Hi there - I've got a 94 Xantia 1.9TD - just under 200k on the odometer.
I got into it this evening, wound down the drivers (electric) window halfway. As I went to wind it back up, it didn't move, but made a clacking sound (a bit like an electric screwdriver when you exceed the torque setting). Wound it the rest of the way down, then raised it again. It got to the same point then stopped and made the noise again.
I pulled the window up a bit by hand (the motor was still running in 'one touch' mode) and it seemed to rise OK, but made the same sound when it got to the top - it continued to make the noise until I momentarily wound it down then back up.
It being -2 C or so, I decided that the wisest course was to leave it as it was for the moment...
The window wasn't frozen up or anything, and worked as advertised on the way in to work this morning.
So - any ideas? Is this a fault that rings a bell with anybody? Should I be thinking in terms of a new (ie from a breaker) motor? Lifting mechanism?
Any help appreciated...
Cheers
Mike
ps just cross posted this from the old site - new one looks good - what happened?
Xantia Driver's Window Woes...
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The winder on my '94 drivers door did exactly the same thing. They had several Xantias in the scrap yards and not one had a drivers winder in so it must need replacing fairly commonly. I did manage to get a passenger side winder (all of the Xantias I looked at had them so it was cheap). I took the motor and steel cable off it and put that onto the drivers side slider mechanism, and the window was fixed.
Re: Xantia Driver's Window Woes...
Hi Mike,MikeO wrote:As I went to wind it back up, it didn't move, but made a clacking sound (a bit like an electric screwdriver when you exceed the torque setting). Wound it the rest of the way down, then raised it again. It got to the same point then stopped and made the noise again.
Mine did this a few weeks ago. The steel cables are rusting through inside the motor housing.
I bought two universal inner brake cables from Wilkinsons (80p each I think) and took the whole thing apart and replaced the original innards. No idea how long it will last, but it works really well at the moment
Cheers,
Mark
1994 Xantia 1.9TD SX
(much better than a Mondeo!)
(much better than a Mondeo!)