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I have 2002 Xsara hdi 110 and the drivers door sometimes locks and unlocks when the door is opened . I thinkthere is a problem with the wiring that connects the door to the bodyif the car. Is this part of the harness replacable.

My son has an Xantia II without the sports button I had on my VSX - Can someone tell me how many spheres the Xatia II has - I am geographically removed from the car but will evidently be doing the spheres over Xmas (according to my son - lol)- jingle bells.
Thanks
Ross

Anybody having trouble getting into Citroen Service online? I have been trying for the last day and keep getting a 'webserver problem' page coming up, but its not at my end! Have they shut early for Christmas or cutting down on their services due to lack of funding or sales?

Handyman

I know us Activa owners have always been annoyed with the UK only having the 2.0i 8v Turbo CT engine , and no V6 or HDI, but looking here..

It has the V6 Activa as 0-100Kph (which is 60mph) as 8.8 Seconds.

Now Parkers has the 2.0i Turbo as 9.2, and i've seen 8.9 on some places.

Surely the V6 Activa cannot be that slow? If it is i'm no...

Priming the fuel - I've got that covered and a spare battery if it needs a lot of cranking to get all the air out.
Priming the oilways - I'm thinking; disconnect the IP stop solenoid feed so it doesn't try to inject fuel and cranking the engine on the battery. For how long?
Bleeding the coolant - I don't have any concerns there having successfully...

Excuse the posting but I have intentionally posted this on the forum to tell people (via the search engines) how to open a locked boot.

The wife borrowed my Xantia estate two weeks ago and came back with complaining that the boot would not open on central locking or the key.

The answer was simple. I used the spare sprayed liberally with WD40 and...

Can anyone suggest a Haynes Workshop Manual (not a slim-line 'Service and Repair' job) for another make/model that covers the manual gearbox in my 1995 Xantia S1 TD?

Locally, we have a proper secondhand (charity) bookshop with a shelf of BoLs. For the couple of quid involved, I'd grab an appropriate manual against the day I ever need to overhaul...

The book will cover 1.6 and 2.0 diesels and 1.8 and 2.0 petrols. Not 2.2 or V6 models.

Price £19.99 but Institute of Advanced Motorists and Citroen Car Club members can get discounts. See their relevent members pages on the websites.

My beloved 1998 Xantia 1.9TD estate has developed some very wierd and worrying symptoms. I have had problems with the suspension and then I had the air conditioning pump taken off because it was siezing. All this was done by a great little guy who has now unfortunatley retired and gone away.
Now I am experiencing intermittant problems which seem...

A friend of mine is looking at a 2CV this week. It apparently has had a new galvanised chassis. Any points to look out for other than obvious rot?

Cheers

Duncan

My TurboCT's alternator died. I took it to a local shop that 'fixed' it for US$150 and it lasted a day... new is not valiable and for a used one they want US$500.

I am going parts hunting tomorrow and, as nobody down here knows what a TurboCT is, I though maybe an alt from another Citroen or maybe a Peugeot may fit...

Its a Mitsubishi unit, with...

The only thing that slightly spoils our 1995 1.9TD as a long-distance express is the muted wail from the final drive. She's only done 88,000 and has wailed from the day I bought her a couple of years ago.

I drained the transmission (warm) and refilled with the correct type/grade at the first (catch-up) service.

Is this common?
Should I worry?...

Hi again chaps, back to the alarm problems Ive had since getting the car which is a 96 xantia I can not get the alarm and ofcourse the deadlocks to work on the car I have done a few things. I have changed the roof censor and the control box under the n/s seat, these are out of my 97 xantia and I know these work, when these were swapped the alarm...

I’m going to have to face the fact that I’m going to have to replace the lower ball joints on my current Xantia. Getting fed up with the knocks and rattles from the front suspension / steering. Can’t seem to detect any movement in anything when I jack the car up and pull and push things around but its seriously noisy over the bumps. Replacing the...

I have just bought a 52 plate 2.0 HDI Xsara estate, but the external temperature reading on the radio just shows as -- .

Anybody have any ideas on how to test this to find out whats wrong?

Thanks in advance.

Hi all,
Last week I had to replace a fuse which I blew while fitting a new stero which is the same fuse as the remote central locking and clock etc which is now replaced and all working fine but now my dashboard lights and the light behind the clock dont work and I cant see my dash at all at night.
I have looked through the fuses but cant see...

Right as I am about to embark on a cambelt change as many of you know, the water pump and coolant is being done at the same time.

Just a few questions:

Have looked throught the BoL and it seems fairly simple. Am a bit confused about bleed screws though. It says un do them to aid draining. When are they supposed to be screwed back up? And is...

r reg 2.1 xantia diesel wont start first thing in the morning. after i bump start it down the hill it starts ok for the rest of the day. i've put in new heater plugs and new battery. any idea's what the problem could be?
thank ron

Hello...Had a bit of an incident on Saturday...drove through about a foot of flood water...quite a long stretch of it...the car in front stopped and as I slowed behind him, my engine management light came on, and next thing it shuddered to a halt.

I tried to start it and the starter motor just clicked. Tried again and same thing. Got towed out of...

Guys,

My drivers side door moulding isnt sitting flush with the door at the leading edge.

Are they stuck on or is it a door card off and clip off job?

:)

What is the best or easiest way to drain the Diesel fuel out of my Xantia?

My 2002 SX HDI-110 has just had its dash out for a new heater matrix. The local garage struggled with it and it will have to go back as the heater controls are all KB'd ( hot-cold control & fan blower stopped working!! )

In truth...I just want rid of this car but I can't sell it until the heater controls are sorted and the smell has subsided....

Has anyone seen, made or improvised bushings to adapt various Cit hydraulic line sizes?

I'm thinking about replacing the skinny non-Hydractive feed lines with Hydractive size tubes off a wreck (allowing later conversion to Hydractive/Activa).

Regards, Adam.

Hello

Has anyone heard of any problems with C3 1.4 HDI 70 gearboxes (the BVM MA5/O according to citoren spec) ?

The reason I ask is that I am currently car less due to a problem with a garage. Let me explain -

A few weeks ago the car started juddering as I pulled away quickly and under heavy acceleration in second. With 90K on the clock and...

Hi

I've owned a synergie HDi SX from new, it's the one with climate control. Now for the third time I have a problem that the heater fan is permanently on full speed. Even with climate control switched off completely the fan is still going. With climate control switched on I can press the fan speed up and down buttons and the little bargraph...

OK, here's an odd one...

I was doing some Citaerobics tonight, since the Activa has been sat most of the week, and it seems to be having some sticky HC issues. Anyway, I happened to notice that when I press the brake pedal enough that the brake lights come on, the heater blower speeds up slightly! This is totally repeatable (at least it was...

hi guys,i have a problem with my van not starting i have had new battery new starter new plugs and new filter it only seems to do it every so often and once its started it fine all day but it always seems to be on the day i really need it any ideas?ive had all wiring and that checked

Xantia 1.9TD Automatic 1999 model with a healthy 135K miles on the clock.
My beloved Turbo Diesel Automatic Xantia has been faithful for the last 5 years has just started behaving rather oddly showing signs of loss of power yet has plenty of grunt once it starts moving.
I have looked at the archive of our FCF forum but there is nothing that...

help changed the pads on my xsara yesterday went to try them out and got a beep from dash and the battery light was on checked the battery voltage 12v no charge from alternator also the remote key fob will not open close doors bought a new battery for fob tried to reanisialise the key fob but still wont work just seems wiered that both problems...

My coolingfans starts to run on highspeed, when the water temp is right in the middle of normal temp. The fans runs for a few minutes and then stops. Sometimes when the fans run, the temp rise to a higher level. Had it checked on a Citroen garage, and they can't find anything wrong with the cooling system.
Anyone else with these symptomes?

C5...

Hi All,

Some of you may recall answering a couple of issues with my 98 Xantia Temptation (1.9D), but I now have a new query (potential problem!)

To cut a long story short, I topped up the LHM fluid the other day as the little umbrella thing was below the two lines. Now there's a little too much in but I've read that isn't a problem as long as it...

Hello and thanks for your help in advance:

I bought a Citroen Xantia 'temptation' from Ebay last November and the heater/rear window heater/intermittent front wipers were great untill this year.... first the rear heater and wipers started to go, then the heater/blower at first started to only operate every so often. Where the air vents are in the...

I have to order the part no 992712 contact switch for the other half`s picasso. On citroen service it says to see rapid info 9 no 16.

does anybody know what it means?

i bought a c3 1.1 04 recently and decided to upgrade the sterio system and its fine apart from when i start the car and turn the new sterio on id have to set up all the radio stations and equalliser again. also when i turn the car off the sterio stays on. its really annoying. im not sure weather the leads have all the right prongs on it as its...

hi lads.changed the front pads on my c5 the other day.now when the car is coming to a stop,i can find the brakes sticking ever so slighty.is this normal or is there something wrong?

the other halfs picasso heater has stopped working checked fuses my picasso is an sx but has exclusive digital aircon which operates as normal.

do you think its the blower motor or the ignition (diesel) switch?

Greetings fellas,

It's been raining pretty heavy recently with the monsoon coming over here in Malaysia. 'Been driving in heavy rain, too.

Based on my experience last year, driving through deep puddles and standing water on road (plus a really serious wading!) water had got into my auto gearbox, contaminating the ATF. The 'box went bust and I...

Hi would anyone know if xsara vts springs would fit a zx volcane 8v?

I saw some 2nd hand on ebay I thought they might fit the zx.

The spring broke on the zx while parked overnight finding it hard to find spare parts so would be handy if they fitted. I dont really care if theres a difference in ride height.

Also any links on how to best remove...

Hello,

Just a quick question....The remote key on my Xsara, the rubber buttons on the side are really worn, and id like to replace them...Asked at Citroen about getting a replacement button rubber, so I could just open the key up and replace the rubber bit, anyway, they told me they don't do that, they only replace the whole key (at least £50)...

Anyone know if the starter motor on the V6 specific to that model?

hi can anyone please help ? i have in my xantia a blaupunkt radio that needs a code, i have allready payed on a car radio decoding site and the code they gave me was -110 which doesnt work it puts the radio back to ---- .
my radio details are as follows
BP2492T2877106
7 642 492 394
PH1/D
ANY HELP IN THE CODE &INSTALLING PLEASE HELP !!!!!

The n/s rear footwell on my xantia is soaking - I think the damp is coming in via the door. I had a problem with the tailgate but I resealed the sheet inside it with silicone sealant. Any ideas? Not only is my glass frozen on the outside but I have to do the same to the inside as well - just what you need on a december morning.

Hi,
Got a problem with the above which I should have sorted earlier. The above control lever will move from left to right but is only putting air out through the 'face level vent'. Don't know if this came about from a jolt when my son left the road up a grass verge.

He took off the facia bit with the controls and the cable, a double one I seem to...

I have just changed my timing belt (Xantia 2.0 16V), and just as I was finally checking the tension, realised that the new one has 'direction' arrows on it, and I'd fitted it the wrong way round. Bearing in mind that many are not directional, does anyone know what the difference is, and if it matters much to have it the wrong way round?

I bought some fuel filters from GSF the other week, and I wish I'd got some glow plugs at the same time.

Anyway, I'm getting around to that now, and I noticed that on the same page as the Beru plugs is a glow plug spanner? Is this somethnig I should buy?

I have seen the link someone kindly put up about how to change the plugs, thank you. But is...

Hi
Can anyone tell me where the ABS ECU is located in a 2001 Xantia HDI 110 please. I have an ABS alarm light up and I suspect it is one wheel sensor and need to check out the resistance but I have no idea where the ECU is located. Any help gratefully accepted.
Cheers
Dave

Whilst waiting for my Activa to rise this morning i was just thinking, are the engines in hydraulic citroens better?

My reasoning for this is, i've heard that most engine damage/wear is whilst the engine is cold, in the first few minutes. Well on a hydraulic citroen the first 30 seconds you spend with the engine at idle, whilst in a normal car,...

Hello Experts!

We've just purchased a 1998 td Xantia, and are very pleased with it (my last car was a 309 which ran until it just didn't any more) :)

I have a couple of questions about some things I've noticed just to prepare myself in case they will incur a lot of money and hassle to get them fixed. I hope some of you can find the time to help...

Hi,
How Easy is it To Change Xantia HDI Belt tensioner for the aux belt?
The one on my Xantia HDI sx 90bhp has apparently knackered up. A squeeling sound came from around that area and the aux belt doesnt seem very tight, well not like it would be if it had manual adjustment.
So.... I have a new tensioner from GSF £21+vat and to me it looks like a...

My 2000 Xantia (2.0HDi SX A/C), has a couple of small problems I've just noticed.

First, is that the temp guage seems to sit a little cool, operating normally around 70 - 75 degrees. This in turn means that the heater hot air output is cooler than it should be. My last 1.9TD SX used to run all day at 90.

Secondly, is that around the area of the...