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I've seen some things galvanised over the years, gates, large transformer cooling radiators etc. These are mainly dipped into the molten metal then hung up, you get runs and the thickness varies which would make balancing a problem. hope this helps. john

Have you checked the resistor on the blower motor. Not a big job, passenger foot well remove carpet as if you are changing the pollen filter and it's up on the inside near to the body work.

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. What made you think you'd needn't chagne the pump with the belt change at 120K?

I really don't mean this as it sounds but having looked at the web site and met the club at the classic car show last year I know what you mean. The wife said pipe and slippers, Land Rover owners club. Sorry mate.

The exhaust manifolds are the same from what I can recall, so it should be OK.

I can manage it without getting much beyond a dribble down the block, the trick is to be very quick in getting the filter veritcal once you've got it unscrewed. Then all you have to do is manouvre it around various cables and pipes, without dropping it or pouring its contents on the floor. If you get it out without smothering various cables /...

Sounds like some clumsy clot has pulled a pipe off somewhere, examine pipes in the fuel pump area looking for splits etc.
Stewart

Congratulations, My Volcane passed last week with the comment Thats a good un, look after it
Stewart

The gearbox sensor just produces pulses.
//NiSk

So do my local Total Garage (well, for Total LHM).
Cheers
Pete

What car / engine?
If it's an HDi, suspect the crank pulley. However, given the head has been off for major surgery, it could be a dropped valve or something.

Which car are you doing this to?
Stewart

I am convinced the engine runs better on it. Wish it was more freely available.

On the Xsara the throttle potentiometer is held on by 2 brass screws. Just undo the plug, take out screws and gently pull fron housing. Fitting is reverse of removal .

Colin,
Very familiar with this pin and the problems of getting it out. If you see threads do you think someone has replaced the proper pin with a bit of bolt?
The normal pin can be near impossible to remove and they are only supposed to be a light sliding fit....if an old bolt has been wacked in you're in for a fight!!
How much sticks out?
David

Interesting, but arent they all model (toy) cars ??

I see Peter Russek are now doing a workshop manual for Berlingo's including HDI models series 1+2. Not sure about the Multispace details though.

oopssss!!! forgot my e-mail. patneenan@yahoo.com

I have two infra red working together and have had since new. It was delivered with two plips. Try it. R

Does anyone know what the cold start mechanism is for these 2.2HDI engines? Mine still doesn't like idling when it's cold and sometimes even stalls as I change from reverse to to first when backing out of the drive.
Don't think It'll be glowplug related - apparently they don't kick in before 0 degrees.
Thanks,
H

That's a tough one ...
Being a novice with cars and then cutting wires to stop an alarm is a sure way getting yourself in trouble ...
Your best option would be to find a friendly nearby Citroen owner - or a friendly garage that will not charge more than actual labour sorting out the problems. Pretty sure it aint that complex ...

This is the place to go-

Got it from the grneral chat site a while back-apologies to whoever posted it first!!!
Only ONE of my old motors is still going!!!
Just goes to show the state I sold them in...........

The obvious question, have you made sure that your accumulator sphere is depressurised (12 mm nut on the pressure regulator)?
If you have, the only thing I could suggest is plus gas and a little time or trying to get at it from a different angle with your spanner. Maybe a length of pipe on the spanner might help if you can get it in.

There arent any left hand threads AFAIK, I use a small blowlamp to heat the nuts up, followed by a squirt of penetrating oil or WD, I also use a flare nut spanner.
Stewart

Are purflux owned by anyone else??? CAn anyone advise me?

More pages on your ZX to be found on that homepage.
It's possible you have blown a fuse - not because of a shortcircuit - but simply because one lights circuit has been overloaded trying to power more bulbs than designed to.
Left & right rear lights are fused separately.
May this be a lesson for you : never insert a part that seems to fit anywhere...

Almost certainly H1 55W 12V. That's what I've just had to buy, anyway :-).
Pete

They're in the fuse box under the dash, if memory serves, their individual fuses are under the bonnet.
If I'm wrong about them being under the dash, they'll be with the other relays / fuses under the bonnet (in front of the LHM reservoir).

If you mean the crimped jobbies, you cut them off.

Does it have an exhaust cat? Just curious because I have a theory that the cats in diesel exhausts can tend to trap soot particles, then release them when the car is next revved hard, such as during an MOT smoke test.
I had the cat removed from my 1.9TD last month, and despite the dire warnings from Kwik Fit numpties that it wouldn't possibly pass...

I have the goalpost type one and it performs very well for standing beer cans on when camping;) as for downforce?????
Stewart

1. just unscrews: may need a chain remover
2. Don't know
3. 10/40 but look up Castrol site to be sure..
4. I use 6,000 miles as low miles/year. Later ones may be more

depends what service intervals its on,if its on 9k intervals then its due at 72k miles,if its on 10k intervals then its due at 80k,if its on 12,500 mile intervals then its due at 75k miles.
citroen did a lot of changing about with saxo service intervals.

Why

The matrix is a dash out job, I thikn the dealer book time is about 8 - 9 hours, so bargain on a good couple of days if you haven't done it before.
Yes its worth way more than £400, if its pretty tidy with lowish miles you could get £1500 for it!

If it wasn't for GSF I would probably have given up running old/ish Citroens a long time ago.........or more likely I wouldn't, but I would probably be bankrupt by now

It could be worth having a look at the connector where this sensor plugs in. On my '97 Xantia its directly under one of the coolant bleed screws.
Brilliant location - Not!, if the coolant bleed screw leaks slightly it slowly dribbles antifreeze all over the plug, which on my Xantia appeared to cause the lumpy tickover problem.
Fixing the leaky...

How long has the waterpump been in service ?

Those tyre pressures are right, this is typical of the hardness many experience with these Michelin tyres.
A few pounds down will possibly increase edge wear and is not ideal at motorway speeds.
Having said that in my experience the average car/driver runs a few pounds down most of the time.
David
David

on my xantia i found the rear door seal was leaking which might be why your footwells are wet, cleaned all the things out that were growing in the seal..... touch of mastic.... sorted

Pretty sure you can rule out the Renault range engines, as these are a completely different taste. Only by sheer coincedence these engines would match mountings, gearboxes, driveaxles etc.
Peugeot & Citroen (PSA) however uses the same engine range.

Why is it when you get one problem the whole lot falls apart!
Not only is the engine still dripping oil - its getting worse, bigger puddles!
But now the brake lights are stuck on! Last time out it was the switch on the pedal, so Im beting it is again, question is what actually holds it in place?
Last time I did it, there was a plasic coller in...

It is a big nut on the centre shaft locked in place by knocking soft end in keyway on shaft. The drum comes away with the bearings. You need to remove a metal cap to get at it.

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Check the simple thing first : LHM reservoir level !
If you doubt the float indicator, then set the car to LOWest, engine off. Check the reservoir level is some 1 down, no lower down. Your finger is a perfect gauge.
In case you overfill it has no other consequences than a messy spill.

Hmmmm, indeed. You have opened a can of worms here.
The degree to which a wheel will skid or slide does depend heavily on two principal factors. Tyre construction and the road surface naturally. Lateral skid or slide is well dealt with by tread pattern and compound however the need to remove water from the tyre footprint does compromise the...

Check the air vent to fuel tank, it could be fuel starvation.
Jim

Mystified myself Mike - Only to say after a similar rain shower (torrent) with the car parked at my mother in Laws with the nose slightly up and inclined to the drivers side there was a paddling pool under the drivers seat and in the back footwell.
No dampness on the seats, never happened again.
Bit of a mystery that one.

Sounds interesting but I would be interested to find out what is in the tablets first. I know many have salt in them. I have repaired many washing machines that have suffered from detergent caused corrosion. Alloy heads and ferrous blocks - could be a problem.

Sounds like rust to me. Might be worth giving the system a thorough flush then refilling with a decent antifreeze and not the cheap stuff.