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Thanks for replies..I will have a go at it the weekend lads....thanks....

Private hospital and I have been there and seen the cars the doctors drive. Astons no problem.

I always bring a side cutter with me if I've seen ANY zip-ties in a place where I'll be working.
They open faster than any other type of fastener, once you accept they're not reuseable.
Replacing them all can be a bit tiresome, though.
I used a couple of them to reattatch the window to the regulator in a Xsara Picasso this week, after finding both...

sounds like a miss fire to me

I think it may be in the fusebox behind the glovebox

sent you a PM Rick

just seen this and was thinking turbo related, since it kicks in at 3k ! glad i was right and your moving again !

Had the same happen the other year, also whilst in France. I'd replaced the starter a year or so previously with a cheapie so although that in itself was a waste of time I knew no need for panic when it failed, as Aramsay said quite an easy job, took an oaf like me all of twenty mins. Pricey there though. Gunge on the solenoid too.
So as you can...

added to the list. .

new BSi unit.
Steering wheel being refurbished tomorrow.
Tailored fit mats and rubber liner in boot.

To hook the boot carpet onto whilst getting access to the spare wheel. There is a loop on the carpet.
Well how very Citroen :-D Thanks. Mines broken off so I guess someone must have been greedy at the takeaway...

pressurising on slow speed local running around sounds like rad fans not cutting in to me, as when your driving faster/motorway speed there is sufficient air through the rad,

were are you located

pm. sent

They look like the feet we used to fit to some of the big ships generators.

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Fitted Mtec cross drilled and grooved discs, i figure the car deserves them as it has some of the best most stable braking systems . just beding in but they seem to bite nicely :-) they cost £68 which i thought was reasonable as i was looking at £55 for stock.

thanks to all ! very helpful :-)

John's right, just checked mine and it's an 8mm hex.

If your's has started to round then you might need to insert a flat blade screwdriver on one of the faces to make it a tight fit.

Also, I would use an 8mm hex bit from a large socket set, not just a normal allen key, that way you have more precise control.

Once it's out, if it is damaged then...

Just as well you had a spare :twisted:

Part Number Description Quantity Price excl. VAT Price incl. VAT Total incl. VAT
0000454910 TWIN SENSOR ESP 363.36 GBP 436.03 GBP

Ouch......

Interestingly, before I discovered the C5 connection, my wife spoke to the garage on Saturday morning and they quoted £200 for sorting it out. Presumably they...

Ah, yes, 'The Pintles Rack', a very fine drinking establishment or is is another CockaKnee/Aussie deravaition? 8-[ [-X

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Sam, thanks very much for your help. I couldn't find the breather hole so I took out the reverse light switch and managed to get the oil in that way, seem to work ok. I found another post that said it was 1.8 litres, citroen said it was 1.9 litres, so now I'm really confused. I've put in 1.9 as that is about the average of all of them, and it's...

Other then the fuel pressure regulator on the end of the pump facing the side of the fuel filter theres nothing in a hp pressure pump to just go like that. The pump pumps fuel at a steady stream its the job of the regulator to control it.

Are you sure its not the fuel tank lift pump being a bit intermittent??

I think you'd need to be wary that some 2004 cars could be 2005MY but looking at the engine bay is the easiest bet as it will say HDi16 on them :)

I'm over Warrington/Manchester way and will be heading to doncaster early August if any use to you?

Also dpf issues. A lot of places just jump straight in and try and map the dpf out and remove it. This can be a pig with the Siemens ecu necessitating the ecu be removed to do.

So far for my dads new one (2005, 2.0hdi 16v 138 with dpf, manual estate VTR) it has been a fuel cap sensor, clutch pedal sensor and now an inlet air temp sensor that are...

Always with grabbing the ecu's and the spoiler. Alloys maybe as well, spheres, strut tops if anywhere near decent, the rams, the drivers front suspension strut as this has the mounting plate on it. Rear hubs if bearings aren't too bad and calipers.

I've seen one of the four shims mounted upside down on a previous Xantia of mine when I bought it - and that one pad had unusual wear compared to the other three such that the pad surface was no where near parallel to the backing plate. So the shim being upside down definitely affects the wear pattern of the pad.

The leading edge of the pad...

EXECELLENT!! That's that solved....

Next, disconnect battery, and leave disconnected for at least 2 hours , this will allow the bis to reconfigure when you reconnect the battery.

Once the time has elapsed, reconnect the battery and use the key fob to secure the car and I hen unlock it again (if you have a second fob, then use this to reopen the...

If it's outside at the moment, could you dig a hole deep enough to get a jack under it? I've done so more than once.

thank you for the picture mate !! ive just a litre of LDS from cirtoen and its still no were near the top of the basket ,, ok iv jacked the back up and think ive found the culprit,, right hand side rear just below the spheare there is fluid leaking from the rubber so next job is to take the whole thing off and get to scrap yard .. see if i can put...

I had a hire car in the states back in the early 90s, Chrysler le Baron, same sort of colour scheme with added velour panels and loads of interior lights. Get in car for the first time, looks great. day 2 you wonder why you though it looked great, day 3 you are reluctant to get in at all but needs must, by the second week you want to scream at it...

Well as mentioned previously there are a few jobs on the list to get it up to scratch, front pads and maybe discs is one of them. Discs aren't too worn but might change them with matching pads anyway along with the fluid and regrease of the calipers which will probably improve things somewhat.

I just replace the oil after about 40,000 km and do nothing else.
When the gearbox fails, the car will go for wrecking.

Emailed this chap and going to book in next week. Told me £65, seems a bargain to me, there is a pic in his gallery of a Range Rover which had the same problem with the steering wheel.

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Thanks James I have sent Paul a pm.

Neil

Have a gander at this thread , should be something there for you.
Come to think of it, I need mine doing too :oops:

Thanks for the link - unfortunately there is no one close enough to make it financially viable.

I might be better to go for one of these

Apparently, although it says for a 307 it will work with the 206, and does not need the...

Well, picked up a brand new alt for £130, with 12 months warranty. Fitted this morning. First time start, charging at 14.3. Long test drive. So far so good! :) Also, we thought for ages that there was a problem with the drive belt tensioner, as whenever we turn heater/ A/C on, there was a terrible screeching, which would promptly go when heater/...

Not sure if leaking struts warrant changing both sides really. Not like steel springs, although I don't see why springs should be changed as a pair either. They are subject to different loads throughout their life span . That said, I had a look at a website that quoted £380 for a new strut, plus fitting. :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: ....

Well it's nearly 2 weeks on and Cassy still has lovely cold air which suggests the sealant in the EZ Chill has done something. :)

Excellent news Xac :-D

i hope they gave you the rest of the new cable then

Yes, I paid for the NEW Cable (now without the clip) and it is now with me :? .

Regards,

Interesting, I will have to check it again now I've cleaned everything up and test with various loading. Sorry to hear your Xantia is on the way out after all the effort that's gone into it.

Excellent news Alan :)

A faulty sensor or wiring, believe the dipstick, don't overfill it.

I'll certainly have a good stare at the area under the car at the weekend at least.

Matthew.

YOU ARE AWARE NOT TO GO UNDER A HYDRAULIC CITROEN WITHOUT IT BEING FULLY/PROPERLY SUPPORTED, AS THEY CAN AND HAVE CAUSED PERSONS TO BE DEAD'ED/SQUISHED

Did 200 mile round trip today, no codes......I'm hoping that the wheel alignment was the cause and it would appear after reading a lot more threads about the net that wheel alignment can cause all sorts of spurious codes. My swirl valve arrived today and I'm gona get it put in anyway. I'll update this thread as things happen in case anyone else...

It was certainly noisy.... :lol: It's only 6.5 years old / 73k miles. It must be hard on them - we had new springs in our Xsara Picasso, but I don't remember the garage putting in new bearings.

It's still not right in the steering department though :? There's a sort of weird kick back / wobble in the steering. Can't quite put my finger on it, nor...

I managed to get these fans off by lifting the springs holding the rad and pushing it back which then gave me enough space to gently push back the condenser to get a 1/4 ratchet with 10mm socket in.

The 1/4 (square drive size) sockets are 6 sided so better for not rounding nuts off and once on give better grip.

I'd try this method first with the...