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Thanks for all above help and advice!
Job is done.

It could (amonst other things) be any of the ignition HT components. I think the 8V engines have a single coil and distributor.

The ignition coil would be my first culprit (especially if the miss gets worse when the engine warms up).

Run the engine with the bonnet up in the dark, and look for any flashover from the HT leads, which could give a...

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That's great, many thanks wheeler and Jim.

The picture explains it well. Just wish I could have a similar view but I will be doing mine with the engine in car ......... :(

Dave.

Service box shows the parts or ring your local dealer!!

Anyone know where i can buy a lexia clone from a proven source?

Rhys

Just thought I'd give an update and thanks to all who posted.

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Rev counter working.Found continuity break near the central connector.Chopped wires back and soldered on new Auto bullet connectors.
Rev counter works and no flutter.This was after cleaning and pushing tight the sensor as well.

Revs at 1500 around 30 Mph in 4th which i think is...

Just to update, the fixings are as Malcolm described but the 'spring' ends are accessed from the bottom rather than the top on my car.

Got the glass & backplate out, managed to prize all the old glass off eventually, stick my cheapie replacement on and clip it back into the mirror housing. All sorted for about 6 quid :)

Thanks again for the tip...

MMmmm, can't seem to find a supplier for 28khz transducers, plenty of 40kHz but not much else....

really not worth stressing too much about the spring as it's not vital, the clutch will operate fine without it, it just keeps the pedal at a steady height. As for self adjust cables s--t. Complete waste of time. how hard is it to slacken a nut once a year?

Good stuff Brady :D

It's when the Xantia is at it's best on a journey like that...

Check all the doors and boot are shut properly, possibly the bonnet too.

It will flash if not.

They're all shut well enough for all the interior lights to go out when I close the driver's door.

Just found a thread on a Peugeot Forum where someone with an 806 HDI had the same issue. Cleaning a connecor located above the fuel filter did the...

Gents, you are missing out on some truly breathtaking scenery and driving roads! Seriously, get your chevrons up the west coast and over to Skye for starters, or head North to Inverness and beyond, you won't regret it.

Ainslie

After driving the car today the rear suspension is certainly much quieter, there is no longer the constant rattling at town speeds. Which is good.

Its front tyres have been wearing on the inside shoulder, so i checked the tracking today and it was toeing out by quite a way. So ive adjusted that, with help of my tracking bar, and it now feels...

If the spring was inside the pedal Neil, then that's half the problem. The spring should be fully inside the canister.

The canister should be in two halves with a collar in the middle to hold them together. You slide the collar up to separate the halves and expose the spring.

Sounds almost like half of the canister is missing...

Hi, mine has no FAP pre facelift so should be okay. Cheers

Thanks for the advice gentlemen been a busy day :lol: :lol:

Managed to get both rear trailing arms,HP pump and the alternator out.Pressure regulator is pretty much free along with both struts and tops although i ran out of time and daylight :twisted:

Also managed to remove the alarm box and reciever and the internal blower :)

Bottled out on...

Sounds like the head gasket to me.

Merci for that! So frustrating that handbook doesn't make clear. Once I've got it sorted AND found out how to do the glow plugs, I think I'll be uploading my first Youtube effort!!!

Thanks MikeT :) It's the Sony radio cassette.The other beep may have gone.

On a side note anyone reading this should add this stuff to your armoury as we, Bikers have been using it for around 5 years now.

buy,

It really is the dog's danglies.It's what WD40 wishes it was.It not only a better rust release protection on re-fit it also does...

Search and ye will find (well sometimes anyway)

:)

Also always had water dripping into the boot with the lid up.

All the water from the channel is dumped onto the tail light cluster.
If the cluster seal leaks, water gets into the boot through the opening for the wires, with water sloshing around inside the cluster.

Didnt happen to get a part number for the £381.22 one did you?
Correction: the price is actually £277.62 and the part number is 00006242S5. The price comes from Citroen Service catalogue.

Still, even if it was only £50 I would still prefer to fix it myself than just simply replace it.

Cheers,
GB

I have found that there is considerable variation in airflow and filtering performance between brands of filter. There was one I bought on ebay last year that the fan struggled to push any air through.

At the other end of the spectrum, the GSF filter let plenty of air through, but could be better described as a fly catcher, as it certainly did...

I've been in my XM estate for nearly 10 hours today, been to East Sussex and back, I feel a litle tired now but relaxed and with no back ache - that's what an XM's about :D

Peter

It`s mail order here if you are pushed to get it local. Watch Stealer prices....they are about a tenner for this same item.

That's the very best stuff Lexi. Good price that :D

Interesting thread this one, just had a read through it.

Im not sure what runflat 55s would be like on a Activa. You can go too far with stiff sidewalls and it will be horrible. Stiff sidewalls dont usually equate to the best grip. For a tyre to grip well it needs to be able to flex. Yes sloppy tyres are rubbish as you end up on the widewalls at...

Try your local motor factor and use Gates belts. Gates do a cambelt kit with all pulleys included.
Unless there is noise coming from the ancillary (serpentine) belt pulleys don't bother replacing them.
You can do a visual check on the serpentine belt tensioner that provides a good indication of it's condition. With the engine running look at the...

Until you get a better answer see if there's a type of connector you could substitute or a couple from Maplin's range,

Or just a heavy duty block connector?

if 15 amps would be enough?I think electrical shops do even bigger.

dont no when it was last serviced,i had car about 7month now all i done is just an oil change and top up what ever needs topping up,just come back from a 10mile drive was running ok,but it took about 2miles to make it stop missing,well its not missing as such it just stops but still runs just like if it was damp,bit like a kangaroo,but if you keep...

It's perhaps worth making the point that the auxiliary drive belt is far more crucial on a Xantia than on ordinary cars.

This belt drives (amongst other things) the hydraulic pump (AKA HP pump). If the belt fails, no hydraulic power means NO power steering (try turning the steering wheel when the engine isn't running!), and NO brakes after the...

I havn't to be honest with you. What you suggest does make sense though! I assumed that becuase the pump clicks every 90 odd seconds that the accumulator sphere would be in OK condition?

I do want to change all the spheres one day, I just need to make myself a pressure tester first. Don't suppose you have anything spare to make the tester...

Thanks for the help people. I will try and search by part name rather than vehicle. Fingers crossed.

sorry Spider twos Chris570 sudgestted that trick

regards malcolm

try to avoid pot holes in the nearside of the road esspecially in your xantia it damages the NSR radius arm bearings.

they now use 20% waste veg oil in the mix for filling /patching potholes,

I reckon that this is prone to freezing at very low temperatures making the pothole reappear very quickly, I recently watched whilst the patcher patched...

Xac, thanks for that tip, it was the catch.

I used some washers to begin with and their outer diameter was to small and they sunk into the large square adjustment holes behind the catch then I found some Xantia seat bolt washers big enough to span the large square holes.

the door doesnt hit the catch awkwardly now as it closes, fair enough it...

Im just glad its fixed, pics to be expected tomoz, along with the fact im going to look at a 58 plate citroen C5 in the morning lol

Here are a couple of different ride height guides - the first one is from the Haynes book of lies and is a rough guide:

The second is 3 pages I scanned from Citroen service manuals which are more precise for different models and tyres but involve a bit more work to calculate, but if you want to be really accurate, use these:

Regards,
Simon

The noise only comes in when the engine is warmed up - you might notice it if you come to a halt after 20 miles, say.

Turn off and it stops at once. Start engine again straight away and it's not there.

It is coming from under bonnet.

Try the

It is in French but it apears that they managed to fit the original cruise control to a manual car! :shock:

Nice to read that you've got heat again, thanks to a failsafe lever. :twisted:
The flap motor is indeed a stepper motor, and can't be operated with a voltage only.

reckon i can have it for around the 1500 mark, so would be well decnet price really then :)

just need to sell mine now :(

anyone want a 2001 51 mg zt-t 190 + with all the toys inc tv???

OK I guess I should put it in Sales & Wants. I was thinking of £250. There's no tax or test.

Hello
i will have a look for the connector when i can get the car on a ramp, cheers for the help
i live in South Shields

Dawn

cheers, mate.

Looks canny tidy for mileage, ex taxi?

Looks very tidy, nice colour and a late S2. Im sure it will prove a good reliable car, the HDis are pretty good engines.

Theres a good sticky in the supersticky all about blowers Tim.

That should make a good starting point...

Ignition switch has to be a suspect, especially if your Heated Rear Window shows up to be a bit dodgy too...