French Car Forum

Andreas, guys, I'm in desperate need of your help again.
My '97 2.5 TD exclusive Xm has an erection problem - the front suspension will not sink !!! and as of this morning will not rise unless I play with in-car height settings.
I was not driving car over winter...and winter here was terrible so it was in the garage whole time. Of course, I was...

I fitted a meter cluster from the VSX model. It has the oil temp gauge. My oil temp goes to max of 70 degree C only. even on a hot day about 36 degree C, it never touches 80 degree C.
Any idea what is the normal reading for oil temp? Currently sensor is at the front , facing the radiator.
Thanx!!

1. Hi, i am driving a 95 Xantia with 4 speed auto. Quite new to Citroens, only had it for 2 months and 6 days. Engine has covered 71,000 miles. Specs says it has 123 bhp. Any idea what i can do to pump it up a little?
2. Do they sell any titanium retainers, keepers, stainless valves for this 8V engine? mild port job? 3 angle valve job?
3. Any 5...

Driving home this evening, I noticed that the generator warning light is glowing very dimly. I noticed a few weeks ago that it was flickering now and again - now it seems to be dimly on all the time, although its bightness varies.
Is there a new alternator somewhere in my future?

Enjoying my AndyForum surf after a long BX work day
- but one thing was a real challenge for me : understanding why there are 2 (not mating) types of inner balljoints and steering racks around (for the BX).
I stock a few steering racks with good trackrod and inner joint ball links.
For some reason the pre '87 (?) inner balljoints are different...

I was just looking at the Forte website and noticed this;

Automatic Transmission Treatment is the recommended treatment for hydraulic systems using LHM fluid such as used by Citroen, particularly for conditioning the rubber seal between the hydraulic fluid pipe and gas globe.

I've never heard of that one before, has anyone on here tried it?

Today i had a bad experience at Sainsbury's petrol station, and i am hoping someone in the forum can relate to it and tell me what on earth is wrong? I parked up,then filled up,locked the car with the plipper but only the doors not the alarm. then went to pay,on returning to my vehicle unlocked the doors with the plipper,and tried to start the...

I've been running the Xantia since January with Forte Stopleak in the cooling system. Previously it was losing a litre a day of coolant, now I top it up every fortnight by not very much at all. The leak was coming from the heater matrix. The car runs great, the heating still works fine. Done about 7k with it like this. I just wonder, how long...

Help needed in diagnosis on some strange symptoms. The car is a 2.1TD VSX Xantia. Recently, it has developed two symptoms. A misfire which started some four to five weeks ago on a trip to Southampton, went away and is now back. Earlier on the same day, the engine suddenly developed a pronounced clatter and went rather dead - as though the timing...

Both my calipers are siezed solid and I'm wondering if I'll need to take off the flexi hose to undo the mounting bolts.
The top mounting bolt is obscured by the hose, so there's no chance of getting a 9mm allen key bit in there without removing it.
Am I missing something obvious? Seems like a duff design.

Hi guys,
Took my newly-fettled van (XUD9TE) for it's first long drive since getting the new turbo engine in on friday. Everything went very well except that the temp guage never moved above 77, which seems very low, and today I noticed there is a load of grey mayonnaise-type goo on the bottom of the water-header filler cap.
So - what might this...

Does anyone have a decent size/res pic of the Cituning Grille shown below:

Cheers

I need to replace the clutch on my 2L 16v xm (BE3 box). I want to do it myself but am a little worried about it. Could anyone give me any tips/tricks to make it easier or at least allow me to decide to let the garage do it??

After 18 months of happy ownership, 6 spheres, 3 services , one cambelt lots ans lots of wax and polish and a total of 75'000 miles some numpty did this to the TD today
What do you guys reckon ? is it a write off (R reg 97 )
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I have recently bought a 2001 Xantia with the standard radio/cassette unit fitted. I noticed that, in the audio manual, there is reference to an optional CD stacker that fits in the boot.
Is it possible to retro-fit the stacker unit? Will the wiring already be there?
I am reluctant to fit the CD player from my previous car, because that would mean...

Anyone interested in a set of AX Gti alloys with tyres. I bought them for my visa thinking they would fit but they didn't. They have been sat in my garage my a couple of years and it's time to get rid of them for space. I would rather have someone if interested come and pick them up not post ( county durham ). £50 for the set of 5

According to you guys, we can lubricate the struts through their pipes, right?
Where do they get their oil from? why do they leak if there is no oil in them to start with?
I have one side which those pipes leak from their connection to the strut, but the struts are hard anyways - i need to lube them.
Elad.

I got very greasy fitting a new strut return pipe. Also got very stressed trying to fasten the clip that holds it, so used the shaped plate that goes round the back and used a trusty cable tie! Also tried Tom Sheppards method to grease the struts using the return pipes - it works!!

Rear brakes are going to be fun - the pins are seized solid! I...

Having replaced the blue relay for the wiper I now need to seal the membrane.
I used EVO-Stick black silicone, sticks well to the plastic tailgate but will not stick to the plastic membrane.
So what's the answer?
Has anyone found a suitable adhesive?
Answers please before it rains and floods the back of the car.

Car is a 51 plate 2.0HDI estate, bought about a month ago. After a week or so it starts going crazy....
Sometimes the immobiliser refuses to work and you cant start it. Sometimes the central locking won't lock, or locks when you're inside the car. The courtesy lights (which usually come on when you unlock the car) don't come on. Then one night...

I'm looking for a front o/s hub for my zx 1.9D and I have seen a Pug 206 hub for sale on Ebay. Are all 206 hubs interchangable with ZX cars? The advert says Peugeot 206 O/S (Drivers side) front hub assembly. fits models XSi,GTi and 2.0L HDI.
Thanks very much,
Alan

Hi fellow avocados
Yesterday decided to replace cam belt on ZX TD - no great problem there - easier than the one I did on my BX16TRS.
The alternator belt was looking the worse for wear, though, so I nipped out to local motor factor for a new one.
The replacement was a Bosch 7972 6PK 1125. I assume 1125 is the length.
The new belt would not go on!...

Hi All.
Have just bought a 1995 Xantia 1.9SX TD, with 111000 miles on it.
All appears well, apart from one nagging thing. Once I have covered about 3 miles, the orange warning light on the temperature guage lights up. The temp guage stays at about 80 degrees and doesn't appear to go any higher, but the light won't go off until the car cools...

Today I lubed the front struts on the BX using the method via the leak off pipes, I used about 50ml of LHM each side, when I removed the pipes some milky looking LHM dribbled out so I thought that it might not make much difference..I WAS WRONG the slight squeaking/creaking has gone and the rise is far more supple, it prompted me to raise the ride...

Has anyone bought one of these CD manuals ? if so wht do you think of it? That Haynes manual for the Xantia
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hi everyone got a problem with my Hreg BX.It's leaking LHM fluid out of one of the pipes that goes to the pressure regulator(I think).We though it was the sealing rubber,and replaced it but to no avail.The leak is still there,if anything worse.I phoned citroen back to make sure the guy had given me the right part,which he said he had,but he said...

Hi to all,
Can anyone please tell me what a RAM (on a xantia) is?
I have already hada BX and am familliar with the suspension, etc, does the BX have the so-called RAM?
Tunderbird, Fransicso: Any idea how its called in portuguese?
Thanks to all!
Rostami

please help (may sound like a daft question) i'm in the process of doing a 36k service on my 18LX (2000 x reg)xantia (without a manual) and have not the fogg'ist idea where the pollen filler goes...DoH! So if anybody knows i would be very greatful. Thanks...

Evening all. Does anyone have the secret solution to removing the purflux design diesel filter housing on a 1989 BX 19RD?? You've got the primer button on the top, and what feel like 3 plastic lumps on the bottom. Two feel like caps, other like a bleed screw, but access is tight!
Any ideas?
Thanks

I walked out of my front door on Wednesday morning, it was a bright and sunny day and there was a cool breeze blowing in my hair. I turned to look at my beloved '94 citroen ax debut and the sky clouded over and the temperature suddenly dropped to what seemed like freezing.
Seems that somebody had tried to break into my car, unsuccessfully I might...

I drove my wife's 1.9td '97 for the first time in ages this week, gearchange is almost 2 handed , a quick check showed 2 of the connecting rods to be very stiff, took them off removed rust and road c**p greased them put it all back together, better but still V stiff. Took rods off again and checked gearchange by operating the rod that comes out...

hi
can someone please tell me how to put pic's on forum/profile
cheers
simon

Guess which smug BX owner got those 16V alloys on EBay
Here's a clue...........

Can we talk wheel bolts

My ax has got problems, its started puffing blue smoke out of the exhaust under acceleration, gets worse under load, but seems to be running ok and starts up fine, its only done 61k miles aswell
Am i right in assuming the rings are worn? havent had chance to do a compression test yet, anything else it could be?

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I tried unsuccessfully to get my ECU soldered but alas it came to nothing.
I found these guys :-

and they allowed me to try-before-I-buy. So this morning I drove down to Wolverhampton and plugged in their ECU and took it for a spin. £150quid later I've finally ended the saga.
So this is just a note to say thanks to all the...

Happy Easter fellas (and any lady mechanics)
Well with the lighter nights and warmer weather coming up, I thought I'd take a look at my f/n/s ABS sensor (which I suspect is the culprit after the ABS started playing up again last week).
Anyway, was wondering if anyone knew the tool requirements for a sensor change so I'm not caught short when...

can someone advise me as to which oil to put in the above gearbox .thanks.

My apologies for what has to be a pretty boring question...
I've just replaced the sump gasket on the BX GTi and I'm not sure about the figures Haynes give for the sump bolts.
My manual is the one with the GTi and TRS described in a supplement, it states 13.7 lbf ft - this seems pretty high for M7x1 bolts which (with 2 exceptions) all go straight...

Hi all!
I have a ZX 1.4I (KDX Engine) and am having some troubles in the engine dept. . Although the problem is tempermental it lets you know its there with the way it drives.
On starting from hot and cold the car is fine. Idle is fine although it has once or twice idled with the revs going up and down (from the actuator on the throttle body) but...

Hi there, I am a new member and would appreciate some advice. You'll have to excuse my lack of knowledge when it comes to cars. Jet engines I can do, cars on the other hand are a completely different matter.
The brakes on my Saxo are causing me a headache. I think the front brakes are sticking on. The discs have been worn down, leaving a 1-2mm...

AX 1.5D 5sp
Just got home, the clutch started making funny noises as if it were dragging - I had my foot all the way down.
It would change gear if strongly encouraged , and along the top road near home the clutch didn't feel as if there were any movement, and I had to change gear clutchless.
Other than that, no recent signs of clutch slip ( age...

Hi,
I tried to remove the dash clocks early yesterday morning. I managed to get the hazard lights and all the other buttons off, I got the steering wheel surround off but when I got to the clocks I paniced. How easy is it to take the clocks off. I need to change the bulbs and know where they are etc but I need to find out what type of connections...

Going to fit an alloy rad to my MK1 VTS soon, and was recommended to change the thermostat too.
Apparently on a saxo the thermostat opens at about 90degs - are there ones that open at a lower temperature? Someone said that Gti6 one opens at 83 and might be the same fitment as the Saxo?
Is this right? Thanks.

Please could somebody tell me how to progamme the little square-ish remote fob for my K reg ZX. I seem to remember reading a thread for this and others some time ago but for some reason I can't get to the forum search facility on my computer
Thanks, Mike.

Does anyone have any experience in improving performance on the Xantia V6? Something simple like chipping, air filter etc.

Yes, that is indeed a BX 19D engine

Some thug removed the door trim off the nearside rear door..
Does anybody know how much it would cost to replace it ?
Where i could buy a New one ?

Hi, I got a '94 Xantia with a rattling/knocking noice in the front of the car. It comes when I pass sharp edges or holes in the road. The strange thing is that this only occurs when I turn to the left or right. Nothing staight ahead. Roll bar drop link replaced 2 days ago with new from GSF, and this reduced the knocking. Lower balljoint and...

Hi yet another daft question , does anyone have a picture of the octopus on a xantia and where is it. If it needs replaced does it cost less than a tenner i.e sick squid.