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After much head scratching and question asking I've finally decided to admit my head gasket is starting to go. Now not being in a position to afford to pay a garage a sum of money more than the cars worth to do it I will have a go. I have a Haynes manual but unfortunately these days I have no confidence in it and I was wondering if anyone has a...

Hi all,

Have been sorting my Xantia over the last few weeks. New Cam belt, tensioner, water pump, crank shaft pulley and aux belt. Then on Sun we replaced the front pads.

The car is going well and all seems fine except it has been bouncing (on bad roads) on the front. I have looked through the history it has and the rear spheres were replaced...

Hey, so here is the HP pump on the Xantia (picture shown at bottom of post).

There is a leak from between the bottom nut and the pump.

I've got the O-ring.

I know to watch out for a spring and ball bearing when removing the bottom nut.

I was just wondering about the LHM fluid.

I presume I lower the car down to it's lowest setting to...

I've noticed over the last couple of days a noise coming from the offide front engine area (sounds like a blowing exhaust) but the noise is only there on tickover. Research indicates that it is likely to be the crankshaft pulley - car has done 115K. Question is can I continue to drive until I get it replaced during the week and should I replace...

Hi ,

Can anyone help please - looking for Vacuum pipes diagram for a 2002 C5 2.2hdi

To make sure all pipes are in correct places.

Thanks.

Now that the nights are pulling in its really starting to bug me how bad the headlights are on the Xantia. My C5s headlights are superb, not in the slight patchy and very powerful. Driving the Xantia after being used to the C5 is like driving with some glow worms attatched to the front bumper.

So im looking for ways to improve the light they...

Hey guys

Only 2 weeks ago I replaced my nearside sidelight bulb and everything was hunky dory. As I've not been out much in the dark I've barely used the lights but yesterday I had a look at the nearside bulb when it was on and it seems to be burning out - it's dull and the bulb is a bit black.

Are problems like this common? What should I do to...

Thinking of buying this, currently own a xantia 1.9 sd, is there any probs that these suffer from and is it a wise choice,
thanks for any advice in advance :)

As its the most popular forum i thought i'd stick it here (sorry admins)

But, thinking of you, hope your op tomorrow goes well :)

Anyone had success with fitting (Citroen, correct part #) front mud-flaps to a mk.1 C5?
Been trying, and cannot see how they'd do anything to stop water / grit still forcing its way back along under the plastic sill-covers anyway.
Given up for today, with the passenger side one looking a poor and not fully secured fit ... maybe better luck with...

hi guys 8-) well i finialy got round to getting the leaking fuel pump fixed but while the pump was in the shop the fitter asked me if i had been into the pump as according to him all the settings had been messed about with and wernt set to factory settings so therefore i was charged more to set it up and pressure test it............ while he was...

Hiya everyone im new here so a BIG hello! great w/site! well built moderators!

Anyway i wonder if anyone could help me please? i own a 2002 Xsara Picasso and the drivers side passenger door has been replaced by me today as the old one was smashed up, Anyway the door fitted but when i close the door fully i rubs and pushes the driver's door...

..... unoficially... :)

By this I mean, any ideas how to remove locking bolts when the Bolt Key is not present???

Ive tried the Belt a socket over the bolt and try tactik, but that hassnt worked..

Will I have to make something to fit in the holes... Judging by the 3 other bolts they arent excessivly tight..

Ideas???

Cheers
Paul

Does any one know the lengh of the fuel line from engine bay to fuel tank on the synergie?
Is it more than 8ft?

Hi All,

Does any one know if the bottom arm P Bush is available on its own to fit an arm??? Flea bay only seem to list the arm complete for £100 Plus EACH SIDE! :shock:

I need to do both on a car thats come in part exchange...

The Next Q is, are they heated on, or do they just push on??

Thanks
Paul

How much of a PITA is getting the front bumper off?

I had an 'interesting' moment this morning, when I ran into a load of hefty plastic drain pipes - like 6 diameter / 4m long jobbies :evil: . They had obviously fallen off the back of a lorry, and were across my side of the road - the cars that were stopped on the other side gave me a hint and I...

A friend has given me a Manual Boost Controller that was used with his Cossie in MK 2 Escort.

He reckons it's a waste of time as after 3500 rev it cause's power to drop, he tried it on his works Dyno.

Any how a few mentions about these on Activas this Forum I thought no harm giving it a go :)

Any one out there post a pic or give me some advice...

What's the most common first steps taken to upgrade the EW10 in my C5 2 litre?

Hi Guys, have a bit of a problem with my C5 climate control. intermitantly (but getting worse) the passenger side blows hot air constant, temp set at 16 but still hot. When the car has been standing for a while, it will reset and work sort of fine (still warmer than the driver side).
l asume there is a valve some where that is sticking, if so, any...

Hey guys

I'm leaking screen wash, can only see it when it drips from the bottom of the bumper, beside the offside wheel.
I'm gonna have a look at the screen wash bottle and see if it has a crack in it or anything.
Where is it located? There's a ton of plastic on the underside so I can't see anything really.

Hi everyone, I'me new to the forum so I may get the posting wrong if so apologies.

My Mark 1 xantia blower started to play up, cutting out and then restarting intermitently. It now doesnt work at all.

I've had the blower out and it works when connected direct to battery.

I thought it could be the ignition switch issue I've read about as the...

Had a guy out yesterday to to a remap but he couldnt get power from it to his box or tricks or laptop, he checked the fuses under the socket but all were fine, I checked them under the bonnet and were also fine. Would someone for some reason have disconnected it (socket) because something was faulty and bypassed it.

It's one thing not being to...

Hey guys

New to the forum. Bought my first Citroen - a 2001 C5, 2 litre SX model in purple 8-)

Just wanted to say hey :)
Hopefully will be around here a lot if the chat is good

As the subject line, I've broke one of the hardened inserts off me moles.

Shot out and bought the nearest I could see to try to get the job away, but the jaws are as soft as a soft thing by comparison.
They don't grip, and the serrations burr off so theres no chance really.
Anyone know where one can buy the genuine thing with hard as bullets...

I am in tumoil.

I have seen a 55 plate C5 Design which i posted about last week.
Went to see it and straight away the Mrs dont like the interior as it's the wrong colour and too bland..Dark glasses spring to mind for her..

The car is good looking.
Just under 100k
New Mot.
New cambelt
It;s had new calipers, disks and pads on the rear.
Loads of...

I sent my head in from my van as I thought I had a bent valve as the bolt from the camshaft had fallen out (the belt staid on but wobbled about ) when i got a new bolt i was smoking and running rough. the guy at the shop said the valves were ok one was worn and suspect looking so he changed it, set all the clearances, sorted me with new gasket set...

Hi all..

The X plate HDi xantia on its way to MOT station last night blew a MASSIVE cloud of steam in my face from the heater vents then steamed the window up... So I quickly put it back on cold and stuck the air con on the clear it.. then when I got to the MOT place undo the expansion cap to loose so pressure didn't build up...

Anyway.. I know...

1.9 TD Synergie - 205/65/15 Tyres

Having either lost or destroyed my last remaining Autodata Book

Can anyone tell me the standard factory front wheel toe settings please ?

I had the full steering geometries written down , probably in the missing book. :?

I am esti/guessing at between 5 - 15 minutes toe out ?

Vive ! Le Brain Cell

Thanks.

My car is a year 2000 Xantia Hdi90 Forte saloon, 70000miles.

During a journey last night I switched the heater fan on. I have never had any problems with this - the auto function worked fine, could get three or four various fixed speeds as well.

But last night the fan went to full speed and would not change - couldn't turn it off or change the...

In my quest locally for some spare steel wheels, I've come across a new Peugot 207 with 185/65/15 tyres, same as my Xantia, which suggests to me that the wheels are probably 5 & 1/2J. Does anyone know what offset the 207 would have?

In a similar but more promising vein, I've come across adverts for 15 C3 wheels with 185/60/15 tyres, so again...

I have read on the forum that some members run their XUD with the Bosch pump on Veg oil.

My question is, to what extent can I use it without modifying the car? ie no preheaters etc.

Do I have to mix it with Diesel, and if so can I just top up a half full tank of diesel with Veg Oil?

Will Veg oil gunge up in the winter?

Any prefered Veg oil (I...

Hi, back again an auto spark has said that I need a new BSI unit priced this from Citroen price £250 does it have to be a new unit or can it be fixed, contacted french used spares in England they have a kit for £ 100, not knowing much about elec. any sugestions.
allan

The height selector lever seems to be loose when in the middle (Driving Mode) it doesn't click and lock as it should, when selecting Low or High mode it doesn't go til the end but it locks and car rise and fall normally though.

Thanks.

In more ways than one. Been having a problem with coolant exploding out the expansion tank cap. Today I made an additional header tank out of an old pop bottle, fitted it and filled it up with 1 1/2 litres of water. I then opened up the 3 bleed screws until coolant flowed out. I then started the engine and waited. The coolant level would very...

Nothing new to many of you but in my deprived life I've never owned and ABS-equipped car until now.

It's causing some problems. Or is it?

Basically, on occasion I get a sensation of buzzing at the pedal. Now I know that some cars in the past has pedal feed back for ABS and that others didn't (all the ABS-ing was done at the calipers) but I'm not...

Hi All, It seems to be one problem after another recently on my Hdi Xantia. So far (with the help of this splendid forum) i have replaced both drop-links, 2 trackrod ends,1 trackrod and a bottom balljoint. Now i have found excessive play in both P Bushes. Can somebody please tell me, is it a case of removing the wishbone and replacing the bush, or...

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I've replaced the cambelt on my 2001 C5 2.0 HDi today.
Despite reading all I could find on the subject, I couldn't find the crank timing hole. No problem - I marked the crank pulley and crankcase with Tippex and got on with the job.
However, the old belt had evidently stretched, and was very slack. Now, when the new belt is at the right tension...

Over this weekend I will be in the final stages of Head gasket replacement on a Mk2 1.9TD Xantia.
Reading the BOL it suggests three stages of head bolt torquing down and tightening, 20Nm, 60Nm and 220deg final rotation. A 20Nm followed by 60 Nm is ok but not being a mechanical engineer I can not fully understand the logic for 220 Deg final stage....

Is this a good deal?

Exide 77Ah EA770 with 4yr warranty, £83 delivered from Click Car Parts selling though Ebay.

Any other shop/battery recommendations?

Need to get a replacement battery very soon, the original 2005 vintage Varta 720 is on its way out - problems with starting first thing in the morning when cold.

GB

Hi Folks

Its taking me anything up to a minute to connect to the forum and again to make a post or disconnect, is it me or the or the forum? Its on both the Citroen and Peugeot sections. All the others forums I connect to come up quite quickly.

Peter

Hi Guys,
it's all in the title. Good or bad? I'm hoping for bad, easily fixed and at least another 12mpg. The figures come from fill, drive and refill. No fancy computers here just maths. Nearly all my driving is motorway and I need better mpg than that or it's bye bye citroen, bye bye seat alhambra and back into a bmw 320d touring,
Thanks.
Torq...

Just been on to GSF - they have discontinued the better quality rear wishbone P bushes :(

Can anyone recommend anywhere for a suitable replacement - or will it have to be Citroen? There are loads on eBay - but I'm dubious about their quality...

My Saxo has developed an air leak through the fuel warmer thermostat in the fuel filter housing top.
For a crisis repair, I found that Blue Hermetite is my friend. In the longer term, I note that the white plastic insert (and more to the point, the O ring) are not available as replacement parts for the Saxo TUD5.

Does anyone have sufficient...

It's a 2000 Xantia SX in Silver.
Is it called 'Quartz Silver'?

Thanks.....

On my ZX 1.9D, I've got Bendix front brakes, with one piston and a sliding caliper. The caliper is mounted on two sliding sleeves. Each metal sleeve has two grooves, which are to locate the rubber gaiter. One of the grooves is closer to the edge than the other one. On one side the groove is about 1mm from the edge. On the other side the groove is...

Just wanted to check that the antifreeze i have ordered is suitable for the the 2.0 hdi,
currently it appears to have the original colourless citroen antifreeze in it, i will be draining and flushing this,
do i have to stick to the citroen colourless stuff, if so does anyone know the part number of this, or am i fine to fill with this

Thanks...

I have a Citroen Xantia 2.0 16V SX make year 2000. Recently the when I stop or depress the accelerating pedal it takes time till the revs falls back to 800. When I stop ( and engine is running ) the revs are at 1100 – 1200 and then slowly it may fall to 900 but it take time. Any suggestions

Thanks
Zohar

Looks like I have to change the driver's door lock assembly on the Picasso. It seems to be a common failure nosing about the net, and replacements are not that dear (£45 or so). I wonder if it can be fixed though.... :lol: Haynes says need to remove the window to get the lock out - anybody done it and can confirm? Seems like a bit of palaver!

:rant2: Yet another damm problem with this S1 C5 my customer has... This is getting to be the last straw.. this particular C5 has prooved nothing but a right PITA... And I dont mean for me, for the owner.. Normally for someone who works on cars they be rubbing their hands together, but Im finding this an unhappy experiance.. its one thing after...