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i'm going to do another one in september

I don't recall meeting any Mi16 drivers other than PT, so you probably haven't met me.

There is a guy in Tasmania (on Aussiefrogs) who can supply the shouldered pins in light alloy, the idea being if you forget they're in and crank the motor, they might just shear and save the valves.

Oh, and a strip of perspex mirror plus mini-Maglite helps...

Terry, I know of an alleged 110HP Hdi Xantia, in emerald green, which needs some spheres..

140K and about £500 I think..

Norfolk...

Found these old pictures from when things were done the hard way, with the radiator out, and broken condenser brackets.

i dare say you could get the ecu unlocked for a small fee, might be easier than installing the keypad?

Yes, you are right. This is my first idea. Citroens are subzero cool cars here. I still don't find right person to unlock it. I consult several citroen garages here. All of them charge a large fee. The reason is they have to ship ECU oversea.(I...

Thanks again Steve

Try checking the motor and all the wiper mechanism. Mine started squeaking and seemed slowish. It turned out to be some rust in the mechanism. Fixed with a couple of shots of Teflon lubricant.

So does anybody know for sure?

Well - the BE box lists different driveshaft part numbers to those for the ML box. Autoboxes list different part numbers to the first two. And 2.2 engines have different numbers again. So it seems there's a big range.

I've just got to find one now but thanx guys

I fitted the X1 leather seats in my X2 yesterday.
Thought it looked as a pretty straight forward job, it ended up taking the better part of the day, as it ended up involving quite a bit of soldering.

Wiring: I got hold of two complete sets of connectors for an X2 with heated electrically operated seats.(both the car and seat sides of the...

and dont forget the new diff seals

regards malcolm

Prior to buying my Lexia 2 I spoke to the manufacturers Actia who stated that Lexia 3 will only run on XP and not Vista.

Hi Terry
In case you've not resolved fans problem:

My Xantia is 95 TD LX, non-aircon, with sensor in top of radiator on driver's side - maybe wiring similar to yours?

In the past, I checked fans' operation by removing the 3-wire plug from back of rad sensor, and shorting across the plugs' contacts, 2 at a time (can't recall which was earth...

Right thanks for that, can I disconnect it?

glad yours is sorted Andy..

The amount of cars (one of mine included) that have snapped/dislodged the cambelt, as a result of the Aux belt snapping and getting caught up, is astonishing... caused by age of belt or as Featch says, tensioner/roller failure..

well done for spotting yours Terrry :D

John

Hi Iam actually located in Australia so I dont think the VIN and rego number would be much use?

I will try the dealer here with the part number and see how he goes

Hi,

Had similar fault on my C5 2.2hdi, just after starting from cold the temp gauge would go full scale and the stop warning come up for a second or two. Everything would then rest to normal and the problem not re-occur while engine warm.

Replaced the temp sensor (£11 from Cit) and problem fixed.

On the HDi the sensor is on the passenger end of...

My computer makes a huge mess of this page, you may be lucky.
It's not you at fault.

Whoever wrote the page leant on the hash key when they were writing the description!

Didn't see that and presumed it was crafted for IE. Thanks :)

Providing you have applied Locktite or similar, I don't think its going to move with the torque applied so far.

, I was disapointed to find that you could only buy steel wheels from Citroen main dealerships, surely other cars have the same size stud pattern?

regards nigel.

I wouldnt go to my local motor factors and expect them to have an alloy wheel in stock or be able to supply. Its a model specific part (as far as the factor is concerned)

as Jim says if you have fitted a petrol clutch (normal push action) in a gearbox with the TD gearbox with the pull action release fork, then its very unlikely to work, unless you swapped the complete fork arangment from you old box, then it should work all be it the ratios mmight be wrong,

what was wrong with the original box,

and were abouts...

Kev wrote
I reckon that the linkage could also be removed without taking off the actual height corrector,

im sure it can but it is quite fiddely to hook it back in the right place even with the hole kit and cabudal on the bench,

the usual fault with the H/C its self is it gets clogged up with sludge

also Kev Nigel's fault is a leak at some...

Now I do need some cheering up :?

The noise has gone from a mere whine some time ago to a louder sound. Well, looking at the bright side, I will have to learn about gearboxes :shock:

Thanks to everybody for their help and jokes, at least I laughed some :wink:

Shoot him a wee dram of what?

KJA is Rouge D'Enfer .

Officially, it was a 3 stage colour and that meant a white ground coat over the primer, the actual colour which is slightly opaque and then the lacquer coat, however many paint makers have come up with a 2 stage formulation which obviously makes application a lot easier, downside is the effect is not so strong, it tends to...

^^^^
Be as exciting as watching paint dry (honda dullwing).

saw bike engined saxo & a rascal wan with ninja engine & thought.....

There you go, s'all about power to weight ratio aint it,etc,
but why on earth you'd want to put a bike engine into a berlingo (aka,shopping trolley),is beyond me...lol,

V8, 12, hell yeah,......but like a '70's...

Allen key to counter-hold the drop link balljoint studs (if they have the internal hexagons in the stud - cheap ones often have not) and suitable spanners to fit the nuts.

If the old links are well corroded and do not have the hexagons, you may well find you need to use an angle grinder on them.

A jack is sometimes handy to raise the anti-roll...

hi ok will punt about for you

Don't worry Ed, someone will have the answer soon enough. Trouble is, these are still new cars and are not yet well known.

No probs David these forums are here to solve all of our glitches.

regards Nigel.

ps glad youve got it sorted anyway, think I shall try BXD 1.9 td estate spheres on my Xantia estate.

Thanks to all who replied. I went with ATS Euromaster in the end. Very efficient on the phone, told them the details, phoned me back in 5 minutes as promised. Wanted to know if it was 16V or 8V, didn't know which so he gave me the price of the most expensive (I now know it is an 8V vehicle which is strangely the more expensive) which was £165...

In theory, the auto adjuster can't be reset, but in practice it can be partially dismantled and unwound after removing the cable - not an easy job though due to the notorious clip holding it to the pedal!

What's the 'throw' of the pedal when measured? I wonder if the problem is really cable adjustment or terminal clutch wear.

Hi All.

As stated already, loctite is a brand name and loctite comes in all sorts of varietys from super glue to high strength retainer.

The loctite branding is identified by numbers, one that we use a lot is Loctite 603 retaining compound, this can be used on the outside of seals such as camshaft, crankshaft and diff seals, it is not allways...

Just on a quick pointer, the scuttle only REALLY needs sealing over the passenger side above the blower motor intake is push comes to shove, theres not a real issue if it breaks, it just looks DAMM untidy

Paul

Does the noise go away when you lift the revs up a bit?? If so, the belt is too loose, there is a manual eccentric pully you can use to tighten the belt a bit ..

Hence my line above..... :D :lol:

P

It may well have an auto adjuster, in which case you cant change the take up position, if the clutch is light that's a fair indication that its not worn out. A fairly good clutch will have a distinct feel to it, as the pedal gets near the floor it will get lighter, try operating it stationary and see if that is so. Its quite normal to be able to...

Simon,

before I went through the rigmarol of buying a screw in tool I used the edge of a file but when it comes to your calipers refusing to move at about half way in you will desire a threaded screw in tool at some point.

have you got a wilco's automotive store nearby? they sell the laser tool for £11 with the right adapter.

regards Nigel.

The holes are small in the journal bearings, doesn't take much to block them up, or even going through the turbo could score the shaft/bearings then your in trouble.

Ask any turbo rebuilder & oil pressure probs/oil contamination is a key factor to turbo failure.

if i do the glow plugs and that provides a cure do i still need it to go on machine to reset.

There is a XM club member that makes these cable kits, I believe he does Xantia ones as well, have a look on ebay under 'Cirtoen XM' Or, you could get a complete second hand one from a breaker, or maybe buy a scrap door.

that paint job shouldnt be to difficult providing your car is bright red to start with.

Rear Suspension Cylinders are another thing that go around this milage.
At 5 years it should have the suspension serviced.

Only the air bag light and oil light. It had a complete 2 new dashboard units fitted but this wasn't the problem

At a guess, it's your inertia switch. This is a device to cut the engine and fuel supply in the event of a collision.

This device can be identified by having a rubber cap on the top of it, almost looking like a push-button if you imagine hard enough...

oh, missed those, thanks for the links, that is a really good deal might get the other one done sooner than I thought too

I'll go further.

An oil that goes black is, in fact, doing its job perfectly. It's keeping the mucky bits in suspension instead of allowing them to settle in places they shouldn't.