French Car Forum

Is there much difference between, the standard brembo discs and the brembo max ones(other than the price)? Also do they need different pads to get the most out of them or are the normal pads fine? Is there much difference wear wise?
My low pad light is flashing now and then, but its too bloody cold to investigate at the minute!

Hi,
thought I might as well post this question seeing as im on.
I fitted a Sony CDX-MP40 radio a while ago (and in fact posted this same question some time ago with no joy).
Occasionally when I get in the car the radio tuner wont work. The only way I can get it to work is to unplug the unit entirely for a minuit or so, plug it all back in and hey...

hi to all,just a short question.
can someone tell me how to reset the service display on a 2001 picasso?
i will be doing my own oil changes from now on.
citroen are just too expensive,and always get the bill wrong..
cheers.. john.

My Xantia 1.9TD sounds rough when first started it sounds like it is missing also there is a lot of White/Grey smoke after about a minute all is well and she is running great Any Ideas?

Hi everyone, I have just joined this great forum and I am the proud owner of my first XM ! (Had a BX in the past though!)
Its a 92 2.0 i ' Prestige ' (auto) model ,aqquired for the princly sum of £200 ! (short MOT plus a few other probs you'll hear about! )
The main problem appears to be its horrendous fuel consumption.(roughly 5-10 mpg)
Before...

can enyone tell me how to change the caliper guide pin rubber boot seal on a xantia 1.9td please also how much for the part,Citroen dealer?

Hi,
I have a 2000 Xantia HDI 2.0. Recently my keyfob central locking lock button went dodgy (suspected batteries were going flat), but the other day the lock button broke. I couldn't feel the button clicking under the rubber bit so I took it apart. The switch had come off the circuit board, so i soldered it back on. Thing is it doesn't work...

The right hand one cost £26, (At GSF, too and they are always reasonable,) which might explain why the one on the left looks as though it has missed the last service!

What's Good
Good looking, 'different' hatchbacks and estates with excellent front-end grip, safe handling, fine ride quality out of town plus the ability to raise themselves on their suspension to clear obstacles and to sink down to the ground if required. Good rear legroom. Length 14' 7 , width 5' 9 , weight from 1,170kg. Estates have three...

is there a simple way to check that the turbo on my activa is functioning ok as this is the first turbo car I have owned I would like to make sure that it is ok and functioning as it should as the car doesnt feel as rapid as I expected.
thanks in advance tris

The tailgate on my syndergie wont open. I tried lock/unlocking the central locking to see if it would unlock but without success. The key won't unlock it either. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Just happened to be on Citroen club UK site. They have official pics and details of the new C6.

Hi, has anyone replaced theirs recently? I want to replace mine but when I had a (half hearted) try at removing them while doing my swing arm bearings they were reluctant to even move so I left well alone at the time. Does anyone here have any removal tips please? ( The HBOL suggests that once the screw is removed they should almost fall off of...

Xsara 2.0 Estate. I have a noise coming from the front of the car something similar to a tyre with a bulge etc.... I have changed the tyers from another zara and the noise is still there. anyone have any thoughts on what it could be?

Hi All,
I ordered some Eyquem spark plugs the other eve from GSF. The ones that turned up (RFN52HZ ) had threads that are a good bit longer than on the original plugs. I will have to look into this before trying to use them..
I am at a loss as to what to do next on this car. It`s still slow to return to tickover and still lurching, although not to...

Hello
Can anyone point me in the right direction?
My 98 Xantia TD has suddenly become difficult to start.
It will turn over fine and catch on all cylinders then immediately cut out.
It will then turn over without starting but will eventually catch and run as if I had tried to start it without letting the glowplugs do their job.
This started a...

Hi folks!
Hope everyone is alright
I got this thing running inside my head:
When i press the brakes they seems like a real high-pressure citroën braking system, but pushing it further down, it compresses till it hits the stop. Needless to say that the handbrake operates extremely well.
Is it possible for this pedal to have the same system found...

The offside rear suspension strut on my C5 estate has started to weep hydraulic fluid, I think it's getting past the end of the rubber gaiter. Is this likely to be a simple matter of tightening the clip at the end of the gaiter, or is it indicative of a burst seal in the suspension strut? I ask because I don't know if it all should be dry inside...

Can any members advise on detecting BX hydraulic pump condition -- off the car.
The reason I ask. Have two s/h replacement pumps for 16V.
When oscillated by hand, one has no free-play between pistons, but the other has detectable free movement and metallic clack.
Anybody had these pumps apart for repair/inspection, for possible interchange of...

what do you get ?

. Replacing disk and pads on front and the rear pads . I dont think it should take long but ---- you never now.Any nasty things I should look out for. Also where should I put axle stands on xsara front .

Help please. My beloved 1997 Xantia 2.0 16v VSX has started getting moodie at 90,000 mls. The r/h rear leccy window has gone on strike.Worked yesterday perfectly, went to put it down this morning, no action at all via either the drivers switch or the door switch. Any ideas PLEASE. All the other 3 are perfect. There are no whirrs or groans coming...

My 152k mile old Xantia has developed white froth on the dipstick. It also has blown a bit of oil out of the dipstick hole. It also smokes from the rear of the engine compartment (occasionally) choking me when the car is stationery.
What do I check first? And will it be expensive!

This new car I've bought has a towbar fitted. I'm not likely to ever want to tow anything with it so am thinking about removing and selling it. Any ideas what it's worth?
Phil.

Can someone tell me how much a kit for a F/D is and approximately how long to from go to woe to do the entire job?
(ie) Remove from car, strip, clean, fit kit, reassemble and refit.
I'm asking for someone else...............honestly.
Alan S

It was a shock to get a text from daughter telling me that steam was pouring from her air vents on her 29000 mile Xsara. Even worse when I recalled that I talked her in to letting me do the two year service instead of going back to Citroen Tanfield. But the good news is that the dealer is fitting a new matrix under warranty.

How exactly do they work ? I searched for how to change the pads and found that you need to screw the piston back in and fit the new pad so it's tab locates in one of the slots used to turn it back, how then do they unscrew as the pad wears ? and, can I remove the pads without taking the caliper off ?
Pete

Had a call from my son saying that the steering on his BX was dodgy. The symptems were, no p/s when starting to turn in either direction, then it would kick in part way through the operation and drop out again and so on. Also first thing in the morning in would take an age to raise the rear end. The LHM was checked & he had tried to bleed the...

My XM has just had a new n/s ABS sensor fitted in order to get it through its MOT. The warning light was on constantly and the diagnostic showed which wheel was at fault. Unfortunately the light is still comimg on after a few miles and although this may be sufficient to get it through its MOT it might also mean that I have spent £120 on a sensor...

Following on from the death of my old Volcane, I was unsure what to go for next. I was thinking of a Rover 200 or 400, a 306 but couldn't find anything. Thumbing through the local rag last night there was an ad for a Volcane. I went to see it tonight and have bought it. This one is on an M plate, it's a black 5dr with 84k on it. Generally it's in...

I need to replace a front caliper on my 2001 xantia HDi 110 estate. however the new caliper as supplied by GSF for this age/type of xantia is different to the caliper on the car. The caliper supplied looks like the one in the haynes manual, however the one on the car is larger, the disk is 28mm thick, the caliper is not held at the bottom by a...

first off thanks to all who answered the last post (can you answer the last post or just listen to it!). the car was first reg on the 17/6/76 and does have power steering, but not air con. i read the post on cx air con and wondered just how difficult they are to work on, never had one before. had gsa, bx's, xantia's and a couple of tractions,...

Recently something very annoying has happened, the drivers seat backrest has completely broken away from the seat. First one side broke off, requiring it to be propped up from behind, then shorty after the other side failed, so the thing is now completely detached and kept sort of in place by an espresso machine cardbox box and socket set kit!...

Hi all,
Further to these previous posts:-

I've spent a morning on the car earlier this week and gone over all the wires/earths with a fine toothcomb.But everything looks a-okay to me. So I basically decided to throw myself at the mercy of Lythgoe Citroen in Rochdale. Although I told them I'd had the fault codes done independantly, they said...

Have lots of clunks and clinks when going over bumps, Suspension seems fine, have secured battery but still getting clunks
Has onyone any ideas what it is and how it can be fixed please

hi anyone ever done a head gasket on a citroen picasso 2.0hdi?
whats the best way of doing it? lift the engine out etc? would you need new headbolts?
whats the common problems to watch out for and how long would it take aprox?
thanks taxi

I was at the Heathrow GSF earlier trying to get hold of a set of cylinder head bolts for my 97 2.0 16V Xantia.
When comparing the old/new it was apparent that the threads were a little different, not fitting 'together' exactly.
Is this where the old bolt has stretched, or was I being offered the wrong ones?
Jon, maybe you could help me with a...

Wanted a new set of plugs for a BX16v. NGK list the type needed as BCP7ET but GSF only lists BCP7ES. Anyone advise what the last letter means, is it a temperature thing, and how much difference it makes?

hi my 1.9td xantia is only getting about 350 miles to a full tank of fuel, any ideas how to improve (changing my driving style may be). Thanks

I understand from looking at my car handbook and fuse board, that there is already a 12V feed for a towbar, somewhere in the car.
Can anyone explain where it is, what colour wire it is.
I have an 02 Xsara.
Thank you

New to this forum so hello all!
Just got my xantia back from the mechanics sorting about oil leaks, i believe he changed the rocker box cover gasket. Driving home, accelerated onto a dual carrigeway and heard a pop noise and lost all turbo. Opened the bonnet and saw that the pipe leaking into the intercooler running down the front of the engine...

I changed my rear spheres at the weekend which has improved the ride of my Xantia greatly.
When I was changing the spheres, with the car jacked up I noticed that one of the hydraulic struts seemed to have play on it, i.e. one was solid and didn't move at all, the other seemed to move up/down a couple of mm. I wasn't sure whether the ram was loose...

I can remember seeing BXs with after market fit twin round headlights. I never found out where I could buy them from. Anybody know? It would be nice to fit twin rounds to my Xantia then I could see where I was going and not where Ive been.
Jono

Hi all. just to report that after scouring the forum for every mention of how to tackle the above, I finally did them today.. and would like to thank you all for the advice!( the biggest problem strangely enough was getting the plastic sleeves to fit inside the arms -they were very tight! ) I am sure that an auto engineer would have held his head...

picasso 2.0 hdi> iv bean driving it for 2 weeks with a leaking water pump. so i left it in there to fitted and when i went to collect the guy was filling it with water he started the car and tried to bleed it and the glow plugs and heater pipe at the bulk head nearly went on fire glowing bright red so he tried to patch up the pipe and still...

Can anyone tell me does a Picasso 2.0 hdi have a turbo.
thanks
George