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Check a survotronic valve at steering rack measurment resistance is around 7 Ohm

I ran my Xm on Hydro Flush for a long time as when I bought the car there was NO suspension movement on the front and only a little on the back. However the electro valves were u/s so I had to sort those as well. I fitted spheres all round and eventually ended up with Bx spheres on the front which seemed to give an acceptable ride. Although it was...

also the clutch fork needs to be pushed home correctly...it can feel like its located but still need pushing harder to getit to clip in correctly

Stop complaining; I can tell you're enjoying the job at hand. :lol:

as it turns out not as bad as it looks on paper :? :-D :rofl2: :wink:

I'm sure you will find something on here:

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Hi and thanks for the reply I did not realise I had posted this twice, yes it is the same car and I hate it !!! is lexia easy to install and use because there is not much difference in price between buying it and paying to have the codes read thanks Chris

You really need to get the blower out so that you can measure the voltages to it. It looks like it is mounted on the front of the heater unit adjacent to the bulkhead - probably accessed (just!) by removing the glove box....

Well it has arrived

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Very well made with clear instructions. Only query is where to power it from. It has an inbuilt relay and requires 2 power sources, 1 permenant live and 1 switched live.
Because there are lots of threads about Citroen electrics being quite fussy and even a small change in voltage...

if you have Climate Control then these links may be useful

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Which one? I have 3!

They're still in storage here in North Wales, well 2 of them anyway the S2 is just sitting outside. Just waiting for the weather to be a bit more favourable then I will tackle them.

Edit: Just realised which one you are referring to, that's one of the ones in storage. I got that going, it was a failed coil pack. Then it...

Being lazy going in gargae monday 50 quid for new pads and to fit them.
Would have cost me 30 quid for teh things anyway and for the time and hassle (And i dont have a drive and live on a main road)

Anyone have light to shed on this one? I'm still short on clues.

Hi,
I changed the fuel filter in August 2013,made 9000 km since then.
I experienced Antipollution fault once during the last summer.It was extremely hot outside (+40C)...the fault went away by itself after couple of weeks.

I'll have a go tomorrow and try and trace them all back to where they start then. If I can get rough measurements using string I can order some nice new ones and get to fitting them ASAP

Glad you found it Colin. Good that it's probably a cheap fix as well. (Save you a trip to Ness motors and a lot of the folding stuff)

Xantia front calipers are both wound back clockwise - C5 has different directions. They sometimes need a good push to get them going - a wind back tool will help.

Not sure which 'brake light' is now on?

If you previously had a broken cable, and now removed it, not surpised the hand brake is higher. The old cable was probably seized in the outer,...

Excellent price for f/caliper. When I got a refurbed one for £70.00 and later on had further problems I experimented with the extra external spring which so far touch wood works fine.

Hello Mike,

Just a quick message to say thanks but the pressure's off. We've bought a new car.

Jim is closer and he may fancy the challenge of this one when he's free. If you still fancy coming up let me know.

Thanks for all the help.

Lawrence

Yes and, as you surmised, the primer pump diaphragms perish and fail, nearly always following a filter change.

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That's not easy. They're not renowned for labelling their products, other than putting their name on them.
Take a trip down to the auto sparks and ask to borrow the alternator catalogue. If you're lucky, you'll find a picture that looks like it. Check the tech spec for measurements you can compare, take off the reg and see is it the same.
If it...

I have looked at those Pugs. They look quite useful in size etc and reasonably priced.

Morning guys thanks for all the latest replies. I think i am gonna start with making sure enough fuel and no air in system first. Followed by a compression test. This van did have petrol put in it before i bought it that is a known fact. I am gonna try and get hold of a diesel compression tester. I did one on a outboard engine and kind of know...

Thanks for the quick replies, I hope Ian j is right if not there is no way I am going to remove the dash
Cheers
Allan

Depends what your car is. Some don't have codes, they are paired to the car.

You could put it in your signature for future posts. Also engine , gearbox and spec would be good.

Not a great deal of oil lost, I've cleaned the whole bay and checked it daily and don'tseem to have any leakage so will kep an eye on it, Put it through an mot and passed only with one adviseory, slight bind on front brakes, so there'sa job for sSunday, The way I'm going to build it from scratch,

Hi, well my wife took it to the mechanic and it turned out to be the heater motor, he replaced it here in Denmark for 3100dkr. not cheap but everything is working OK now, love the car but I think its going to take a lot of TLC to keep on the road.

I used a thin bead. I recall using a Stanley blade quite obsessively to make sure it was a narrow one,for no other reason than that was how I'd seen it done by the chap I used to help out at a back-street garage when I was a kid, and let it squeeze out when it was assembled. I can't imagine it makes a great deal of difference thinking about it, as...

Mine tells me how many miles since fill-up, how many miles to next fill-up, How many MPG I'm getting since fill-up/trip, How many MPG I'm getting at this instant, what colour underpants I'm wearing, how many swear words I've uttered since I left the house, where my spare glasses are and what the wife is muttering under her breath as I drive....

myglaren im hear again i read on the links you told me of and. a member said he had fitted a second hand motor and pump complete and it worked using the second hand icu.

There's only 1 part no in service.citroen covering a wide variety of models. Not to say that there aren't different regs on different cars of course....

Very interesting and informative Simon. Never considered that before.

It's cold in Auckland? :shock:
My mate lives on Grand View in Remuera and he is always telling me how warm it is compared to Scotland.

Thanks for that. So do people in could be camshaft positiong, crank angle or would a faulty map cause my problem.

i picked up the new wheel cylinder at the weekend just not 100% sure how to remove drum to replace it! MOT was wednesday and had no spare time to fit it,didnt try to hide the fact it was leaking and told the tester i knew it was leaking before the test! he proceeded to test my car even though he said it would fail because of the fluid leak.It's...

The two levers on the bracket much be COMPLETE Free moving with no stickyness..

The other question, if the height corrector been removed from the car?? If so, has the lever that the plastic Dog BOne clip is on been put back in the exact correct place in relation to the height corrector arm??

Its essential its in the correct place to work!...

2 or 3 I'm sure we could find something else, if we wait a while for a Rover 1.8 twin cam to do it's party trick :shock: :rofl2:

Apart from those agony leccy handbrakes, the later Scenics need diagnostics to wind the pistons back............ just to fit a new set of pads :shock:
I don't get a chance to wear discs out now. They tend to rust out and delaminate with cracking first. I remember I used to wear them and leave a lip on outside that I had to file off when fitting...

There is a service replacement DPF at a specific mileage. It's not there for life(unfortunately). I can't remember what the mileage is. The 5 series BMW is 112,000 miles. I wouldn't be surprised if it was similar for the C5 X7, but I know one owner who was told by his garage that it would need replacing at 75,000 which seems a bit early.
I don't...

Its working!! It hasnt faulted since monday morning??? Who knows. Thanks for everyones help!! Much appreciated!

Hi - the cost varies hugely, depending on age of vehicle, CO2 emission rating, and even which department its being registered in.

Registration cost - not too bad. Once you've established what a new vehicle of that type/emissions etc would be charged as a 'malus' (opposite of bonus!) the amount diminishes by a tenth for each year, so if vehicle...

For a DIY job the best I have found is the Loctite one with a fine mesh pad, which activates the adhesive, this one :- onclick= window.open(this.href);return false; I have known sticky pads to work, but they usually fall off. In either case the surfaces must be ultra clean, I always rub down the metal fixing bracket to bare metal with fine...

Sweeeeeeeeeet!
I remember seing a picture of the car years back, and have heard a few tales of it too,
Is a cracking beast!

Hi all

I realise this is an older post, but it's the only relevant result from a search.
I had a little time available today and have a job for a towbar towards the end of the week.
I decided to wire up the trailer socket (7 pin N type) on the Xantia, so I can use that and bring the family along.
I located all the wiring for the tail lights in...

and yes jeff, they are a very strange shape and strange idea for that.......pretty fed up that,after a week almost, I am left with no handbrake at all.....doesn't bother me but the mrs hates driving it with no handbrake........ :|

great, thanks
Al.

C5 strut tops seem to start rusting, superficially at least, sooner than Xantia ones did.
I suppose Kurust or similar, followed by Hammerite, might help.