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Unread post by **CitroJim** » 09 Jan 2010, 22:17

citroenxm wrote:but I do actually prefer the Series 2 car from 1998 onwards..

I'm just the opposite. I prefer the Series 1...

brmartyn · Unread post by **brmartyn** » 09 Jan 2010, 22:18

citroenxm wrote:
But at 220k I cant see that happening just yet!

Paul I'm very impressed by the milage so far thats good going

red_dwarfers · Unread post by **red_dwarfers** » 09 Jan 2010, 22:26

citroenxm wrote: But at 220k I cant see that happening just yet!

Paul

I'm catching up

Nice to see another Xantia that has stayed within the realm of the enthusiast

Unread post by **CitroJim** » 09 Jan 2010, 22:34

red_dwarfers wrote: I'm catching up

So is my V6

On the cusp of 167,000 miles now.

Kev, when you do your cambelt, would you like to take a load of photos or perhaps come up here for the weekend and do it? It's about time we had a proper photographic XUD cambelt writeup done...

Citroenmad · Unread post by **Citroenmad** » 09 Jan 2010, 22:37

Xantias seem to go and go dont they

I like both series Xantias, at the moment i prefer S1 but my preference does change at times

It would be nice to be near to all of the helpful Citroeneers in your area, nothing happens up here, very few events and i always have to travel hundreds of miles to get to the bigger ones. I think i need to relocate

Unread post by **citroenxm** » 09 Jan 2010, 22:37

CitroJim wrote:
red_dwarfers wrote: I'm catching up
It's about time we had a proper photographic XUD cambelt writeup done...

Ive already got that, every time I close my EYES! Ive done that many!

Paul

Deanxm · Unread post by **Deanxm** » 09 Jan 2010, 22:41

brmartyn wrote:Just out of curiosity Deanxm but whereabouts on the Isle of Wight do you live? my parents live in Sandown and I also have family in Ryde. (sorry to be slightly off the subject in hand!!!)

No worries, i live in Ryde.

Jim i think Paul is beyond help, i mean you get rolly poley comedy ride and pretty reasonable handling with the flick of a switch....it just genius

Unread post by **CitroJim** » 09 Jan 2010, 22:43

citroenxm wrote: Ive already got that, every time I close my EYES! Ive done that many!

I'm starting to feel that way about Xantia Heater matrixes and V6 autoboxes

I keep the old belts from the ones I've done and hang them on the back of the garage door. There's a fair collection of them there now and the V6 one you could use as a skipping rope

Unread post by **citroenxm** » 09 Jan 2010, 22:44

Oh yes, heaters too...

Anyone know if the 307 Matrix is also a Dash out?? Ive asked on the Peugeot section, but no answers yet..

Paul

Unread post by **CitroJim** » 09 Jan 2010, 22:48

citroenxm wrote: Anyone know if the 307 Matrix is also a Dash out?? Ive asked on the Peugeot section, but no answers yet..

Meant to answer that question Paul, sorry.

I would err on the side of yes it is to be on the safe side. Have a look at where the matrix pipes go through the bulkhead and then see if there is easy access from the other side. I doubt there is.

The days of "easy" matrix changes are now long gone I fear. What's the problem with the 307? leaking? Smelling like a curry house?

Unread post by **citroenxm** » 09 Jan 2010, 22:50

Yea, same customer who has the Xantia HDi 110bhp that I look after..

He has this 307 14 HDi, and phoned me today so I said Id ask..

Cheers Jim

Paul

admiral51 · Unread post by **admiral51** » 09 Jan 2010, 23:46

Is it just me or does this thread seem like a conversation held around a table in a local pub by mates on a quiet night out

Just to add my tuppence worth fantastic looking car brmartyn and if Sir Jim has looked it over then its got a good bill of health

Colin

EDIT Forgot to say Hydractive is good,Hydractive is great.
So is the 2.1 td

brmartyn · Unread post by **brmartyn** » 09 Jan 2010, 23:56

admiral51 wrote:Is it just me or does this thread seem like a conversation held around a table in a local pub by mates on a quiet night out

Just to add my tuppence worth fantastic looking car brmartyn and if Sir Jim has looked it over then its got a good bill of health

Colin

EDIT Forgot to say Hydractive is good,Hydractive is great.
So is the 2.1 td

Thanks for your post Colin that's good to know about Jim cheers

Xaccers · Unread post by **Xaccers** » 10 Jan 2010, 00:19

citroenxm wrote:No, its ok... Hydractive is the Electronically controlled Soft and Hard Damping that is fitted to top spec cars..

Theres a button on the dash, wiper stalk side, when you press it the car suspesnion stiffens up for a sportier ride..

Pedantically the switch changes the thresholds that cause the suspension to switch to hard mode. The car remains in soft mode until it does something which requires stiffer suspension, such as going around a bend, or a sudden swerve.
I believe it was the early XMs where the button was a manual override for hard/sport mode rather than just changing the thresholds.

Oh and hydractive is very good, it's 2.1TD with Lucas Epic that are gawd awful

Martyn, the electrovavles can fail giving only hard mode, but it's normally an easy and cheap fix to install new diodes, infact there's a kit you can get which just splices into the wires from the ECU box, giving you new diodes.

addo · Unread post by **addo** » 10 Jan 2010, 08:41

Paul now has to write "Hydractive est bonus" around the local town hall, a hundred times before next sunrise...