French Car Forum

I am in Cockermouth.
I had to check autotrader every day and grab one. I missed a vtx+ because I dithered for a day or two. Had to go to Yeoville to pick it up.

yes XANT's did have a hend brale issue, but the XSARA's hand brake is on the rear wheels, and XANT's are on the front,

regards malcolm

Mike,

I think I spotted that on the scrap yard on Monday, I sneakily went in for some switches and stripped down a car I didnt have to put back together
again call it practice Mode.

the pipe goes into the bottom of the cast section beneath the filter housing
and runs along the right side of the head and goes into the bulkhead.

is this the one...

Thanks Mike,

I'll check that out and get back you and the forum with the result.

Kenny

The terminal is fine it's the lead just before it. But i shall investigate more when i have time.
Thanks for the info.

we tried to change the Economy mode timer for the battery saving

Did you manage to change the time? I tried to do that to my car, but when I looked in the BSI there was 7 or 8 digits in the field for time. I changed the number to 1500 if I remember that right.
The result was that the car was entering eco-mode in less than a second, so I have to...

Are the (rear) caliper bolts on Xantias supposed to have loctite applied to the threaded parts?

I think if one or more of the airbags deploy the ECU is toast too, it goes to LOCKED state and has to be replaced, thats what the info I have says.

Rob

Depends if airbags have been deployed, My C5 had a fault and it cleared as soon as the fault was fixed, Using a Lexia will tell you what faults there are though, might be on a different airbag.
Rob

Worn track rod ends? Not uncommon on the C5, I believe.
Otherwise, one or more rubber bush on the suspension arms might have perished.

i will try to replace all bushes next week, i`ve heard this is an common failure over 100,000 kilometers on board.

I have only 50,000kilometers...

£300-£400 is about right. No special tools required, reasonable job if you know what you're doing.

Getting well confused on this one . What is the part number for the replacement pump ... :?

Checked GSf website seem to be the £78 one spoke to hastings branch said whats pump pressure as 2 types ..said its mk1 hdi xsara estate and 90bhp . ok its £78 , spoke to the garage I normally go to , got qouted rather alot ...spoke to not usual bloke .....

My ZX 1.9D is still on the original clutch after 218K miles.

Paul

I just found a set of over 50 new photos and a first video over at . The Citroen Metropolis is just a concept. Hopefully, it will keep its styling for the production version but it will be somewhat more...humane. I hope it will be about 30-40 centimeters shorter and 20 centimeters taller. Beautiful car anyway.

Jim you thought STALEY because i said it looks like my STANLEY pipe wrench,

the only trouble with the 900mm one is the chain might be have thicker links, which will sometimes be to much and foul on things, the type in the link is by fare heavyer than the average filter wrench,

regards malcolm

It could be one of the wiring connectors. Check under the passenger seat the connectors for the seat. Check the driver's as well.

I did wonder if it was to do with the passenger side, sometimes the fault would clear them come back, it was always when i had a passenger that it came back!!!!

Lexia reads them the right way around as it knows the car is RHD. Although those connectors are in the passangers footwell they are actually the wires for the drivers side airbag...

I always thought my float was stuck until my rear ram started to leak. Now I know it works! (And the STOP light warning). :(

James, what news of your ram?

I've been following your progress with interest Jim. Mine has stopped leaking for now (so I think it's definitely something to do with the exceptionally cold weather). I'm going to get my...

Does anyone know if these will work on C4 Picasso's with EGS using the Citroen plugs supplied. One option am looking at when sorted the C5 is maybe one of these. Can the EGS box be tweaked when it goes wobbly with these Lexias.

Steve

As long as it has the 16 or 30 pin sockest it should do, C4 is listed as one of the cars.
Rob

Thanks for the advice, guys. I measured the overall movement as around 7mm, so that seems to be nothing to out of the ordinary.

I will print out this thread and show it to the tester next year. He is not a Citroen specialist (my nearest is inconveniently far away) but he is a helpful and friendly bloke, who always makes admiring comments about...

When I had my 2.1 Xant I had to be flatbedded 40 miles to Malaga after I lost most of my LHM. Fortunately it was taken to an English speaking workshop where they replaced the front antisink valve.

Don't worry if you've lost a clip, replace it with a jubilee clip.

Thanks everyone thats answered my question very well. Jim I shall print off the above and keep it.

if Mike says the outside diameter of the clear plastic fuel line from the filter to pump is 7.69mm surely the internal measurement is going to be much smaller although the end does look as though it is streched larger than the rest of the pipe. so...

The bolt head looks a bit like a chef's hat.

Ive had mine on once or twice. Suppose its a good idea, though it doesnt seem to stay on long after braking, which i thought it would.

Thanks Malcolm, PM sent.

Yes, Malcolm thats what I've done on my pump. 8-)

silly me i was looking at 16V lumps not 8V, the last price and part No. you postted is correct,

there must be loads of them in breakers,

give PCR of Lancing Sussex a call as they are citro/pug dismantlers, link below

regards malcolm

Thanks Jim :)

Have become a dab hand at removing the top half of the inlet manifold :wink: ive done the leakoffs and also replaced the fuel line and both times the manifold cover was removed :lol:

Not a good idea to use a deep 12mm socket then :roll:

Pm sent on an unrelated matter :)

Colin

ear y go Vince,

fit all alloys which every modle same part No,

Part Number Description Quantity Price excl. VAT Price incl. VAT Total incl. VAT Selection
96070416 MONTING SCREW 5.07 GBP 5.96 GBP 5.96 GBP

regards malcolm

Sometimes those plungers can be ferociously tight and will try to resist any effort to shift them until you find their sweet-spot and then they just pop out :twisted:

try GSF or ECP,

regards malcolm

Thats why I was hoping someone would come to my aid.

done. thanks all

A lot of the fixed towballs I have seen are too high for a lot of caravans. That is what dropper plates are made for. I had to use a dropper plate on my Xantia 2, with twitter towbar,so as to keep the caravan level, otherwise even with the Xant self levelling, the front of the caravan A frame would have been up in the air, and the rear end of said...

Does it still do it if there is a (belted) passenger? It could be a problem with the sensor in the passenger seat.

Hypocrisy? Maybe so -but I think knowledge shouldn't be copyritable -& it's great that people like you are willing to share your experience.
I'm clear that the lack of content in the Haynes book (& often incorrect info) makes the cover price a rip off in the first place anyway! & I'd be the last to wish to give you trouble -I had hoped that the...

Well been driving around for a couple of weeks now with a drip catcher under the pump which always seems to be dry. Did an after start up check on two successive mornings no drips after start up at idle.

This is a puzzle but if it stays that way I promise not to worry about it (to much).

puzzled of Haywards Heath.

Find out the cost of the fixed car, deduct an HP pump (best part of £1k), New set of injectors (<£1k), diag equipment, time to fix it, and that's what it's worth. Less than scrap value I expect.... Cheap is not always a bargain!

Doing the maths on that one means it does not appear to add up, so looks like one to avoid!

You will take on the...

Where are you Lakewolf? I've got the proper Pleiades sphere removal tool, takes about half an hour to do (did on mine anyway), if you're close can do it for you

My dad said it might be a stuck relay?

Hopefully not as the relay is an itegral part of the (expensive) under bonnet fuse box.

Did you remove the steering wheel or just tighten the nut ?
Next steps to try- Remove the little carpet trim under the steering column & check for wires chaffing on the steering column shaft where it rotates. If all ok...

If you run LPG you are legally allowed to run without a CAT :-)

The other option is if it pass's without it to just knock the itnernals out of it :)

i would do this on one thats been scrapped though :D

Saying that you could just have things that make the car look like it has LPG, like a filler cap on a bumper and a pipe running from it and so...

If you measure across from one flat of the sump plug to the opposite flat, using a metric ruler/tape measure, you should get very good idea of what size you need. With luck you'll be spot on :)

All right, funny guy :P It saves me the bother of going out an checking it tomorrow morning, excuse my laziness :)

24mm, cheers mate!

A basic process of elimination -
Xsara's tend to suffer from broken wiring in the door harness's, this can lead to dodgy operation of the interior light, windows, locks & speakers. I don't recall the year the BSI was fully introduced to the Xsara range but maybe when the drivers door is opened it's not receiving the signal from the lock to tell it...

the brake switch is on the passenger side and the switch is needed to disengage cruise control so i wanted the switch on without having to dance on the pedal, so i had someone tip the pedal while i adjusted the switch