It only dawned on me today, whilst shovelling away green snow to progress on my steering rebuild, that the ram's leakoff collar (same part number as for an XM) points the wrong bloody way for a RHD car!
No flaming wonder the silly thing is twisted into a hairpin bend which ultimately causes it to crack at the spigot base... So - Handy Hint: Remove the ram leakoff collar on RHD cars, and refit pointing other way. Also punch a drain hole in the plastic "condom" that covers the ram extension, at the base of where it meets the leakoff collar.
Small details, that eventually add up to less stress on the return system.
Xantia Ram Leakoff Collar
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No snow really - just feels like it with unseasonal cold.
Everyone is running scared of the weather now; we fear it's going to be cold, cold, cold then BAM! 38° every day and 28° all night right through February, with no transition period inbetween.
I carefully cleaned the cracked leakoff spigot with silicone and refitted the right way around.
Everyone is running scared of the weather now; we fear it's going to be cold, cold, cold then BAM! 38° every day and 28° all night right through February, with no transition period inbetween.
I carefully cleaned the cracked leakoff spigot with silicone and refitted the right way around.
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Yea, I know what Aussie cold is like. I once recall 17 degrees in Darwin...
It was bloody freezing!
We had to dig out long unworn jeans and sweatshirts
Still very unseasonably warm here in Blighty but it's been a tad windy which has taken the edge off a bit but still just teeshirt weather...
It was bloody freezing!
We had to dig out long unworn jeans and sweatshirts
Still very unseasonably warm here in Blighty but it's been a tad windy which has taken the edge off a bit but still just teeshirt weather...
Jim
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Jim,
If you come out fron under the bonnet of your Xantia project, you will notice its got colder.
We had some frost last night prep. for the snow later
Kenny
P.S. IT might even loose the car in it
If you come out fron under the bonnet of your Xantia project, you will notice its got colder.
We had some frost last night prep. for the snow later
Kenny
P.S. IT might even loose the car in it
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Xantia 2.0 Hdi 90hp 1999 only 189,000 and rising!!!!!!! Moved on to a new home
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Xantia TD 1.9 Mk 2 Estate LX 1998 model over 210,000 miles now and still rising!!!!!!!!!!!!! now deceased 17/12/2010.