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This message is for all citroen owners who would like to know where there is a good specialist well I have found him. Try L.LLOYDS in the Hafod Swansea.
R.A.FOSTER
Edited by - harry on 08 Dec 2002 21:58:12

Ongoing saga with my 91 TZD estate.
After wrestling and replacing various leaky coolant hoses, refilling the car with coolant, I noticed that for the first time the battery was flat.
Connected my digimeter on amps scale in series with the negative terminal of the battery and noticed its drawing 6.95/7.00 amps with everything supposedly off (apart...

When my 1993 Ciroen ZX 1.9TD is locked or unlocked what sounds like the door lock mechanisms click several times though the lock buttons do not rise or fall. Any ideas what might cause this?
Thanks

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I recently changed the Aux Drive Belt on my 1998 Xantia 1.9TD Estate after this group determined that this was the cause of a rattle on startup from cold. It cured the problem.
The rattle has now returned! On checking the new belt I found that the eccentric tensioning pulley had moved making the belt loose. The centre bolt was still tight to the...

hi just a small query for ya my heaters are blowing very strange the middle vent blows out hot air but when i switch it to the foot vent it blows out cold air same thing happens with the side vents anybody got any ideas my car is a zx 1.9 td thanks .........mick
mick flanagan

The vinyl roof on my 78 CX Prestige is in need of repair - or even complete renewal. Can anyone recommend a company who'll do this. I'm based in North West Essex, close to Cambridge.
Thanks in advance,
Brian
Brian

Maybe a wheel sensor playing up. Take off each wheel in turn and check the wiring to the wheel sensors. Brush off the toothed wheel.

Need to know what system is on your car, you don't say what year it is, the changeover from FDV to independant supply for steering was around mid 94 I think.
In any event look at the hydraulic pump, if there is only one steel high pressure pipe from it, its early, if there are two its later.
The early one has the FDV this has (two I think) small...

The plastic strap holding on the fuel filter on my Saxo is just about to drop off. I purchased a new strap but when I looked under the car there does not appear to be enough room to just pull the old strap off. Can I just slacken off the fuel tank and gain enough space. If this is the case is there any danger of anything else being dislodged that...

Ill find out exact details on this tomorrow, but we had this happen the other week. You have to press and hold one of the buttons for a couple of seconds, and it resets itself and asks for the code again.
Have a play with the buttons if your desperate, but i should be able to find out the exact button press 2morro
Vanny
Merseyside, UK...

I've only experienced an Diesel engine out of timing some years ago. From memory if it's retarded you'll get white smoke and a noisey clatter sound and if it's advanced you'll get pale blue smoke and again clattery. In both cases you will lose power, a danger is if is too far either way, out of timing you stand a good chance of the Pistons hitting...

Sounds as though it's one of the return pipes in the octopus, probably the connection from the height corrector. If the octopus hasn't been changed from new, by now the rubber will have become brittle and developed a crack. Probably best to renew. A new one from Andyspares is around £22.

Have you considered CV joints - but that would be more a clicking rather than droning.

Could be a bit more than just suitability to worry about. Often in previous models (CX I know for sure) there are differences in driveshafts between auto, manual, 5 speed, 4 speed, c-matic, so I would imagine the same would hold true in this case also.
Another point is, will the bolt holes on the bellhousing line up with those on a tranny from a...

By the sound of it I think I have to replase the end part of my exhaustsystem on my 98 Xantia 2 1.8i.
I'm thinking about a better performing exhaust. I know it isn't much gain, but it looks better with a chrome tip instead of the rusty bendy, I think.
What should I choose?
Thankyou!
Lars P
Edited by - MrXantia on 09 Dec 2002 22:18:17

Police or DVLC, though they are more likely to want to make contact with the owner than tell you who they are, it may even have been stolen before being abandoned.
Dave

Magnatec in its own right is a fairly good oil and we discussed it recently on another thread on this forum. IF however you ad an additive, then you run the risk of possibly doubling the use of a particular substance other than oil in your engine which is why playing with additives is on par with playing with a loaded gun; chances are you'll get...

You may remember a few months back, I reported my ABS light coming on for the front right wheel, and then it magically started working again after smelling some acrid smokey smell a few days after ?
Well, guess what...
It's back again
At first I thought it would be my heath robinson fix on the rear left ( don't ask ), but no - that's working fine...

See the reply in your other thread. I suggest this is where others reply as well, since the original problem is in there !

I had the exact same problem on my 94 Xantia 2.0i 8v. The throttle cable was slightly slack though not an inch of slack, and the idle was very low and would occasionally cut out when pulling to a stop or if you blipped the throttle.
I adjusted the cable by pulling off the circlip and pulling through enough cable to get that slack and so the car...

hello darren if you have abit of sound that is crackling then the first thing to is to look at the cnnections to the speakers themselves and also look at the speakers for any breakes in the cones then check to see which channels are faulty left or right with the aid of the balance control if there is only one channel faulty say the left one for...

Did you bleed the brakes when you changed the spheres ?

Mat.

Hi, I have a couple of Visa GTi's, one a stripped out sprint/hillclimb car with a BX 16v lump in. Which rubber bits in the front suspension? :) If you mean the anti roll bar bushes, they are quite cheap. If its the top mounts on the struts themselves again cheap as the front end on the gti is exactly the same as on a 205 GTi, ie i have adjustable...

Robbie,
I don't own a xantia, but had the same problem with my BX. If it is about the same setup you should find a sensor screwed into the bottom of the Rad somewhere, with an electrical connector with probably three wires coming from it, which are fairly thick (3mm Dia or 4 sq, mm crosssection) using a piece of wire to bridge the connector once...

The wiring harnesses are the same as far as I am concerned provided that your car has a rev counter, and both cars either did, or did not have a keypad immobiliser.If one car has a keypad immobiliser and the other does not, there could be problems (the immobilisor acts on the diesel pump).
The swop would need the following parts from the ZX TD...

I find it very odd that 2 sets of rear brake calipers have been fitted in such a short time. These calipers (also fitted to 205 1.9 GTi and R5GT Turbo) are generally very good and last many years.
I've never fitted a new/recon one in 8 years of ZX driving.
The key to keeping them free and easy is plenty of copaslip on the pad backings, and the...

shaun,
Oh that it did do 83 to the gallon!! to convert to MPG divide the miles you cover by the number of litres you have used then multiply the answer by 4.54 this will give you MPG, in this case 26.54 MPG which I would think is about right
Pete T

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You need to be dead sure that all the air is out, did you use a header tank.
Check how hot the pipes are going to the matrix through the bulkhead and more importantly how long they take to get hot from cold, as this will give an idea of a possible restriction, if the pipes are warming up well after five minutes on tickover, that would indicate the...

Hi Andrew,
Welcome to the forum.
Firstly, your enquiries regarding parts prices & availability should be directed to Andyspares via the on-line shop or catalogue which you will find on the homepage as nobody on here is employed by Andys apart from Jon who is in I/T Admin & not the parts section.
As regards you problems; the suspension sounding as...

Does the car rise unevenly, in jerks? If so you may be in for strut problems. One the car has risen to its normal height, try prssing down the front and then releasing it. If you don't get any jerks or creaking here, then its not so bad. You could try pulling up the terrible plastic gaiters from around the strut rods, washing out all the road crap...

Hi Sue - Surely not three inches higher! For the clutch to be adjusted correctly push the pedal to the floor and measure from the centre of the pedal pad to the lower edge of the steering wheel. Then release the pedal, measure again from pedal to steering wheel. For the clutch adjustment to be correct, the difference between the two figures should...

The fuel tank should have been drained ideally, take a look at these links and you'll see why.

Dave

It could be the bitron unit, but first check the connections to the temperature sensor (usually screwed into the thermostat housing, but could depend on the engine fitted to your car).
My car had the bitron unit replaced by the previous owner without curing the problem, when it was actually just a loose connection.
I had the same problems, i.e....

There will always be some pressure in the fuel line due to the effects of gravity (you're underneath the car sweating trying to change the filter whilst it pours petrol on you!!)
I generally have the new filter close at hand whilst I remove the supply pipe (tank end) from the old one. I then fit the fuel pipe to the tank supply end of the new...

If you figure out which transmission you have, you should be able to replace the speed sensor by the correct one for that box. I haven't got a clue as to which box you should have, maybe you could post the number of the box you have in it now??
Niek.

Presume injectors,fuel filter,air filter are O.K. Then it looks like air in the fuel system,For a start check all fuel connections,leading from the tank to the fuel pump, and see how that goes

I presume you do mean the rear of the car? Otherwise the height of the rear won't change if you just put the front up.
Alan S

Michael,
When was the last time you had your LHM changed & filters cleaned?
It can be caused through this, in which case drain the LHM, clean filters, run Hydraflush in the system for 3000 - 5000 klms and then refill with fresh LHM after again cleaning the filters & tank.
Other causes can be faulty flow diverter or pinion seals requiring renewing,...

Sounds as though you have front strut problems.
Best solution is to go to a car scrapper & buy a couple of reasonable front struts which are pretty cheap, recon them & swap for the ones on the car. That way, less chance of you getting caught without a car if you have any problems.
Info on doing the job here including list of parts:

Alan S

You'll find the relays on the Saxo in the fuse box under the glove box. There's four relays situated above the fuse bank.

Strange
It sounds like something is jamming your window. Dismantling the door trim is relatively easy, I would suggest doing this to see whats going on.
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I have problems with the drivers side electric window on my 1994 Xantia VSX. On pressing the switch the window opens but jams one third down. It makes a grating/ratchety sound until the...

Izzy,
Bit more info if you don't mind.
What miles has the car done? Have the routine services been done, including replacing fuel filter? Which sensors have been replaced?
The brakes: have new pads & rotors been fitted & do you know what kind were fitted? These things don't just warp; there has to be a reason.
Most if not all of that info should...

Yog,
Well sounds like you have checked most things, but something is clearly a long way out. Have you checked the timing belt is fitted correctly? Cold start valve is connected / operating correctly? all other sensors etc are connected / operating?
One other thought - I was trying to time my Visa, and discovered that Citroen in their wisdom used...

just a long shot, have you replaced the fuel filter?, as this is smilar to what happened to mine, was cured after i replaced the fuel filter.
dom

Could anyone give me some tips on changing the cat 16v Xantia.
Thanx

Assuming the LHM is 100% pure, no contaminates like water, I would bleed the brakes and do some aerobics, sounds to me like you may have air in the system.
Either that, or you have the wrong spheres on ( assuming your height correctors are OK ).
How many miles / months since the spheres were last changed ?
Mat.

To check if there is a reserve tank, have a look behind the bumper below the fuel cap thats where the tank is located. AFAIK there is not a seperate sensor for the reserve tank, it flows directly into the main tank. The sensor its self (located under the back seat) is the same accross all the diesels and they do have a tendancy to die for no...

Do you mean Bill Morgan?
He set up a business called Paris Retro down at Temple Cloud outside Bristol.
Is this your man?
Jon Wood
forum@andyspares.com

If it is the turbo version then it has 88 bhp as standard. The BX with the same engine has 90 bhp. The difference is due to different intallations, inlet duncting and exhaust lengths. You would never notice the extra 2 bhp if you could find it.