French Car Forum

Dear All, just acquired the above vehicle.

When the engine is cold it makes a whirring whining sound very audible from inside the car. When the engine gets warm, the sound completely disappears.

Any ideas?

I've had this car for 6 months and covered 10500 miles, probably 7000 of these in long runs from Bergerac France to Birmingham and back (best part of 1800 miles including running about in UK).

After a few weeks I began to notice a growling noise that sometimes (not always) came on when the engine was hot. You really only hear it when ticking...

Any SM owners out there???

If there are let me know if this is the best forum for discussion of SM related issues and interests.

Thanks all!!

Hi there everyone, I know this has been mentioned many times on this forum but i've tried searching until i swear profusely and want to punch the laptop but still can't find anything on here about it unless i look on google and even then its an old thread with no decent info.

Please if anyone has any pics of a 306 rear subframe removal or similar...

All car models have their issues, things that were poorly designed by the factory, wrong materials etc. Xantia rear height corrector for example :)

Since the C6 has been out a while, are any patterns beginning to show about specific issues, model diseases etc?

Just curious as i might have a chance to own one in about 10 years time :roll:

Please help, my heater blower has stopped working.
It stopped yesterday, but started again by it's self 2 mins later.
Tonight it has just stopped and will not work at all (in manual or auto),
I've had a quick look at the red wier that feeds the blower but it looks fine and is not loose.
It's a VSX so has climit control and A/C.
Any more ideas...

Does anyone know if the 1.9td are any good for towing a 8x4 trailer and a caravan as i will be using the caravan soon,Are they good for towing up hills etc

what coolant flushing fluids actualy work and are easy to use,

regards malcolm

I know there is lots of discussion on this type of topic, but I'm try to narrow down what the issue is here and so far I'm still not clear.

It's a RHD Series 1 XM, RP 5833 so the diode fix is not applicable.

Suspension used to be lovely. At speed on fast roads the car would float over the bumps, bridge joints, etc., very comfortably. And at low...

Need a spare key, don't have card. How much?

Have been following the thread in the Activa section about the weak pump but not wishing to dilute that particular topic decided to start a new one :)

How many variants are there for normal/non hydractive HP pumps(anti sink)

I have a 1.9d n/a im breaking but looking at its numerous feeds/outlets it looks different from the one in my 1.9TD in...

i have just bought a 1999 xsara and there is a knocking or clicking noise from the rear left side when i go over bumps. i would appreciate any help i can get. :D

Hi all where is the fuel filter on a 1995 xantia 1.9td

I have been quoted by my local Citroen Garage, £102 plus VAT (not fitted) for the front centre accumulator sphere, this seems excessive. Any comments please.
Are the sphere's interchangeable? Does anywhere do replica parts?

I've read the thread on changing the sphere.

Any help/advice/where to get one would be much appreciated

Ive just bought a towbar off ebay whats the best way to fit it and is there anything that I should look out for

cheers chaps :)

When I bought the Xantia, it had a small water leak, we did 750 miles over Christmas (went to IKEA twice!!!!) without having to top up.

Over the weekend, the leak seems to be worse, and over the last 2 days I've poured 15 ltrs of fluid in, 2x 5ltrs of mixed coolant, but plain water only today.

Can't see anything coming out, so either it's a...

Hi,

I have recently had some work done on my Citroen Xantia 1.9 TD SX Estate.

whilst this work was being carried out said mechanic noticed that the rear anti roll bar was curved upwards in the middle towards the centre sphere.
because access with a chain wrench was difficult the anti-roll bar was straightened.
I am wondering if this has had an...

Many thanks to DickieG for taking a look at my Activa yesterday afternoon, hope I didn't take up too much of your time.

I'm popping this here as it's not solely Activa specific though I'm sure there are some differences. If its not appropriate I'll move it to the Activa area.

Spheres were tested and some found to flat, one or two were ruptured....

V6 Xantia auto fluid. Can you tell new from old?

Been changed twice now. I will change a third time then take a sample. Box is going lovely and whisper quiet.

My V6 . The spigot coming out of airbox next to jubilee clip....should there be a hose on that?

Hi everyone i hope someone can help me.yesterday come down the motorway at 70 mph the car started jumping abit and got worse and worse to the point i could only do about 40 mph and when it came to a hill it would only just get up it at about 5mph.Theres no smoke coming from the car and when drivin and i take it out of gear the car cuts out then...

Put these on about a month ago, black diamond predator fast road pads and thought I would just comment on them for anyone considering them.

Firstly I was prompted by a lot of brake fade on track days to think about giving them ago since the xantia is a fairly heavy car and border line enough power to warrant these pads.

At motorway speeds they...

That there's never not going to be at least something wrong with your car?
:lol:
At least it's keeping me busy I guess...

On a related note, anyone know if I can get replacement track rod inner ball joint dust covers for PAS steering racks?

about a year ago I posted a thread requesting help with radio code.. a year on and a very usefull link being set up with an online calculator made me think it would be pretty straight forward to get the code for my new xantia...the problem is that you get at least 3 codes to try and most probably one of them will work it did the last time however...

Hi looking for some help my 2001 xantia hdi has no cooling fans no heater blowers and no air/con the heater blower has been having an intermitent fault stops working then suddenly starts working usually when car gets hot and cooling fan cuts in but now the cooling fans have stopped working can anyone send me in the right direction. have went...

I had posted part of this in the activa corner but more problems are coming to light.

Apart from the stresses of the physical kind to change a clutch all went well, then......

engine started cutting out, would restart then got worse and would not.
= lose of power to one of the twin injector relays (fuel pump).

Gear mech would disconnect...

I have a 1999 Xantia with a snapped Cambelt, engine Goosed with no Auxcillery Belt. I want to remove some parts that require that the Suspension be de-pressurised, is it possible to do this as the pump cannot be run in the normal manner.

Can anyone help please, I foolishly forgot about the radio when disconnecting the battery on my Xantia. I have removed the radio and it is a Blaupunkt PHI/C, serial number 96 133 457 80. I bought the car secondhand and have never had the code, if anyone knows how to generate the code from the serial number I would be grateful to know how....

decided to change my discs and pads today managed to do the rears no problem... got to the front removed pads, handbrake cable,
plenty of plusgas on the pivot bolt and caliper bracket bolts, went to undo them and noticed pivot bolt head are cracked both sides and caliper bolts have been chewed up i can get hold of the caliper bolts easy enough...

Hi All.
The old girl is having a hissy fit at the moment. The mirrors don't come out on their own accord when started, but they manage to go back in ok when locking. I am not happy pulling them out manually cos knowing my luck I'll break something, is there an easy fix? do they need a strip down and is it easy.

Thanks
Steve

I just wanted to give an update on what happened when my xantia lost all LHM and I couldnt get access to the pipes ontop of the subframe....as suggested I contacted Martin at PLEIADES and after dropping the subframe and following the problem pipe back to the engine where it became really difficult to see where it went..Martin suggested selling me...

Just sitting of in a queue at the lights when a Hyundai 4x4 drives into my boot. The half asleep woman said she was watching the lorry in front of me. She didn't even brake. I reckon she never saw me at all

Shame really - the old 1.9 was a bit slow and steady but it was in great nick and utterly reliable. It's a two door and the offside rear...

Hi,

does anybody have any idea as to what could be causing a rattle around a newly fitted cambelt when the 1.9TD engine is at idle?

when I start the engine from cold there is no noise at all the noise gradually builds as the engine warms up.

I have checked the newly replaced serpentine belt for tension and all seems ok.

I have listened with a...

Hi all,

Does anyone know the inside diameter of the water pipes that go to and from the heater matrix?

I ask because I want to flush out the matrix to improve cabin temperature. And I don't want to break the elbows on the matrix.

I am thinking of cutting the pipes to flush and then re-connect using in line connectors.

need you guys help again. 2.1 r reg xantia, turn key and all i get is a click. sometimes on third or fourth turn it starts. have cleaned battery terminals, starter was tested 18 months ago and checked out ok, and when refitted all wires ect well cleaned. sometimes it starts ok but is playing up more frequently now. as i leave for work at 4am i...

I have an 'n' reg ZX and need to adjust the handbrake as it it coming up 10 notches! Doing the adjustment doesn't look hard but I do have one query! does anyone know the type and size of the two small screws that hold the front of the handbrake console on. I just can't quite make out what they are.

Any help very gratefully received.

Kind...

Can someone tell me what bulbs are in the headlights of my MK1 Xantia,
Are thay H4's or something else ?

As above, been having a few ABS related problems and upon checking the front rings one appears to have a gap as in a piece missing.

Is it possible to replace these on their own or do they have to be renewed as part of a new CV joint?

Also the car has its MOT next week and i current have the ABS fuse out to stop the pedal kicking, how easy would...

My rev counter sometime works and sometimes doesn't (R reg 1.9 TD Xantia). If it doesn't work i can sometimes get it working by starting the engine again, i removed the fly wheel sensor and cleaned it, plus the connector but has made no differance.

Is it time to get a new sensor or is the fly wheel need a clean?

Cheers

There is a T piece water pipe above the offside engine mount (cambelt side)> This has a bleed screw but has a leak from one of the joints but i can't see how to remove it as it has no coventional jubilee clip but looks like a push fit.

Does anybody knows how to remove it ?

Cheers

My 22 yr old Niece who is French and stays in Nice posted me this today. Will I buy it for you she asked......how sweet! I love these things.

Hi all can anyone tell me what i have to do to get my car to run on old oil.Thanks

Had the cars tracking and balance done just before Christmas. It was steering to the left before and continued after. The vibration at 70 was gone. Now though it is steering fairly strongly to the left.

Had this problem before and a small garage in France sorted it where no garage in the UK did (Kept going back for tracking)

Now I am not in...

My other half cleverly span my ZX and walloped a rear wheel against a kerb (luckily he didn't hit anything else).

My friendly mechanic says it needs a new stub axle, but that you can only buy a full axle at £500. is that correct? He said he wouldn't be happy to fit just a stub axle if I found one at a scrappy, it would have to be the whole...

The most basic question . The spark plugs on Mk1 V6. What did guys gap them to? They are standard type NGK for the engine.

hi i have just purchased a xsara vtr 2001 1.6 which i really like, but i have noticed when pulling off in 1st now and again it has a 'flat spot' as if i have pulled off in 3rd gear? It then seems to clear? It does have a modified air induction type filter kit, which i am going to remove & replace for a standard box / assembly (waiting for one to...

skidding on ice and crashed into the curb and bent the bar where the tie rod end is.. just wondering how easy or hard it is to change the whole steering rack.. anybody changed one before. thanks

hi
ok car been great until the recent cold snap ,where it refused to start came up as immboliser fault even though sometimes it was just about to fire any way recharged battery and tried again finally fired up left running for an hour to charge battert etc,voltmeter just above half way
started ok for the next 5 days then did the same again no...

Hi all, first and foremost, Im 31.

I got hold of a Saxo VTR as a runaround but its developed a problem.

The car starts and runs fine from cold. It will run for as long as you like until you turn it off. Then it wont start for 10mins.

It just turns over and doesnt fire up. If left for 10mins, it starts straight away and again, runs for as long...

I've managed to change the front pads and disks today however I noticed that the flexible hose is leaking. Lincoln GSF won't be able to get one untill monday afternoon. :(

I've changed the Anti Sink Sphere also but on removal of the old one, I noticed that there was no 4.5mm hydraulic seal either on the pipe or inside the old Sphere. There was...