French Car Forum

In my opinion the 2.0 is too heavy to be lumbered with an auto box, but obviously it would be better than the 1.8. I think the auto's all used the 8v engine as well.
As far as I am aware the Activa is manual only. It also weighs more than an estate (which was available with the same engine).
The V6 is auto only in the UK, if I was forced to have...

Would the alarm operate the headlamps ?
I dont think so.
This really sounds like an electric gremlin. Something like a false current path through a headlights relay.
From factory the Xantia is NOT equipped with a headlights relay - other than any dim-dipped relay fitted.
Dont know where this relay would be located, but have a look under the...

On a BX TD its tucked up behind the engine on the bulkhead. look from underneath for about the worst place it could posibly be and you will have found it!
Seriously the linkage is attached to the anti-roll bar (on BX with a wire rod/spring) find the attachment point and follow the linkage until you find a small round object with flat ends, pipes...

Isn't it something to do with vehicles with a lower CO2 output being placed in lower tax groups - but only after a certain date.

I'd definitely have a word with the repairer about that - its too much to ignore.
//NiSk

Does the blower go off when the ignition is turned off? or is it on all the time? If the later then the motor has its supply straight to earth.

Not too sure, but my 1997 Xantia 1.8i 16v averages 40-41mpg all the time

Bypassing the heater matrix with the hose and 2 jubilee clips shoudln't cause any cooling problems providing you have beld the system up again. A heater matrix is about £30 (over here it is anyway), however its a fair job to tackle, you have to remove the dashboard, steering wheel and the heater gubbins etc to do it, can be done in less than a day...

if it is the original locks on the car citroen can order a key from the chassis number,as it isnt a transponder key it shouldnt be that expensive.

Tony, if you search across the forum for plip programmimg there are a couple links to other sites plus some information on programming. You will need to be sure which kind of plip you have, yours sounds like the infra red type. Does it have a little window near the key hinge on the plip? If so it is infra red. This window needs to be clear of dust...

Try Ebay it - with a reserve you personally think is decent.
Personally I like (local) ads the best which have a seris of photos honestly showing the dinks and problems.
Once got interested in a cheap BX RD - because of the photos. The price tag and description was not interesting (seemed too cheap and rubbish in fact !).

Have you managed to add 80Bhp to your Elation?? What do you need performance brakes for?
Either way...Don't GSF do Brembo Max Discs for the Zx, and they also do Pagid fast road pads!
If you have uprated the calipers/brakes to Volcane standards I'm sure GSF must stock them. Don't they??

The STOP lamp has not been trying to tell you a tale ?
The first thing to check is the LHM oil level, but a low level should bring on the STOP lamp.
I'd say a slipping drivebelt to the pump would do this. This would commonly be heard as a sqeaking, but could be hidden by the diesel clatter from the engine.
Try have the car parked, then open the...

Sounds like the crank sensor to me, try giving it a clean?

how much for a 1.1 eastcoast v reg 99 saxo clutch to be fitted
any replies appreciated

You either have a choice of obtaining a new shim ex dealer or getting the existing one ground down, first you need a shim thin enough to give you a gap and to know the thickness of the shim,then do the calculation The BOL is actually not bad in this area, my engineering works ground some shims down for me to fit at a couple of pounds each. the...

Airlock ?

The duration of the glow period isn't governed by the glowplugs themselves, but by the preheater relay. High pressure Direct Injection engines don't really need glowplugs to start, even when cold, but they improve the exhaust emissions. What you should watch out for is wax precipitation from your fuel mixture - stick a botle of your mix in the...

If it's any help, I have a '95 VSX 2.0i with about 220,000 klms (app 130,000 miles) on the clock and it runs like a top; heaps of power, doen't burn or leak oil, so a diesel with that mileage should be hardly run in. If he was out here at that price he'd have two broken legs by now (so he couldn't get away.)
Alan S

Rick, a couple of questions - does the indicator function normally when used on this side?
Does the light go out when the ignition is on?
Robin.

Are you sure it is a pressure transducer and not an electrovalve you're blowing through?
If it is a transducer, it'll be a pressure operated switch and probably needs 15 psi to operate it (which is rather more pressure than you can produce by blowing it).

Doc, did you test the preheat time with the engine stopped? The preheat switches off early if the starter motor is not engaged. I understand the circuit may then remain energised for up to two minutes in extreme cold after the engine fires up.
I would however begin to question whether you have a couple of inefficient rather than failed plugs. Robin

www.autoleads.co.uk is normally the place to go but they don't cover Panasonic. They do Sony,Kenwood and Pioneer. Maybe they can help though.

In my experience, you will only have one plip plus a normal looking key. Don't be fooled by this key because it is loaded with a transponder, as is the plip, and as you probably know, is programmed and numbered, to your car only. Right, thats that. Next one. You sould have had a book pack with the car, In the pack is a service record, on the...

A friend of mine fitted Infinities in his BX, which has very similar mountings, and they sound very nice!

Cleans out all the gunk that's sitting in oil ways etc. Personaly I'd not bother. Your engines just about run in with that 122K on the clock. Even if you do give it a clean the oil will still turn black almost straight away. Nature of a diesel.

Mark, I think you should consider whether the bar is in fact correctly fitted. The bar on my own S2 XM Estate is behind the lower edge and the bar extension for the ball drops below and comes up around the lip.
Different bars have different fitting styles and methods but I am not aware of one that requires this degree of surgery to the car.
Can...

Update:
If I have the car stationary and rev the engine to 2000 rpm with the clutch down then the engine is perfectly smooth.
That's led me to think that maybe the problem isn't with the engine at all...maybe it's play in the drivetrain or a characteristic of the suspension causing the power to feel 'bouncy' at 2000 rpm?
(TBH, I'm not entirely...

Only tip I can give is doing a speedo cable on a '93,106D, which was fairly straight forward. On the small Pug, my dealer advised fitting a 405 cable as they have exactly the same fittings but is slightly longer making it easier to navigate through the dashboard. The extra length also makes fitting to the back of the speedo easier. I would assume...

Oil on a clutch tends to either cause the clutch to slip when it should be locked, or cause it to judder when you're slipping it (i.e. when pulling away from a junction etc).
You may need to check your clutch cable adjustment.

Rory,
Very common on all makes, particularly on larger front wheel drive cars with power steering that travel on roads with roundabouts.... and worse on a car that doesn't have its tyres up to pressure 100% of the time.
Known as Milton Keynes syndrome!
Also affected by confident RH bend cornering syndrome !
David

I'm sorry, but it looks lile your HG is still leaking, or perhaps you have head troubles. If a garage did the work, take it back sharpish!
HOWEVER, it may be an airlock, was the cooling system properly bled? If you aren't sure, do this again, certainly before driving the car again...
You will find plenty info on bleeding in the forum's archives.

Your battery leads are not connected firmly enough. Starter drain stops current.. With alternator running all OK.
Remove leads, clean terminals with emery paper/steel wool and tighten

Some Xantias have a key switch under the bonnet on the passenger side which will silence the alarm.
Early Xantias (my 95 has it) had it, later ones don't (my 97 doesnt).
I just read that it says ZX....

Is the little fan going around that lives just behind the pushbuttons under the air vents on the dash? I think it has that little fan to draw air in over the temperature sensor (unlike the sensible old CX that just stuck it out in the middle of the ceiling under a cage). It striks me that if that fan failed, then the sensor would read the...

If you get a dodgy sensor or a wiring fault, will that stop some pulses from the sensor being picked up by the speedo and thus the under reading? On the back of the gearbox on top of the diff is a plug, you could try unplugging it, WD40ing it and putting it back together, see if that makes any difference.

The only bit that commonly causes noise that you have listed are the anti-roll bar bushes, if the drop links are all tight and have no play its probably somewhere worth starting looking.

There are two types of pump fitted to the Xantia, one is a single outlet pump (which needs an flow divider valve if the car has power steering) and the double outlet pump which does not.
The two outlets on a double outlet pump are not connected, one is serviced by 6 pistons (for the power steering), the other has 2 pistons (for the suspension /...

Chose series 1 or series 2 from the link below:

When the pdf has opened, click on Frein et transmission
It will download the english parts catalogue (microfisch).
My parking brakes (both series 1 and 2) always release with a hard dunk , but they are L.H. drive and the construction apears entirely different on the R.H. drive version if you look...

Sounds like a nice one to me. Get the MOT and put it back in for sale and make some money!
I have to say I loved my Xantia so much I kept it for the other half. Now she is getting to love it too. Good luck, R.

Jim
It is not a battery drain light, it is a charge warning light. It does sound as if you have a feed to the switched supply even with the ignition off, but you have eliminated the switch, so prime suspects are those bits that handle both switched and unswitched supplies:
Fuseboxes under dash and on LHF wheel arch - try pulling fuses until light...

Why do you want to replace them, Dave?

its not threaded,its just a push on fit but its VERY tight,best way is to sit between both front seats pull up on it while twisting it from side to side.

Probably because the new pads are moving up and down within the caliper. Nothing to worry about!

Is it a 3 or 5 door, mine is under the rear passenger side window behind the trim.
Mines a 3-Door by the way.

You could try David Ball at Aston Repair Depot, Citroen Specialists
The Square Aston Bampton Oxfordshire OX18 2BT. Phone: 01993 850305
They are between Oxford and Swindon, and have a good reputation.

I am having a problem with the drivers side electric window mechanism. The plastic attachment which fits to the base of the window via a hole in the glass has broken, this has 1 ? cable attached to it? I also notice that one of the two cable from the winder is loose and not attached to anything? Although it appears intact. Haynes manual does not...

I dont have the estate but if !!!!!!!! its the same as the diesel hatchback then the fuel pump is on the drivers side and is accesable under the rear seat.
You remove the plastic blanking cover (EASY) then you see the top of the pump. Remove the electrical connections and secure with string etc else it will drop down on top of the fuel tank. You...

Hydraulic shims

Rule Number 1-Avoid Citroen dealers like the plague- don't believe them!!!!
Pinions are readily available- click on home top right and head for the online shopping!
If you can't fit it yourself I am sure someone on here will know somewhere decent thats local to you.