French Car Forum

Welcome Graham!
1. Your ignition switch is burning out (it carries all the blower and heated rear window current and isn't man enough.) Simple enough to put a relay in, do a forum search and you should find plenty of info about how to do it.
2. With suspension in high the lower (or higher depending on who you ask - including Citroen!) disc on the...

According to Citroen, 72k miles. Most people round here tend to do them more often. It's not rocket science to do (there's quite a few posts on this forum, or Haynes) but I'd have thought you'd find an independent who'd do it for less money than that.
Pete

It seems to be the norm for modern diesels- I suppose because the fuelling is controlled so much better than it used to be and they run a lot cleaner now, and of course oils are very good now as well.
I do my old BX every 3000, but we also have a new Kia Carens diesel which is similar to the HDI set up- DI, 16v, etc, and the oil change interval...

Who knows?
For a Xantia HDI 110 which hasn't been chipped, if it meets the mfrs specs it'll be OK. For a chipped car its a bit of an unknown, are you shortening your service intervals and increasing your oil quality etc?

16v Calipers for which car?
Ste

This could happen if you have a bad earth cable to the engine block.
You should have a heavy gauge black cable running from battery to the gearbox somewhere. Remove this cable and clean contact areas both ends. At the same time check out the general condition of the cable.
I think we need more details on your ZX : What yearmodel/model...

Andy did a research on this subject :
If you seem to get lost in the tables for model/year/tyre size - then you can always use the rule of half-n-half :
Have engine idle handbrakes on.
Now set the suspension height to HIghest height.
Make a marking on the wing using a scale
Now set the height to absolutely lowest.
Make a new marking in vertical...

Yes according to the brochure, near the end of production.

Should be OK as berlingo discs are also 266mm, and the hubs are the same too.

does the fuel pump work? if so you can take the feed off it and pump into a bucket

I have had this problem before. It was down to the door pin in the door. The plastic pin that you press down to lock the door from the inside.
If that has been used often the metal pin that is fixed to the central locking actuator bends, this causes resistance in the mechanism when you to open/close the door using the central locking.
The plastic...

I just changed my pollen filter after about 25k miles. It's amazing now, I feel a breeze in my face with the fan on auto, where as before I used to have the fan going flat out to produce less breeze and rather more noise.

Its not too difficult, basically undo the clamp on the roll bar and the height adjusting rods then move the height corrector arm to get the car to the correct height and retighten.
Obviously make sure the car is correctly supported on ramps.
After getting the car onto the ramps it should take no more than 15 minutes.

Any chance of the XM thermostat being the same?

Hello Sean. If its not broken it doesnt need fixing however if it hasnt been done before it may be a good idea. My BX return pipes failed both at a similar time due to age. The rubber can only last so long due to constant movement, ageing and temperature changes. When they go, it will leak fluid slowly but when you put the car up and down it will...

ITMA! you must be as old as me! You should be able to identify the wires without to much trouble : The aerial lead is coaxial (has one wire running down the centre of the copper braid) and is about 1/4 in diameter, should allready have a plug on. You can find the 12+ lead with a meter or a bulb with one side connected to earth. To find the speaker...

Just bought a new shape and have finished having a mooch and i'm 99% sure there the same, have taken the old shape one out a few times and it appeared identical.

Does the airbag not come off with the wheel? Ive had this key problem before and it was due to the bottom end of the barrel where all the switching goes on being slightly out of alignment with the lock mechanism-its easy to fix if you can get to it. Might be a different setup on your car though. A friend of mine recently removed the wheel on a P...

Not dripping hydraulic fluid from just behind the gaiter by any chance? Started happening to mine shortly after they re-built the back end for the tyre wear problem. Coincidence or not?
Do they re-con the hydraulic ram with new seals etc? Mine is still waiting for the parts more than a month after diagnosis - surely they're not that difficult to...

Turned partially? Then it is not siezed. Try reversing it with the motor in a forward gear and the plugs out. If it moves at all, stop there and verify the cam belt.
THis sounds like valves being out of phase to me.

quote: Originally posted by paranoid

Can anyone help on the following points......
outside temp gauge is reading in the 40's Centigrade any quick fixes ?

Try moving to somewhere cooler

The MKI headlights have adjusters that can be adjusted with a long 7mm allen key, the later MKIs can also be adjusted with a philips screwdrivers. On the MKI the front crossmember has two holes in it above and towards the back of the headlights, sticking your allen key / screwdriver in these adjusts, one does up/down the other left right.
Yours is...

Can't you study for your exam - while you're doing up this BX for MOT ?
You need exactly each side of your brain doing both jobs

Well I haven't got one on my BX and nor have Xantia, XM, XM, GS or DS will have one. That leaves the steel sprung ones and our ZX 1.9D hasn't got one but I think my long deceased Renault 21 did have one.
Jeremy

The clamp is removed simply by undoing the securing bolt then turning the clamp.

I must confess to putting mine in two plastic bags and dropping them in the wheelie, although I've noticed at the dump there is a bin for them alongside the waste oil tank.

I'm a little puzzled by your description of the spring. The plastic clip connects between a clamp on the anti-roll bar then onto what is basically a metal bracket. Yes there are springs in the bracket but the clip does not attach directly to them.
The bracket costs £100 new so a breakers looks like your best option if its broken.

Not an owner, but if I had one I know what problems I'd encounter.
I'd take too many photos of it.

The insurance groups skyrocketed at some point around the time of the facelift.
My '97 is substantially more expensive to insure than the '95 for some not unrelated reason.

Fit a towbar?
Check that your water and oil levels are correct. Check your hydraulic fluid levels maybe the gearbox oil level too. A folding caravan isn't a big heavy thing to tow so beyond normal maintenance there isn't a lot to be done. The car will get hotter when towing so you want to make sure that your cooling system is working optimally.

It will rattle and drive you mad but should not become dangerous, you do need to tighten it, I suggest removing the roadwheel and obtaining a long iron bar/scaffold tube and an accomplice, place the end of the iron bar in a suitable place to lever the ARB link towards the rear of the car HARD and tighten the nut quickly.
Stewart

I would guess it should be considered dead if the cost of repair is greater than the value of the car

I think that the GSF ones are the ones upto 7477. The GSf description requires updating.

Not in the UK. To achieve more than £1000 (€1600) a CX would have to be in fabulous condition. I am hoping to buy one in the next few days for not a lot more than a couple of tanks of fuel for it!

Are these for vented or solid disks?

A wheel and wheel arch liner need removing, and possibly one of the turbo pipes too.

Doesn't sound good but by the same token, I still think you could be lucky enough for it to be a build up of condensation in the matrix area due to lack of use and prevailing weather conditions.
I would probably give you a 50/50 chance of this as you say there's no water under the carpet, so I'd suggest you drive it a bit more, don't get too far...

more than likely a faulty washer pump.

I keep hearing about these BX boxes with no fill hole and I keep looking at them and finding them.
It is the plug on the right hand side of the gearbox where it slightly protrudes from the rest of the gearbox and if you can find it and remove it and then refill from there, you'll find it will take somewhere near 2 litres.
If in doubt go slightly...

Nah. it's not worth repairing. I'll give you a tenner....

I DO REMEMBER A CITROEN BULLETIN SENT OUT ABOUT RESETTING THE SENSETIVITY ON MK2 XANTIA WINDOWS WILL LOOK IT UP IN WORK TOMORROW.

Its more than likely due to the white plastic link clip that connects the height corrector to the anti-roll bar becoming detatched.
Do a search on this forum and you'll find a wealth of information on the subject.

Yes you are correct, I had it fitted to my Berlingo HDI last year and it still works fine.

This may help:
I think their previous advert mentioned ZX. There may be others who can help.
Jeremy

Its a nice feeling getting a fresh MOT.
Enjoy

It sounds to me as though the rear height corrector isn't working properly and needs its linkage greasing and freeing. Worth having a look at the nylon link.
Leave the car - fluid leaks back to the reservoir - car drops. To achieve this to order means using the height corrector to release the pressure.
jeremy

heater matrix? is the footwell in the passenger side front also damp?
Andy

Its the clock... you may find the bulb behing it has gone.
Andy

Dont know but the rough max mph in each gear thinking back to mine were something like 35, 58, 85, 110, 137 so bit high geared really but then you would be on 14 wheels not 15 I guess. You want a 6 speed box as thats geared to 137 as well for same wheels but more gears in between :)