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Week has flown - not much done but I had a look at the weep from the front n/s suspension leg seemed to be the coming from the low pressure return connector which is held on by a metal clip - I was surprised that there doesn't seem to be a positive connection to the hole in the leg or should there be :?:

Is it just a pressure seal when you're in...

Yes that's correct. Once I noticed that, I took the PCB to a professional guy. Who gave me some serious lecturing of my work :oops: He made big effort to fix it but because he wasn't able to test it... it's almost likely that he missed some connection. Even though he told that he measured every line both sides. And now it's almost impossible to...

Stickyfinger, is this you?

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Must say I do the same on occasions with XM 2.5, and have never found the ES's to feel insecure or unpredictable. They certainly provide a pliant ride - if you don't overinflate them - and work well with the Hydractive II.

What exactly did you find, Sam?

Someone will send me a doser next week. He says it's in good condition. Will test it with a pressure gauge before fitting it, because it's a lot of work. My concern is that if the doser replacement doesn't improve the stability, I'm out of ideas on what to test, because the rams are in top notch condition, electrovalves are working as they should,...

My 406 V6 made me think I'd like a V6 Activa, it was great for pootling about in 5th and the instant torque and Also it was great revving out towards the 7k RPM soft limiter and it was good on fuel, certainly better than my current S60 T5.

Shame they never made it available in this country.

My dad had a 1.8 16v Xantia Temptation when I was...

It seems that the electrovalve was faulty. We changed it, we cleaned the height corrector and now everything is how it should be. Works like a charm :)

Will do thanks! Might not be for a couple of weeks though as it takes about a week for the parts to arrive and then need to schedule a time to get these fitted.

That would probably be a lot better, though it would obviously depend on the condition of that v6 Activa. The thing is I can't keep two Activas on the road (because of road tax and insurance), and I can't sell this one either. I got this one from my grandparents, sort of for my 18th birthday, under the condition that I wouldn't sell it or do away...

To be honest, the Citroen system on both the CX and Xantia had been much more reliable than the Range Rover (I know it's different...and EAS) we had - nightmare!

Nice...But the cost :-o

Back on topic, and thanks - I never fill up to max anyway (too cheap, and always looking for cheaper fuel on a journey)...the needle seem to be on the right level now, have only done about 30 miles, so it's possible that the needle has not moved (no experience of this car in particular, but older cars I have, their needles don't move at the...

It is in Germany, @ euro 2,700

I have never noticed this

Thanks both - I was quoted some very cheap prices for the Volvo's (very easy to change apparently), I will give the garage a call. Surely anyone who worked on XU's would be able to do them quite quickly considering what a common engine it is...I went through a phrase of getting only chain cam engined cars, but for some reason now all my cars...

Will check out Uniroyal thanks!

Very possibly an intermittent throttle pot... They can play all kinds of nasty little tricks...

LOL, I thought about colouring the headlining but thought it would be a little dark in there.

W is the latest I've ever seen...

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He fabricates hydraulic lines in 3,5 4,5 6,35 and 10mm. 10mm being the thickness of hydractive and activa systems. He can also provide you a flaring tool.

Just ordered some control rods too , so hopefully it will be sorted when it goes in local Citroen specialist on 1st feb.

I'd be near certain, assuming that the Suspension set up is similar that its a dry bush on the rear of the OSF Wishbone, located in the case of daughter's 106D pretty much directly below the Pedal-Box.

I lubricated it with WD40 or similar once and the noise went away for a couple of days, but was soon back. I also sourced a complete s/h...

Didn't realise she had moved on! I saw your note recently about thinking of parting, but hadn't seen a for sale thread, or anyone saying they had taken her on???

Yes, she's now moved to live with Zel of this parish ;)

A good home for her and not very far away from me - I can continue to follow her adventures :)

I have a new and very different...

Well...

After having walked away...

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That is all...

Here is another one with 317Hp

I have a Steelmate ET-710AE set on my C5, mainly in case of a sudden puncture, but it does mean you don't have to religiously check pressures manually. It cost me £46 from eBay brand new despite it retailing at £100 on Amazon. I definitely rate this set, I fitted them mid September, and my pressures have only dropped from 36 down to 32 psi in that...

Will need to watch that...and admit I'd give a lot to take as capable a car as an Activa around the ring...or pretty much anything to be honest as it just looks to be a great bit of driver's road. Only area I can see an Activa struggle might be straight line speed on the open sections.

Now, a tight twisty, technical track with lots of odd...

I feel a Photoshop session coming on ...............

like these we did for our Tiger book...(Initial Tiger - Normal and Submerged Air Flow)

Oh yes, definitely :) That would be wonderful Alasdair ;)

If that blue Xantia ever comes up for sale i will have to hide my wallet, its my dream Xantia Activa colour, and i prefer S2 to S1.

Good update Mike, normal service has been resumed. Thanks.
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They look interesting Alasdair...

Mine is currently SORN - but only for financial reasons - As a soon-to-be retiree I can no longer afford to run two cars...

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Please post any responses in the thread in For Sale And Wanted

Your will do more damage going over speed humps fast. :)

Peter

Looking at it in IE11 on a Windows machine, Bing does a good on-the-fly via right-click job of translating the Swedish Alasdair.. Looks good :)

Dom, that is excellent and very valuable for anyone doing this job subsequently :)

A very good point about the leak-back spigot positioning... I must have been lucky in the past as I've not had that issue... Must be slightly different routing perhaps between different cars...

I leave the rear wheels dangling so that I can jack the training arms...

I remember that one Mickey... Thought for a moment he still had it.... My brain has gone on strike today...

Aha! Thanks!

It's a no holmey, read between the lines

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Looking around and found this...

Now I don't have a leak but was wondering if it could be the culprit?

That's a good thought Chris :D Although it has a shape I think if the replacement material was a bit malleable then it could mould itself to the required shape by virtue of being clamped in place when in service.

Hi Dave,

I think your best option is maybe speaking to a local brake remanufacture and ask for them to reline some current pad sets with a better material.

In the U.K. You could try Pagid directly. 5they used to be very good a few years back and blue and grey were their best ones for heavy road use and then a company called 3G did dimpled and...

All sorted got a universal fitting kit from woodauto's £25.88. Fitted in a couple of hours with help from some small hands.

Potentially if it is sluggish to get started and up to pressure... It's worth eliminating it if nothing else James..

I hope it is an enthusiast. Or at least someone who appreciates what they have

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