AX bit of a lemon
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AX bit of a lemon
Had a bit of a run through the injection system to find the cause of the flat spot. It seems the throttle potentiometer may have a dead spot. took the lid off and the track is very worn and measuring the sweep with an ohms meter there is a dip in the trace. Unfortunately the potentiometer is an integral part of the throttle body which is £300.
It infuriates me to be wrong when I know I'm right
Lexia ponce
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Of course it's a lemon. It's a Citroen
Nothing wrong with lemons, ask a glass of Gin and Tonic...
Scrappies will be full of throttle bodies Stempy...
Is the car OK otherwise and apart from that??
Jim
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There are four wipers each with four tiny contacts so I think it would be beyond a bending remedy. I did clean it up with some contact cleaner and it ran ok for a short time but reverted to flat spotting before long.
I haven't given up yet, I'm just surprised that a throttle pot could be so worn after only 27k miles so now I'm a bit suspicious. Funny thing is, there is a receipt for a replacement 'carburettor' with the paperwork for £40, so it may have had the throttle body replaced with a used knackered one. At the moment the rest of it seems pretty good and I like the fact you can fill the tank for £30.
As you say Jim there are plenty of AX's Saxo's and 106's etc to rob parts from so I shall have to go digging.
I haven't given up yet, I'm just surprised that a throttle pot could be so worn after only 27k miles so now I'm a bit suspicious. Funny thing is, there is a receipt for a replacement 'carburettor' with the paperwork for £40, so it may have had the throttle body replaced with a used knackered one. At the moment the rest of it seems pretty good and I like the fact you can fill the tank for £30.
As you say Jim there are plenty of AX's Saxo's and 106's etc to rob parts from so I shall have to go digging.
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I just remembered something...
Back along, when I were just a lad and playing with old radios (still do actually...) I used to "repair" duff tracks on pots with a very soft pencil. Take a 2B or softer and "draw" on the pot track to transfer some graphite from the pencil to the track.
On a carefully used volume or tone control, it could last quite a while and stop it crackling.
I'm sure it's not a good long term solution to your pot Stempy, but it might keep it going until you dig up a replacement from a scrappy perhaps.
Back along, when I were just a lad and playing with old radios (still do actually...) I used to "repair" duff tracks on pots with a very soft pencil. Take a 2B or softer and "draw" on the pot track to transfer some graphite from the pencil to the track.
On a carefully used volume or tone control, it could last quite a while and stop it crackling.
I'm sure it's not a good long term solution to your pot Stempy, but it might keep it going until you dig up a replacement from a scrappy perhaps.
Jim
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Cheers Jim for the tip, no pun intended.
The plot now thickens as I've just checked the DVLA site and it appears that the recent MOT was issued with an advisory that the brakes barely passed the test. The seller said there was no advisory! Seems he was a bit of a rascal. I knew it wasn't a great stopper but now I'm scared to take it out. Still, discs are only a tenner a pair and pads about the same but it will also need new hoses according to the advisory.
The DVLA site shows the MOT history back to 2006 when it showed 21k miles, and since has needed both CV gaiters and rear brake cylinders replaced to pass the test.
I'm just hoping a policeman doesn't knock at my door to tell me that it isn't actually mine
The plot now thickens as I've just checked the DVLA site and it appears that the recent MOT was issued with an advisory that the brakes barely passed the test. The seller said there was no advisory! Seems he was a bit of a rascal. I knew it wasn't a great stopper but now I'm scared to take it out. Still, discs are only a tenner a pair and pads about the same but it will also need new hoses according to the advisory.
The DVLA site shows the MOT history back to 2006 when it showed 21k miles, and since has needed both CV gaiters and rear brake cylinders replaced to pass the test.
I'm just hoping a policeman doesn't knock at my door to tell me that it isn't actually mine
It infuriates me to be wrong when I know I'm right
Lexia ponce
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I remember doing the same Jim... point is that you don't change tone/volume settings hundreds of times a day 8) !I just remembered something...
Back along, when I were just a lad and playing with old radios (still do actually...) I used to "repair" duff tracks on pots with a very soft pencil. Take a 2B or softer and "draw" on the pot track to transfer some graphite from the pencil to the track.
On a carefully used volume or tone control, it could last quite a while and stop it crackling.
R.I.P. January 2010.
XM 2.1 auto VSX 1996 - Bosch Inj, Xantia HDi 90 estate 1999, Xantia 1.9TD 1997
Previously...
GS 1970, Dyane 1974, Xantia 94 VSX TD, XM 94, 2.1 auto - Lucas Inj, XM 92 2.1 estate - Lucas Inj
XM 2.1 auto VSX 1996 - Bosch Inj, Xantia HDi 90 estate 1999, Xantia 1.9TD 1997
Previously...
GS 1970, Dyane 1974, Xantia 94 VSX TD, XM 94, 2.1 auto - Lucas Inj, XM 92 2.1 estate - Lucas Inj