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Always wanted my hdi 90 to get the extra oomph from a cold charge rather than breathing the hot air from its turbo,we all know this as one of the main differences in the 110s power hike but has anyone successfully installed a 110 intercooler or gone one better and fitted an even bigger intercooler from something else?

My blowers packed up a few weeks ago.

After a suitable period of mourning, prevaricating and procrastinating I went to see the nice man at the Citroen dealers who sold me a 'resistor pack' and a few other bits (long story)* and included a nice discount, not sure why but who am I to look a gift horse in the mouth.
I had already removed the trim...

I have had the pleasure of driving a C4 for the last 24 hours, courtesy of Citroen....(see my STOP light and High engine temp light flashing post)

I just wanted to say what a awsome car i think it is. It feels really well made, goes well (1.6 petrol) and is very very modern and funky inside and out.

I just wish I could put a deposit down on one....

Can anyone shed a light on the latest development with my Xantia Est? When driving over uneven ground I can hear a muffled noise from the front of the car. It isn't a greating sound or high pitched - quite a dull sound and only happens when car is moving. I thought it might be from the suspension but all works well and I had the stuts checked a...

I urgently need to discover a cure !!
16 valve Xantia XU7 JP4
Starts perfectly, after 150 yards or so power decays, by then getting engine revs up to approx 3000rpm and/or slipping clutch progress can be made.
by dropping down to second gear, I can keep going rather than progressing at 10mph while the inevitable tail back develops.
After about a...

See how you guys do. I got 84%, so I passed, passing is 80%.

Good luck.

Hi,
I'm in the process of replacing the engine in my ZX and the inner joint boot is looking a bit tired so I want to replace it. However, I can't get the tripod joint out of its housing - I've spent most of this (sunny & dry) morning looking on here and at the thing, but can't figure it out. Haynes doesn't help either.

All reference to it...

I have just got a p reg xantia. and it has a couple of things that Id like a bit of advice on.
A. The central locking will work on the key but not with the remote. I have changed the roof sensor out of my old car and the sensor in the key because I know that these two work but they wont work in the P reg.
B. on the key pad the red light is...

Thought I'd share some info gained recently:

Searched extensively, the other day, to find size of front hub nut couldn't find reference fro 1.4i. FYI it is 30mm.

Managed to loosen it thus: car on ground, 30mm socket , a 1/2 drive shaft from long-dead ratchet - one end in socket, the other in a bench vice (not attached to bench - still waiting...

Anyone any idea what could cause what the person here is describing??

I was thinking of removing the spring bit of the peddle and putting something hard in there as well as flushing out the LHM as well and maybe the pads too??

maybe a project for someone??

Hi,

I had pulling left and speed related vibrations on my Xantia 1.9TD. I dropped by a specialist for a quite look and he said it wasn't balancing.

This was some time ago and it hasn't fixed itself.

There is also a clunking feel/jerk when I hit/ease off the accelerator.

Any ideas what this could be? I don't have a clue but I would guess...

I had an air leak and replaced the fuel line coming out of the primer bulb. But there is still a leak somewhere.

My mechanic said he could hear wheezing from the injector?? whereever that fuel line from the primer goes into, and that they are super expensive but he know of a person who could fix the seals in situ.

I can no longer hear the...

Hi everyone, I’m new to the forum but I’m hoping some here may be able to help me....

I have a Citroen Xsara HDI Estate 2000 (Mark 1 Shape) and I’m having real problem with my key fob.
I bought the car second hand in March this year and love it to bits (first car that fits my rather large drum kit into the boot) but the key fob never worked until...

Hi Chaps

Just a quickie - since I had my windscreen replaced, my supposedly rain-sensitive wipers seem to have been stuck in a slow-intermittent mode regardless of the weather. For a while I put it down to the wrong blade not properly sweeping the glass over the sensor, but having fixed that (and driven through some varying rain this morning),...

Hi, a while ago my Xantia started overheating, then blowing blue smoke.We gave it to a local guy who fixes citroen's,after he stripped it down he said the cylinder head was cracked and managed to get one second hand, when he put the engine back together, he tried to start it but it wouldn't start and it was making a hissing noise from the valves,...

Pal of mine dropped in to his local GSF counter this evening and now has a
turning over but very dead diesel Xantia. It's a non immobilised car and it
hasnt been through any floods or even big puddles and was running fine 10
minutes earlier!? The k light is on during turning over. Usedto occasionally
drop into k light limp mode randomly before...

I see a few people are running their cars on veg oil Is it worth looking into?

What are the advantages and disadvantages?

Just for anyones reference, if you can find a biodiesel plant near you, the government will give you a personal tax fee allowance per year. I cant remember how much though, it has to be bought in jerry cans and is then...

Hello All,

The drivers side main beam headlamp on my 2005 C5 flickers on and off before staying off completely. It happens when the directional setting is both on or off and is (very) temporarily solved by changing from auto to manual light selection.

It isn't triggered by going over a rough piece of road or anything else that I can figure out...

My 2002 Berlingo has been misbehaving on and off for a couple of years, but no-one seems to be able to get to the root of the problem. She'll drive perfectly well for months on end, then all of a sudden the engine will start juddering and occasionally cutting out altogether.

Recently, the engine diagnosis warning lamp has come on, again...

Once again the Xantia is bleeding on the drive :cry:

Where i had an old leak fixed it has decided...and i dont know why yet, to start leaking again. Its a shame really because (touch wood) the car has run faultlessly really apart from this niggle....

Oh well, looks like its a morning stop off at Paris Autos in Stockport to drop it off and let...

A success story.

I browsed on here and found lots of references to the speedo sticking at 50mph/80kph.

The remedy was to remove the instrument cluster and solder some pins.

Well I managed to remove it all but my PCB didn't match up. But I could find 4 similar pins and with a magnifying glass did see some slight damage to one of them.

And it...

I know its been done before, but I need to type a few words as therapy for bruised forearms and knuckles.

One of the fan motors on my Xantia V6 died (actually the one which I lubricated last year). I think it must be the brushes, because it would kick into life if the fan blades were pushed axially back.

So off to the Citroen service web site...

in this months MOTOR MECHANIC mag (free mag to the trade),

SEALEY TOOLS 2008 AUTUM PROMOTION

they are addvrtising a floor mounted susp coil spring compressor,

list price 299.95

promotion price

23.40 some thing inc vat

+ free air hammer gun,

there is no sign of a disclaimer,which the guy at SEALEY says there is,

is it possible to...

Hi guys,

Can anyone tell me the correct spark plug gap for the 2.0l HPi engine as fitted to lots of C5s and a handful of 406s please? :P

Cheers
Dai

Yes the PEDAL itself wanted please - ASAP ... if someone is willing to remove one or has one already removed - Dont ask!

For your pleasure, someone had cut open the loop on top of the pedal in the past and so of course it has finally sheared off!!!

Idiots!

Anyway... many thanks
Paul

For it won't be long before they've all gone!!

The end of the road for Activae?

At least RHD one's as they've hit rock bottom and are barely fetching scrap
weight value now and the only folk who want to buy them are guys with small
cars who can't wait to scrap this fantastic and getting rare Xantia.
Obviously there will be the odd few...

Hello. I am going to look at a 2nd hand 5 door AX diesel tomorrow for a friend. I have read that the head gasket can be an issue on these. Anything else I should look out for other than the usual general stuff?

Anyone know anything about the Maxidiag FR704 scan tool

do you think new rear-arm bushes needed

:D

Hi Gurus, it's me again with yet another problem. A friend has recently bought a Citroen ZX Diesel (1.9). I told her to get a Xantia but she wanted a smaller car - lol. Anyway, there appears to be a couple of problems. The first is the heater matrix. She wants to know if you have to dismantle the dashboard to get to it (well, not her, personally,...

Jenny has one.
Despite the new clutch (I believe before she was with Craig), it's very heavy and I have to put my foot to the floor to properly change gears.

How do these cables actually work?
Do they need resetting when a new clutch is fitted?

The pedal sits at the top of it's swing, and there's nothing for about an inch of movement before you...

Hi all...A Xantia question...

Can anyone confirm, are the V6 PSA S1 strut tops the same as S2 HDi 110bhp exclusive???

I guess they are both Hydractive... so would they be interchangealbe???

Or in other words, will Series One V6 24v PSA Strut tops go onto a Series 2 HDi 110bhp exclusive cars..

Many thanks
PAul

I've had one of my two flip keys pinched (long story) I thought about buying a replacement off ebay - like this one:

They say the blade needs to be changed. Can the key which just unlocks the door without turning off the alarm be used for that? If so, how do you swop them. Some advice from someone whose done it would be appreciated. Then...

My daughters car is a 96 1900tc estate and the bottom door hinge on the o/s has weakend so that the door drops when opened, I thought that it must be the pins but its the hinge.The metal around the hinge (car side) seems ok but it must be very weak, is there a plate behind the hinge that could have come loose or is it a welding job to add a plate...

Hi
My Picasso seems a little smokey. I noticed it when changing and then checking the brake bulbs at the weekend. I have no service history with the car so is there anything I should do/check.

Thanks in advance.

Hi, I have had starting probs over the last few days and wondered if the cold weather was to blame. I have had the Berlingo Multispace Desire just over 3 months and it has never let me down but suddenly I have starting problems.

Looking back I have never seen a warning light for the glow plugs but have always waited 15 or so seconds for them to...

how dose one check the fluid level on a C5, i know its under the plastic cover over the O/S inner wing,

but im told you have to depresureise the tank before removing the cap, then re/presureise once the cap is back on???????

i cant get to my electronic work shop manual as our main computer had trowen a wobbly (maybe caused by the electronic...

i've seen a de-cat pipe that would replace the cat on my xsara diesel estate, my question is do you think it is worth doing, there is nothing wrong with the cat that is on there i was just thinking if it would give me a bit more performance it would be worth doing, car has only got 72bhp so any small gain would be useful :)

This person seems to think so (scroll down a bit)

If it ever stops raining here in Yorkshire, I intend to do some routine jobs on my Xantia. Can anyone advise the correct oil to use in the AL4 auto box ?
Had the rear wheels off to check the pads on Sunday and the wrong pads have been fitted. The ones in are about 10mm short of the top of the disc and overhang the bottom by about the same and have...

hi
i have a c5 3ltr 2003 the problem is, it sounds as if it is struggling when it is ticking over the rev counter is showing 5 to 6hundred
also sometimes when i put my foot down it seems to cut out for a second and then restarts i have had the plugs and coils changed but still the same
any help would be most appreciated
thankse
oxana :roll:

Wow what a complicated site.I must be thick but it's taken me 20 mins to find the 'simply do this' to post a question.
Anyway I wonder if anyone can help.I've just noticed that my 2.0 hdi c5 is drooping at the rear drivers side.It goes up and down along with the other corners fine but it is a good few inches lower
Does anyone know what the...

the window used to open, but won't now, is this controlled by the central locking system. when you press the button on the window to open it you can hear click can anyone help me with this please.

One of the hoses on my C5's power steering split so I replaced and filled up with LDS fluid. Does the system now require bleeding as the pump is a tad noisey and there's plenty of squeaking from the rear suspension when driving over the slightest road imperfection

Just had my Xantia re-sphered, while it was in for its MOT. 8 replacement spheres later, it's back to being as near to a magic carpet as Xantias ever get. The joys of Hydractive II :D

We used re-gassed spheres from Pleiades, so I thought I'd just post a happy customer message. Service was friendly and helpful, and (for personal customers only!)...

i have been told this morning LSUK (LUCAS'S) have gone BUST (T.I.T.S up) AGAIN!!!!!!!

regards malcolm

I need to get a cam belt change as I have no history with my car. What else should I get them to do at the same time.

Many thanks

I have just had to change both brake bulbs on my 2002 HDi Picasso and found that the wiring on the passenger side has a mass of insulation tape and what looks like a buzzer (small black box) hanging off it. Does this sound right? If not what could it be and could it be the cause of both bulbs blowing? I have just bought the car and don't know how...

HI

I've got hold of the seals necessary for the Bosch fuel pump and hope to start the job this weekend.

A question I have is that I have so many seals, but the instructions on the webpage only deals with 4 of them.

I trust that changing those 4 will be sufficient and I dont need to change everything??? It does seem to be leaking only from two...

HI CAN ANYONE HELP PLEASE
CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHAT THE VALVE CLEARANCES ARE FOR A CITROEN PICASSO DESIRE 2 LITRE HDI 2004
THANK YOU