xantia v6 probs

louis1 · Unread post by **louis1** » 22 Jun 2004, 01:40

I have a couple of smallish problems one is when you start the engine when warm the engine hunts for a while (15 secs) sometimes it even stalls when hunting. The other is sometimes i turn the key to start the car and all you hear is a tick but engine wont turn so i keep trying it and after a few turns on the key it will start. Any ideas?
Thanks Louis

Stempy · Unread post by **Stempy** » 22 Jun 2004, 08:41

Hunting could be the air bypass valve. The non starting could be a dodgy start inhibitor relay, this packed up on mine.

louis1 · Unread post by **louis1** » 23 Jun 2004, 05:59

Thanks
where is the relay and where is the air bypass valve and how easy are they ti fix/replace.

Stempy · Unread post by **Stempy** » 23 Jun 2004, 08:51

The relay is a brown one in the engine bay fuse box, next to the pink one. Easy to replace. Air bypass valve ass'y is attatched to the throttle body and has a three pin connector on the top. Not so easy to replace and not really fixable as it seems to be a sealed unit.