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Is there more than 1 sort of screen fitted to the mk2 xantia ? I have finally found a secondhand screen from an LX spec car does that have auto wipers ? If not does it cause me any problems ? I think i read on here that i can cover the sensor over and it will give me intermittent wipers ?

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It appears that my instinct was right, in that the Feu Vert in Huelva had incorrectly filled the system.

I went to another Feu Vert in Seville that i know are good- they refilled it and hey presto! A very grateful english man able to drive his car without stripping down to his pants with the windows wide open :D

The guy at the garage...

hi every one any one no what gear box oil i need for the c4 5 speed box and how much dose the gear box hold also dose any one no were the filler is on the five speed box sorry to be a pain as the drivers hand book dont give you any info at all thanks to any one that can help me out

Not having any joy with the £18.50 supplier - he's just not clued into selling to anyone outside the UK. :roll:

Any suggestions for cost-effective suppliers of a compatible matrix to 6448.80, preferably European made? GSF don't say where theirs are made or what brand.

Hi, Looking to make a Xac sphere tool . anybody got any infor ?
cheers Terry

HI, my W plated Xantia just passed the MOT but there was a note to say that their was a wee bit ware on the steering arms looking for advice on what this means and am I looking at a big job thanks
allan

Chaps, a couple of weeks ago I was driving home and all of a sudden I heard a horrendous noise coming from underneath my car. I pulled over to find the engine bay undertray (does it have a better name?) dragging on the floor as the rear bolts had gone missing. I undid the front bolts and removed the tray. It was pretty oily so I left it in the...

Hi
In my 2001 xantia there is an electric plug that is connected to the motor (Bosch). the plug and the socket are of 9 pin (is it with the anti pinch?) but onle 5 pins are actually conncted. from what I've seen, pins 1,3,4,5 & 8.
I would like to know what is the assignment of each pin. could you help my out on this issue?
Thanx.

When I connected my Lexia 3 to my Citroen Xantia 2.0 16v make year 2000 I read the following fault: “Display serial supply short to earth or open circuit”.
I saw this error couple of times before and cleared it. Does anyone know the source for this fault ? Can it effect the AL4 behavior ? I also read the AL4 firmwar eversion and got the...

Just noticed that the hazards on the car are not working.

Had a search on here and found that the hazards are triggered by making both indicators flash at the same time.

Indicators both work without issue, and stop working when the hazard button is pushed.

Have checked the fuse feed for the hazards and there is no power there.

1) Steering...

Evening all,

Does anybody know where i might find the EGR valve on a Citroen C3 1.4 Hdi 16v? The car is coming over at the weekend and i'm after a head start

Many thanks in advance

Andy

I've had a long-term plan to replace the driving seat in my Xantia with one from an XM (much more comfy). One has come up on ebay; the question now is – can it be fitted in a way that satisfies current legislation? Here's our correspondence:

Hello Peter,

I think I've finally tracked down an XM driving seat that could replace the
one in my...

Evenin all,

Finally going to sort my osf abs sensor out tomorrow,my mot man will be pleased..(he's passed it twice,but he wasn't best charmed last time!).

Haynes says disconnect the battery negative lead.

Why? Will it spike something or other? (yes,electrics aint my forte').

I can't remember now how I tested the sensors,ie,battery on or...

Hey Peeps... whilst in Helfrauds yesterday evening I attempted to purchase a Drivebelt for my '95 1.9td vsx estate with no aircon. When the chap asked me which hydraulic pump was fitted I was completely cafubbelled.... I apologise that I can't remember the two names he gave me, but I had no idea there were different types of pump on Xant's..

Can...

hi every one dose any body no the rubber panel that fits the front windscreen the one that fits across the bottom of the screen were the wiper blades are is it suck down with some sort of glue dose any one no what glue to use thanks to any one that would no

Just got my C5 2.2 HDI Exclusive with Navidrive 07 plate yesterday, very pleased with her, so many toys.

The maps say 2008/2009 on them, do i have to go to a main dealer for updates or are they available on the internet for download?

Also its got all its main dealer service stamps, is it really every 20,000 miles for oil changes on these modern...

My Td xantia is running on veg at the moment and i have noticed that the veg oil is coming out of the pump i can see it runnung down the engine :( The chap i bought it from says that it did it befor and that the problem is the return fuel pipe to the tank is blocking, he says that if i run it on just diesel it will be fine again ! Has anyone else...

hi,
sorry for posting this in here but it's the busiest place and very helpful.so, I have a peugeot, yes I know im in citroen, but it's a 2.0 hdi and I bought this fuel saver from e bay 190524061185.... It says to fit directly to the fuel pipes but my knowledge is zilch..... under the engine cover the fuel filter appears to have a few pipes going...

Just A-B'ing my car and a C5 wagon today in the course of some Lexiation, it seemed the steering wheels looked and felt remarkably similar.

This could be my solution for the daggy grey one, covering of which is getting a bit soft and twisty on the rim steel, as a similarly plain leather bound unit is on some facelift C5s.

Any thoughts on...

Hi,is there any way to disable the auto wiper setting on a xantia and to revert to a standard intermittant set up? I have a 2000 model SX HDi.

Thanks.

Hi All

I did post this on the aircon forum, but dont seem to get replies there.

as follows:

I have had problems with my Citroën's Harrison V5 1135253 compressor. The original was leaking from the joint between the two halves. So last year I replace it with a second hand one- which had the same problem!!

This year I bought a brand new one for...

As per my apologies thread , looking for some help regarding the non working horn on my Xantia.

Checked the horn and its working, just not getting 12V required to make it work. The volume controls on the steering wheel work, so hoping its not the ribbon with the wheel itself. (but looking to remove the steering wheel this afternoon - battery is...

Due to being sideswiped by a non-stopping driver, we need near-side door trims with chrome inserts (front and rear) and wing mirror for our '97 1.9td LX Xantia.

Is anyone is scrapping/breaking a Xantia, (pref. dark red, but anything accepted) with these parts intact?
If so, please PM me with price

Many thanks

Anne Marie

Went in for replacement windscreen yesterday, since picking car up, I've noticed wipers are defaulting to about 4 seconds on the Auto setting.

Tried pressing hard against screen, no joy, held against mirror and all worked well...

Ideas?

I'm thinking of getting myself a chinese clone Lexia 3. The kits are variously described as including CD/DVD for the software. I have a likely contender for the laptop, being an old Windows 2000 machine, but without a DVD drive, only CD. I can install the software from a network drive but what I really would like to know is if the software...

Hi,

SPHERES,.. how long are they good for?
how do you test them?
do they have to come off the car?

On my 2001 Xantia's AL4 gear selector, the knob is disintegrating, the outer black layer has fallen apart and now there is the inner core of it. I would like to ask how do I dismantle it from the metall rod that it is installed on, so that I will be able to replace it?
Thanx.

So I had an entertaining trip back from my friend's place today.

Not much happened when I put my foot down, and there were really noticeable surges in power at high revs. Only just got up to 70.

Initially thought it was down to the 20 litres of WVO I bunged in there on top of the diesel fumes I had left over and the pump having a hard time with...

My new Xantia has this fitted,i really don't like it :x

Is there any actual purpose of this being fitted to the car ?

Dave

The w/screen washer water bottle on my V6 seems to need a clean, it does not fill easily,.. & it smells, is there something on how to remove/ clean the bottle on this site or can someone explain please?

Can't get it to work this time. On XP but the attachement light only comes on for split second and when lexia started it says usb not connected.

Now the computer is crashing

Obviously my Xantia is having a crisis, probably because I've been spending time with anolder relative, my 2CV

Week before last, what I'd diagnosed as a crankshaft oil seal leak turned out to be a blown head gasket round one of the studs. Of course this wasn't obvious 'till I'd had the seal replaced (I'm doing less these days as age advances, and...

We not quite my 100th post yet but close enough.

Are there any other FCF members who work on the street? Perhaps with a less than satisfactory kit of tools and equipment, but with a bit of creativity and ingenuity, and of course help from the forum, on more occasions than not the job gets done.

No tarmac on my street though, just a centuries old...

Right, I'm going to just get them all out in this thread... Minus the Rad-Fan one which has a thread of it's own!

Yesterday, I was in second gear and stuck my toe down expecting the usual jet-plane thrust as the rev counter touched 4,000RPM... Nothing... The car virtually refused to move... I was half way past a slow moving car when it happened...

Hi All,

What would be required to upgrade the C5 2.0 diesel from 90 -110 :?:

Kenny

Thanks for the help on this thread the basic subject of which was removal of a power steering rack from my Xantia

Xantia ressurrection? the difficult bit

I have already taken a rack out of the xantia I have just dismantled.

Having half the car dismantled helped make the job easier-the steering column for instance just came out in one big bit...

1.9, 2.0 or 2.1.

The way I see it with my limited mechanical knowledge is:

1.9 for:
sturdy, bullet proof, easiest to work on, plentiful supply of cheaper parts and will run on bio/veggie.

against> a bit agricultural now, noisy..ish, ponderous...ish, not as economical.

2.0>for: Quieter, more economical,quicker, reliable.
against> Doesn't...

Hi, While driving my Xantia 1997 td . today , I had a sudden loss of power ,
The accelerator will go straight to the floor with little power . when you get it up to 70 m.p.h. it s fine and drives ok . could it be the accelerator cable or maybe the turbo ! any help gratfully received
cheers Terry

Hi, been thinking the clutch on the c5 is a bit high at the biting point. Am I correct in thinking there will be no adjustment? It's not slipping but done 100k, I have had car for 3 yrs and done 50k of these miles, a few of them towing. Am in the middle of a debate whether to change this car, or keep it forever. I recon it's worth in the region of...

My Xantia 1997 T.D.
The a/c is not as cold as it used to be . I guess I need a regas ?
What does this cost ? I guess most garages are able to sort the a/c ?
cheers Terry

I read ages ago that someone couldn't figure out why the rear socket didn't work on their C5. I tried searching for the post but I can't find it.

Yesterday after I think two year ownership I figured out why the rear socket on my 607 sometimes works and sometimes not.
Going throught the circuit diagrams it was clear that the front socket is...

The clutch pedal on my daugters 03 reg 1.4 petrol C3 is sticking for a second or two near the top of its travel when released. The pedal is generally smooth in action. While it is temporarily stuck the accelerator can not be pressed which originally made me think of a broken pedal box but on inspection the accelerator is electronic and seperate...

My Xantia 1997 T.D.
The a/c is not as cold as it used to be . I guess I need a regas ?
What does this cost ? I guess most garages are able to sort the a/c ?
cheers Terry

hi all have a problem with c5 estate back of the car seems to hop to the left when turning off of a roundabout near to me not going fast ie 20mph feels like the back comes unglued from the road cant see any leaks from hydraulics spheres are as old as the car 10 years old 132000 miles tyres are ok and replaced arm bearings both sides last year am...

My Air Bag Light came on yesterday flashing on & off. Decided to turn it of with the key, but while continuing my journey I remembered that I had a can of Electrical Switch Cleaner in the car. I sprayed all the switches under the seats, which didn't seem to make any difference. I then sprayed switch cleaner into the Airbag switch. This cured my...

hi there

strange question but my rear windscreen wiper on the saxo failed... i got another rear wiper but its a peugeot one....so the wiring is different.....

anyone have a pug 106 manual and able to tell me what wire is which or steer me to the appropriate part of the web....colours are blue black and white ......

cheers

peter

my daughters 02 Picassooooo 1.8 16V,

we checked the oil'io last week before heading into Froggy country,

and discoverd the oil level was just on the very tip of the dip stick,

we had to put in 2.5lt's to bring it back to the corect level,

this is the engine i fitted which we did oil and filter on fitting,

there is not a spot of oil showing...

I've had to change one of the front calipers on my 2.2 and I cannot now appear to get the system working properly. I've bled through more fluid than I wished to pay for but still have the situation where the pedal goes to the floor (though only with the engine on). I've read of a similar situation where the owner had to take the vehicle to the...

In jest I suggested a sunroof versus aircon poll and Adam took me up on it
creating a sunroof yes or no one - not quite where my head was mind but
interesting all the same.

Which brings me to another question that could yield some passionate and
interesting debate but a bit of an amorphous blob to categorise in a black
or white, yes or no...

I am about to replace the wishbone bushes of my Xantia. Citroen part number for these bushes are: 352381 ( left side ) , 352382 ( right side) and two 96083570. I found two after market manufactures for these parts. One of them is “Original birth” the following is the link for its website and the second one is Metalcaucho ( MC) its link is The...