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Something I have learnt quickly about my recently purchased Lexia is that it really likes to try your patience!

Mines likes to install the USB lead every time I use it and that gets it working fine. There maybe drivers on the disc which I have not found yet.

As for it saying its already running, I have had this and a restart of the computer...

The spheres dont appear to be in great condition on that Xantia, it should be so much better over there :?

If you had removed the calipers and swaped sides you would have saved a fortune.

DickieG

I have a feeling we both might come unstuck with removing the catalytic converter on the exhaust system, there was something recently about a new testing rule that if the car was built with a cat it has to be on the car at MOT time, apparently its just a visual check so you could buy a cheap cat cut it open remove all the ceramic bits and...

There's me getting fixated on the suspension :roll: #-o #-o :oops:

Petrol / Diesel ?

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Hi All

Well ive had the new ball joint and a new drop link fitted yesterday at the garage i use regularly and i pointed out this bracket to the mechanic and he said there was no problem because the pipe is securely fitted there anyway and will not move to cause a problem and will not effect an MOT i asked him as he also does pre MOT checks so he...

5 watt, capless (ie. it just pushes into the holder). You have to twist the holder a bit to remove it from the headlamp unit - dexterous fingers useful here!

As DickieG says, maybe a blackened bulb, in which case soon to give up the ghost. Could also be a bit of corrosion in the multi-plug/socket at the back of the headlamp. I'd go for simply...

Well, that's good news Jim.

I guess we all have trouble at times, tracing noises to their real source.

At least you no longer have to drive with your head stuck in the boot :lol:

or you could fabricate a citro blood deflecter from an ice cream tube, to place between the alt and H/P pump, mind you eat the ice cream first, and it has to be a decent cornish variaty :shock: :lol: :wink: ,

also if your clever you could make it so it not only protects the altanator, but collects the citro blood and returns it to the tank :lol:...

*Not kidding, I used to be a male escort
Ah so you were born in Halewood, I must say I hadn't noticed any trace of a scouse accent.

Hi all

Mine did the same seeattached link was a winner in the end.

kind Regards Jim

Excellent stuff Jim, delighted it's resolved :D

Yep, 9mm spanner on the accumulator Mike. Sorry for the berevity, sending this from my phone....

If anyone suffers from riding the brake in an auto it's dead easy to cure. Just keep your left foot tucked under the edge of the seat and behind your right.

I'm a bit long in the tooth chaps :) I got to threatening to cut their b**** foot off.

I'm not too familiar with the latest boxes having been brought up on Borg Warners, GM Powerglides and...

Thanks Jim, i will have a look

Could it be a break in the wiring loom, but my revearsing lights and top brake light were not working either on my estate.

Thanks you i will do that.

Thanks for the replies!

Unfortunately the question is now purely academic as they were too cheap and have been snapped up by some other lucky soul!

Thanks.

Torq

Not worried some slightly hazy person with the munchies, will mistake it for a gherkin?

There's nothing edible in my workshop Adam :) If anyone mistakes a piece of silicone hose for a gherkin then that's their outlook...

Be a bit chewy I reckon :P

Only the spiders seem to think there's a bountiful feast in my workshop..

Good work on your...

Hi, most impressive will be the weight-saving (it'll be a configured as a two-seater and other mods will help), power-boosting (induction and exhaust and fuelling, so modest admittedly!) and increased control the mods will bring; we are fitting a twin-fan set up with manual override switch, temp gauge, lights on (dim/dip/spots/fogs) LED warning...

That'll be fine Dave, The treads does not look too bad to me and as long as the dent is filed and the pump will fit very snugly in the cradle then all will be fine...

When doing the thread, the most important thing is that the nut can be done up moderately tightly and that it will hold. Diesel pumps vibrate a lot and any nut that's not well dome...

The other part I'm not comfortable with, is that fuel system cleaner type products usually offer a fairly shallow/shortlived fix. Prolonged use may create longer lasting benefits, but the cost of this probably exceeds £110!

In other words, presuming the fault was diagnosed on a Lexia - and not a generic scanner which may have misrepresented the...

I believe the size quoted is for the diameter of the bit you are trying to grip ie socket bit that screws into the rack, on the Xantia this is about 33mm IIRC. The track rod itself has to pass through the smaller hole on the the cam type tools, looking at the photos I thought it looked too small, hence my e-mail to the Laser technical people....

Thanks Dnsey,

Will get on to hopefully this weekend.

Kenny

Hmm, I don't think so, I'll have a look though. I wondered if it was a common thing as all three of the Xantia's I have owned were noisey, even with nearly new wipers.

It doesn't seem like three years...

RIP Alan.

How about an Activa convoy up Zig Zag Kev????

Gosh, that would be a trip ... Ill try and make that if it goes ahead :)

Engine removal is not hard. So long as you have a crane. One great thing about the Xantia is the engine/gearbox is well designed to come out as one easy unit.

Basically, disconnect exhaust, remove driveshafts, disconnect selector cables, remove clutch slave cylinder, remove rad/intercooler, disconnect electrical plugs on the inner wings,...

i have to say my activa was really undriveable as the misting up was so great i had to drive with the windows open (it was raining) and the demister on full. not a good experience, after that the car got parked up.

Having changed the matrix on several forms of Xantia the CT turbo engine is the worst version I've come across, access to the connection on the bulkhead requires quadruple jointed skinny arms with the strength of Charles Atlas :evil:

Hi DNJ, not sure I would want to divulge all my French contacts, some are personal friends. Quite a few years of foraging in the wilds has turned up some nice finds, some of which have yet to be plundered.

In addition, unless you can speak really good French, Haute or colloquial, chances are Monsieur Frog will see you as easy meat and try it on....

The problem is that the hole for the filter is offset, and there is no support inside to stop the top of the tank near the centre deforming over time. However, it is quite easy to make up an insert to sit inside from a bit of standard 110mm plastic drainpipe. This has stopped leakage on my car.

Unfortunately I can’t find the dimensions, but I...

That is great thank you. So I just get some 3/16 pipe and the unions are of a standard size?

I have a flaring tool I can borrow.

Lots of 2002 Xantias on Leboncoin and South American ebay-equivalents...

They seem to be mostly 2.0 16valvers and HDIs for some reason.

OK, job done.

Nipped down to the breakers at lunchtime and just had the hub off when they closed at 2:00pm. I restarted back home and after another 2-1/2 hours had the job finished with the new discs and pads as well.

I'm absolutely knackered. I'm getting just too old for this!

I have got the proper ride height adjustment procedure on a PDF, if you PM an email, I will send it over.

Check the anti roll bar bolts for tightness. I had a loud knock on the rear of my XM and one bolt had fallen out :oops:

Peter

I have come across back yard mechanics who fit odd pads that they have in stock, maybe the last time they were done one had been pinched out of the box and they just fitted three.

Just seen that it is being suggested to change the flywheel in connection with the Fap and particle filter.....not sure why that is connected?

Paul is having a laugh at my expense. I did a typo by putting D M F instead of D P F

But the original question is academic now. The firm has got back to me telling me that for some reason C5's can't be...

Thanks for the replies, i'll get it booked in at the garage.
What an unfortunate problem for C5s.

Well I say common but the Xantia and XM are both set up in the same way.

Its best to have the levers on the calipers inspected and lubricated at service time. Its what I do now.

Just seen the post about having a new BSI and then goes into ECON mode immediatly...Had the same thing happen, car would not start and an assortment of problems, bought a New BSI, installed, took to the dealer for the software installation. They said they did not need details from the old BSI, just as well as it was gone....
So now always comes up...

i sold mine for £275 to a breaker - a very dead mk 3 plastic pig of an espace...

Hi Gfeb

I had the same problem with my C5 All i did was to get an aftermarket adjustable ISO cable Reverse the red and yellow plug one end into the cars cable and the other into the radio,.... just plug the end you,ve changed into the radio and that's it..... you don't damage the original wiring on the car and you get the radio working as it...

Yep. Definately different

You might want to drain off all water and the cr4p in the bottom of the fuel filter housing too!