My Xantia LX 1.9 TD P Reg has recently been in a garage were they told me they had changed the glow plugs, replaced the cam belt, had the fuel pump reconditioned, replaced the water pump, replaced the oil filter also.
I have driven it for a week with no problems, but coming home from work on friday having driven for 4-5 miles the engine maagement light came on. No others. There was a puff of bluey black smoke from the exhaust, and the engine just cut out completely.
On inspection I noted that the hand primer, blub had sucked in flat, I found it very hard to get it to fill up with fuel again and get it reasonably firm. I turned the engine over and the primer, bulb was immeadiatly flat again.
Having paid £560 odd pounds to this garage I am reluctant at this stage to get them involved again at this stage.
Any advice or help to explain what is wrong or could have gone wrong would be great. Cheers.
Xantia lost power and died
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Does the Xantia have a filter on the fuel pick up in the tank? have you run very low on fuel recently? I suggest blowing down the fuel line from the under bonnet end with a footpump or similar whilst an accomplice listens at the filler cap.
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It's looking like when the garage had it , they had used pratically all the deisol. When I picked it up I had to put fuel in to get it home. When I have managed to remove the primer and draw a bit of fuel off it looks to have bits floating in it . So may be contaminated fuel?
The stuff I removed from underneath the filter is almost a fibre type deposit?
The stuff I removed from underneath the filter is almost a fibre type deposit?
Sounds like contamminated fuel. Hell of a job I expect - hopefully the filter had done its job but the collapsed bulb suggests problems at the tank end. You may be able to remove the sender unit and pipe unit from the tank by undoing the rings and lifting out (you can on ZX and BX) in which case you can get inside the tank without taking it out.
A possible way in could be the filler tube - with a slack connection. I have never seen a xantia system but its worth having a look all around - or alternatively someone has sold you contamminated fuel which is possible.
A possible way in could be the filler tube - with a slack connection. I have never seen a xantia system but its worth having a look all around - or alternatively someone has sold you contamminated fuel which is possible.
jeremy