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Hi

can anyone give me a clue.... What would cause a Hdi 110 to surge when first started.. It fires straight away then surges a few times with no resppnse to the throttle till it settles down to a smooth idle... The surging lasts no more then a few seconds but is very obvious..

Heater plugs??? Pressure sensor???

Ideas?

Thanks
paul

Hi, my xantia 1.9Td vsx (1995) BMF 2(B) shorted.When 40A maxi fuse was installed, the dash board light will ON instantly even no ignition key was inserted.The ON dash lights is same as when ignition key is in Start/motor position.Psl give some advise.Thanks

Hi Folks

I am ordering Winter tyres (4) for the Xantia Estate.

Can I fit 195s on the rims as I notice it has 185's on at the moment?

Also Radiator looks tired it has blue coolant residue and rust flakes at the bottom inside.

Any good recommended sources of radiators for the XUD 1.9 TD and are they worth getting form a dismantlers?

Cheers in...

My son Richard has taken my 1993 ZX TD Aura hatchback to use while he saves up to buy himself a new car, so I decided to buy myself another ZX diesel for the winter to save my Visa from use on salty roads. I have bought a great 1996 (P) ZX TD Avantage estate with just 2 owners and 84,000 miles, it has come with full service history and the...

A mate has put about 40 quid of Petrol in his Xantia Hdi. When he realised what he had done he did not start the engine. He however turned on the ign, to charge phone......thereby activating the pump in tank. Towed to garage and when work done they informed him that pump was wrecked because of petrol going through it when he turned ignition on....

:( Have just experienced a new problem with electrics. Basically getting a buzzing type sound from around steering column on my series 2 Xantia that coincides with battery light glowing and radio muting. This seems to be happening when I use indicator stalk and also try wiper stalk. I have noticed that if I bang top of housing over steering that...

Simple and straighforward one this time. I want to buy a lexia for tinkering with the Xantia's . Which one though? Is it much of a muchness when it comes to ebay Lexia's? Lookign at these onclick= window.open(this.href);return false;
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Cheers

Well, the honeymoon was never going to last more than a couple of weeks.

My Xantia HDi 110 has decided to throw up 3 problems, all within the space of a few days.

Most worrying was a substantial fuel leak from underneath the car when I filled the tank to the brim. It looked like a good couple of litres on the forecourt of the filling station,...

No, not my beloved diesel, but daughter's 2.0i petrol. Apparently it's not big enough for 3 child seats to fit in the back and grandchild number three is due in the new year! See this post in For Sale and Wanted for details.

Hi, does anybody know off hand the size of the inside diameter of the bottom radiator hose on the off side of
the xantia S2 please?

in inches would be great but mm's will do then I can convert them.

My purpose to fit a 120 volt water heater inline for the winter.

many thanks Nigel.

anybody know if the oil filter from a 1.1 2005 206 will fit a 2004 1.4 c3 desire looks like its the same engine just wanna know if left over spare parts are worth keeping i know there are some similarities between the two
regards
sue

Hello,

Today I bought a 2000 xantia exclusive as we needed a car desperately as the alfa 156 gave up the ghost on Thursday, anyhow the xantia is a great little car and is fully loaded with everything which is amazing for the money I paid also had 4 new spheres fitted last year, However a cheap car doesn't come faultless. When I was driving home I...

Since I/ve had a reconditioned sterring rack fitted the steering wheel wants to pull slightly left, enough to be a nuisance.

I've had the tracking checked today, its okay.

In the past I've lost some LDS fluid (a few times) and because its £10/litre I have not refilled the reservoir fully thinking it will just end up on the floor. The car will...

Spotted these on ebay, not much good for my c5 but im sure will interest someone

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As a newly joined member please forgive me if this exists under another banner, but I couldn't see an ideal match. I've just bought a 2001 C5 V6 to see me until my next job starts in a few months time. There are some odd electrical glitches which the combined wisdom of this forum may be able to solve.

1. The remote locking system does not work...

Can anybody tell me where the relays are for the rear electric windows and front electric seats on 1994 XM Prestige ?? I checked all the fuses and there fine, the driver power seat still works perfectly,but the passenger side doesn't neither does the central arm rest or rear windows ??? Ive been arsing about with fuses and checking wires all...

Hi guys, Ive been lumbered with another wondereful job for a friend, Citroen c3 petrol, it starts and goes but it wont rev up when you use the throttle pedal, some ejit has been at it before.

so, the throttle pedal has been changed, so has the throttle body, out of curiosity i checked the injectors, and checked the intake manifold for leaks, but...

Seems to be a sister company of euro car parts, exactly the same stock but about 3/4 of the price, bit irritated now as i have just bought a fair bit of stuff from ECP, anyway onclick= window.open(this.href);return false;
Edit: although ECP do have a 25% code atm

The washers on my 2000 V6 Exclusive have stopped working -more accurately I have just noticed that they have stopped working.

The windscreen wash works perfectly, as do the fog lamps, which according to the handbook are on the same fuse as the headlamp washer. It could be a blocked pipe, but there is no bubble or drop from any of the four jets....

My Xantia started to display the issue of the heater blower not working this morning.

Aware there is a relay mod to fix this issue, but have done a search and cant seem to find a definative set of instructions.

If anyone has done this mod, would they be able to point me in the direction of what they followed to get this working again.

(had to...

has anyone used snow socks, seemed to be some around last year. just want some feed back before buying some

Hi

I remember my BX TGD sagging down at the rear after being stopped a few hours and I notice that the Xantia TD Series 2 sinks at the back a few hours after stopping but that the front stays up. I have also noticed that sometimes the rear is slow in rising up on start up (the car sat unused for several months so I sprayed the rear height...

i just had a freind form the CCC who lives in Brighton ask if i had a trailer and suitable tow car to tow a G bsack here,

anyone fancy the job or got the means to do it,

regards malcolm

The wife does not know yet :oops: , but looking at buying another Xantia to go with the 1.9TD, and 2.1TD currently in my possesion.

This one is an HDI though, and is quoted as suffering from a noisy hydraulic pump .

Just looking for a bit of advice regarding what to check.
Are they OK to be noisy, or is this the first sign of imminent...

I am still having a few issues with the rear suspension on the Xantia. It is not good at absorbing bumps and it's slow to react over uneven surfaces. It generally feels like the spheres have gone hard. I am yet to Hydraflush the system although it is new LHM in there - and the filters were given a clean although they weren't overly dirty. OK, I...

The pipe from the Turbo to the cat is corroded, does anyone know if it is possible to buy this pipe without the cat. in it, if so were from,thanks in advance for any help with this.

Do Xantia's have something called a 'suspension regulator'? If so what does it do (might sound daft) if it is faulty, and more importantly how difficult or expensive is it to put right?

In my quest to find a cheap as chips Xantia (either a bargain or one to repair) I have come across one and the guy has said there is something wrong with the...

Just wanting opinions on my diagnosis...

Rattiva II has a distinct rattle from the clutch/gearbox when in neutral and idling; pushing down the clutch stops the rattle instantly, as does revving the engine to just above idle when the clutch is up.

The gearbox is absolutely perfect in use. It's smooth, synchros are fine and not the slightest hint...

fuel gauge began lying a few months ago as i was runnin out be the ligjt came on, now an now its running out on quater of a tank. Its a 1.9 td. is the sender removable from the tank? Or could it be the gauge end?

Hi I am looking for a wee bit of help reguarding the CCC I joined last month and since then have been trying to access the forums but so far have been unable to when I clik on the forums an Index page comes up and says there are no forums on this page I contacted the CCC and they sent an e-mail back telling me to clik on a link but when I do that...

Hi guys. My fuel economy is normally very good (1000kms on a tank; it's very, very hilly round here). I've had the air con fixed after 4 attempts and have been going everywhere with the air con on. It's been wonderful. Problem is I've just filled up and only got 800kms. Now I know that air con is juicy but I'm sure I've read 8%, not 20%?

Cheers,...

hey there, now i have serched the forum first to see if any one else has a problem like mine and did not find anny one with the same problem
so my heater blower works fine on stage 2 ignition but when i start the car its intermitent- but not as in it come on and off at random as in sometimes it works while the car is running other times it wont,...

Hi Guys , i have done a quick search on previous posts and gave up after 3 pages .

My xantia diesil had a new timing belt at 92k and has now done 138K , of which i have done 10K .

Do i absolutely have to have new belts at 142K or can i stetch it a bit to a 55K interval ?
I don't razz the car over 3100 revs .

Next question , i have been quoted...

My 1998 Synergie has the twin sunroof, the big rear one opens electrically.

It opens as it should, if lazily, but closes very slowly and stops part way (not the third way point) I guess as the anti-pinch overload kicks in. It is possible to close it by pressing the button and helping it by pulling the leading edge or by pushing up, reducuing the...

my citroen c3 auto will randomly just not start up

Hi Guys my Gearbox on my c3 1.4 HDI exclusive gave out on me yesterday after 177k miles of loyal service so looking for a replacement doing a little research on the net and it seems like they share the same gear box with a pug 206 is this true? hope so as they seem to go for half the price one from a C3 does.

Had a strange one today; the new owner of Old V6 called round complaining of an odd chirrupy noise from the auxiliary belt area.

Had a look and found the belt wet and sticky with LHM and LHM was splashed on the timing covers and RH headlight back.

The inside of the pump pulley was similarly wet.

Inspection showed the HP pump was leaking from...

Had a rummage through the attic and found all this lot. I'm sure many of you have loads more than this but over the years I've picked up all sorts of parts, thinking it might become handy in the future... With the CX project coming on nicely, I suppose that's partly true! (See attached)

I take my cars to the same garage I've used for the last 8 or so years, and normally have no problem with MOTs, as I have quite a good working relationship with the foreman - I've quoted the testers manual at him before now (and he was wrong)

Took the Xantia in last week, and it was a different tester, young lad, about 35, who failed me on a...

A while back I reported good results on my C5 2.2 Hdi after spraying Wynns EGR3 spray into the inlet manifold.

The car went from being sluggish and always returning 36 mpg to being much more responsive and returning anything from 38 to 44 mpg.

This increased performance lasted quite a while. I eventually decided to try re-fitting my tuning box...

In my quest to get rid of the road noise which is loud on rough roads at slow speeds I have so far replaced drop links, bottom arms and the rear bushes.

The thing to try next is the spheres, where is the best place to buy and best spec.

Thank you.

Ps mk1 2003 2.2 hdi exclusive done 75k

Asides the emissions problem the Xant failed on a steeing rack boot (easy job) and that the drivers side handbrake was reading very low, the old girl has been off the road for about 9 months parked up in a dry garage with the handbrake OFF.

Is it a case of working it, or will the it need stripping etc.

Cheers!

Hi guys, going tO trade in my hdi estate for a v6. A couple of questions
1 should I?
2 does it have cruse control on these cars

j

Hi, Xantia 2000 hdi 2ltr, had the car on a lexia the other day and the abs fault was detected as the nearside front the guy said it was probably a bad conection but also said that I could check the sensor but I am unsure how to do this, there was a plug under the belly plate which I opened and removed the sensor only from its place on the car the...

Hi ,

Can anyone help with this one?

Only noticeable when headlights and heater blower is on. Headlights flicker badly and blower pauses as if there is a short circuit to earth somewhere. #-o

How can I trace a bad earth if this is the problem?

Thanks

Ally

Unique Citroen Bijou ESTATE For Sale (1964)on car and classic
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Hi
I'm hoping someone will be able to give me some advice with this.

2001 diesel HDi
always had funny electrics - brake light bulbs blowing/electric shocks getting out of car in sunshine/temp warning light flashing but no overheat/speedo not working
But...
now there's a noise that I thought might be the fan belt slipping when the car is idling...

My car failed the Nct on the front windscreen washers not working ,the rear works fine and sprays out but the front doesn't, all the pipes seem fine and are all connected at the front.

It was workin fine up until recently,i just haven't needed to use it

It's not the pump because the rear wouldn't be working if it was that ?

Is there anything...

Neat Car Parts are selling sliding caliper repair kits for 24.99 pounds delivered, in their ebay shop:-

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There's a table in the advert which shows applications for rear brakes on Peugeots mainly. There are pictures of the kit in the advert.

I bought a kit to get the gaiters for the Bendix front...

Car seems to have been getting worse lately. The EML on constantly, “Antipollution Fault” pings up on every startup.
Still no turbo below 3,000 revs and sometimes more. Often revs limited to 2,800.
No power when cold – one day I couldn't get it over 15mph until it had warmed up for five minutes. Gradually increased to 30mph then shot away, revving...