French Car Forum

Well suppose it's very bad muddy/snow conditions. You have good tyres on the rear, so you won't skid out, but if you have the near-bald tyres on the front when you come to a junction you will press the brakes and the tyres will lock up and you won't be able to steer. Where as with good tyres on the front, in most cases you will be able to stop (in...

this RHD french plated XANT is being broken for spare by a citroen dea;ler in rochester kent,

i am waiting for a reply regaring the engine

regards malcolm

Hi,

I have a question about the spheres. When did citroen start manufacturing xantia models with 8 spheres and when did they stop with 8 and start with 6 spheres? (what year to be exact)

Thank you for your help :)

Hello there, newbie on this forum, always loved my Citroens, enjoyed reading several of your posts having discovered this site today, and now after some advice please :).

At my manual C5 2.2 HDi's last service (37k) the dealer mentioned that the 50k service will cost a packet. Apparently they feel obliged to replace the particulate filter at...

One for the punters and experts alike - some harmless speculation. I don't yet know the answer.

My Xantia suspension makes a tink noise when driven moderately to hard on rough surfaces. Perhaps akin to dropping a 3/16 ball bearing into a glass-lined sugar bowl. Sound appears to be on the driver's side.

Triangle bushes may be 10K miles old....

Got the 4 new tyres fitted yesterday - MICHELIN ENERGY SAVERS

:D

The car feels SO sharp now! No wheel spin on full acceleration from stand still and grips the road like GLUE round corners!! Plus I sold the 4 old tyres for £50! So after getting that money back I only spent £120 on the tyres! (Cost me £170 for the new tyres + fitting to the...

Hi all,

having just written off (:oops:) my T-reg xantia estate, I've been lucky enough to inherit an X-reg (2000) Berglingo van.

Unfortunately, no owners manual, so would appreciate a little help with the following, if you can:

When starting up, the following flashes up on the display a couple of times:

quickly followed by:

(with the min...

clever me snapped off my indicator stalk today . i have phoned citroen and can get a new unit which comes with indicators and wiper stalks. it is £180 inc vat. i dont mind paying for the part but was wondering how hard it would be to fit . any help would be grest thanks

H i I've just got the best deal this year so far. Rear discs for my C5 from a scrapyard, new with surface rust and a caliper for £10. Yes 2 discs and 1 caliper for a tenner , a bargain or what. I'm a happy budgie.

I have a Citroen Xantia 2000 (W reg) 1.9TD auto, and the manufacturer's handbook gives the towing limit as 900KG, although all other models in this range have a towing limit of 1200KG.

This is considerably less than 85% of the unladen weight of the vehicle which is 1336KG. In fact the manufacturers handbook says that the towing limit in France...

Ok boys and girls, this is the story. My Xantia engine was in terrible state, it was pushing out dense black smoke, acceleration was well there was no acceleration. So I went to a mechanic, he told me that there was nothing he can do except rebuild the engine. So I said fine, do what you got to do, I paid 1700 euros, and then after about two...

Hi all i am about to change my rear disks and calipers on my xantia 1.9TD.What i would like to know is the pitch of the bolt that holds the calipers on .I have read they are 10x150.I would like to have a couple at hand just in case as I have read that they can snap,many thanks. pridz

Well as you know I have the rare 2.0 engine in my Xantia with 135BHP and a top speed of 126MPH a good driving song is essential! My favourite driving song has to be Meat Loaf - Dead Ringer for Love. I love blasting down the road with that blaring!

What is your favourite driving songs ?

Do these have the hydraulic clutch and cable operated gearchange as
some HDi and the Activae do. I have a massive blind spot on 2.1TD's?

Andrew

Hi,

I have a late pre-facelift C5 (2004 04) and am wanting to fit an Ipod adapter. trawling through posts, it seems that the Connects2 range will do the job. However, there are two listed on their website for my car - one of the Clarion radio and one for the Blaupunkt radio. Unfortunately I'm not with my car at the moment so can't pull the unit...

Hi Guys
I need some help,
I've brought a 1996 106 1.5D (same as a saxo) for my doughter's 18th with 66K on the clock,
It's got a smokey engine (blue smoke) and only runns on 3 on startup (with black smoke for a few seconds) which is probably glow plugs,
It's had a new rad so I thought it was head gasket after overheating,
so I pulled the head off...

With the wet weather today causing condensation on the windows of my HDi I turned on the air conditioning in order to remove it but within seconds of pushing the A/C button both the Stop and coolant temperature lights started flashing (the temperature gauge displayed normal operating temperature of just over 80­°C), turning off the A/C stopped the...

I've been trying to get my Lexia working. It appears that it's loaded OK on the laptop but when I try to activate, it asks for an RRDI code. The pages I've printed off tell me that the RRDI code is 001 but when I enter that, I get an error message saying it's an invalid code. Where am I going wrong?

Just back.

You know I have been going to St Jean d'Angely in Charente Maritime for 20 years. I spent a load of time there this year, okay in hospital with family, but in all these years I never realised thats the wee town houses the Musée des Cordeliers And within the museum is an exhibition of Citroen in the Sahara.

I only found this out when I...

Just taken my Xantia out after summer break, weird maybe but not using CX Safari in Winter.

Xantia is s2 2.0 CT Exclusive (i still think citroen should have kept pallas) Estate.
Rear drops shortly after starting, then risies again.

After previous posts on other Citroen Forums while ago conclusion is AntiSink valve or brake dozer.

Were is...

The reverse lights on my C5 are becoming intermittent, sometimes they are on when engaging reverse and other times they wont come on. I know if they are working or not becuase at the same time the reverse lights come on the C5 beep sounds to warn me ive just put it in reverse.

Does anyone know what might be the cause of my intermittent lights?...

On the rear height adjuster (in the middle just in front of the rear center sphere) there is a dollop of LHD liquid on the adjuster, there are no pipes that I can see, only the electric wires connecting it up, where on hell is this fluid coming from.
It came up on an advisory on the last MOT and I would like to sort it but don't know where to...

I would like to change my Xantia 90Hdi for another Xantia, this time a bit more 'exciting'.
Which model do people suggest?
I'd want it in estate form. And would like activa suspension. Or would Hydractive be a big improvement on my 'normal' set-up and with less potential problems than activa?

My pride and joy was rear-ended at lunch-time today. :cry: As the innocent party, she WILL be repaired. Any mention of write-off will be met with a stern and uncompromising lecture on the law of liability! :evil:

The tailgate and the rear bumper are both goners. The tailgate slam panel is buckled and the tailgate won't open - the latch mechanism...

Just want to clarify, if my Googling is correct.

Understanding #1: The codes are available through any dealer without delay, as the database is accessed via their internet connection.

Understanding #2: This code is the one you enter when coding in new keys with Lexia.

Am I right?

Hi All,

I am an ex peugeot 406 hdi 90 owner but sadly my 2001 406 died 2 days ago with a modest 290k miles on it ( fuel pressure regulator fault ), so I have bought myself a 52 plate C5 2.0 HDi 110 LX Estate with 90k miles for £1800. It is immaculately clean inside and out.

So I have a few questions i would be very grateful if you guys could...

Hi folks

I removed the offside engine mount (the metal engine mounting-to-body bracket) today, for cambelt access. The engine was supported on a trolley jack, with a piece of wood going between the sump and the rear engine mount. The engine mounting bracket came off easily with the engine obviously supported ok by the trolley jack. When I came to...

back along I had a problem on the V6 where the pressure regulator tick rate was very short when the suspension was in soft mode but normal when in hard mode.

It was covered rather extensively in this thread .

Recently, the problem returned and it was getting so bad, the car was ticking like a cheap watch :roll: Not good as it puts a strain on...

New stainless steel exhaust on my C3 £300 guaranteed for life

Hi

This is my first post.
Hope its not too silly a question, but my wife has a 2000 xantia 1.8i 16v
I checked the manual and it says coolant should be between min/max on radiator header box (which makes sense).
But having looked......its a black box with no visible min/max markings.
Can anyone shed some light on this for me.

ps I have searched...

Well I went out at 6am this morning, started the 2.0 up, popped the hood, and... The coolant resovior was empty! And there was anti-freeze splattered all over the engine bay. And after more investigation the main radiator hose had been repaired some time by a mechanic (most probably a Kwik-Fit mechanic by the looks of it!!), with duct tape!! There...

Just got the Citroén back from the garage at 8.30PM tonight, with a new pair of engine mounts! Turns out the passenger side mount was worn as well, not bad enough to do any damage, but bad enough to be worth changing! Unfortunately I didn't get the chance to drive it home, as I was out, but I'm esured by my mother (who drove it home) it has no...

I'm in need of some new autobox fluid and I'm after some advice. I've seen the following on Ebay -

I would like to know if this is suitable. From speaking to Jim a couple of months back I know he recommends the fluid you get directly from Citroen (part number 9736.22). Just thought I'd ask before heading to the dealer. Thanks everyone.

Any Ideas on this strange parts (CV joint) problem:

For my xantia II estate, year 2000, I ordered an ABS CV joint. They're meant to be the same , reagrdless of estate or saloon. Citroen tech list the driveshaft as per my VIN, as No. as 3273 9W

The CV joint for '93 to 2001 models, I received is 135 mm long, but the one I've taken off is 143mm...

Don't know if this has been posted but worth a look at this money.

It's nothing to do with me..Sorry for the long link

Rare picture of my 3 Citroens @ once.

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Hi all, I've got a bit of a strange fault on my 52 reg Relay van 2.0 Hdi.

I noticed a few weeks ago a lack of power for a few seconds after just exiting the motorway.
Just after that, the speedometer was fluctuating in the speed it was showing, sometimes going back to zero whilst actually moving.

At first I thought it was some sort of fuel...

Am i right in thinking to disable the egr valve on a 2 lt diesel c5 i only have to remove the vacuum pipe and plug the pipe.

Hi All,

Does anyone know the Torx bit size for the bottom ball joint on a 1995 ZX?

I have to get myself a Torx set and want to make sure this size is in it.

Cheers...

Just a quick thank you to Martin and the rest of the crew at Pleiades for restoring the Magic Carpet ride to my V6... a change of spheres all round and a leak fixed, very good service and a decent bunch of blokes as well.

Ian

So having replace the lower arms, ARB bushes, track rod ends and now finally the lower ball joints which I got a local garage to do, I find I have another knocking noise from the front which wasn't there before I started :cry:

I've had the front end off the ground with both wheels off and tried everything I can to find something loose but...

Folks, I bought a cd unit to replace the tape player in my Xantia, cos much as I like the Smashing Pumpkins, it's wearing a bit thin listening to only one tape day in , day out.
So, having got this cd player, I now need to get the code for it. Here are hopefully some photos of it, can someone tell me what make it is and how to get the code?...

My citroen xantia's alarm keeps going off with no-one touching car no gust of wind or thunder and lighting so why it keeps going off any idea's please
Thanks
Mike
P.S. I forgot to mention that my rear passager door stays locked, wont open even when all other's do is this connected to my faulty alarm?

Has anyone replaced the illumination LED's on a Clarion unit?

The left side of mine remains dark when the rest is lit. I've pulled the front panel off and there's only five LED's in total (ignoring the red one) but they appear to have a rubberised green coating. Can they be replaced?

I have a diesel DW8 Berlingo, which has given grief intermittently over the years..

The latest problem is it's 'lumpy' when started in the mornings, something I suspect is an air leak.

There is a trace of diesel around the plunger of the fuel primer pump so suspect this is leaky.

Have looked online but can't find a replacement. Does anyone know...

Hi all as some of you know i am a new member and you have made me aware i need my timing belt doing asap
My question is what do i need to get i now i need the belt and tensioners also the water pump but do i need anything else?
i am going to get a new drive belt aswell
thanks for reading sam

Hi all im new here decided to join i have a 98 Citroen Xantia 1.9td i bought it in may with 61k and 2 same family owners and i am very happy with the car one of the best i have driven and it is extremely comfortable
i also have a quick question if any body could answer it i would be greatful
my front break pads need replacing do i have to do...

I don't have the radio code for the '96 VSX I'm breaking - it's still 'live' because the battery is connected.

Does anyone know for certain who made standard radio and whether the usual decoder program works for it?

Thanks

Guy

Is today the day?!! I just tried to log onto the Xm forum and it's down for a software upgrade. I know Noz was planning some serious upgrades. Lets just hope it all goes to plan. :)

Hi all,

I would be grateful for some help and guidance on this new problem of mine....

For some unknown reason, the vacuum on my engine just suddenly stopped working whilst on a trip. How do I know this - because it also feeds the cruise control servo that I installed years ago.

Upon checking things over, no obvious signs of problems - no split...