First job when you buy a Xantia Haynes manual . ....... ....
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First job when you buy a Xantia Haynes manual . ....... ....
Go to the page telling you "what to do" to change the glow plugs and colour in the little spanners telling you how difficult the job is. This must be a printing error so please, rather than taking it back and asking for a refund, just get a black felt tip pen and colour within the outline.
Second job when you buy a Xantia Haynes manual . ..... . . ...
Search on 'frenchcarforum.co.uk' to find out how you actually change the glow plugs and print this page. Get a Prittstick (or similar) and stick the information to the space in the Haynes Manual (another printing error I expect) where this information should have been printed.
All you need to do now is get your self some "bendable" spanners, 4 plugs, something to protect your hand skin, and approximately 5 hours if it's your first time and 4 hours and 56 minutes if it's your second time (like me).
PS. To all you clever buggers who can do the job in an hour or so, please don't pick on me as I can't fight back with these swollen and cut knuckles
Second job when you buy a Xantia Haynes manual . ..... . . ...
Search on 'frenchcarforum.co.uk' to find out how you actually change the glow plugs and print this page. Get a Prittstick (or similar) and stick the information to the space in the Haynes Manual (another printing error I expect) where this information should have been printed.
All you need to do now is get your self some "bendable" spanners, 4 plugs, something to protect your hand skin, and approximately 5 hours if it's your first time and 4 hours and 56 minutes if it's your second time (like me).
PS. To all you clever buggers who can do the job in an hour or so, please don't pick on me as I can't fight back with these swollen and cut knuckles
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Had (Xantia LX TD 1995 (M) 144,000 miles)
Had (Xantia TD Estate (N) 147,000 miles !)
NOW GOT Picasso 2.0HDi (02) 96,000 miles
Had (Xantia LX TD 1995 (M) 144,000 miles)
Had (Xantia TD Estate (N) 147,000 miles !)
NOW GOT Picasso 2.0HDi (02) 96,000 miles
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I wish I had kept my Reliant Regal Haynes manual, it was a goldmine of information, everything down to a cutaway diagram of the gearbox showing how the synchromesh was supposed to work (it never did).andmcit wrote: They're not a patch on the originals which had far better illustrations.
Even the BX manual was useful.
The Xantia manual is a complete waste of space, when it does tell you something it's wrong and the rest of the time it points you to the dealer (as if they know anything).
Have to agree.
Back in the 1960s I bought the Haynes - Mini manual.
It was excellent with good pictures and loads of line drawings - about twice as many pages as the current series.
When you consider that an early Mini is significantly less sophisticated than modern cars you can understand why todays books are so poor.
The Xantia book is a disgrace.
Dave.
Back in the 1960s I bought the Haynes - Mini manual.
It was excellent with good pictures and loads of line drawings - about twice as many pages as the current series.
When you consider that an early Mini is significantly less sophisticated than modern cars you can understand why todays books are so poor.
The Xantia book is a disgrace.
Dave.
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Just recently reminded myself about the BX Haynes - a hefty affair with good line artwork illustrations. One of the old school of manuals from Mr Haynes.
The Revue Practique and Revue Technique French manuals do a good job of looking like the manufacturers manual and in some cases they actually use the same illustrations too. It spices things up too methinks getting your head about bougies & culasses etc...
Got to be worth adding to anyone's shelf through ebay for a tenner!!
Alternatively, get the pukka job from Citroen that sometimes appears on ebay too...
Andrew
The Revue Practique and Revue Technique French manuals do a good job of looking like the manufacturers manual and in some cases they actually use the same illustrations too. It spices things up too methinks getting your head about bougies & culasses etc...
Got to be worth adding to anyone's shelf through ebay for a tenner!!
Alternatively, get the pukka job from Citroen that sometimes appears on ebay too...
Andrew
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Xantia book of lies
First thing to do when you get a Haynes manual for a Xantia.....is to chuck the bloody thing into the bin . Whatever happened to Autodata and the handbooks they use to sell? The latest one made by them seems to be for the Mk 2 Sierra and Mk 2 Carlton (the mid/late 80s) after then they seem to have dissapeared????
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Re: Xantia book of lies
Exactly what I was going to say!Sturdybloke wrote:First thing to do when you get a Haynes manual for a Xantia.....is to chuck the bloody thing into the bin
The only thing I've ever found Haynes useful for is the odd torque wrench setting, Head bolts tightening order, and *maybe* the odd diagram.
Most of which is available elsewhere. In the 80's, Haynes manuals were reasonable. They've gone downhill since then.
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You may find the Xantia manual handy if you've got an XM, theres more information in it about the 2.1 td engine than there is in XM manual and only a few Xantias used it, where as most diesel XMs did! I have a shelf of Haynes manuals going back about 30 years, and as they get newer they get more useless.
There's a special bent spanner you can buy for glow plugs at around £10. If you ask your favourite tool supplier or search the net for glow plug spanner you should find one. Remember to make the search specific to your country or you'll get loads that you can't buy.
I agree that the Haynes manuals are useless, although one did tell me how to make my own cam timing tools for the diesel Escort.
I agree that the Haynes manuals are useless, although one did tell me how to make my own cam timing tools for the diesel Escort.
Richard
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Care of a 1994 205 D.
No French cars of my own at present.
Care of a 1994 205 D.
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