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...also it was Preg, so not worth much.
I don't know; the new owner might be counting on it giving birth to a C2! :P

oh ok, that is probably what is in there and has lasted so long, will get a set of those then. thanks

Hi Paul,
I tried that but it didn't work this is a 2005 model van. Just found these instructions for the 2007 ducato and they seem to work.

Switch Ign on (do not start engine)
Set Odometer to read total miles.
Press Odometer Button (OB) until CFG1 appears in display
Release the OB.
Pressing the OB briefly will change between CFG1, CFG2, CFG3,...

Do you live in Milton Keynes David?

I ask only as you seem to have found the standard that some garages around these parts appear to work to...

They must struggle to keep your local garages well stocked with bananas and peanuts :roll:

they struggle to keep them well stocked with horses and spurs, Yeeha

Thanks for the help :D

May be way off the mark here but if no fuel is getting through there could be a restriction to the fuel supply as it leaves the tank. There is no lift pump but on the fuel gauge sender unit under the rear seat is a plastic mesh basket that can get caked up. Fuel filter in the engine bay is obviously replaced periodically but I don't think the mesh...

SWMBO (She Who Must Be Obeyed) had three C3s in a row for her driving school. She's now gone to the dark side with a Fiesta but that's another story. :twisted:

She always had trouble with the mirrors and it was always the switch/joystick control affair. It is exceedingly delicate and usually it was rendered useless by a heavy-handed pupil....

I'd imagine we're all pretty unanimous in our appalled feelings and anger
toward this politically distorted agenda. It falls so woefully short of being
efficient logical and genuinely relevant to prolonging finite resources.
Instead it's propping up manufacturers who've largely had their heads up
their own asses unreasonably expecting sustained...

thanx for reply...not sure of weight of van but only a 4berth.yes mine exactly same has in running temp.drove round trip of 440miles and didnt lose drop of water...caravan off and temp back to normal...found lead from van to car was scrapping on floor hoping that was cause of speedo not working....thanx again for info most helpfull...david

Rob,

May I add my commisserations as well. Want to emphasise the many other comments about looking after your body (neck & back in this case) - you've only got one body, for life. The suggestion to seek expert medical advice is good, not just for any recompense, but also to check there's no damage which isn't immediately obvious. Sometimes these...

That's very interesting but maybe it is just a seal from the blower to the bulkhead. To check it would involve taking off the blower unit which involves taking off half the dash just to get the glove box off.
The air inlet itself is just under the windscreen a 2 square hole and with no grille or mesh so basically any old rubbish could fly down...

brigsygtt,

nice conversion, I note you have gone down from a heavy diesel engine to probably what is a lighter weight petrol engine so structually your berlingo was pretty bullet proof before you started because she housed a diesel engine.

looks very nice though bet it shifts now.

regards nigel.

Any way Fans are all replaced and working.hurrah! had both the rads out and cleaned matrix and flushed water one through.found some cack init ie paper?.had the whole front off.and yes one of the bumper bolt's was seized and in the end pulled it through!.
but to make captive nut work again i cleaned and lubed threads up.then pulled nut back into...

Hi Thanks for getting back so quickly you were right about the reostat plug, as soon as I connected it up the lights came on, thanks again.
Allan

Its common place for springs to snap on modern cars now, puncturing the tyre and often leaving the cars underside touching the road. I can imagine thats more than scary at motorway speeds!

Something you wont get with a hydraulic Citroen, although you might see the strut top pop through the bonnet if your very unlucky :lol:

My C5 had a leak...

Hi Allan
Not sure on a S2 Xantia but this problem i had on my S1

Do you have any back lights for your stereo/heater controls and buttons on the facia :?: :?:

If not i would suspect that either the fuse for the instrument cluster is blown or the dimmer switch/wheel under steering coloum has come adrift from its plug.On a S1 you can prise the...

Unless I'm mistaken I thought the filter with the foam addition was specifically for the V6.

As for High flow airfilters they're unlikely to make any difference to the performance of a Xantia as the standard air filter design has such a large surface area, therefore very little restriction in airflow. By comparison the air filter in SWIMB's...

Glad you've got the pin out. May be worth searching the Citroen part of the Forum to see what alse has been said about radius arms, though much of it will be dealing with Xantias - may be a bit on C5.

I found that a 3/4 dia pipe about 15-18 long, cut nicely square at the end, gave enough purchase on the lip of the outer tracks of the bearings to...

Ohhhh damm Yes Malc,

I forgot about that STUPID affair, Ive got one of those hoses in my shed, from a 306! mum had one on a 1995 M reg 306 td... sooo easy to break!

Paul

Just goes to show that four euro NCAP stars don't mean a thing if you hit something big enough.

Keith

This rings a bell. I remember, some time ago, thinking that one of my replacement handbrake cables looked too long. It seemed to be correct as per the GSF parts catalogue, however. I don't remember the equaliser being at an angle though.

One of the cables had a blue sleeve on it, the other one had a black sleeve.

Check the condition of...

Yes your right Malcolm, they are guilt of many sins when it comes to parts.... :P

I guess the freewheel is there to enable it to disengage when it's not needed to work hard or, maybe so that it does not overspeed at high revs and therefore unnecessarily sap power from the engine; a bit like the old viscous cooling fans...

It does seem a bit OTT, like Dual Mass Flywheels :twisted:

You did the right thing :)

Has anyone thought to enquire with the companys offering Polybushes as to the cost of getting a batch of these bushes made up?

I did a couple of years ago but to be honest, I was met with total indifference so did not persue it. Seems they're only interested if the numbers are in their thousands..

However, having said that, it is possible to...

If you have entered the incorrect code 3 times and locked the keypad then its a simple 30 min wait to unlock it - ignition off...

This is a fresh excersie, as a customer locked theres last sunday night, and I advised waiting 30mins, which then unlocked for them to enter the correct code and drive on...

Paul

Cheers for your thoughts fella's.

I checked under the rear seats the other day to find it all dry.

I will investigate the drain holes and see what happens.

they usualy give 2.5 hours to do a cam belt, then you have to drop the pump out and once all back together fill and bleed the cooling system

regards malcolm

I'm not totally sure whether 'S' on the adaptive auto on my V6 Xantia stands
for Silly or Stupendous! Always know there'll be fireworks when it's depressed

The first time I pressed it I thought it stood for Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!!!! WTF?

Now I know it just stands for Smile :lol:

Shame these have the longevity of a hot spell in an English...

actually being as Ive had this torx bolt out before I'm going to check it to see if it's loosened off before I commit to finding a replacement X2 column.

regards nigel.

She had our daughter in law and the two grand children in the car at the time so it could have been devastating, but fortunatly, apart from a few bruises, no one was hurt. She keeps thinking back though, to what might have been.

The car stood up very well, the entire front o/s corner was taken back to the windscreen and the glass cracked but the...

Hi Topper,

I've had a remap done for my C5 HDi 110. I decided that I'd like to be able to swap back to the original map if needed so I bought the lead to enable me to do this. This allowed me to download the original map off the car and email it off to be modified. I uploaded the modified map back to the car using the same process. In total it...

Andrew wrote
never
chipped let alone dented the edge of the door, OK, yet!!

i dont mean chips to the very outer edges of the door,

i was talking abouit dents to the inside front corner edge adjasent to the check strap, if trying to prize the check strap back out after it had been pushed right in,

regards malcolm

Sounds good Bren, unfortunately too far away from me!

John,

Bring it with you when you come for a visit.. its not a rush - its to go into my V6 bumper...

Paul

I have it set to on for both the Xsara and C5.

I notice it when I come to a halt at traffic lights after a run at speed when I can hear volume going down.

I can't, in all honesty, say I've noticed the volume increase with an increase with speed but that is probably because the response (changing volume) trails the speed.

Hi same as pug one.bit of a faff to do get new jubilee clip for bottom end atleast plus if you have or buy/aquire one of those long flexible screwdriver like things with a socket end.or if not a good 1/4 drive socket set with wobbly drive.and a long handled screwdriver wide as poss.i used a franklin headgasket scraper to prize pipe off filler...

ok
but over here the police cant enforce anything on an advisory sheet that im aware of,

it is only failiures that have to be rectifyed before they will issue an new MOT,

the advisorys can astill need fixing at the next MOT a year later, but if they have not deterierated any/much more they could still only be added to another advisory sheet...

And no im not on comission :lol: (sadly)

No, I doubt you can fix the bearing. The part is not that dear from GSF (www.gsfcarparts.com) - about 25 GBP if I remember correctly. They do an export service - this shouldn't cost too much as it's not that heavy.

Does anybody know what sort of cost it would be to have a 3 point belt fitted in the middle rear. I know the best way would be to buy an estate but would like to keep the Xantia I have now if possible.

Thank you to everybody who has replied.

gav

If the temp is rising on a steady 50km drive, then it's not a fan problem - above about 40km/hr, the fans have no impact. If you are overheating on a steady run, then I would suspect either: Radiator blocked (either internal or external with road debris); water pump not working properly; water level low; thermostat failed partially closed;...

Also check that the friction material is not cracking away from the metal on the pad / pads, I have seen this a few times & it can causes a squeal.

Cheers.

No worries Gav :D

Didn't notice you were also from Devon, Proper jaab! :lol:
Last time I went to Plymouth was to see Status Quo at the Pavillions last year :shock:

After the flood, or before?

The air cleaner certainly showed some signs of water, BUT, the filter sandwich was still 100% intact, so no large globules could have got through after traversing the turbo and intercooler IMHO... down here current temps are 34ºC+. No startup smoke until ambiant temp is below 20ºC. Reckon it is a poorly functiong plug,...

Yes I noticed that the majority of the 02 onwards HDi 110 sx had the ones in your top picture (called Everest) and most of the petrol sx's had the ones in your bottom picture (called Vesuve). They are both the same size and I am fairly sure that they are interchangable.

You could obtain a set from ebay as they appear on their from time to time....

Citroen say the flywheels are designed to
filter out acyclic engine movements of the engine suddenly accelerating & decellerating at the start & end of the power strokes by using the stored energy of the flywheel. They reckon this in turn puts less stress on the timing belt therefore extending its life.
Citroen however don't tell you that the DMF...