Does anyone think that car knew it was for the chop and decided to relent ?


Weight maybe?It's strange that the ES9J4S is supposed to be more economical than the ES9J4 (mainly due to the VVT if I recall?), so whilst I'm thrashing Simon's mpg, I'm still a fair way off Jim's economy figures.
Just had a look on parkers at the stats, there's about 30kg between the Xantia and the C5. The quoted mpg is 24 and 27 respectively. Going by that, Jim should be able to hit 40mpg in a C5 v6lexi wrote:Weight maybe?It's strange that the ES9J4S is supposed to be more economical than the ES9J4 (mainly due to the VVT if I recall?), so whilst I'm thrashing Simon's mpg, I'm still a fair way off Jim's economy figures.
I assure you the V6 Jim is talking about was almost un-driveable, it was that bad. The popping was unburnt fuel in the exhaust..... I have a theory that the engine was also cutting out when slowing down to junctions causing hydraulic pressure to drop in the autobox, showing a load of stupid symptoms...Mandrake wrote:Apart from popping in the exhaust, the same symptoms I was seeing, although I suspect mine was a lot worse.CitroJim wrote:It was generally rough running Simon. Stumbling on pickup, misfires and popping in the exhaust on occasions...Don't worry Jim, I'm no Xac.If only you can try moderating your driving you will find a well-sorted V6 can be very economical. I see around 35mpg out of mine on my regular forays into Somerset and I reckon the XM has the edge. Maybe because it's more aerodynamic or how I drive... The XM imposes a different sort of driving style; a laid-back gentle one. the most pointless part of my XM is the sport switchIt's never used.
Those that know me do know my driving style is quite moderate.My driving is really quite moderate and smooth most of the time but I like to open it up sometimes, where its safe of course. I like to have the power on tap and have the responsive throttle even if I'm not using it all the time.
A 1/3 of Team WFA 'Clarkson'CitroJim wrote: I'm a pink fairy
Let's get you some manly brakes on the Activa thenCitroJim wrote:That's precisely what I like about the V6 and find dangerously lacking in smaller offerings... Not that I use it often but a good reserve of power can be a great safety aid..Mandrake wrote:I like to have the power on tap and have the responsive throttle even if I'm not using it all the time.
I also like the big brakes too...
Some small engined cars I feel positively unsafe in. One I don't is the Activa as despite only having a small engine it's not short on urge in all the right paces
A 1/3 of Team WFA 'Clarkson'CitroJim wrote: I'm a pink fairy
At times including the last week mine has been almost un-drivable as well. Enough to push me to the point of getting rid of it. It was making my old 125hp 2 litre Xantia look positively sprightly!Chris570 wrote: I assure you the V6 Jim is talking about was almost un-driveable, it was that bad. The popping was unburnt fuel in the exhaust.....
Bear in mind that the deceleration cut-off will cut the injectors completely on the over-run, although only above 1400 rpm, and then will re-enable them if you get below 1100 rpm. It's also normal for the engine RPM to drop to about 1000 rpm at certain speeds with no throttle if the torque converter lock-up clutch is fully open as the torque converter only couples efficiently one way.I have a theory that the engine was also cutting out when slowing down to junctions causing hydraulic pressure to drop in the autobox, showing a load of stupid symptoms...
As I said I managed 32.8 on a trip and that was with plenty of booting it up hills and overtaking and a full load, as well as a bit of slow driving through small country towns... so they can certainly manage 33 ish on a trip. I'm curious to see what I'd get now on a proper trip especially with 99 fuel as I managed the 32.8 on 95 and around town it gets a lot better mpg on 99 than 95...As a side note i get 33mpg from my XM ES9 with mixed driving (including the odd booting it) and i've got a sh*gged O2 sensor.
I'm surprised you even needed to pose this question Simon. It's a well-known fact they know and respond to feelings. They can sulk too. My V6 Xantia is a terrible sulker and will throw up something if she feels neglected...Mandrake wrote:Has anyone else noticed that only a day or two after being seriously threatened with being sold (yes I was serious) the very next thing that I checked, by pure chance, turned out to be the problem ? (Or at least seems that way so far)
It's not as bad as it used to be. Mine used to destroy themselves when they found out I was about to sell them. The Volvo 360 that ate it's diff on the way to be traded in, the Orion 1.6 that threw a leg out the day before I sold it, the Astra GTE that dropped a valve 2 days before it was being traded in.. the list goes on and on!CitroJim wrote:I'm surprised you even needed to pose this question Simon. It's a well-known fact they know and respond to feelings. They can sulk too. My V6 Xantia is a terrible sulker and will throw up something if she feels neglected...Mandrake wrote:Has anyone else noticed that only a day or two after being seriously threatened with being sold (yes I was serious) the very next thing that I checked, by pure chance, turned out to be the problem ? (Or at least seems that way so far)
Do you mean were the three different coils showing significantly different charge times ? Or do you mean were the individual charge times fluctuating a lot from moment to moment ?addo wrote:Was it showing unreliable dwell times per plug pair?
What symptoms were you getting from a faulty battery terminal ?My engine problems were in two batches. One batch came with the blocked exhaust, the other with a faulty positive terminal.
The faulty terminal was pre-Lexia; I swapped countless items at great cost with name brand new ones. Ultimately it was fixed for about $60 with new starter cable (heavy gauge and slightly longer) and a new brass battery clamp pair at the same time.
This one. It can't really be much else, can it?Mandrake wrote:
Intermittent wiring somewhere