Xantia V6 Q's

jgra1 · Post by **jgra1** » 17 Apr 2007, 13:23

its only really downchanging.. when your trying to make a gentle stop, it can all get a bit lurchy... just a little...
this is my first auto, apart from a chevy 5.8 old motorhome i brought recently

wheelspin er...

i wont make any friends here if i talk about that !

but, on a wet road, it does it in first few gears itself while i try to battle the torquesteer a little

but... as you said, it's not a RWD...

DickieG · Post by **DickieG** » 17 Apr 2007, 20:02

I've yet to find any automatic gearbox which is constantly as smooth as a manual CAN be, but then I equally struggle to find many drivers who can drive a manual gearbox as smooth as most automatics are for the majority of the time

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Bear in mind that auto gearboxes are always trying to anticipate the drivers next move, they generally do quite well and trust me on this (I drive a wide variety of 'premium' car's at work) the V6 gearbox is about as smooth and responsive as you can get. It is also one of the few auto's that has 'Auto-Adaptive' AND still retains the manual over-ride of a 'Sport' button.

As for lurching on the downchange, err, have you driven a BMW 5 series?

DickieG · Post by **DickieG** » 17 Apr 2007, 20:13

jgra1 wrote:Exhaust Mid to Rear is £200 no matter where you go...

Try £56.89 inc VAT on the following link

http://www.buypartsby.co.uk/exhausts_de ... cordID=378

f00lzz · Post by **f00lzz** » 17 Apr 2007, 20:32

deian wrote: Can you wheelspin in an auto, i never tried in the bmw incase i knackered the box, but i suppose you could have it in N at 4000rpm and then D it!!

No need to be so drastic... just plant your right foot into the carpet and listen to the tyres squealing... definately should have traction control...
the damn thing will change up as the wheels start to spin!!!

Stempy · Post by **Stempy** » 17 Apr 2007, 21:42

Just hold the brake with your left foot, boot it with your right then release the brake

jgra1 · Post by **jgra1** » 18 Apr 2007, 09:46

Try £56.89 inc VAT on the following link

grrrrrr

rossnunn · Post by **rossnunn** » 19 Apr 2007, 13:52

Didn't the v6 406 Coupe come with traction control??

f00lzz · Post by **f00lzz** » 19 Apr 2007, 16:01

rossnunn wrote:Didn't the v6 406 Coupe come with traction control??

On the manual maybe!!

deian · Post by **deian** » 19 Apr 2007, 23:14

did the 406 coupe come with traction control along side the same engine that was in the xantia? or was it a later unit?

how does tc work, is it based on the abs sensors?

deian · Post by **deian** » 21 Apr 2007, 20:31

whats the engine and gearbox called on the xantia v6? ESJ something for the engine yea, and ZF something for the gearbox, and a Bosch what ECU?

Thanks

CypherPunk · Post by **CypherPunk** » 21 Apr 2007, 20:35

I believe the engine is the ES9J4, gearbox is ZF 4HP20 and the ECU is a Bosch MP 7.0 Motronic.