Activa Register

xactiva · Post by **xactiva** » 16 Apr 2003, 01:43

I get the feeling on here that we Activa owners can have a different set of problems in addition to the normal suspension ones encountered in Xantias, so I thought it would be good if we knew the Activa owners on the forum.
So drop a reply in if you own an Activa and we might be able to confer more constructively.
For the record :
1996 Activa, 2 litre petrol turbo. 86,000 miles.

RichardH · Post by **RichardH** » 16 Apr 2003, 14:47

1997 Activa 86000 miles

surfer · Post by **surfer** » 16 Apr 2003, 18:40

1996 Activa Turbo Hatchback
57 000 miles
...and 34mpg as the best ever recorded since I've had it.

timmsd · Post by **timmsd** » 16 Apr 2003, 19:58

Dave
Activa 2.0 turbo, 100,000 miles

AndersDK · Post by **AndersDK** » 17 Apr 2003, 11:19

Activa's - are you aware of this document, explaining VERY well the basic, hydractive I & II, and Activa suspension :
http://www.tramontana.co.hu/citroen/guide.html

surfer · Post by **surfer** » 17 Apr 2003, 19:00

Hi Anders,
I have read this document many times, and it is excellent.
However, it doesn't explain what is happening with the car when it seems to be going wrong. Or at the least, behaving strangely.
Simon.

xactiva · Post by **xactiva** » 19 Apr 2003, 03:12

It's good to see there are a few of us out there and not all having problems all the time.
As for behaving strangly; I have been having a few problems with the back suspension not behaving as it should etc and after a lot of tooing and froing I have just discovered a broken bar acroos the car to which our activa rear height corrector is connected (As opposed to the normal arrangemant) such that it has no fixed datum to work from as the whole thing is moving about.

deelite · Post by **deelite** » 16 Nov 2003, 15:25

Hi Xantialovers,
A Citroëndealer of Belgium told me that somewhere in England somebody made a replacepart for the famous weak rubber silentbloc of the rear Activa-piston. The silentbloc is made of Teflon and eliminates the rattle in the back of the car, which is caused by the genuine-silentbloc that always brake down after only 10000km.
Anyone an idea where i can find this reliable Teflon silentbloc ?
Maybe somebody found a solution for the leaking Activa-pistons to ?
A recent problem that i have in my Xantia, is that when the fan of the heating-system is put on "auto" the fan blows and stops and blows and so on.
What could be wrong ?

rg · Post by rg » 16 Nov 2003, 16:32

Pleiades?
www.pleiades.com or similar. Based in Sawtry near Huntingdoon, Cambridgeshire UK
HTH
rg

rg · Post by rg » 16 Nov 2003, 16:34

http://www.pleiades.uk.com/home.html

deelite · Post by **deelite** » 16 Nov 2003, 18:21

Thanks a lot Rob!!![:)]
The day that my Activa-pistons are leaking, or the silentbloc is getting noisy, i go visit Pleiades.

surfer · Post by **surfer** » 18 Nov 2003, 17:48

Hi,
I have a rattle coming from the back of my Activa now; I was told by an Independent Citroen fixer that this is usually caused by the rear Activa cylinder.
Does anydoby else have this too?
Is it a problem with the mounting bushes; ie these silentbloc types already mentioned, or can it also be caused by the internal components?
I am going to have to take a good look under there soon, but being armed with a some knowledge first would be helpful.
Thanks,
Simon.

ActivaV6uk · Post by **ActivaV6uk** » 20 Nov 2003, 17:08

Uk's only 3Lv6 coming soon. Im setting up an activa baised site so if you have an activa please email me at andyc@bx16v.com so i can keep you informed.
Andy

nbrewster · Post by **nbrewster** » 30 Nov 2003, 04:42

97 turbo activa with 86,000 miles and a superchip. Has anyone gone further down the tuning route than a chip, I am keen to see the other side of 200bhp.

Dr Madvibe · Post by **Dr Madvibe** » 09 Dec 2003, 16:45

1999 Activa Turbo Hatchback
57,000 miles