Where does this pipe go?

[red_dwarfers]

I have this pipe on my '97 2.1 EPIC TD XM which as far as I can feel comes from the right hand side (as you're working on the engine) of the intercooler or radiator area. There looks to be a broken off clip type thing on the end. I can't for the life of me work out where the pipe is supposed to go.

[CitroJim]

That pipe Kev, I think, is the intercooler to MAP sensor pipe. If I'm not mistaken the MAP sensor is the square box screwed onto the bracket in the picture - the one with the grey plug on it...

Underneath it you should find a spigot for the pipe.

The 2.1TD Xantia has the same sensor but it is mounted on the side of the intercooler and only has a very short pipe...

[marty1979]

I may be wrong here, but it looks like it's the boost pipe and if so it should attatch to the little black box near the centre of the pic?

[CitroJim]

Well that's two votes for the same thought Kev

[citroenxm]

If im not mistaken its the Turbo Boost pressor sensor pipe that should be connected to the Black Box in the centre of the Pic.

To take it a step further, it tells the ECU how much Turbo pressure there is in the inlet pipes, so it knows to UP the fuel and if its a Manual, give you a small shove !

Is the car feeling rather "Flat" from 2,500rpm to 3,100rpm? If shes manual there should be a good shove (NOT to petrol standards) between these revs as the pipe and sensor does it work..

[red_dwarfers]

Thanks chaps!

I did notice that it was a little flatter than I remembered. I've connected that pipe back up and been on a test drive, it's how I remember it now, quite a shove
I think the phrase 'can't see the wood for the trees' might have a little relevance here.