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consequence that it can shred belts, make screeching or rattling noises.

Check this first.

Absolutely, and then after that the automatic tensioner. Check it is smooth and free in its operation and the jockey wheel is not cocked up at an angle. Often the needle roller bearings fail inside it or the pivot bolt shears.

You may be lucky with the...

Hi, suspension and brakes, things that prevent an accident not air bags which a bit late after you have made a mistake.

Been a FCF wedding fest this year hasnt it!

D

No kidding!!
Got married in Malvern at the end of May and spent a week getting burnt!! touring around Snowdon in the C5.
She was faultless throughout and the C5 was brilliant too!!! 8-)

All the best Paul :D

Jim,

Many thanks for that! I've got some of those o rings that I bought to refurb a pump.

Found out it was only one leaking so didn't bother to change the rest!

David.

Terry, I know only too well what a rotten job this is... :evil:

There's a certain knack to it.....

is there a tool available to help you fit the gaaiter ?

No, unless you count me and my girly fingers :lol: They have been used on one occasion as a tool to fit a gaiter. Ask Xac!!!!!!

Hi Paul,
Thanks for your input. Yes, I did make a special tool as per my last post and have now completed the os/rear end on my C5 - today comes the ns which should be much quicker now that I am prepared with the tools for the job.

Regards,
John.

Got round to sorting this issue out yesterday.
Ordered a new ARB clamp and height corrector rebuild kit from Martin @ Pleiades. Kit includes diaphragms, sealing rings, and dust covers.

Haven't quite got the ride height spot on (little too high), but the main thing is the car is now functional again.

Thanks for you help again chaps :D

Xantidote....I will be looking locally for such people to see what they say..if there are any in my area that is.Thanks for the thought.

That's very good :D I don't know the official fuel consumption figures but back in the day when I had a 405 1.9 GRD (normally aspirated) 55 mpg was easy and the norm. If I really tried I could get it down to 52-53mpg.

So, on that basis I can see the SD, basically an NA with a hint of a breeze from a low pressure turbo, being similar. You must be...

The original fixings are the push in pin type things. Turn them one way and they fix (kind of) and another they will come out.

All too often after I have had them off I hear a pinging down the underside of the car as one pin falls out.

I have since bolted them in on the 110 C5, I take it off every 6 months to do an oil change so they dont have...

It's one of the advantages of the motorised seats in the Activa, hmm, wonder if they could be retrofitted :)

Actually, I've been wondering about getting a similarly upholstered drivers seat from the continent to replace the passenger seat so Danielle can adjust the height.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing! :shock:

The multimeter will tell you the alternator voltage output and read the voltage condition of the battery but these are only indicators.

You need an ammeter to read the current output of the alternator and a discharge tester to tell you the condition of the battery under load.

Multimeters are...

We will not tollerate the posting of information on how to disable safety features such as airbags or ABS. This discussion is now over.

Should I cut a hole in my new undertray at the sump plug?

A 'trapdoor' a la Xantia would have been great, can't imagine why they weren't designed in.

Also, they should slot in at the front, less air resistance to rip them out.
Mine is currently resident in the garden again, going for a ride in a skip next week, what's left of it.

Hi
so should the vacuum be there from start up and should the egr be closed until 1000rpm?
Also do egr valves tend to fail mechanically or is it likely to be full of carbon etc ?
many thanks

Well without knowing how the engine is mapped one can't be 100% sure but I believe that at 1000 rpm the valve will be closed or very close to being closed....

The SL had a small carbaurettor that's connected to the throttle cable and a big one that is vacuum controlled. The big one only opens if you accelerate hard.

The Ti models had Bosch K-Jetronic

The rear work is finished with this final touch.

Steve.

cheers for replys guys found it,o ring was leaking on valve block under oil tank five minute fix,had one ove them weeks while under car gave it a once over and found exhaust rusted through,lucky got a spare car here as a breaker with 2 mth old exhaust so that went on cheers again/steve

And if its rusted badley its an absolute PIG to do, and you either cit the damm thing, or use mole grips to hold the joint while you undo it..

It varies depending how rusty the threads are and how well you clean them up....

Paul

I was rather hoping a short bit of the loom could just be replaced. Saves messing with splicing and soldering. But yes, I could just do that. I could probably just tap into the existing wiring under the seat as the Activa seats have electric height adjustment.

I don't know if the heater elements work. If they don't they are easily enough repaired...

No record of a car doesn't necessarly mean its been scrapped....

I had a car in 2000, a Mazda 323 Executive, a NON Fastback type unfortunally, reg number G27HFR...

I had to weigh the car in due to substantial rear end damage... however, the car still records as unlicence'd...

And another, with papers sent off to show scrapping, N108JHR, still...

Hi Regan,

Yes, engine off and doors open will keep the suspension in soft mode. A leaky valve can cause sinks.

Try the same thing with the Hydractive system forced hard by removing F8 from the engine bay fuse box. If the sinks don't occur then the electrovalves are suspect. Also, unless you have proved otherwise, the Hydractive centre spheres...

If they are the same size as Xantia Ones then they will be a Torx 30 bit...

Im sure they are laid out the same as Xantia seats with the bolts facing downwards through the runners...

Paul

Don't know if you can but rev it and look in the coolant tank and if you see a flow of small bubbles then headgasket. Mines when like champagne.

Also doing it yourself, you may need to get the head skimmed. I did.

In which case: (I think I'm right by saying - do all ZXs have PAS or is the adjuster the same with or without so long as there's no air-con? Apologies if I'm incorrect)
Jack up the car, remove the right road wheel and wheel arch liner etc.
There are two locking nuts on the tensioner pulley assembly, one in the middle of the plate the pulley is...

Must be ok then :roll: Cheers

All done, Jim.

I managed to strip it right down but it ended up that it was the horizontal adjuster and not the vertical adjuster.

A judicious spraying of Ultra 2040 loosened it up. I didn't get flashed on the way home last night so I must have done something right. :D

I did take the headlamp glass off too and had a poke around in there. I got...

I read in what car at the doctors when reviewing the Citroën c5 that they said diesels should not go over. 2000 revs. Mine does. It was doing 2250 at 70 on way home.
Should not is a load of bollocks. It's best for fuel consumption to keep the engine revs as low as possible without labouring the engine but to put it in that manner is wrong.

Just to add that 806/807/ Evasion/Synergie etc. are also 5x98.
Many Alfas are 4-stud, but Alfa 5x98 are 75/147/156/164/GTV/GT/Spyder
Lancia Delta Integrale Evo are 5x98 too
Fiats are 4x98

Before dismantling anything, I have pumped a can of Wynn's Petrol Injection Cleaner down the big hole.

What a difference this has made to the cars performance! :shock: Better accleration and response, improved fuel economy, engine running more smoothly. :twisted:

And the tickover is back to where it should be. :D

Handyman

Open means that the wire has a break, probably behind or below the fans’ mounting frame.
The wire goes from the right socket to the Bitron, which is the switching box to operate the cooling fans and the air conditioning’s safety cut-out.
On the diesel cars, the Bitron is very badly placed under the passenger’s side headlight, but it’s very...

Don't know hav'nt really looked into it just a thought that has gone through my mind when looking at the intercooler on the 2.2 which is the same size as that fitted to the 2.0 ltr. The existing one is to say the least compact, seems to have far less air capture area than the one fitted to the 2.1 XM.
Water spray? interesting, but if that was...

Jamie

With your problem solved please see PM re sending valve and hoses

regards Neil

:oops: I forget about this corrosion thing! The underside of my car is like that of Ozzie Kuma - more or less, as made.

Nobody drop the sump off whilst they're at it to give the inside a good clean?

Only kidding!

I'm sump plug type with rare earth magnets on the filter just in case.

Steve.

i'll have to decide what to do with it within 4 weeks ....

That's the easiest one. Keep it and fix it :wink:

Lowering subframes is not such a bad job at all... In fact you don't go all the way to the dosuer, just to the bank of in-line couplers behind the LHM reservoir.

Measure the pipe length as near as you can and then get Pleiades to make...

No problem Malc.

Update on the calipers

I've come across a company in Wales that can strip them down, clean them up, bead blast them, and then rebuild and paint in any colour for £75 a caliper. It does mean sending them away and paying for P&P back (£15). Could probably also supply my own seals as they want a tad too much for them.

Good...

Thank you.

Are oem parts okay for this. I know MAFS are crappy but what about these?

Ebay
Item #: 250793208416

I've just covered Jim's personal info in scanned photos.

Thank you sir :D That is most kind!!!

Excellent news on Xantia strut tops too :D

I've got 2 Halfords torque wrenches, the big one and the small one. They are nice to use and supposedly accurate, either Car Mechanics or Practical Classics rated them best in test. For loosening tight stuff I either use a Makita electric impact wrench or 3/4 socket set and scaffold bar. What I like about the impact wrench is it will loosen bolts...

Toby, im staggered at your Activas MPG! I thought V6s were better :lol:

It's running around town that kills Activa economy far more than it does the V6...

Ive found that :lol: I used almost a quarter of a tank the other day just pottering about town, in its defence it was very warm and the AC was on.

On a run its actually very reasonable on...

Well I got them sorted last week.. bought 2 others from a breaker, specifying that the bottom ball joints had to be removed...what did they do? Sent me the hubs with the joints still in there...at least they were off the car so a little heat later and off they came.
I now have my original 2 hubs on EBay going very cheap, along with one I bought by...

I haven't used the Lexia in ages, and didn't use it much to begin with, so I'm afraid I personally can't help with that as I can't remember, but no doubt someone else knows.

With leak-off, it's diesel returning to the tank from the injectors. Basically, the injector nozzle opens via indirect means: a control chamber at the top of the needle...

and you have to pay £5 to use it now.

No, you can use it for 30 days for free and then you have to activate it via the phone..

It's become a core component of Internet Exploder 9. You'll need all the PERCYWHATSIT available to be able to recover from the massive memory leak IE9 causes when it's been running for a few hours. The first you know of...

CitroJim wrote:
This is KingAs's website

Is this the sequel to the King's Speach, but from a different perpective? :wiggle:

Ok, I'll get my coat. :(

If these refurbished units cost £75.00 landed, and half that cost is in shipping, there is an economic argument to source a supplier nearer to hand. :roll:

H

how hard are they to replace?

It's a job that looks difficult but is in fact dead easy :D It's rare on a Xantia to be able to say that but for once it's true...

Jack up and support the front of the car, release the cables from the calipers, crawl under, release the edge of the exhaust heatshield on the side where the cables disappear into it,...