R9UKE's French Car Blog...

robert_e_smart · Unread post by **robert_e_smart** » 15 Jun 2011, 22:40

You'll love a Xantia V6 Luke. A very impressive car. HBZ with all its faults was still a nice car to drive, sounded great with that blowing exhaust.

R9UKE · Unread post by **R9UKE** » 16 Jun 2011, 23:44

robert_e_smart wrote:You'll love a Xantia V6 Luke. A very impressive car. HBZ with all its faults was still a nice car to drive, sounded great with that blowing exhaust.

I'm sure

Xantia V6 is next on my list, I think.

Will you be bringing this C5 to the national CCC rally next month?

I'm afraid not. A drive in my Laguna today confirmed C5s fate. Limited space means I can't keep all the cars I want to, there's just no room for it I'm afraid. At least now I know there's another french V6 on our island and may crop up again on the market from time to time

Going up for sale tomorrow. Robert - If you want a spin you'll have to be quick. Oh, and bring some LDS.....

Xaccers · Unread post by **Xaccers** » 17 Jun 2011, 07:43

You could always buy the green goblin, £500 for a xantia v6 is a bargain

robert_e_smart · Unread post by **robert_e_smart** » 17 Jun 2011, 10:47

Robert - If you want a spin you'll have to be quick. Oh, and bring some LDS.....

Bring it down, and I'll give you some waste LHM, its only going to leak it anyway.

Citroenmad · Unread post by **Citroenmad** » 17 Jun 2011, 10:56

I wouldn't be putting any LHM near a C5!

Shame your visit to a double chevron is going to be short lived

XantiaDaveEire · Unread post by **XantiaDaveEire** » 17 Jun 2011, 10:59

Citroenmad wrote:I wouldn't be putting any LHM near a C5!

Shame your visit to a double chevron is going to be short lived

Nor would i

Your just looking for trouble if you do

Unread post by **RichardW** » 17 Jun 2011, 12:25

XantiaDaveEire wrote:
Citroenmad wrote:I wouldn't be putting any LHM near a C5!

Shame your visit to a double chevron is going to be short lived
Nor would i Your just looking for trouble if you do

Despite the dire warnings about the 'difference' between LHM and LDS, on digging it appears to be not that different (apart from the price and the colour!). C5's use the same leak off hoses on the front struts as Xantias.... LDS is probably a tighter spec and maybe different viscosity, but it's unlikely to kill it stone dead - unlike DOT 4....

robert_e_smart · Unread post by **robert_e_smart** » 17 Jun 2011, 14:24

I was kidding guys!

R9UKE · Unread post by **R9UKE** » 17 Jun 2011, 18:11

Got a pretty cool pic of the C5 on this awful day:

Then got the Meggy parked beside an Avantime

Citroenmad · Unread post by **Citroenmad** » 17 Jun 2011, 22:05

Nice picture of the C5 Luke, is the rest of it worth showing?

RichardW wrote:
XantiaDaveEire wrote:
Citroenmad wrote:I wouldn't be putting any LHM near a C5!

Shame your visit to a double chevron is going to be short lived
Nor would i Your just looking for trouble if you do
Despite the dire warnings about the 'difference' between LHM and LDS, on digging it appears to be not that different (apart from the price and the colour!). C5's use the same leak off hoses on the front struts as Xantias.... LDS is probably a tighter spec and maybe different viscosity, but it's unlikely to kill it stone dead - unlike DOT 4....

I have had LDS and LHM in a previous C5, trust me they don't mix together, it almost ruined the pump.

Dommo · Unread post by **Dommo** » 18 Jun 2011, 09:27

Where's the leak coming from? Front or back, drivers or passenger side, etc?

R9UKE · Unread post by **R9UKE** » 18 Jun 2011, 13:25

Dommo wrote:Where's the leak coming from? Front or back, drivers or passenger side, etc?

Coming from the steering rack, apparently it's shot and a hideous job to change on the V6. Auction time for the C5 I think!

Nice picture of the C5 Luke, is the rest of it worth showing?

Not really....

I could post a pic of a driveway covered in orange LDS if you fancy???

Dommo · Unread post by **Dommo** » 18 Jun 2011, 13:32

Not necessarily, depends where on the rack it's coming from - if it's from the ram seal then it's a gonner, however my Xantia had a leakage return pipe on the rack that wasn't attached any more, which while it didn't cause a leak, it could have. And that could always be the issue with yours? Worth looking exactly where abouts the leak is from.

stevenc75 · Unread post by **stevenc75** » 18 Jun 2011, 14:55

Spotted the Gumtree ad. Have you been chewing the steering wheel?

R9UKE · Unread post by **R9UKE** » 18 Jun 2011, 18:09

Apparently it is split and already had some sort of bodged repair by a previous owner.

stevenc75 wrote:Spotted the Gumtree ad. Have you been chewing the steering wheel?

Hahahaha! It's vile, isn't it? It's had some steering wheel cover on it which has melted to the wheel. Disgusting.

Ad has worked though, I have a viewer tomorrow! Hope they turn up