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At long last I put the Xantia in for the MOT.
It failed, but only on brakes and wipers...
A few quid at the garage to replace all discs and pads, but I'm looking forward to driving it again tomorrow (When it's taxed) :-D
Has a few advisories, but will sort them sometime..
All the best

Spud 8-)

Hi all,
Havent been here for a while, meaning things were going ok (well, nothing too major, apart from slowly deteriorating fuel consumption - I'd better change oil and filters etc).
Except - it started a few days ago when evening/morning sees its temperature dropping down from afternoon and remote doesn't seem to do anything.
when the morning...

Hey guys.

Well new problem has arrisen with my 2002 xsara picasso 1.8. Driving it the other day doing about 40 -50 mph and the engine just dies on me. No repsonse at all. Pull over and try restart it, it starts be dies again instantly. Did this couple of time and nothing. Pull battery and reconnect. It starts runs fine and doesnt do it again....

Well hoped my picasso could have scraped through after steam cleaning the oil off the back plates to hide my leaking brake cylinder but no.. think brake fluid has damaged rear shoes as braking was zero on that side! will be done at weekend!! Also front screen wash deceided to stop working at the test!! plenty of water,makes noise but only dribbled...

I apologize if there was a topic where this was covered, but I gave up after searching for 2 hours on FCF ... maybe my terminology is lacking, or maybe no one encountered this yet ... on our other car in the family, the 2005 C5, with the automatic transmission, something weird is happening that we just can't seem to figure out ... about a month...

2001 Xantia hatchback 110 Hdi 111k

Drove to Savoy citroen specialist in hapton burnley and had it on the lexia 3 diagnostics, Malcolm the owner was superb, he mentioned whoever had it on diagnostics did not clear them as it came up with loads of faults after clearing them and starting again it found two faults front side airbags and abs. Also he...

this is the 04 1.4 petrol C3 i ran a thread on a year or two back, that has had on going problems for probably 2 to 3 years now,

i cant get to the bottom of :shock: :roll: :wink:

i have plunged my DIS-LEXIA up this C3 several times over the last 3 to 4 years,

it still occasionally says it is over heating, even with the engine stone cold,

i...

I've got a weeping rear brake cylinder on my 54 plate xsara picasso,how do i remove the brake drum to change cylinder and rear shoes? Taken the wheel off and removed a small torx head set screw but can't get the drum off!!Thought about winding bolts into where the two screws came out of,didn't know if that would draw the drum off or not? Any...

Getting close to 100k. Do I wait for an alert/reminder or should I just book a service?

Hi there,
First post. My berlingo started playing up about 5 days ago struggling to start. I realised the minor fault (service light was on). When this went out it starts. Friday after work tjis wasnt the case it wouldnt go off at all. I got recovered home tried the other key and no luck. Next morning i went out to put my tools in the mini to go...

Hi chaps.

I have a very late Xantia Forte 110HDi estate, which I've had from new.

I want to take it to live in France as I have a holiday home out there.

I know from previous experience that in order to register in France, I will need the Type Number.

This is different from the Type Approval number (which starts E2*) and the Version and...

Hi all..

advise. Best stuff to stick a rear view mirror back on the windscreen permanently. . On a xantia hdi lx .. no auto wipers.

cheers

2001 Xantia Hatchback 110 Hdi

I was thinking of replacing most or all of the pipes under the bonnet, checked on demon tweeks website but all looks confusing as it does not come up with all the necessary pipes or which are for the xantia. Has anyone changed their pipes to silicone ones, I'm thinking more down the lines of replacing them so no...

I tried the search on here but didn't really find what I wanted.

I have a 2000 Xantia Hdi90 saloon.

Would someone who has wired up Xantia II electrics for a towbar (trailer, 7-pin) please say where they picked into the car wiring? I've taken off the rear cover and exposed the wires that go across from one side to the other. BUt I can't see how...

C5 exclusive estate 2.2 52 plate.............

booked car in for handbrake,took it yesterday to have new cable fitted. got a call from them at 17:45 saying they had a problem with it......said they couldn't get the cable out of the steel tube and so now they have to order that as well,only they can't get it until monday,so i'm left with no...

Hi all,
I'm going to have to change the radius arm bearings on my C5 with hydroactive 3+ (I believe that's what it's called on the mk1 c5's when there is a sport button?)
I'm fairly happy with the actual changing of the bearings but I can't seem to find an answer to:

how do I depressure the system safely without the use of a lexia?

- Can I just...

Having a poke around under bonnet of my 06 C5 2.0 HDi couldn't help but notice rust around O/S Strut Top.
.
After the problems with XM & Xantia would have thought Citroen would have put extra protection on.

So a another job to carry out, wire brush, rust inhibitor and waxoily stuff.

Hi guys. Just found a diesel leak on Fred. Can anyone give me a part number for the pipe please? It's inbetween the fuel tank and the wheel arch on the rear right hand side of the car. Also I can see where it joins in the wheel arch but the other end disappears up the side of the fuel tank, do I have to drop the fuel tank to get to it?

Thanks...

Hi

I was speaking to one of my old colleagues today and mentioned my Xantia.
He reminded me of a DS we used to service.
That car used to hiss and spit and wheeze like a 60-a-day smoker. It was like waking a dragon when you started it from cold and it slowly stood up!
Once settled it still used to talk to itself in clicks and whistles while...

My radios button doesnt work. I can turn radio down although it is loose. But the radio is on every time i start the car and I cant press to switch off.

Anything anyone knows to sort?

I have a 1998 Xantia 2.1 TD which has 2 coolant sensors a blue one and a brown one. I have read on some posts about a 3rd green coolant sensor at the back of the fuel filter housing which apparently is used by the ECU to calculate fuel pump timing. My Xantia does not have this green sensor and where it would be fitted there is a bolt/plug inserted...

I've put the the fuel pump back on my TD and would like to check that the static timing. I'm sure there must be something simple I've overlooked but I can't work out how to do it. I seem to remember on the Lucas EPIC, there was a hole to stick a thin piece of metal through.

Hi,
As we are all aware strut tops are no longer available from Citroen. Or are they? On service Citroen it lists the later ones, 5271FO left, 5271F1 right, as no longer available. From RPO 08057. However strut tops up to RPO8056 5271E2 left and 5271E5 right are still listed as available. Will the earleir ones fit later cars? Can anyone give more...

Hi, I purchased the above car a couple of months ago from a dealer with just one months warranty, I took the car for a test drive which was fine ,however on my way back I got stuck in traffic and the car was running at 3 bars on the temp gauge when all of a sudden it jumped to red ,I took it back and they replaced the fan with a donor fan from...

Hi,
I am having some issues with my 1998 1.9TD estate Xantia speedo.
it is according to my sat Naff reading 10miles per hour below what it should be
any ideas please?
Maybe there is some sort of sensor that might need replacing somewhere.

Can somebody please also confirm if this will affect the upcoming MOT?

Many thanks in advance

regards...

2001 xantia Hatchback 110 hdi 111k

Where is the EGR valve and how do I take it apart for cleaning can it be done from looking down at engine bay and is it worth switching it off or blanking. At the moment I don't get any signs of black smoke just average very light brown haze when flooring in 1st, 2nd, 3rd plenty of power no hesitation., idles...

hi guys,
can anyone advise
my rear cig lighter has stopped working does anyone know which fuse i can check for this?
and where is it?
thanks

Hi,
My 1998 S2 Xantia estate needed an offside rear sill repair this year, the first bit of welding for a 16 year old car.

I am planning to flush the sills with Waxoil very soon but I am wondering if it would be acceptable for future MOTs
if I drilled some holes in the top of the sills on the doorsteps and put in grommets so that I have access...

Hi all hoping for help on the way home from work and the van just stopped dead it was running fine but now it will not start there is no glow plug light either it just turns over and thats it no sign of it firing why do these things always seem to happen on a bloody roundabout

Bit of a problem today was getting out of the car and trying to open the door with the silver handle and it snapped off in my hand. So at the moment i have to put the window down to get out, by using the outside handle. Looked on EBAY and there are replacement items at @ £25 new, or less from breakers yards. Anyone else had this problem and what...

Hi all. I recently disconnected the ABS ECU on my W reg Xantia HDI turbo Diesel as the system was playing up dangerously and I didn't have time to take the car in for repairs. Around the same time I removed the air filter housing so I could access the top of the gear box to add some oil. Shortly afterwards, during a 200 mile journey, the engine...

Hi. The engine management light on my Berlingo (2004 2.0L Hdi owned by me from new 128K miles Maintained and serviced by me for the past 7 years ) comes on and goes off quite regularly and has done for the past 3 months. Local diesel specialist read the codes and replaced the EGR servo don't think he was completely convinced that was the problem...

Hi folks,

In that topic i `ill try to explain what was/is my idea for home made trip computer. So, as you probably know there is way to put same ready device taken from Peugeot. In my case i decide to try something on my way with arduino :-D
With little idea about arduino board i found quite interesting that people has used Nokia 5110 B&W LCD...

Hi all has anyone changed an engine on the mk1 2.2 hdi?

My engine is a DW12TED4
BHP~kW 136~101.4
Valves 16

I have found an engine from a Peugeot 607 with an engine code 4 hx dw12ted4, will this fit straight into my car? is this a more BHP engine?

HI all...

NO idea if this has EVER been discussed before, we are going back in time now.

SERIES ONE Blaupunkt Radios in SX and VSX cars... Ive got a couple of radios but with dodgy displays.

Is there a guide to sorting it out? Is it a Ribbon to Display connection? Is there a method? Ive had it all apart and there was crap between the ribbon and...

Does anyone know where the internal temperature sensors are located in a 2005 C5 with dual aircon. It looks like the passenger one is on the front of the facia to the right of the glovebox but I can't find where on earth the driver side one is?

Cheers

Rob

Hi all,
Just got back from a short drive and noticed the clutch pedal felt a bit strange. The bite point is quite high and as you release the pedal and take your foot off, the pedal seems to stick towards the end of travel and then jumps the last cm or so.
Would I be right in thinking the clutch is possibly on its way out or could it be something...

Hi, just wondered if anyone has come across a fault where one of the lights doesn`t turn?
When you first start off with lights on the left one turns but not the right and then the fault flags up on the display and dipped warning flashes. I had the front off the other day, to replace the fan and condenser, and had a look inside the light - all...

Is it normal to the knocking sounds from I guess the injectors when cold?

The knocking goes after few minutes and when cold there is a slight miss when at approx 2500 revs but again not whem warm.

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Xantia 110 Hdi 2001 Hatchback

I've had the airbag light on the dash come on intermittently for a while, its the side airbag light, when I start the car all lights go out then 5 seconds later the side airbag light is on dash, but sometimes it doesn't come on at all.

Thanks.

2001 Xantia Hatch 110 HDi

I thought I'd clear the lungs of this beast as it's only used round town and hardly goes above 40mph. So I belted it through each gear and reached triple figures in fourth, as I approached the roundabout I pressed hard on the brakes and everything worked as it should and went round with the front tyres squealing, then...

Hi

I have a Xantia HDI 110 and as the title suggests I want to be able to switch limp mode on and off. The reason: my car has no speed limiter and limp mode does that job very nicely.

A circuit would need to be switched. Can anyone think of a circuit which triggers limp, could be switched off without doing any harm and when switched back on...

hi everyone.i have an 02 c5 hdi.the last time it was serviceg the sump stud
seemed to pull the threads on the sump,so just had to chemical metal it
back on solid.took the car to get service yesterday and he sucked it out
with an oil extractor.is this a good method?the reason i ask this is because
it didnt seem to suck out the amount of oil i...

CITROEN XANTIA 1.6 I LX, 5 Doors, Hatchback, Petrol, Manual Transmission, Red, Margin, Log Book
Mileage: 73687 (Warranted)

M185EKV, Registration date: 09/11/1994
CC Trade Sales
Brighouse
23/07/2013
Lot CCT107

Date of sale 23 Jul 2013
Location Brighouse

Armytage Road
Brighouse
West Yorkshire
HD6 1XE

CITROEN XANTIA 1.9 D TURBO SX, 5...

hi guys was wondering if you can help me wire these seats into the 306
so mant wires lol i just end up staring at them!
will have to make a loom where would you suggest i get the power from and how can i hook up the heated part?
thanks guys :)

My daughter has a 2000 Saxo 1.1i. 68000 miles
When we bought it it I did a full service and it ran fine ,then after a few months it began to idle erratically and lose power under load.
I changed the idle control valve,plugs and HT leads. The battery was off for about 24 hours.
Re-attached battery and everything was fine again....for a couple of...

Hi, went out in the car today and the door open light and beaper sounding, opened and shut all doors still the same except after about 10 min. driving the beaper stopped I then stopped the car and the light remained on started up and the light and beaper was still going can soemone help please

regards

allan

I have a 52 plate Citroen C5 estate.

Recently I have had two rather odd problems.

The first is that when I close the boot, the system registers as boot lid open, consequently I cant lock the car.

The second started happening recently then stopped and that is after I park the car and switch the engine off, both front winds open a small amount,...

My father in-law's car only has one reversing light working. I'm pretty sure that it should have two, because the rear light clusters are identical.

I bought him the bulb and gave him the tools to access the panel, but he is saying that he thinks that there is only one reversing light on the car. I think he's wrong, can anyone confirm if a 60...

I've had this warning come up on the dashboard/radio panel.

I'm assuming it is something to do with the exhaust/cat. Before I take it to the dealers, I'd just like some confirmation, to understand exactly what it is and try to stop the dealer robbing me hand over fist.

It's a 2008 C3 petrol.