February 2010
Hello,
When I release the throttle to change gear (or if stationary), the revs hold or even slightly rise (very slightly- maybe 100 rpm) before dropping. I've been told it could be a dodgy vacuum line- does this seem to be plausible? Any other possible reasons?
I may swap the inlet manifold for the less restrictive one from the 325i, and would the replacement of the hoses required to do this job likely fix the overun problem at the same time?
Thanks in advance,
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Hi, I wonder if anyone might be able to offer me some advice.
Despite having liked Citroens for quite some time (my favourite car as a child quite bizarrely being the XM), I have only recently ventured into the world of citroen ownership, with a 2000 Xantia 1.8 16v petrol in LX trim - I would have prefered a diesel but the petrol model that I came across and subsequently bought was a steal - and in fantastic condition.
I have owned the car for maybe a month now, in which time I have noticed very little in the way of problems, apart from a very intermittent problem with the brakes. Every now and again, perhaps once a day on the 20 (town) miles that the car is driven, the brake pedal will pulsate (almost as if it is ABS acting under hard braking) even under only the slightest application - sometimes when slowing down for traffic lights from as little as 10-15 mph. This is very sporadic; 95% of the time the brakes are very taut and feel almost as new - but every now and again when braking the pedal jerks and shudders under my foot, accompanied with a very clunky sound and not a lot in the way of actual braking happening! This has happened once at speed, approaching a roundabout at approximately 40mph, and I only just managed to stop in time (engine braking in second gear) - understandably I am quite worried about it!
Since owning the car I have replaced the accumulator sphere - more to do with the fact that it was flat - this resulted in, if anything, the brakes feeling more taut when they work - but still with the intemittent shuddering.
I hope I have explained myself well enough - does anyone have any ideas? Read more
Hi
I hardly ever use my boot and, as a result, the carpet has started to go slightly mouldy - probably due to condensation and not getting enough air to the boot.
What's the best thing to use to remove it and how would I do it?
Thanks!
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I hardly ever use my boot and as a result the carpet has started to
go slightly mouldy - probably due to condensation and not getting enough air to the
boot.
Is there a perfect airtight seal between the back seats and the boot then? I doubt it. If your boot mat is mouldy I'd say you have a leak. If your spare wheel is under the carpet, take it out - you may have a small lake under it. Rear lights, sunroof rear drain tubes & the hatch seal can all leak.
Wars are usually about resources and our economy runs on oil. I had always believed that the main reason we wanted to keep the Falklands was oil, the islands sit on a big shallow plateau similar to the North Sea. If there is oil there, as the price of oil increases it will become viable to extract it. I read somewhere that the M4 corridor is to become a "Green route" of some sort with alternative power supplies provided, so the government must see the writing on the wall, we will not be able to afford oil when it becomes scarce.
www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/157882/Argentina...m
-sailing-to-Falklands
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may even lead to a cashless society who rely on working and being able to
trade on the skills they possess in order to get what they want rather than
the capitalist way of life we all have at present.
But the whole point of money is to provide the means to compare the value of different goods or services. And also so you don't always have to carry whatever it is that you might have to trade with you.
e.g. how else do we equate the value of your pigs to my chickens? And what happens if you don't want to carry your pigs around every time you think you might need something else?
We often discuss some important issues in motoring here - like appalling public transport, high train fare, lack of road manners, speed limit inappropriate for road, incompetent DVLA etc. etc.
Mostly we just vent our rant and forget everything soon, till someone again raises the topic.
We are comprised of decent people, coming from different social and professional backgrounds.
Can we unite and try to influence laws/rules to be amended?
If we can do something, I believe it will the best thing a car enthusiast can be proud of.
May be HJ can help us?
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I agree with b308
So do I, as things stand. However, private and commercial users together represent a huge consituency and the party announcing a strongly favourable and credible plan for us could have great leverage in the coming election. I fear we are too docile to take direct action.
Two weeks ago I ran out of diesel (because I didn't want to have to wake my newborn son to go in and pay - silly mistake). I called Peugeot Assist & a really nice chap who knew nothing about Peugeots brought some diesel out. After trying to start it half a dozen times I finally persuaded him that the manual had advice on what to do. With some help from the manual we found the degas screw and the priming pump & eventually got the car started.
Ever since then however the car has been surging unpredictably, even during relatively gentle acceleration. I assume there is still air in the fuel lines but that could be a faulty assumption & even if I'm right I'm not sure how to remove the air.
Does anyone have any advice on how to proceed?
Thanks in advance for any assistance! Read more
Yes as advised don't crack off injector on common rail been working on old engines far too long forgot these modern rubbish.!
My mistake........
ive seen on other motoring fora a tendency to reset the cars ECU when rough running is present....i think the proceedure is to disconnect the battery for 5 mins put the ignition in the on position,then off and then re connect the battery...then the ECU re learns all the settings and timing etc etc........does it actually work? I hope the question makes sense....thanks zoo Read more
Inreresting to see "John" say that Diesels sometimes blow their turbos due to bearings going because people don't idle the cars after a run. Many petrol engines have water cooled turbos like the 1.4 Tsi VAG engine.
Maybe they should start water cooling turbos on Diesels for reliability. Read more
Nothing wrong with resurrecting an old thread if there's something useful to add, as here.
Has anyone else had to reset all preset radio stations,re-adjust bass/treble controls etc,and reset the clock following 2 slow turnovers of the engine before the turnover reverts back to usual and starts the car.All other functions remain unchanged.I have a diesel 136. Read more
Got the battery checked out thanx,70% discharged,thanks again
i'm looking for a NSU quickly for a project for a friend. i have tried ebay but prices go stupid or they are scrapped or written off and putting back on the road would be impossible.
i only need a frame and log book.
anyone got one sitting in a shed?
any help gratefully recieved, alf Read more
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Unless you are letting the tyre go flat and running on the rim, I doubt a slow puncture will cause the problem. The ABS system has to cope with the different wheel speeds caused by cornering.
Before tackling the reluctor rings I would at least check the sensors for continuity at the multi plug on the side of the abs ecu.
LH front: Pins 1 and 2
LH rear: Pins 5 and 6
RH rear: Pins 22 and 23
RH front: Pins 19 and 20
The pin numbers will be seen if you look carefully at the plug base.
Check with the ignition off and the the multi plug unplugged. (Lift the red locking catch and the plug pulls off easily.
You should see a resistance of around 1000 to 1100 ohms across each pair.
It's worth having a look on the frenchcarforum as well. Changing the reluctor rings means taking the hub off, not difficult but I'd do the easier checks first.