Newbie questions
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Newbie questions
Hi people, first post here (after a scan thru the Citroen section) so dont <i>flame</i> me straight away.
I recently purchased a 97 2.0 petrol Xantia <i>Dealer PX</i> and <i>NO</i> paparwork wot-so-ever, and would appreciate some info regarding:
<b>Key Fob remotes</b> - have one but it doesnt work - can you (i) get secondhand fobs and re program them (as i can with my Scorpio) ? If it helps i have a smoked glass sphere (reciever ?????) in the headlining near interior mirror
<b>Speedo</b> - not working (although has flickered during motorway run), any ideas where the drive comes from, and is it a cable mechanism or electronic. Failing that how easy is it to get dash/clocks out for fault finding etc.
Thanks in advance
Regards,
bb
I recently purchased a 97 2.0 petrol Xantia <i>Dealer PX</i> and <i>NO</i> paparwork wot-so-ever, and would appreciate some info regarding:
<b>Key Fob remotes</b> - have one but it doesnt work - can you (i) get secondhand fobs and re program them (as i can with my Scorpio) ? If it helps i have a smoked glass sphere (reciever ?????) in the headlining near interior mirror
<b>Speedo</b> - not working (although has flickered during motorway run), any ideas where the drive comes from, and is it a cable mechanism or electronic. Failing that how easy is it to get dash/clocks out for fault finding etc.
Thanks in advance
Regards,
bb
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You can disable the keypad by setting the code to 0000, now all you need is how to reset the code.
As for the plip, have you tried a new battery?
Reprogramming is a simple matter of turning the ignition on and firing the plip at the reciever. Search the forum for a more detailed explanation.
New plips are over £60 from a dealer.[B)]
As for the plip, have you tried a new battery?
Reprogramming is a simple matter of turning the ignition on and firing the plip at the reciever. Search the forum for a more detailed explanation.
New plips are over £60 from a dealer.[B)]
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Have disabled the keypad (short term) will try reconnecting it over the weekend and changing the PIN No. (not sure how though). Will try to clean the remote fob up (slight corrosion due to moisture ingress - rubber boots gone) and get new batteries - but i figured i'll probably need a new (secondhand) one.
Thanks for all the help so far,
Regards,
bb
Thanks for all the help so far,
Regards,
bb
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Sorry, tried to understand what you were asking, but it is just too much hassle to try to understand the aborted american spellings and weird abreviations.....and who is the "U" guy you are referring to? There are six members listed with the username beginning with "U", but none seem to have answered you yet.
Bigbrother,
Friendly word of advice mate;
When posting please remember that many of our members don't have English as their first language and as a result find great difficulty in trying to make sense of the abbreviations.
No offence intended, but some of us have English as our <b>only</b> language and as the ones most likely to be of assistance to you are usually people who use the 'net for the practical purpose of accessing and disseminating information and are not into the jive talking type shortcuts for words (even though it takes some of us a long time to write a sentence using one finger) [:p] we can find it nigh on impossible or don't want to have to waste the time to decipher what you're trying to say.
Keep it simple & I'm sure you'll reap the benefits of some very helpful information and be made well & truly welcome as any genuine member usually is.
Alan S
Friendly word of advice mate;
When posting please remember that many of our members don't have English as their first language and as a result find great difficulty in trying to make sense of the abbreviations.
No offence intended, but some of us have English as our <b>only</b> language and as the ones most likely to be of assistance to you are usually people who use the 'net for the practical purpose of accessing and disseminating information and are not into the jive talking type shortcuts for words (even though it takes some of us a long time to write a sentence using one finger) [:p] we can find it nigh on impossible or don't want to have to waste the time to decipher what you're trying to say.
Keep it simple & I'm sure you'll reap the benefits of some very helpful information and be made well & truly welcome as any genuine member usually is.
Alan S
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Fair point i suppose - i am used to other forums and the associated "lingo" that accompanies them, so apologies to all that cannot understand my intimations using "<i>net speak</i>. It is indeed a slang version of the English language and is not intended to offend N E 1 (ooops - anyone), i am merely used to typing in such a stupid and unorthodox way.
I do appreci8 (ate) all the help i have received in such a short space of time - much like when i first joined the Volvo Forum - just because i purchased a car <i>sans</i> paperwork does not exclude me from the Citroen owners society (although i do have a pedigree dog so i guess i dont buy everything "blind").
Regards to all that have inputted in this thread - even the "<b>U</b>" members that didn't get the reference, any help is much appreciated
Thanks to all,
bb
I do appreci8 (ate) all the help i have received in such a short space of time - much like when i first joined the Volvo Forum - just because i purchased a car <i>sans</i> paperwork does not exclude me from the Citroen owners society (although i do have a pedigree dog so i guess i dont buy everything "blind").
Regards to all that have inputted in this thread - even the "<b>U</b>" members that didn't get the reference, any help is much appreciated
Thanks to all,
bb
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see this thread about checking the speedo sensor.
http://www.andyspares.com/discussionfor ... rms=speedo
http://www.andyspares.com/discussionfor ... rms=speedo