Xantia dash mostly not working
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Xantia dash mostly not working
Hi, 1st post, w00t!
I have just bought a 98 R reg Mk 2 xantia to repair and put back on the road after it had a minor front impact (bumper, bonnet and headlights casualties.)
apart from the obvious bodywork, it appears that only the coolant temperature works on the dash. I have ABS and AIR BAG lights on (the airbags were not triggered in its accident), the tacho and speedo do not work. when ignition is turned, there is a spanner on the mileometer, which vanishes after a short time when the mileage comes on. I have checked the fuses after seeing that 'F2' in the manual is for 'instrumentation', and it appears to be ok.
any ideas what I can look at? the headlamps and sidelights are missing from the car at the moment, but I wouldnt have thought that could cause any problems?
many thanks for looking, more thanks if you have ideas
I have just bought a 98 R reg Mk 2 xantia to repair and put back on the road after it had a minor front impact (bumper, bonnet and headlights casualties.)
apart from the obvious bodywork, it appears that only the coolant temperature works on the dash. I have ABS and AIR BAG lights on (the airbags were not triggered in its accident), the tacho and speedo do not work. when ignition is turned, there is a spanner on the mileometer, which vanishes after a short time when the mileage comes on. I have checked the fuses after seeing that 'F2' in the manual is for 'instrumentation', and it appears to be ok.
any ideas what I can look at? the headlamps and sidelights are missing from the car at the moment, but I wouldnt have thought that could cause any problems?
many thanks for looking, more thanks if you have ideas
Re: Xantia dash mostly not working
stoofer wrote:I have ABS and AIR BAG lights on (the airbags were not triggered in its accident)
Have the seatbelt pre-tensioners fired ? (the seatbelt stalks will be pulled down about 2 inches) these cant deploy independently of the airbags in less serious impacts.
the car rolled off a driveway and hit another stationary vehicle, the resulting damage is very light... I will try tracing wirees, but I doubt they'd come apart from an impact like this or they'd just fall apart all the time naturallyf00lzz wrote:Maybe a main connector got seperated in the impact!!
Re: Xantia dash mostly not working
I guess that's a possibility, but Im hoping for a '1 fault fixes all' really, as it seems odd for all of these dashboard items to fail independantly? the car is at work so I cant check the pre-tensioners till tomorrow.wheeler wrote:stoofer wrote:I have ABS and AIR BAG lights on (the airbags were not triggered in its accident)
Have the seatbelt pre-tensioners fired ? (the seatbelt stalks will be pulled down about 2 inches) these cant deploy independently of the airbags in less serious impacts.
Im off outside to take parts off my other xantia to fix up this one with now so I'll check back later - thanks for the replies so far
If its a Mk 2 you might find the main wiring loom runs across the front of the lower cross member behind the bumper and not at the back of the cross menber as is usual in earlier cars - if the bumper is damaged it might be worth checking the loom as its not got as much protection.
1999 Xantia HDi Exclusive
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1994 Xantia 1.9D
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Take my advise and wear some goggles..... when I tried to examine mine I reckon all the accumulated muck flicked into my eyes.
Ian
Account Ref: 6419
Current Cars
Nissan X-Trail SVE
Saab 2.2TiD
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2001 Xantia 3.0 Exclusive
1999 Xantia 1.9TD
1997 Xantia 3.0 Exclusive
1995 XM 3.0 Exclusive Estate
Account Ref: 6419
Current Cars
Nissan X-Trail SVE
Saab 2.2TiD
Merc E270 Estate
Past Citroens
2001 Xantia 3.0 Exclusive
1999 Xantia 1.9TD
1997 Xantia 3.0 Exclusive
1995 XM 3.0 Exclusive Estate
its under the radiator and surprisingly... very clean and tidy
I went for a drive around the works car park, and at above about 10mph the speedo will spring to life, although it seems a bit optimistic of my speeds (indicated 30 when I believe I was doing 15 max, I can check with a GPS device later...)
which leaves me with ABS light on and a flashing AIR BAG light to sort out for the MOT (Ive been driving cable tachoed citroens and pugeots for a while now, I can live without a rev counter )...
I went for a drive around the works car park, and at above about 10mph the speedo will spring to life, although it seems a bit optimistic of my speeds (indicated 30 when I believe I was doing 15 max, I can check with a GPS device later...)
which leaves me with ABS light on and a flashing AIR BAG light to sort out for the MOT (Ive been driving cable tachoed citroens and pugeots for a while now, I can live without a rev counter )...