citroen xm - cold starting problems
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citroen xm - cold starting problems
It takes about nine or ten attempts to start my citroen xm when the engine is cold. After that it coughs and splutters until the engine is warm. After that it is fine and runs very smoothly. I recently bought the car at an auction. It is the SEi model and registered on 30th August 1990. The car has obviously been standing quite a lot since the recorded mileage is still only 33000 miles. Since buying it, I have had to put onto it a new starter and water pump . The need for a starter could probably be related to the starting problems which place a great deal of demand on the starter. I have taken the car to our local citroen agents and they reckon that the car needs a "cold start valve", the price of which was quoted as an astounding hundred pounds + labour + VAT. Please could someone advize me of a cheaper alternative