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hi

my 1995 2lt td has recently passed its mot , while changing a front offside wheel last week i noticed that the inboard brake pad is not wearing as quickly as the outboard pad, the inboard is roughly twice ad thick as the outboard, has anyone had this problem, does anyone know the cure, the car brakes fine.

regards

barry

Hello. When the temp drops to -4 in the mornings my handbrake is frozen on. Enough to slow me down as I set off.
Should I worry? I assume it heats up and lets go eventualy. Its fine bye the time I get to work.

Hi all,

My morals have got the better of me and I am paying to get my Xsara's heater matrix replaced before I put it up for sale. So in the meantime I would like to get as genned up as possible in readiness to swoop in and get a bargain.

My target C5 would be a high mileage ex-fleet facelift 2.2HDI saloon in Exclusive/VTS? or at least SX format....

Guys, is there a thread anywhere, or can someone do one on how to clean up and grease up the relevant suspension components. Stuff like the height correctors etc.

Id like to get mine greased up and ready for winter weather :wink:

hi,
I have had my 97 Synergie for a few weeks now.. and have been using the key to lock as the plip fob was knackered (well it was till I gave the pcb the once over).. now its working.. shouldn't the alarm work?
Getting no flash of the indicators.. so may be disabled
I have had a quick look under the bonnet for the key switch that a few threads...

The prob has started since i had to dissconect the battery

The keyfob doesnt work,( had it checked and batt is ok but the button to activate central locking does not work )

On switching the engine on, headlights flashfor about 10 secs then go off.All is fine everything works untill engine is switched off, and doors locked by key. Whereupon the...

Hi,
...not had any major trouble with my Xsara since last years HG failure.Its now got 144k miles on its clock.

However in the last week I've notice a faint smell of coolant through the dash vents. I had a look under the bonnet last night and the expansion tank was dry. I also opened the expansion tank this morning before starting up the car, and...

Guys and girls,

Since getting my accumulator sphere changed a couple of days ago, i have fallen ever deeper in love with the citroen hydraulic suspension system =D>

I changed mine on my 95 Xantia because it was ticking every 11 seconds or so. I wasnt sure if it needed it that badly because it still rode very well and responded as it should,...

Does anyone know off hand the hex size for the two hex nuts to remove the airbag from the steering wheel at all as there appears to be some kind of rubber edging that is preventing my tools from getting to it :(

Any help mucho appreciated as im sticking the car up on ebay tonight if i get a chance and want to replace the steering wheel, not only...

Hi All,

For my first post on here I just thought I would share this for those Berlingo owners who may be looking for roof bars because they don't have a Modutop set-up with the OEM ones. It occurred to me that my Berlingo Forte should be able to take any bars intended for the light commercial van as it has the same brackets in the roof channel....

Having been driving an LPG powered Lexus for the last couple of years, I thought I'd revert back to something with hydraulic suspension and take the gamble on the reliability :wink:

Anyway, I have a W Reg (2000) 1.8 LX dual fuel, factory fitted etc. that has been tinkered with in the past so now the LPG system is not switching over. The fault...

Yes, perverse trainspotting type curiosity I suppose!

What I'm trying to find, is details of all the various options available (X1 and X2) including images or good descriptions of the connections/controls.

Things have come up from my lurking in this Forum, that were never heard of in Australia - like the Winter Pack, and Traffic Master. What...

My Xantia TD has the water present in fuel light that comes on/flashes intermittantly and drives me mad. I drive the filter regularly and looking around the internet this seems like a common problem caused by an over sensitive sensor. Short of removing the dash and taking the bulb out, is there another way to disable this sensor ?

Hi all,

Just a quick question? Is the Visa GTi a rare car?

There is a black on going round here and it looks in good nick, with proper citroen chunky four spoke (?) wheels and twin round lights (which i'm sure is standard), it's a daily driver for the estate agent who let out the flat we're in. He has a bit of cash i'd presume, so there must be...

The standard wheel brace is no good without the special key.
Unfortunately there are no shortcuts.

Whereabouts are you ?
A kind Citrowner near you may be able to help you out -

(no, I'm over the Channel - cant help you :lol: )

Hi. I had to replace the leak off pipe from injector 2 to 3 on my 1.9 td xantia. I didnt have any injector pipe available, so have cut off some of the LHM resivour overflow pipe and used that to get me out of a hole. This has worked and is holding. The question is will this be ok for a permanant repair and what does the leak off pipe do. I assume...

Evening All
Does anyone have any data relating to the above
particularly with respect to changing them between vehicles
the early ones up to N reg have a 2 row plug by P reg they had implemented 3 rows an identically sized plug but with a different
key to prevent interchangeability.
I suspect there was another change when the remote door...

Hi,
How hard is it to replace the alternator belt on a Xantia 2.0 HDI 9o bhp?
It has an automatic tensioner.
The reason I ask is because the power steering and alternator dont seem to be working normally, and the seems a good bit of slack in the belt itself, so therefore it think it has stretched as the auot tensioner seems at its max.
Are there...

Hi,
My gearbox on a C5 2.0 hdi 2001 was overfilled by a litre.I didn,t know and ran it for 3 months.When it started showing worrying signs I drained it and refilled with clean correct oil at the right level (1.8 litres).
It ran fine for 3 months but has now started being reluctant at time to go into third and fourth.When it is in gear it runs...

Hi there team,

Does anybody know a good source for replacement seals for my diesel injection pump. It looks as if I will have to do an overhaul on mine.

type of pump:

Bosch VP20 AS3

Hi everyone,

99 2.0HDI. Well, as they say, s**t happens ! That one job on the car that you think could be a right pig (heater matrix apart), the bonnet release cable, has finally given up the ghost and decided to snap, and of course just as you needed to charge the battery because 'someone' left a interior light on.

Anyone else had the...

Does this tyres fit my C2??

195/65/15 with rims from Citroen C3????

Has anyone changed a rear seat belt in a Xantia saloon? 1995.

I have my MOT on monday and the only thing i can see is a tiny split in the middle of one of the rear seat belts.

The C pillar is the bit im worried about, ive had the bolts out from the boot floor before when i changed the boot carpet.

Easy job?

Some expertise required here........

Ok, ive had the front accumulator sphere changed today due to a frequent noise happening every 11 seconds......since changing the sphere the noise now happens every 30 seconds.

Now i know there is a thread on here about a similar thing on someone else's Xantia, but i want to make sure that we are talking...

Hi All

Started driving the Xantia this morning and noticed some wind noise, driver's window not shut properly. To cut the story short - the winder motor audiby spins, but the window glass is free to move up and down (by hand). I've sort of wedged it up and it's kinda staying there, ish.

I thought I remembered seeing something about this on the...

Anyone got one i can borrow please :wink:

Need to do the front accumulator on my 95 Xantia :)

I have just sent my ecu away for unlocking, Bosch MP5.1.1. The guy who is unlocking it told me that it has a faulty EEPROM but there is no extra cost to what I have already paid. He also asked if it came from a car with the keypad, I have told him it did but im not 100% sure. so does anyone know if the xantia 2.0 16v from 1996 had a keypad?...

I know there's been lots of posts on this subject, but.

Currently, what's the definitive headlamp bulb to use in my Xantia Mk1 to improve the lighting, Phillips, Osram, Halfords own brand or what?
I'm fed up of guessing where the kerb is on wet unlit roads. I'll get it wrong one day (or night)!

Thanks.

Wife's XUD 1.9 Xant's alarm has somehow activated, and will not switch off with the ign key. Problem includes no pre-heat whilst activated, so I need a quick way to de-activate it ASAP. The car is fitted with immoboliser key key pad, but the inj pump has been castrated, so this poses no probelm.

HELP!!!!!! (please).

This should be in the Peugeot Forum.........But more likely to get an answer in here.

A mate has a intermittent problem with his dash board lights going on and off .

But now are permanantley off.

The car is a 2001Peugeot 206 gti.

Any help will be gratefull.

Sad news....I pass a really nice clean example Xantia 1.8 16v LX on the way to work..Y reg MK 2 to be precise. The car is parked on the road, and somebody has hit it in the drivers rear quarter, ripping the bumper off, and really creasing the whole rear quarter.....looks to me to be a economical write off due to it's age and extent of damage...but...

I have now bought a 2000 (UK) Xantia 2.0HDi SX. It's done around 125000 miles and, although it has a couple of niggly bits I intend to get round to - the suspension is the most requiring of time and rectifying.

When I stop the engine, the rear end sinks quite quickly - usually as I am just walking away. This is often accompanied by a groaning...

Did anyone see Wheeler Dealers new series last night on Discovery real time?? They went to France and bought a gorgeous 1973 DS Super....They are such amazing cars, i just wish i had the time, money and space to have one in my life.

They did a few things to it, and even managed to source a brand new OEM set of seat covers for it, restoring it to...

I have the feeling that my front airbag light is flashing because of the connection in the steering wheel....does anybody know what this part is called, that connects the airbag, and assume the steering wheel radio controls to the steering column loom..... I am not sure if the buttons on the wheel work or not, as i don't have standard radio...

Do ALL xantia's use the same air filter? Even petrol and diesels as i've seen a few engine bays and the airbox's look pretty much the same but im just thinking of getting a K&N one to save myself some money in the long term for the miles the cars i have cover?
Also same for oil filters as i have some in the garage that i have had for past TD's,...

Are they easy to remove and would it give me a route to the engine bay via, what I call, the gearbox tunnel?

Im sure i have seen someone say that 1.9td's never came in exclusive trim and that i had seen some for sale and on the road....

well here we go....

Unless someone has done an engine swap it looks very good, well worth the money i think for veggie motoring in comfort :Dddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd

:roll: I have a mk1 2.2hdi c5 sx I need to renew the bulb which illuminate the computer sceen in the top of the dashboard Can anyone tell me how to get acess to do this ??
thankyou in anticipation
Tony D

Hi Everybody, could somebody please tell me, are the rear wheel bearings for a bx 1.9 rd estate the same as the rear wheel bearings on a Xantia mark one saloon? The reason I ask is my near side bearing on my bx is getting a bit loud and i want to replace it, but when I went to GFS they don't stock this part for the bx anymore but they do stock the...

It's that time :lol:

Hoping to be doing this within the next month. Is there anything I should know?

I have finally got my hands on a BoL that covers the HDi engine and it looks fairly complex but I would like to give it a go myself. My understanding is that the idler pulley and tensioner is included in the kit that GSF sell, is this correct?...

Hi Gang,

Silly question time, has anyone stripped a Pinion vale down apart from Martin @ Pleiades, how do you remove it from the rack and does anyone have a copy of the diagram from the citroen service site.

Second point, my rack would appear to have had fitted 2 different track rod end ball joints as there is 2 different isze nuts, any reason...

any ideas what would cause the pump to click every 12 secs i thought it was the front accumulator sphere at fault so replaced it but still the same.
any thoughts on what to look at next ?
its a 2.0hdi s reg xantia and has 8 sphere system (has the sports suspension button)
Rob

Good Morning,

My rubber gaiter has split on the PAS rack and requires replacing.

My question is does the rack need to be removed to replace it :?:

how the doooh dar dose one get this flipin cam belt on, just finnishing off a head job whooooops i mean head repair on a P reg 1.8 16V xant, ended up getting a belt kit and even though the belt has the same amount of teeth as the old one, it just seems slightly to short, 136 teeth on both belts, im convinced i have taken up all the avalible slack...

Anyone in south yorks got a lexia that i could use for a few minutes at all?

I'd pay for the time!!

Hi, i just bught it, it is perfect.
i love it in every way :)
but few issues, i am used to Full-Mechnical xsara. so , please be paitent with me.

About the AL4 rubbish gearbox, When changing from 1nd gear to 2nd gear it changes fine, but the revs go up lets say to 2500 then in lets say 1.5 secs go down to 2000 (remmber, im still in 2nd gear) is it...

Hi everyone.

For a few months now, my Xantia V6 has occasionally lost it's speedo reading... just drops to 0 for a few miles and eventually flicks back up. This doesn't cause me any problems as such, except that I recently was on a fairly long run travelling at 70mph (honest officer) when it did it's usual drop to 0... this coincided with what I...

Hi all

The pressure reg on my BX is pressurising the octopus low pressure return, and every now and again the octopus pops one of its limbs off somewhere, today I finally got around to tracing the problem to the pressure reg, the low pressure overflow return emits a large squirt of fluid at quite high pressure after every 'click' of the pressure...

Hi all

Ive now got 3 Xantia S2 Headunits that are completely blocked from incorrect code entry..

I Have the correct codes, but failed to remember it for the matter of not removing it from the dash to get the code - written on the back.

Anyway, whats now happening, im leaving the unit on for over an hour with the 4 dashes in the LCD, then when I...

Hi, I have a 1996 saxo 1.1 sx.

I recently took my car to to the garage to get the thermostat replaced as the cooling system was playing. While there the mechanic advised me to get the fan on the radiator changed, he advised me to bring the car in the next day to get this replaced. I was about to leave the garage when i realised my car would not...