French Car Forum

Hi, I've just inherited our old 1995 ZX Aura TD estate from my late dad, & although it's past it's MOT ready for use, the tacho has stopped working & I can't find my Haynes manual to check it out. Is the instrument fed from a TDC/crank speed sensor or from an alternator pick up or what? Many thanks.

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ive just uprated my rear subframe in my zx to a volcane one with discs. However, there seems to be a slight knock occassionaly when cornering hard on rough surfaces.

I think it might be the dreaded rear subframe mounts !!!!:shock:

I think that it would be possible to loosen the mounts and drop the subframe enough under the car to change the...

Ive just installed a new heater matrix on a 1.9d lx, started it and everything was fine. I noticed though that the lights (side lights and head lights) wasnt working. Full beam was. When I switched off and closed the door, the lights (headlights were flashing. They flashed for about 10 - 15 secs. I did take two relays out when I dismantled the...

Thanks to all who replied to my problem
Unblock Diesel Filter.
It seems to be that you think the problem could be the Particle Filter.
But, what I don't understand is
I've not had any warnings, as in the handbook,
Diesel additive minimum level
or Paticle filter blockage risk
The only warning, which I can't find in the hand book, is
Unblock...

Hi, Before i disconnect my battery tomorrow to remove the seats, is it possible to get your radio code from your radio ? I was not given the radio code for the radio ...any ideas please ...Thanks

Hi,

I had a new plastic clip fitted to my car yesterday as my front suspension stopped working.
Since this clip has been fitted by a mobile mechanic the suspension works which is great, but it is to high on the front when the lever is set to normal.
I can see when I get out the car that the rear is perfect and the front is too high.

Can any you...

C5 HDI Injector Pump Leakage

My C5 have no problem until recent. There is fuel leaking from Bosch injector pump located in engine between fuel filter and injector rail. I can see its leaking top of the pump.
I phoned my local Citroen they advice me to change new pump which is £540.00 part + labor. Expensive: cry: :cry:
Is there any chance to...

Hi all,
Picked up my latest Citroen this weekend ( oct-02 Xsara HDI110 SX )
Its got a noticable hi-pitch whine coming from the gearbox at <1500rpm. No noticeable noise coming from the clutch when pressing the pedal whilst idling.

Its got 94K miles. Are the boxes tough on these cars ? I thought it was be the same box as the C5 / 407 i.e. rated...

Just done the rear spheres on chris's car, what a job. Looks like someone has already had a go at one of them, the pipe was bent at 90 degree angles to the strut thingy. After snapping a chain wrench, and swearing loudly at the rubber strap thing that chris had as it skinned knuckles more than once (note there should be a health warning with them...

Hi all,

Just thought i'd share my massive task of changing 2 pesky bulbs, and try and describe it better so that other people dont make the same mistakes i did!

The car is a '97 SX TD Estate, with 2 bulbs blown on fuel & temparature guages, thumping method has now ceased to solve the problem!

Decided that from the advice of the forum, that i...

One usual probe.
My regulator seems to go off about every 10 secs while idling.
I know this is too fast, but does this indicate the acc sphere is not completely
flat?
Is just a regasing in order?
Also what pressure should be inside?
Is is possible some lame garages fill it up with air istead of nitrogen?

Tnx.

Hello to all,

Here is a problem which is related to a Citroen AX.

While driving on a straight line, as soon as I bang the accelerator pedal to the floor, the car deviates from its trajectory, that is, it gives a nodge to the right, and then continues on a straight line, but parallel to the original expected trajectory. The nodge is of about 15...

Whats the difference between these two lamps listed at GSF.

N95382 INDICATOR-R/H ZX RH
N95382A INDICATOR-R/H ZX RH (PATTERN)

Only occurred to me yesterday...
If a Diesel will run on veg oil, and heating oil is the same as DERV, will a central heating boiler run on waste veg oil?
Any heating engineers out there?

Hi all..
I have taken the stereo out of my 94 xantia and fitted in my 99 one. The main reason is i wanted the line in from the old unit (for MP3)

I never thought ALL of the steering wheel buttons would work, but was hoping for one or two :)

The older Xantia has 7 buttons, the new style one has 8. All the plugs are the same, but there must be a...

Hi

Have a problem with an S reg petrol Xantia. The lights and clocks have stopped working and i have been told by the garage that its the ECU.. I'm not so sure so i thought i'd come on here and ask the people that would know.

What is it likely to be?

Many thanks

there is a program called citroen: the french connection, on men and motors tonight at 7pm on ntl (channel 404), maybe on telewaet and sky too.

looks good :wink:

hi guys
hope you can help how easy is is to change the Auxiliary belt idle rollers/tensioner

they are the manual adjust type the problem is that the bottom idle roller that the Auxiliary belt goes round is siezed solid and i need to replace it

it is on a n reg 2.0L 16v sx without aircon

so it looks like a trip to the scrappy to get a...

Guys
Can anyone help me with a drawing or a web link to a drawing of my Xantia Hdi fuel system. Especially the low pressure system. My Xantia has been making a hammering type noise from the fuel system after a longish run for weeks now. I changed the lift pump in the tank and that seemed to temporarily cure the problem but its back now less than...

I have a 94/5 Xantia VSX with a sunroof that is manually operated.
In recent times it's decided to do what sunroofs seem to do best; leak.

Firstly over the driver and now more recently over the front seat passenger and whilst SWMBO couldn't see any urgency in getting it fixed when the driver (me) was getting dripped on, it soon took on an air of...

For what ever reason drop links & me are not fans, I'm about to swap the struts on my ZX, last time I did this it took be 3 days becuase I couldn't get one of the droplinks undone.
So in preparation I'm going to buy in a pair of new ones. I've seen the 306 ones are made of plastic & look a much better/stronger design.
What do you guys think?
Also...

Regarding my previous thread 'strange xantia today' im in the process of changing sparks and fuel filter.

Ive finally removed what seemed like the 'sealed for life' 6 screws for the coil pack off, now looking in there i require a long spark socket, im have the socket set, just need the deep tool, im going to gsf tomorrow, what should i be paying...

Missus's Xsara seems to have developed a lumpier than usual idle. It also tends to struggle to catch itself from stalling sometimes if the throttle is blips and it is left to return to idle. Previous owner StuartMcB told me when I bought it for her from him that it had a little modification that cured a stalling problem. This unit is pictured...

hi all

have an m reg with gen 32k on clock and a month ago had all 6 spheres changed by my local garage ( he's being doing my cars for yrs) as the rear was getting a bit hard and not much of the bounce on the rear.
Also, when you went over a manhole sunk a bit more than the council would like, you would get a noticable thump on the rear end....

Does anyone know whether any Xantias were ever fitted with amplified radio aerials?
I have a March 2000 V6 Exclusive, and have just replaced the mediocre Phillips head unit with which late Xantias were originally fitted with a new Kenwood unit. Result - no MW or LW.
Aerial connections are clean, and the centre pin on the DIN connector is still...

hello everyone..

im a happy chappy, you may have stumbled across some of my other posts about my zx and the subframe and mounts change etc... but also on the weekend i got hold of some very tidy 15 inch 5 spoke alloys with 195/50/15 tyres - they are not too showy as its not that sort of car but are very smart and look ace on the lowered zx...

A while back my drivers side door lock stopped working(just turned round and round) so i started to use the passenger side to lock the doors with central locking. No problem for me, and i got used to it.

Anyway, last weekend we went shopping, and i locked the car as usuall by the passenger door, but when we returned only the front passenger door...

The car went its MOT today (which it failed) and came back with a list of faults including head light beam too high,rear tyres less than 1.6mm (but not really anywhere near the wear indicators) and a non-operative rear fog light.

I thought to myself that I could at least get the fog light working, so I whipped the lense off only to find that the...

I always thought bangernomics was they way to go, but after 2 hours last night in the dark, thick fog and -5°C stripping the driver's door on our ZX to get the lock mechanism out and lubricate it so that the door would shut, I was seriously questioning a) my sanity and b) my choice of transport.

Mind you, one look at the daler price for an oil...

Hi all

Is this a common problem with the Xantia Electric windows? If the weather drops to below 0 the windows are stuck tight with ice and will not open.
I have had lots of cars with electric windows but have never suffered with this problem before.
With the Xantia i have to drive for about half an hour before they will open.
Is there any tips i...

Regarding my previous thread 'strange xantia toady' im in the process of changing sparks and fuel filter.

Ive finally removed what seemed like the 'sealed for life' 6 screws for the coil pack off, now looking in there i require a long spark socket, im have the socket set, just need the deep tool, im going to gsf tomorrow, what should i be paying...

Regarding my previous thread 'strange xantia toady' im in the process of changing sparks and fuel filter.

Ive finally removed what seemed like the 'sealed for life' 6 screws for the coil pack off, now looking in there i require a long spark socket, im have the socket set, just need the deep tool, im going to gsf tomorrow, what should i be paying...

Regarding my previous thread 'strange xantia toady' im in the process of changing sparks and fuel filter.

Ive finally got what seemed like the 6 air tight screws for the coil pack off, now looking in there i require a long spark socket, im have the socket set, just need the deep tool, im going to gsf tomorrow, what should i be paying for the deep...

Regarding my previous thread 'strange xantia toady' im in the process of changing sparks and fuel filter.

Ive finally got what seemed like the 6 air tight screws for the coil pack off, now looking in there i require a long spark socket, im have the socket set, just need the deep tool, im going to gsf tomorrow, what should i be paying for the deep...

Regarding my previous thread 'strange xantia toady' im in the process of changing sparks and fuel filter.

Ive finally got what seemed like the 6 air tight screws for the coil pack off, now looking in there i require a long spark socket, im have the socket set, just need the deep tool, im going to gsf tomorrow, what should i be paying for the deep...

Missus's Xsara seems to have developed a lumpier than usual idle. It also tends to struggle to catch itself from stalling sometimes if the throttle is blips and it is left to return to idle. Previous owner StuartMcB told me when I bought it for her from him that it had a little modification that cured a stalling problem. This unit is pictured...

Hi All,

Does anyone have a dead two button key for a Xantia.
All I actually need is the forward section of the casin with the two buttons on it.
Mine has broken across the screwhole allowing it to become detached from the keyring (not good).
I could bodge a repair but would be happier replacing it.

As always any help is greatly appreciated....

Found one of caliper pistons starting to stick. Is it safe to spray some WD40 with the thin tube onto the extended pistons, to help them from sticking or corrosion.

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have an m reg with gen 32k on clock and a month ago had all 6 spheres changed by my local garage ( he's being doing my cars for yrs) as the rear was getting a bit hard and not much of the bounce on the rear.
Also, when you went over a manhole sunk a bit more than the council would like, you would get a noticable thump on the rear end....

Er what's up doc.

Over the last few days when ever I sign on, I see I'm the last to have entered a Topic. When I've not.

Also some have added their same replies 3 or 4 times to the same Topic.

What's up Doc, is there a problem??? :? :)

hi all

have an m reg with gen 32k on clock and a month ago had all 6 spheres changed by my local garage ( he's being doing my cars for yrs) as the rear was getting a bit hard and not much of the bounce on the rear.
Also, when you went over a manhole sunk a bit more than the council would like, you would get a noticable thump on the rear end. The...

Hi,
I wonder if anyone can help me with my xantia. Brakes started to grab and bind and when I looked in the reservoir the fluid was bubbling away like mad. I then tried to bleed the brakes and the fluid came out like guinness!! System is getting loads of air in it somewhere but I have run out of ideas on the problem. Can anyone help??

thanks

Rob

hi all

have an m reg with gen 32k on clock and a moth ago had all 6 spheres changed by my local garage ( he's being doing my cars for yrs) as the rear was getting a bit hard and not much of the bounce on the rear.
Also, when you went over a manhole sunk a bit more than the council would like, you would get a noticable thump on the rear end. The...

hi all

have an m reg with gen 32k on clock and a moth ago had all 6 spheres changed by my local garage ( he's being doing my cars for yrs) as the rear was getting a bit hard and not much of the bounce on the rear.
Also, when you went over a manhole sunk a bit more than the council would like, you would get a noticable thump on the rear end. The...

hi all

have an m reg with gen 32k on clock and a moth ago had all 6 spheres changed by my local garage ( he's being doing my cars for yrs) as the rear was getting a bit hard and not much of the bounce on the rear.
Also, when you went over a manhole sunk a bit more than the council would like, you would get a noticable thump on the rear end. The...

hi all

have an m reg with gen 32k on clock and a moth ago had all 6 spheres changed by my local garage ( he's being doing my cars for yrs) as the rear was getting a bit hard and not much of the bounce on the rear.
Also, when you went over a manhole sunk a bit more than the council would like, you would get a noticable thump on the rear end. The...

Missus's Xsara seems to have developed a lumpier than usual idle. It also tends to struggle to catch itself from stalling sometimes if the throttle is blips and it is left to return to idle. Previous owner StuartMcB told me when I bought it for her from him that it had a little modification that cured a stalling problem. This unit is pictured...

what upgrades can i give my xantia activa?

i`ve been quoted £167+ vat for a new cam - seeing as the one in the turbo engine is so lazy its horizontal

but , what about the `basics` like a panel filter (k&n type) or a manual boost controller?

Hello again everyone,
I am looking for rear spheres for my 2.0l HDI C5. It is a 2002 model.
I live in the Republic of Ireland. So I rang GSF in Dublin where I normally get my Citroen spares( two Xantias before the C5).
They said they stocked spheres for all models except the C5.
I nearly had heart failure!! Does this mean I have to go to the...

Hi,
I wonder if anyone can help me with my xantia. Brakes started to grab and bind and when I looked in the reservoir the fluid was bubbling away like mad. I then tried to bleed the brakes and the fluid came out like guinness!! System is getting loads of air in it somewhere but I have run out of ideas on the problem. Can anyone help??

thanks