French Car Forum

Recently a problem has started to annoy me - the rear wiper comes on when it hasn't been directed to. Even opening the rear lid can start it going. If I'm at the boot end, then just pushing the wiper to its rest position stops it and it might then be ok for a week or two. It has been known to come on when the ignition key isn't in the ignition!...

OK so...

LHM filters...petrol
Carpet....cat litter (wrong? That's what I've put in the driver footwell)
Wheel....?
Tyre...?
Brake disc...?
Brake pads...? (Throw away?)
CV gaitor...?
Wheel arch....(petrol?)
LHM pump....?
Alternator...?

Ideas welcome!
Thanks.

Hi folks. Just been checking Fred's front brake pads. Found horrid LHM leak. It's a rubber to metal pipe on the side of the shock absorber. The splatter has gone all over the wheel arch, wheel, cv.

Can't work out how to post pics from iPad but will try desktop if pics help.

Anyone know what the pipe is please and any advice greatly appreciated....

If you do not have a spare.....maybe its a good time to get one as they are NFP and not often on ebay.
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The old girl is making a bizzare noise. on idle, normally after a cold start, theres a rattle that sounds like its coming from behind the dash. lightly pressing the clutch (not engaging it) stops the noise. release the pedal and it comes back #-o

car drives perfectly fine otherwise, clutch feel is exactly the same as it was when i bought the...

Hi, you ALL know how much I love my Xantia ('s). But I might need to sell her. I want to know how well they hold their value these days? I paid £415 for mine, it's a silver V reg HDi 110 Exclsuive, and it's a good car. It a beasty workhorse. But it does need droplinks, new spheres, bottom arm, and very likely new sills to pass the MOT in December,...

Hi
My berlingo 1.9d 2004 battery keeps going flat, tried another battery and that went flat. The battery light come on when i 1st put the ignition on, but is not coming on when the car is running so i am assuming its not the alternator.
The car has been fine up until now. The only other thing that has been changed on the car recently is the...

s2 hatch
s1 estate

The hatch is an amazing colour. The estate is the one I'd buy. Its s1, sounds reasonably looked after and the price is fair.

The rev counter has always been intermittent and usually comes back to life during a long enough journey, likewise the a/c. I had it re-gassed last month and it's been working fine but today it didn't come on despite the fans kicking in as they should when you press the air con button.

Sometimes it seems that the a/c springs into life at the same...

2001 Citroen Dispatch speedo, fuel gauge and analog clock not working.
Is there a fuse common to these?
Better still, has anybody a wiring circuit diagram?
Thanks......

I am putting a Xantia turbo diesel engine into a C15D van but I need to understand the principles of operating to make the clutch bracket. It's a pull type with the integral clutch release bearing.

Looking at the gearbox from the front of the van or car, does the lever on the pivot shaft need to move forward (away from the gearbox) or backwards...

Where tf is it....I covered in oil and still not luck !

I have a T reg Xantia 2.0HDi. I am getting a vibration (like a wheel vibration which it isn't, had them done) above 50 mph when I back off the accelerator. It occurs worse when not under load or no throttle , just in the point of cruising where very little is needed to keep going, like on a straight and flat road. Any ideas? The drive shafts have...

I have noticed in the Xant that I occasionally hear a buzzing relay down in the passenger footwell area? Random buzzes etc from time to time, especially after a recent start. Any suggestions as to what it might be?

Cheers

Alan

My XM battery has gone flat again through not being used since X Rally. I'm sure I saw a solar trickle charger recommended on here recently, but can't find the thread. Who has one that they would recommend?

Just had my MOT at a new garage with the all singing new fangled vibrating test bed.
It failed on rear brake imbalance and not enough reserve movement in the brake pedal.
The rear brake imbalance as caused by me not nipping up one of the nipples when I replaced the rear brake pipes a couple of months ago.. fairly easily fixed.. but the not enough...

Anybody know anywhere I can get a couple of Vac forming (Headlamp glass Phase1 Xantia) jobs done in 3mm Plexi ?

I have a plan afoot .....muuehahaha

Righto, so the stalk is installed and I now have Lexia working and talking to the car 8-)
No idea what I was doing, but after much wandering around the system I found a way to test that it was picking up the signals from the stalk ok, which it is;

After more wandering, I eventually found somewhere to check whether the car had cruise set to...

Header says it all....Strut Tops....what Preventive maintainace can be done ?

( part of my OCD sorry )

Any items able to be transferred across before the car is scrapped ?

such as auto dip rear view mirror, trip display, long hold window auto close....that type of thing ?

Hello to all,
It is possible that ecu for climate control to fail?
Yesterday when I turned the engine on, the fan speed is at maximum for 5 second and after that, the speed slow to minimum.
The slider doesn't work anymore.
I checked the transistors from speed control unit and they are ok, also the climate ecu board is visual ok...nothing burned.

Those of you who have been around a while will know that I have a Visa Decapotable in the garage - hence the line in my sig Still not welding the decap :lol: Had it since 2001, only used it for around 6-8 weeks then it failed its MOT, and investigations revealed a not insignificant amount of rot :(

Houses and children have intervened and it...

Has anyone been looking at the Activa thats for sale on Autotrader?

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Hi Guys,
Acquired a front centre sphere from 2001/2005 2.2 HDI car and need some help on identifying various ports.
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These two ports are High Pressure?, I guess one goes to the pump, but the other???
Is this sort of detail covered in a Haynes manual???
Any hints welcome.
Cheers
Peter

Hi and thank you to all that will help, My brother got this car> c5 v6 3lt auto last year, car was overheating when stud or at lights for a long time, he was told it was the fan so he took the front end of the car and put power down to the fan from the battery to test the fan with 12v, but what he as done is put power to all the wires that run...

Hi all, as stated above really.
Sometimes it will start no problems at all and run perfect all day.
Other times it will start and then cut out like there's a lack of fuel.

I was going to change the battery and then glow plugs however I'm not 100% sure I would be right in doing so.

However Today it started fine ran it for about 30mins nice...

Anyone tried the comfort sphere for non-hydractive Xantia . any first hand experience?

I noticed a strange sound from my air filter box and on inspection noticed large cracks.

Is it possible to buy a new one from shop? Or better to look at scrappy.

OK, stumped

Seen various figures between 4.8 and 5.5 ltrs (including filter change)

the Dip stick is a real pain, invented and maked by Msr. DippoStick of the PSA factory in LaDipStick sur Mear ?

My 1995 Xantia TD SX .... eventually got through on retest :)

LOTS of work needed though ... osf suspension bush (changed the arm, it was easier), welding to nsr and osf sills (£80) and a sidelight bulb (down to me not checking!).

The rear brake 'imbalance' was sorted by a cleanup of the pistons. Everything looked ok but that MOT imbalance...

now I need the 4 digit immobiliser code to do a alexia on the transponder chi[p in a newly cut key. I have no working key to start the car until it''s done.
I don't have the 7 digit key Code: but not the card with the scratch panel on my xantia MK2; :?: How exactly do I get that code from Citroen?
Cheers John

Got the dreaded message while on the motorway. Stopped at the next services and tried to change the position of the suspension. Car stuck at lower setting. Disconnected the battery and was able to change settings and suspension back to normal height. Another few miles on the motorway and the same message. Will connect to the Lexia tonight but...

So, the old girl failed her MOT today. Now, the handbrake, to me, has always been ok. It came on with a few clicks and held the car. Local garage gave it 15% efficiency. Whipped the wheels off and they were stiff and difficult to turn even with the handbrake off. Took thr cables out and the wheels seemed a bit smoother.

I'm changing the pads...

Hi

The O-ring seal of the crankshaft is leaking, so I have to detach the AL4 to replace the seal with a new one. It will be helpful if one can answer the following

1) One the gear is detached how complicated is it to change the filter, any thread describing it ?
2) Any precautions when detaching the gear ?
3) On top of changing the filter I'am...

Trying to sort out a no show taillight bulb before I can obtain an MOT and then head off to meet friends on a bicycle touring trip.

I've replaced the bulb holder which fits into the upper half of the two lamp clusters with a new one from Citroen thinking I'd found the fault. The brake light works fine but the tail light isn't illuminating. So...

03 xsara pic 1.8 petrol.

Diagnostic says No. one circuit permanent fault

Squib replacement? should I need a mortgage to put this fault right?
(est around £300)Oh! plus vat
Bob

I have just been to my local garage here in France and the mechanic explained the problem, I think, at high speed. Taking it back next week for a fix but would like to know if I am guessing right on what he said.
Problem started with a pollution fail during my mot here. So put in injector etc cleaner and so far have driven about 200mls to clean...

Has anyone else experienced smoke coming from the indicator stalk in a xantia. I saw a puff of smoke and a plastic burning smell coming front that area. The out come was I can't indicate anymore.

Hi All

This is my first post so hoping to find some expert advice!

Spurred on by our bulletproof Xsara Picasso, we thought to get something bigger and a C8 seems perfect BUT I wondered what the differences are between the two versions (Google couldn't tell me) AND I have read about leaky water pumps ruining cam belts? Is this true? Are there...

Can any help as to why my car now when I turn the steering wheel sometimes turns the volume up on the radio? You cannot turn it down on radio front when this happens. Help it's driving me mad!

Hi all..

Got an issue with a C5.. can the front calipers hydraulically work but mechanically not??

A car brakes very well indeed yet when the hand brake is on it doesnt hold very well on the nearside.

Neither cables are siezed in the guide or sheeth ends and neither caliper is siezed though the nearside caliper has little movement on the hand...

Hi, Just a quick one:
I lost my last key, have a newly cut one with, as of yet, uncoded transponder. i tested it in the xantia MK2's ignition barrel, and turned it, ignition lights cam e on but when I turned it failed to start of course; After repeating probably three times, key wouldn't turn switch on, and then slipped into steering lock which...

The ones that are like an inside out spring washer and just push onto a stud to hold in place as used on some Xantias to hold the exhaust heat shields in place - anyone know what they are called? I need one to repair a toy tractor..... :lol: but searching on 'spring washer' or 'spring clip' doesn't readily turn up what I need.

Can anyone tell me what the grey and green connections are for please ?
I think the grey is for the multi disc changer under the seat in a 05 Plate

Cruse Control...from a V6.S2 into a V6.S1..... is it possible/does it work ?

I bought 45mm pads, listed as valid for my Model
Citroen service state 55mm pads for my Model/VIN
Online catalogues state varying sizes from 60-65mm for my REG.

#-o

Hi
Can any one point me towards a how to guide for cam belt replacement for 2008, 2.0 hdi 136 ?
Thanks

This may help anyone with a ZX or other PSA vehicle that’s developed a lean to one side, or less than crisp handling. As briefly mentioned in my post about the ZX bottom ball joints, this week was spent mainly changing the rear axle. I'd noticed the o/s sagging, the o/s/r wheel had a definite lean and I found the tyre had been touching the inner...

hi , can anybody tell me if i can update myonboard sat nav without spending megga bucks, its a navteq rt3/rt4 and i could do with europe, many thanks

Hi. I have a C5 VTR PLUS NAV HDI (2010). Air-con wasn’t working so I had it filled up about 6 weeks ago. When it was being filled I was told that ‘it held a vacuum, so it looks good’ and it did work very well when I tested it on the way home, the screen iced up etc.
The weather’s getting warmer now and to my dismay it’s not working.. I questioned...