling on to the M4 and after 10 miles or so at speed it cleared. Never came back, until last Friday.

Had it serviced 2 weeks ago.

I had spent 2...

morning all,
the fan belts been giving a little squeel off when starting past week or so, put it down to dampness to begin with, but did seem a little slack when i got round to checking it yesterday, according to the haynes there are 2 types, manual and auto adjusting, without having to take the wheel off, arch cover out etc. is there an easy way...

When this recent hot spell started I noticed that the ventilation seemed a bit weak, my aircon is NF and I was cooking in traffic Q's !
This happened once before and it was a blocked pollen filter, strange I thought, I only replaced that recently. Pulled it out and it was caked, not as bad as when I first did it but quite bad. So I blew it off...

hi just wondering if anyone has had this probelem i have a citroen picasso 2002 1.8 and yesterday got out the car as usual locked it went in house for hour came out tried to start it but only airbag lights were on no ignition lights i checked fuses they were fine in car and under bonnet left the car for 5 mins tried again and started no problem...

Good Day to you all.
Right just need some advice on the way home from whilst gently driving around the wazza roundabout i heard a snap...then no steering, no air con no bloody cold air at all....had to fight the steering all the way home 5 minute drive....once i arrived home after screaming expletives to the mrs and kids i popped open the bonnet...

As you may be aware I am clearing my garage of accumulated Xantia bits now I no longer have one, a Xantia that is

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I have had my Citroen Xantia 1996 auto for 13 years and never found the need to have the air con re-gassed.
it has always worked fine, even in Spanish temps.
Yet it is now letting me down, is it worth to spending £49 to have it re-gassed--i.e will it work on an old
car like mine ?

Hi

My dispatch van seems to have an electrical problem, I dont know about electrics but i will try to explain the symtoms if any body can help, the stop solenoid seems to be cutting in when you switch the van on, If you plug in the computer there is nothing showing on the screen, all the relays are showing ok.

Thanks

I'm either having sight issues or it is well hidden?

Anyone have a description or image :) of the location of the low pressure side top up point.

Thank you in advance =D>

Hi All.

I have a really major leak somewhere under the Hydraulic Fluid Tank... after taking the tank away the source of the leak is not plainly obvious especially after I managed to slop some of the fluid around while removing the tank and pipes.However 'this' (see pic) seems to be a likely candidate whatever it is. Is it likely that this can be...

Hi All,
The on / off / volume knob on the standard radio has begun to stick. Having failed to get the fascia off I managed to pull the knob out of its hole. Without the knob the switch seems fine. The tube inside the knob has a couple of splits in it and it looks like this is the cause of the sticking.
Questions:
Am I likely to be able to get a...

Hi, I had a problem starting my C5 a few nights ago - came up with anti-theft device fault. I disconnected the battery and waited for 10 mins or so then reconnected and tried again. The engine started OK but then the car wouldn't go into gear - park released when I pressed the brake but it wouldn't go past reverse. I left it overnight and tried...

hi guys just wondering about my 1.8 xsara picasso it drives fine but sometimes tick over is a bit lump any ideas plz

hi all,
i have a 2000 xreg citroen relay 1.9d,
theres nothing wrong with it apart from it being the slowest diesel ive ever owned.!
flat out it does nearly 70mph!
it'll take a day to get there too, its that slow!!!
due to it being a non turbo im stuffed for tuning.
any ideas out there?
i was considering just changing the gearbox but i want/need...

Hi Folks, I am getting a droning noise from what sounds like the front wheel drive above 25 mph on my '98 Xantia 2.1TD with 71,000 miles on the clock. The strange thing is if I turn the steering wheel slightly to the right the noise disappears. By slightly I mean from 12 o'clock to 1 o'clock when holding my hand at the 12 o'clock position. Turning...

Hi,

is there need to change ecu, if i replace 1.8 16V-engine to 2.0 16V?

Having seen my ECU see a solenoid short to positive that doesnt exist and then ask for 22BAR of line pressure, I fairly confident its stupid and has a poor grasp on reality.

So am trying to replace it.

I was of the understanding they're plug and play - its only the engine ecu/BSi that are coded to each other - anyone know different?

Also, ASV...

A winding tale about the XMs ABS problem, this has been posted elsewhere
but is duplicated here just for info. I barely run the SED before taking it
off the road for over a year for the clutch and injector pump rebuild that got
out of hand. That meant that by the time I'd got the car back on the road I'd
forgot what worked and what didn't. During...

Hi can anyone help ?? Parking assistance still works (shows on multi-functional display) but NO sound signals. Also, radio/CD no longer opperates, and the 'MENU' button does not bring up any screens on the multi-functional display (so for example, I can't adjust time, use trip computer, see warning log, etc). Checked fuses F8 and F10 under...

For the Xsara Picasso, Are they the same as fitted to an Xantia.

Can't find mine and the tyre services just tried to get one off and failed. Anyone know are they standard fitment on the alloy wheels for both cars.

Thanks
Russ..

I'd like to put a couple of extra 12v sockets in my Xantia (mk2, HDi estate).

Now when I did this to my BX I was able to find a couple of grommets in the bulkhead to thread the wires through, but can't find anything appropriate on the newer car. Anybody got any ideas of a good place to thread them?

Hi, I need my C5 hpi dropping on a Lexia to clear some fault codes. Have looked on the link for locations and have messaged my local member who has one, but have had no reply! Unfortunately the car goes into limp mode after about 10 mins, so travelling is an issue!
Sooooo.... is there anyone out there in the sunny (well it is today!) Mansfield...

This time for a new reason.

Mk1 1.9 TD manual.

When I first got Charlie Brown last August I brought him to the CXM and xantia rally the very next day, it was noted that the diesel stop solenoid had been rewired outside the wiring harness with a feed from a relay above the battery. This relay is the ABS relay and it was joked at the time that...

My clutch pedal has been making a strange clicking noise/sensation when I've been depressing the clutch for the past couple of weeks.
I thought the cable was on the way out, so purchased a spare just incase.
Jumped in it today to drive off, depressed the pedal and something suddenly let go/broke.
Have just managed to find what the problem was .......

so for the last 8 years ive been used to having a hydraulic clutch, my newly acquired mk1 berlingo has a cable and it feels stiff, it ok for about 3/4 of the pedal travel but the last 1/4 is stiff, i also have difficulty engaging the gears unless the pedal is on the floor and even then sometime it feels like i have to force it into gear, the car...