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Can anyone explain to me in simple terms what is meant by Citaerobics please. I guess its to do with excersising the hydropneumatic suspension of Xantias, BXs and the like but what exactly is done? Please help a Citroen dummy.
Cheers
Dave

Hi my xsara Hdi estate is starting to be right pain.

1) Clutch seems to be slipping still , did the same last winter , and stopped sliping during the summer , come back again during the cold snap eg december - seems to be ok now warmed up weird this is .
2) still having problems with drivers side front brake , changed caliper , hose , still...

Please can someone tell me what the canister does. I noticed today that one of the pipes leading into the top of the canister has broken off. is it important or can i just leave it as it is.

Thanks

Discovered an Oil leak on my 1992 1.9d ZX to coming from the smallest of fractures on the sump...I've heard of sumps wearing out but never had a car where this has happened :cry:

Off to the Breakers will any XUD sump suffice? Dont want to make a mistake have you seen all those bolts :oops: Thanks in advance.

1 : What Cause's the doors to droop ? The passenger side front door feels likes its drooped when opened is there a way to adjust them ?

2 : How do i remove a back door on a scrapped car and re-fit on my own vehicle ?

Thanks

Sorry about another question on this monotonous subject,

I often see plips and receivers appear on ebay usually going for around £20. I've been told to stay away from the plips on there own but what about when it comes with the receiver?
Would it just be a case of taking out the old one, plugging in the new one and away you go?

Cheers

Does anyone know where i might be able to find a list of citroen paint codes and there names? Ive phoned my local dealer and had to leave a message for the parts department and never got a call back......and i only want some touch up paint!

I'm sure I've seen something about it on the forum but search produces nothing. Does anyone know of a supplier of made to measure stainless steel exhausts?

hi folks
spring is in the air so i decided to give my xantia i going over,oil change.air filter change,and i got this spray for cleaning out the aircon you let it off in the car with the aircon on recycle and leave it for 10 mins
anyway since i did these i now cant get any air out of the wind screen vents it seems to be stuck on full face...

I ran out of petrol (tries to start this morning and jerking) i got about half a mile before it could not start at all.

I put some petrol in, and reset the ecu by taking off the negative battery lead.

Will i have done any damage to the cat or any other components? its running back to normal now.

HI There, I need some help, I have a Xantia 2.0ltr HDI 110 bhp. 2000 the car had been in my garage overnight and when I started it the warning light in the temperature gauge came on also the STOP word I immediately stopped the engine and checked the water level and it was OK, can someone lead me in the right direction please and hopefully not...

Hi folks,

As a new boy to xantias & an electrician by trade, I have just had my TD fail its MoT with an excessively rough rear wheel bearing. What are these like to change, as the Haynes book of lies says that you have to replace the whole hub. Any hints or tips welcomed.

Having problems with the N/S rear electric window on my Xantia. It stopped working and I managed to obtain a replacement motor mechanism but still no joy. I've checked the pins in the plug and there seems to be a 12v supply ok, there are two pin which each go to 12v when the up or down switch is pressed and one pin which has 4.5v on it leaving one...

hi everyone. right where do i start my car the same as up top is smoking like the clappers lol,i have been told by a couple of people thats its the injectors that are leaking so the fuel is driping in when it should be sprayed in.the car is running nearly A1 except when at low speed about 30-45mph (say 3rd-4th&5th gears with no foot on the gas)it...

I took my car to ATS Euromaster yesterday to get the tracking done £23.50 for 4 wheel laser tracking!

As it was before I took it in, the steering was just not in the middle, a bit to the right, not pulling. I left it there while i was at work for a few hours.

First time they messed it up, it's like the guy adjusted it the wrong way, the steering...

Hi I have just become the proud owner of 1996 Xantia DSX auto (slow but a great engine with an easy 8) autobox) as I remember from when these were new it is quite rare :?:

I do have a problem with it though, when running at idle the front suspension will rise up and then drop down again?

I can hear a clicking every couple of seconds from the...

Recently when pressed the clutch pedal in i heard the sound of something plastic go, since then the clutch operates fine, but when i press the clutch in approx two-third down a hear a ‘click' noise from the clutch.

Even more bizarre with i lift the clutch up when at rest (e.g. with the top of my foot) and then press the clutch the click noise...

Hi guys

A friend of mine has a 2001 Xsara 1.8 16V petrol and she wants to know if the ZX oil filter is the same for her car. As I recall, many Citroens use the same oil filter (1109 I think is the part number).

Any ideas?

:cry: My 90 BHP, HDI cam belt tensioner, disintegrated! I was driving at high speed (100 mph +) at the time! Now my engine is shot! Anybody know how much damage is likely to have occurred? The cam shaft pulley rotates with virtually no resistance! I've got 3 options, Scrap it, have the head taken off & hopefully have the damage fixed, or have a...

Greetings.

A few secs after I start the car, the front drops from a slighty higher than normal position to the normal position, making some noise.
The strange thing is that the front height-corrector is brand new...
What do you think can be causing this? Dirty LHM?

Suspension is non-HA, 6 spheres.

Thanks

Well, the TD has its new clutch, EBC @ £55 all in. Slightly heavy but smooth and works fine, glad to have that done. Took 3 hours to refit, and 1.5 hours to remove. I think thats about as good as i can do alone..

Silly question now.. I may be able to do any number of tough jobs on cars, but i am buggered if I can get to my pollen filter on my '99...

i'm on gsf site now ok, and i'm looking to buy an accumulator sphere for my xantia, dilemma is... £19.50 for a replacement, who makes the replacement part? or £42 for a genuine one (and who makes this too?), is it worth the £22.50 more for a genuine part?

and eurocarparts have it for £19.58, for a IFHS/ALKO branded one.

also, there is only one...

What does it now mean for me and my two 1.9td Diesel ZX's :?:

The new levys are going to be based on emissions per KM.

Do we stand a chance with our XUD's mine don't even have CATS on :?:

Both cars are due for re taxing in Summer will i need an MOT to determin their emmision outputs before my cars are graded into a band :?:

Does anyone have...

Is there an easy way of checking and adjusting the ride height of a xantia that doesn't involve lots of jacking up, adjusting, dropping down and re measuring?
I assume the ride height is adjusted by the height corrector linkage on the anti role bar?

I have enough jacks, ramps and axle stands to get the whole car of the groundif this makes it...

Hi All,

I have just found out my Citroen Xantia 2.0 HDi Estate needs new spheres.
I have had 3 Xantias before BUT this is the first that I have had susp problems. Can someone point me to a 'foo-proof' guide to changing the front spheres.

Many Thanks

Ian :D

hi

ive just bought some roof bars off e-bay to carry my kayak this summer.

They are meant to be for the five door type (they have not arrived yet) i was just wondering how they attach to the car - i puled down the rubber door seals and there are no fixing holes for a bolt or anything??

do they just have part that reaches into the door jam and...

Perhaps instead of being so handy with the 'padlock' Bernie how about transfering the feed to 'French Car Chat' instead of denying your members the opportunity to express their personal view!!

Do I really need to remove the hub (and more importantly the tight driveshaft nut!) from the ZX so that I can replace the damper and lower control arm?

It seems to me that I should be able to remove the hub from the damper, then replace damper, then separate the balljoint from control arm.

Uinless I've missed something vital?

Thanks in...

Hello everyone, I recently had cause to remove my radio from my Xantia. I have now put it back in with the correct code and all seemed well, however there is no volume, no matter what I do there is nothing coming from the speakers. To make things worse the lcd display was already difficult to read as it has broken up and only displays some of it...

i've had my xantia for nearly 3 weeks now, and i 'feel' the turbo maybe be on it's way out, or not pulling so well, it also whistles a little. Are turbo failures a common thing on the xantia 2.1? Is it such a big deal?

OR could it be that the ECU adapts and has lowered the boost pressure for some reason? Is this a possibility?

Whats the make and...

i have found a cheap xant,i have a bx at the mo`(i know its a downgrade) apart from the spheres, the matrix anything else i should look for??
cheers Ray :D

Strange question, but my Berlingo 1.9D is the first diesel i've owned. Have read on here of people getting mega-mileage 250K from this type of engine (XUD) but is this the norm? I expect to be doing high mileage in mine this year 25-30K, and cant afford to replace the vehicle, so has anybody any tips about squeezing high mileages from these...

As some of you maybe aware,i need to replace the strut tops on my Xantia.Or maybe just the drivers side as its the worst.Citroen pr net recons on £100 each.
Now,just been to the scrapy this morning & they have a early 98 mk 1 TD hatch,SX.In ex condtion,with brand new strut tops & spheres on it.Now i know the spheres will be different,but can any...

Hi does anyone know if the ELM323 OBD2 Diagnostic Interface will work with a Citroen C5 2.0 as it would be great as I've just seen this on ebay

Or has anyone got any clues as to any other tool that can be used to check and reste the warning lights as I hate useing the Dealer (You never seem to lean anything)

Thanks
Jay

In a word yes! The noise you may be hearing could be due to when the wheel was removed/replaced previously the ring inside the wheel to control the stereo/airbag was not aligned correctly.
Remove the airbag, undo the two torx bolts behind the wheel then gently ease the airbag away from the wheel and tease off the electrical connection. Then look...

Does replacing the accumulator sphere improve ride quality? (I know it improves other things)

Thanks

car is 1996 xantia with IR two button remote locking

My current remote had stopped working. So ive brought a new one. Both the light on the side and the front light up brightly so the new remote is fine. Also i think the receiver is ok as the old remote worked fine, before it went haywire.

Ive tried the following but it wont work

1) Switch...

Does anybody know if it would be possible to fit coilovers to my Visa Gti and where may be the best place to buy some?

I've had a hunt around for some new std rear shocks but can't find any so I thought this may be an option.

Hi gang,

Does anybody out there know of a company which re-conditions Air compressors in the Edinburgh or Central Scotland area.

NEED TO GET MINE SORT FOR THE SUMMER!!!!!!

KennyW

Hi again, glad to be back but it took some finding, where've you been. When did the forum split from GSF? Anyways, i'm after a new set of tyres for my 95 1.9TD SX Xantia. Currently on 185/65/15s on Activa alloys which look a little naff so wondering this time around i'm thinking i'll go a little lower, maybe 195/55/15 so what's a good tyre these...

Hi all, I have a good slightly used 1.8i Xantia clutch and am wondering if I can use it in my Xantia 1.9TD? I am 100% it will fit. Surely the 1.8 petrol is more powerful, are the torque figures going to be wildly different?

John

I have developed a drip apparently from the water pump body. (The drip is actually appearing at the bottom rear end of the plastic timing belt cover).

It is not worth changing the water pump, does any body have a view on whether this type of leak gets worse suddenley or does it just settle down to a permanent weep.

I was about to fit a...

My bosch filter housing on my hdi xantia has started to make a whistling noise when started, after a few miles of driving the noise disappears, if i place my hand over the top of the housing the noise stops. Is there anything i should worry about or check. Great forum, very helpful. :lol:
ps. i changed the filter about a month back , everything...

I have a Xantia Hatch which I am looking to change for an estate. I am interested in what length of load we can fit in the estates. I fit wardrobe doors and they can be up to 8ft long. Probably too long for an XM estae but how long can we fit in? would also consider a 406 estate

I've got my first problem with the Xantia (1.8 16v) - it's ticking like mad and cutting out.
On start-up, it idles for about two seconds, then the revs drop and it stalls as the suspension settles itself. The car ticks about three times a second when cold. The engine can only keep going if revved up, otherwise it fluctuates between idle and amost...

Hi all,

Just a quick query, I have a ’97 SX TD Estate which has had a problem with a leaky boot.

After reading the advice of your members, I discovered the membrane behind the boot lid indeed was coming away, and have now sealed this membrane, and have also dried out the boot carpet, which was soaked through!

I have noticed now that when the...

Hi,
I have decided not to replace the front door of my xantia estate, i am just going to treat the rust at the bottom of the door. What i need is advice on any good rust repelent what you kind people may have used. I realise there are lots of makes of rust repelent but i need one which is hopefully going to keep the rust away for hopefully as...

Hi All,
Has anybody heard of the wiring loom in a 2001 Citroen C5 2.2 HDI catching fire/smouldering in the engine bay.

Only it has done exactly that in my dads car.

He is still waiting (2 weeks so far) for the wiring loom to be sent over from France as apparently they are not stocked in the UK as they should never need replacing.

Any advice or...

I hope to fit a proper power supply for the sat-nav to my 52 plate C5 2.2hdi bypassing the wire hanging out of the cigar socket. I intend to use the proper kit from Navman because I am getting feb up with the wire trailing accross the dash.
My question is easy (I hope) as this thing is multiplexed is there any problem in splicing into a live wire,...

got a call from my sister - she has borrowed my acitva

apparantly the dash lights stopped working when she was on the motorway

any idea`s?

apparantly the clock light went off first.