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Hi
ive just brought a xsara sx 1.6 petrol
heater was only working at times. so i bit th bullet and brought a resistor cause it had stopped all together and it was capped in carbon
and now its still not working. ive powered fan from a battery and it workd
i have 13-14 volts betweeen red and black on the 4 block terminal going to resistor
but only...

My Xantia's ('96 TD SX) internal fans have become semi-permenatly non operative. They will operate occasionally upon start up and continue to run effectively (apart from one occasion when adjusting the fan speed had no effect) until the vehicle is turned off, sometimes they will operate on the next occasion. The fan motor has been checked and has...

Hi all,
One of my Aircon service ports is weeping oil. Can anyone inform me of the sizes and type of valve core fitted to the Citroen Xantia HDI 110 and if a standard valve core remover will remove them, after I have removed the refrigerant?
Regards,
Lawns.

Xantia Hdi 110 2000
BX 19 TZS Auto 1990

Hi!

I am a almost happy owner of Citroen Xantia 2 Break SX 1.8i. I have some troubles with A/C in my car and I need to replace the evaporator, but I do not know the exact partnumber of this part. I know, that in Xantia 1 the p/n of the evaporator is 95667987, but I am not sure, that this p/n is also used in Xantia 2. Can anyone tell me a right...

I have a Xsara 1.4 West Coast with aircon, '99 T-reg, 154k miles but she wears them well :D

When I press the aircon button, the green light on the button comes on but there is no discernable drop in engine revs to show that the compressor has kicked in and is working. Needless to say there is no cold air either!

I pulled the electrical...

I'm aware of the problems with the xantia which I solved by having a relay fitted. Brother in law has same problem with his C15 van (but no rear windscreen heater) - is it likely to be solved the same way? If so can anyone help with wiring instuction.

I took my car (306 2.0HDI 2001) for regassing (i bought it a week ago)
the mechanic told me it has a leak on the pipe that goes across the radiator. When i turn the aircon on the light comes on but no drop in revs etc. Is this usually the case if there is no gas/pressure?

What other checks can i do before taking it back so that it makes the...

hi, sorry for the long winded question, but i thought it best to try and explain the problem fully.

i have a citroen picasso 2.0 hdi and the aircon does not work. it originally had a leak and i have replaced a pipe and the condenser, it now holds pressure fine but the compressor clutch does not cut in and the cooling fan does not start when the...

It's a 1997 R reg 2.1TD VSX, and I've just had the aircon recharged, and the cabin sensor cleaned without solving the problem, but costing me about £180 in toto for 2 visits to the garage which claims to be a Citroen specialist.

The problem is that with the temp slider set at the recommended 22 degC and the aircon either on or off, the...

Please help

i have a r reg xantia td with air con and climate control

now ever since i got the car the air con has never worked properly, the internal fan cuts in and out independently of the controls and when it is working the air temprature through the vents bears no relationship to the temprature set on the controls

ie even if you set it to...

Hi Gang,

Have got the A/C sort but it would appear to be a electrical fault some where from the connector at the compressor to elsewhere in the system.

I've got a person recommended by several garages and others in the know in Edinburgh looking at the problem.

He states the system is up and running and the compressor is definitely working...

Got the new condenser this afternoon.

Was just wondering what the best way to fit it is.

Car is a 2000 HDI 306.

Thanks!

David.

I have a Citroen XM 3.0 V6 SEi (K reg). Today I took it to have the aircon charged. This system had R12 gas that is banned. The fitter said he had a Drop in gas and was going to charge the system with it.
I do not understand the aircon system so not too sure if I have got this right. The fitter found two connections on the compressor and had no...

I've got a bit of a rattle from my air con compressor, only when the air-con is off, it disappears completely when I turn the air con on. I thought I'd better fix it before the pulley drops off!

I'm guessing that the idle bearings in the pulley are dead or dying and need replacing. I've got a Sanden manual that suggests the pulley is easy enough...

hi people,

wondering what the sightglass is telling me about my aircon... when switched on it's green with bubbles and i guess froth becauseafter a while the liquid seems to be less transparent and whiter in colour, the aircon is cold but i have felt colder.

what do u think?

Thanks

Is it possible to fit a/c to the above car? does onybody know where to get a kit from or where there may be a broken 106 with an air con kit in it?

After getting my newly acquired Xantia TD 1998 up to over 100 degrees today in traffic I thought I had better have a look at the fans, whilst checking connections I located a dirty connector behind the N/S headlamp and a disconnected aircon compressor, cleaned and reconnectes and regassed the aircon is blowing nicely cold (its showing 35 degrees...

Hello!

I was driving to work this morning in my Xsara (mk. 1, 1.8 SX), and after about 5 minutes, the heater fan stopped working completely - it's been working absolutely fine up til this point, but there's not a thing now, on any temperature setting or fan setting :(

I've checked the fuses, and they're all OK, anyone have any ideas as to what...

It wont work . I hit the button push the slider to 18c close windows ,
outside temp 85 !!! and nothing happens it just blows out cold air , the
same as before i hit the switch . A sticker on top of the unit tells me it
was serviced last June . A comp relay was changed and it was charged full .
Has it broken down again , if so can i mend it or is...

my aircon has packed up on my R reg 406 turbo diesel. i have a very good understanding of all things car related but these have generally been older cars and this is my first car with aircon. the haynes manual is less than useless so now i find myself here!

the symptoms are as follows:
~ the switch lights up when pressed.
~ all fuses are ok
~ the...

Did you have the intake lever on recycle? When its really hot as it was today, then this is the only real way of getting the temperature down. Otherwise the system is constantly having to cool very hot air.

I bought a car with the air con needing regassing.. (being carefull here not to mention it's a Honda accord 2.0iSE auto 1996) :lol:

So I paid £60 to have it regassed.. It worked great for 10 days.. But..

It stopped blowing cold air, on checking yesterday I could hear the fan come on at the front of the car, today though, nothing seems to happen...

Having prevaricated a while, I have finally bitten the bullet and reagssed the AC on the Xantia. This is a 97 TD, so probably never been done, and the AC had got to the stage where you could hardly tell it's on. Last night at idle in the drive with the outside temp showing 25°C it was too cold to keep my hand in front of the vent :twisted: Worth...

A specialist will do a better job than you can do with a £30 can of refrigerant, but will cost more. I've seen these sorts of cans for around a tenner (delivered) on the net, so you can get them cheaper too.

hello. i think my compressor has gone tits up as the clutch started to rattle then funny smell then the aux belt snapped. does the aux belt from a non air-con car fit mine so i can bypass the compressor.

thanks

toby

2001 406 2.0 HDI 90

climate control works for 3-5 secs then cuts off and says service, i have had it regassed but has not solved problem any suggestion would be most grateful as its real hot in here at moment!!

Just recently picked up a xantia 1.9td tempation edition 1997 model. All the fans and blowers seem to work as they are ment to But im not sure if the air con works or not, The guy i baught it off claimed it did but showed me this by setting it to max cold and blower on highest. But it seems to me that when i do this its just blowing in cold air...

I suppose in many ways you've answered your own question; if the compressor won't handle it, then replace the compressor with one that will. I feel the 508 is really quite marginal on a CX when you consider a BX has a 7 piston variety.
There are gases that will go over R12 and this could be your solution, but as to what these are in your country...

I had assumed from reading various forums, that the pollen filter woudl be in the passenger footwell, under the glove box, behind the various switches.

However, when I got in there to look (having bought a replacement filter) I can't find anythign that matches the shap of the filter!

So 2 questions.

1: Just exactly where is the pollen filter? I...

Have just the other day replaced by Blaupunkt 3030 radio with a Radio CD single din fitment. Used the adaptor plate from Halfords and evrything worked fine. Then I turned the stereo up to loud and it blew the 2A fuse that controls the radio memory according to the book. I replaced this and everything is fine.

Since then after a short time my...

hi, my air con's not working, its a 2001 406 2.0 hdi 90. the fans come on but the compressor clutch wont. i checked the pressure with a guage and its just on the green/blue mark. i went to halfrauds to get a refill can, then when i got in the car to come home to top up the air con was working, so i topped it up and it stayed working, turned car...

I've bought a can of jollop and pressure gauge etc, to top up the gas on my aircon. I'm having a senoir moment here though, which is the low pressure side?
Of the pipes connected to the compressor, is it the one which gets cold when the system is running, or the other one.....
How embarassing :oops:

Regards to all

Hi All, at some point in its past my P reg 405 estate (1.9td) has had its aircon system removed. I am looking at getting it put back on.

The pump appears to be still in place as do at leat some of the pipes and electronics, however I know that the compresser is missing, assuming I am IDing things right.
What is the best way of going about...

Car is a 1998 Peugeot 806 1.9SLDT with 90k miles. The aircon was not working when I got it, the radiator then needed replacement and unfortunately when putting it all back together the condensor was punctured and all the gas escaped. (dont ask!!)

I have obtained a second hand condensor and was looking to put replace it before booking it in to get...

The green light that tells you the conditioning is on fails to light therefore conditioning not on, also the light for the recirclating switch also not lighting, have checked fuses as shown in Handbook both ok, suspect its an electrical problem, does it have a relay and if so where is it? or any other idaes, does anyone have a wiring diagram for...

Does anybody know where I might be able to access the above from the internet. Either directly from a website, or a search engine.
Thanks.

Hi, i have started to be a strange gargling sound when i turn on the automatic A/C in my mk2 XM.
With the A/C on there is aprox. some 20-30 secs of silence, then a power-up sound the some 20 secs of muffled gargling sound then a power-down type of sound.
This goes in cycles while the A/C is on.
On the other hand the output is fine.

Gents,

After a week on the garage, due to the spillage of 2~3 liters of a solvent from a 2 component primary behind the front seats, and waiting for a new floor to come, when i picked it up at the stealer i noticed a light smell, like fresh dog poop. I promptly lifted up my feet from the pedals and took a look - all clean. The trouble was when i...

Hi,

I've just bought a W reg. 306. Low miles for good money. The downside is its had a smack on the O/S front and been repaired and there's still a few jobs to be done. It drives and has mot etc. so the jobs can be rolling repairs.

It looks like there's some damage to the a/c pipework at the front o/s behind the headlamp. I can't quite work out...

The high speed fan would have come on as a safeguard when you left the car sitting idling in the car park; not a real good practice although it does happen often. A mate of mine who is a fridge/air con mechanic often tells me that he has to smile when he is working at the local shopping centres in Summer where outside temps hit the high 40s C and...

Hi there,

Any suggestions re a temp gauge either not moving or showing running temp then suddenly going to ZERO and returning to normal running temp.

Is this the senor not operating correctly?

Hi guys, my Aircon is dead. Is there anyway to bypass the pressure sensor and test it quick before i get it gassed?

Citroen Xantia TD 1998
Air Con not working. When switched on the light on switch comes on but nothing else happens. I tried disconnecting the brown sensor at the fuel filter and one fan (left) comes on at full speed. I'm not sure if the fans comes on when engine heats up in traffic, the guage goes up to near 100 but I heven't heard fan cutting in....

Hi

I've just had my Air con regassed, well tried to anyway. Under the leak test it showed a hole in the Rad.

Therefore could someone please tell me how bigger job it is to replace and roughly how much this should cost?

I take it there are no ways of plugging the hole, like you would with a normal water rad?

thanks

Hi all,

Car with all the rain is steaming up ie. rear passenger windows and estate load area. Will this be a problem because aircon not working.

Air con is dead as specialist says that hole caused by stone in condensor radiator.

2 questions would that be true? and anyone give an estimated cost of replacing as guy said front of car needs to come...

My aircon unit is acting a bit strange. If you put the key in the ignition and turn it so that the warning lights come on (WITHOUT starting the engine), it always works without fail, so far so good.

Sometimes however, when the engine turns over it won't work after that, or even sometimes it will work but will then cut out randomly. I'm not overly...

From reading previous threads it appears some have replaced condensors. Could someone who has done this or knows how, advise whether any special tools are needed. I see on the 306 forum a spring locking tool is required. Is this the only special tool needed, did you even need it. Any advice on the above plus pitalls, tips appreciated.

Oh. and...

Hi

I'm wondering if anyone could help me, My air con needs a re-gas and leak testing.

The problem is there doesn't seem to be many places that do it around me other than the main dealer.

Is it worth sticking to the main dealer or does someone know somewhere that is good and reliable?

I live in the centre of Cornwall

Also could you please give...

My 406 '98 will mist up every trip unless I keep the aircon on.
Have tried all variations of hot/cold on the controls but cant solve the problem.
Dont want to keep the aircon all the time and am sure there is no water getting into the car.
Anyone know what it could be?
Regards,
Martin.

Hello,
Me n mate are gonna try refilling my aircon via the dodgy looking refill aerosols as my system has a leak - but is too shot to be fixed for a reasonable price so trying this as it has a sealent in it.
Question is, which valve is it that I need to use to fill the refrigerant into the system because I have 3 identical looking bleed valves...