French Car Forum

Hi all.

I've got a perfect condition non hydractive strut top in my garage, and I'm not convinced the strut tops I have bought are 100% as the car makes a strange vibrating noise that can be felt throughout the car, and the steering wheel, and almost anything front suspension related. I can film the noise later on today as it does it all the time...

Folks, I am looking for some advice to guide me in troubleshooting my car's refusal to tootle.

I had noticed that the airhorns I had fitted (powered via a relay, switched using the original horn circuit and a fused power feed from the battery) had become somewhat lacklustre recently. However, now they don't tootle, peep parp or even squeak.

I...

Wifes car c8 20l hdi 07plate 66k,
Its suddenly started to make gear selection 1st/3rd a no go area ie stick just goes floppy and no gear selection, a quick flick around the gears and selection can be obtained. but it is frustrating. :roll:
the car had a new clutch / DMF 6months ago.
Any one got any ideas [-o< [-o< [-o<

Afternoon all :)

Couple of lights on the dash recently,including the big red STOP! light,going to an fro work,tired,so left it :P

Stop light staying on,so topped up the LHM.

Noticed a leak under the OSR wheel...usually the dog marking his territory,but this time it's a green patch..hmm

So car's off the road,nicking the wife's fezza :twisted:...

Hi,

My otherwise healthy 98 Xantia 19.td failed its MOT, mostly on issues to do with corroded or leaking suspension pipes. I'm wondering how easy this lot might be to fix or if anyone can point me to a link?

The MOT wording states
Nearside lower (under front of engine bay ) fluid suspension unit leaking
Nearside rear fluid suspension unit...

I see there are two genuine Lexia's for sale on eBay at the moment here and here, if someone is looking for a bargain they can have mine for £500 :wink:

Can anyone help? The pipe leading to the edge of the bonnet has snapped so I cannot attach a new one. Worse the other end has disappeared and I cannot see how to trace it forward from the washer bottle at all. Everything seems to be hidden. I know this is an MOT failure so I need to fix it a s a p and cannot afford to go to the dealer! Any advice...

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I'm sure this has been covered but I can't seem to find it right now which is typical! I've recently acquired a full leather interior off a nice v6 exclusive in my local scrappers ( :x !!), (also nicked the strut tops which look good if anyone needs any, the v6 ones are v6/activa/2.1 specific aren't they? Would they fit my 1.9 VSX??).

The...

I have at last sort of got my Lexia going, thanks to a member sending me a disc that works, the Citroen C5 side seems to be OK but the Peugeot side seems to be fussy about what car you have, it comes up with 'connect' on some cars but unfortunately not on the 406 , it says I need a download but will not give it to me because it says my customer...

hi there hoping someone can point me in right direction with my 03 xsara.
have the car for last 3 months with no issues with starting, yesterday morning started the car and drove bout 1hour to forest car park, got out of car took bike out of boot. then sat into car again and tried to start car would not start?? the engine was turning over but not...

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Recently I purchased 4ea brake hoses for my present runner BX with ABS.
I got them from a UK Ebay seller advertising them as brake hoses for BX with ABS.

Did'nt bother to check the Motaquip part no, to be sure it was the ABS variant type of hose up for sale.
Which I should have done of course #-o
The hoses are Motaquip VBH832 - no longer...

Hi Everyone
A problem i have noticed on my car is that the rear pads are only using about 1/2 the disk , anyone know what s wrong ?? I am going to replace the discs and pads anything else i will need to do ???
Thanks

Hi All Whilst setting of to drive this morning to the local tesco get my paper and bottle of milk i noticed a weird warning on my dash it flashed for a while then went off its a weird looking warning light sort of like a walking stick with 2 little lines on it. Top row far right.
Ive checked water in the radiator checked oil and also checked...

Hi,

I started a conversation a coupe of weeks ago about running my xantia on veg oil. It was extremely helpful but i've got a another question which relates to my cars current mpg, which I need to solve before running the engine on either veg oil or diesel.

Using a rough mpg calculation it looks like the car is doing about 27mpg, which is...

Hi all, had my 03 Citroen xsara picasso 5 weeks, was driving great til about 2 weeks go, intermittent engine fault light but driving fine, strangely though developed a high pitch noise when driving (did not sound like the engine though) similar to when you run a wet finger round top of a wine glass (strange). Light would go on and off. Had the...

well lads
yet another problem the brake control valve has sprung a leak
so major that all LHM fluid has leaked out
how hard is it to change or is it likely that there is another problem.

thanks
nick

esp and depollution faults come up,have to stop switch off and on ignition and its ok it randomly have had it on diagnostic an it comes up with fuel pump relay switch,anyone had same problem an was it fuel pump relay switch

Hi,

Just replaced my Xantia hazard switch for a new citroen one afor its MOT. Alas the switch worked perfectly but the indicators stopped working? It was the correct switch for the 98 model and reg so the Citroen dealer said.

I had to put the old one back, which was an MOT fail because when pressed sometimes it only activates the right hand...

My air bag light is flashing, and Lexia tells me it's 152C - Seatbelt trigger 2 open circuit.

Anybody got any useful thoughts - eg is it driver or passenger side, and which bit to dig around in?

2001 Xantia HDi.

cheers,
clive

Any idea’s to my problem xantia 1.816v 1996 dimension
When I operated the steering column stalk to indicate, both the indicators flash like hazard warnings.
Noticed When i open the central locking doors using the Blipper, usually the indicators flash, but no flashing anymore, under the passenger seat there’s the normal ticking noise, which I...

1995 ZX 1.9D non-turbo

Looking at the gasket and wondering why it failed, I've just noticed this. There is a lip on the edge of the fire ring where it seems to have folded over into the thin coolant channel on top of the block. None of the other rings are like this, nor is the replacement gasket.

Any thoughts anyone...?

Phil

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Happens when going to pull off sort of a second delay before anything happens. The accelerator cable seems to have no slack, fully serviced, egr3 cleaner used only use shell fuel.

Car is all standard and elloys fluid and filter all seem fine.

I am still having problems with the fuel system on the Xantia TD.

So far I have replaced the leak off pipes, the fuel pipe to filter connection clip and the 8mm fuel line from the filter top to the diesel pump. It was fine but this morning it almost cut out again and was really not willing to go. It never actually died though and nearing the...

hi guys.im back with yet another problem with the damn thing lol.a coulpe of weeks ago my synergie had a starting fault that turned out to be a bad earth on the battery that i found out about after i folked out for a new battery. :evil: this time i have a similar issue....... bright lights on the dash and a click behind the glove box....... is...

Front D-bushes are secured by the bolts on your wishbone P-bushes.

I used rubber grease around the replacement items and anti-roll bar itself, then left the bolts barely nipped up before Citrobics, and a few rolls back/forth under power. Then I lay on the ground beside the running car at normal ride height, to tighten. Not super-easy, but it...

Took my recently acquired 2.2 C5 for its first longish run today to Bristol and back about 160 miles, fuel consumption on the motorway at a fairly steady 60 mph was 49.6 mpg as against the 406 2.0 Hdi on the same journey doing 60.1mpg. Normally a bigger engine driven under the same load will give a better consumption, what is it about these 2.2s?...

hi,
I have just aqcuired, at a rather good price, a C5 hdi sx 03 plate, The fans however do not work, they are the sort that are showing as fans in digital form,I tried the obvious and only thing I know how to do,change the fuse, no good, Now,when I first start the car, I can press the + on the fan and the digital display lights up,as though...

Is this the highest mileage c5 around, quite encouraging to those of use with c5's, if mine lasts that long il be very happy

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hi there people well i just recently broke up with the wife n she has turned out to be a right bunny boiler ive had to involve the police aswell lol n now the silly mare has tried to cut my brake pipes on my car but the pipe she has cut does not afect my brakes at all and i dont know what the pipe is so im just wandering if you could tell me...

the unit thats attached to the sphere on the front of the car.

according to haynes manual its the hydraluic regulator but according to citroen dealer its the anti sink valve

any way its leaking and getting worse so can anyone tell me if there is a seal kit for or can you get seals to fit.
regards
nick

Hi all..

Does anyone know the M size of the 1.9 XUD Crack pully bolt???? Someone has had one snap on them in the crank shaft on a 405!! Ive advised they drill the remains out and re tap it... So need to get the correct tap..

Cheers

I own a citroen xantia 1.9 TD (1994) Hydractive. I have owned it only for the last 2 years, so i have never seen the hydractive system properly working since the spheres were almost gone when i got the car.

I live in portugal and here it is very difficult to find gassers for spheres or even buy new spheres. And my good old xantia rides really...

I have a 07 2.2 C5 with hydraulic suspension. This has started to lower at the rear when parked aprox 50% of the time. Today it has started to rais suddenly at the rear quite violently while moving at speed. On parking I operated the raise and lower system several times and on the first the front lifted but the rear stayed down then sudenly lifted...

Hi did they ever make xantias with 1/2 leather seats as i just saw this car on ebay and it looks like the seats are ??

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I would like to have saved this car but its too far from me

i think the rh top engine mount is gone i am not sure. its 99' Xantia 1.9TD with 190K miles

there seem to be a lot of play between the rubber and car body. there is a vibration in the car.
I've done all bushes, balljoints Track rod ends and drop link arms. 6 new spheres done the tracking and balanced the wheel and t vibration is still there....

Hi all, does anyone know if it is possible to purchase caliper guide pin gaiters as a seperate item or do you have to but the whole kit?

hi folks just got myself a rather scruffy but smile inducing cx25dtr estate,although i ran a xantia for a while a few years back im kinda green around citroens,,so have a few questions im hoping you guys can help me with,first off,does anyone know where i can get hold of an owners handbook for a cx? something that will give me the basic...

Sometimes when unlocking my car via remote the drivers door stays locked, if I lock and unlock via remote the door will unlock. Sometimes have to lock/unlock a few times.

Is this a common problem? What is the cure?

Thank you.

Our 1996 ZX TD estate has got a problem - the central locking has gone wrong with the front passenger door in the locked position!
I suspect that its a problem with the lock rather than the solenoid, you can hear the solenoid trying to operate the lock but failing to push it hard enough (if that makes sense).
Any ideas of what I might do to...

How the heck do you replace them? The N/S bulb was replaced on mot but never refitted correctly so I don't know how it came out. I removed the battery for extra room but it just will not go back in. I haven't even attempted the other side as I have no way of seeing how it comes out. After about half an hour of trying I gave up as it got too dark....

I was speaking today with a chap whose driving enjoyment was being blighted thus; when he went to use either front or rear washers, both operated.

Story is, the fault developed post collision repair (airbags didn't deploy).

Has anyone else heard of this? Lighty or wheeler? I haven't put the Lexia on it (not even sure what sort of conversations...

Just done an oil change in my 90 HDI and my workshop manual says 4.2L + 0.3L for filter so 4.5L in all. Just dumped 5L in and only just above minimum, so should it say 5.4L :) or maybe 5.5L. Seems strange but this is what the book says.

Book also says 4.8L + 0.3L for filter for 1.9TD engine.

What should this be in real life ? I will buy some...

Hi

I have a 2001 synergie HDi

I would like to find a good source for the engine under tray (protection) can anyone help

clive.singleton@warwick.ac.uk

thanks
Clive

When doing Citarobics, the front suspension goes up and down in a series jerks, so I'm going to remove the front height corrector and free up the mechanical mechanism; strangely the rear HC seems fine - perhaps because it's much easier to periodically wash off and liberally dose with white grease?
Generally I'm a believer in If it ain't broke...

First off apologies that this is technically a Peugeot 306 problem, but they're essentially the same as a ZX.

Anyway, a friend of mine owns a 306 and has recently discovered that her car has developed quite a substantial coolant leak. Suspected heater matrix failure due to puddles in the foot well and steam ( :shock: ) coming out of the vents....

Hi citroen c5 2.2 hdi makes a whistle noise when you let your foot of the throttle, i dont now if its turbo noise
any help thank you

Hi

I found out that the idle stepper motor in my 2.0 16v Xantia is faulty. I used the Lexia to check it and after that at idle the engine stopped. The only cure was to hit the stepper motor , ( I guess it released the actuator ).The idle is still not stable but at least the engine doesn’t stop. Can a faulty idle stepper motor be the cause to a...

My first post and i'm looking for some advice. I'm looking for the correct particulate fluid to put into a 2005 c8 2.2hdi.
cheers Rob

:lol:

This IS NOT the way to sell a car....

Complete with free Crutch??? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Nearly messaged them and said Lucky this is NOT a Xantia ... but thought against it...

Hello all,

Had the pleasure of road testing the DS5 in France last weekend. Have to admit, it's a fairly desirable piece of work. Interior is stunning and it's an impressive drive. Admittedly I was wishing for the floaty ride quality of 'proper' big Citroens but it certainly wasn't uncomfortable - even with the absurdly large 19 inch wheels....