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or find another v6 ECU with the code ?

Any 205 with the BE3 transmission should have strong enough shafts (not sure if this was only the mk2 GTI, or if others had this box)

You might find some useful info here:
or here: (click on the links for each engine type for details).

Looks like it covers everything.
Uni-T are very good; I have one of their digital multimeters here.

Well, not much people like Citroen at all, and even less people would like to see photos of a c4 every few days :D

Sorry for the video.

Here is the movie on youtube

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What I did in the car:
- cleaning the MAP
- cleaning the TPS plug
- additive for cleaning injectors.

Yes, normal behaviour if you think about it. In traffic for e.g. and at standstill, SS (Stop Start) stops the engine. Opening a door or turning the steering wheel for example will start the engine again, as will unfastening your seat belt. Why? :- because with any of those actions, the car is thinking you are going to exit the vehicle and says...

Yes please 😊

I have just checked, and it is from left to right to dismount the guard nets.

That'll be the DRLs all right, a swine of a job!

Problem solved. The issue was with the ECU wiring harness. The guy who did the belts touched and messed up something, he did his job right, though, only touched where he isn't supposed to. Now this is fixed and the car runs again like a dream. It is one of the latest produced btw, month before they ceased production of 1.9TD Xantias. Pretty...

That's ok, I thought I was losing the plot (again). :lol: Yes, that makes sense, at least you know it's brand new and the second hand one cold be on its last legs anyway, saving you having to do the job again.:-D

Thanks Marc, point taken about the photos.
It is time to look at the Turbo then. I will come back with an update when I get a chance to take it out.
On the Xantia it was simpler, couple of air pipes and oil feeds to disconnect and there you had it.
By the way would purchase of gasket or repair kit be advisable which may be needed during reinstall...

Well done :-D

Ignore it. It’s generally a ghost fault as the glow plugs do very little on an HDi apart from helping on cold starts and assisting with regeneration (on DPF models). This is a common ‘fault’ and can normally be ignored.

From my recent experience, I'd suggest this code is caused by one or more of the glow plugs having failed (despite consistent...

Leak off isn't that hard if it's the same as the 206 version of the engine, just remove the cosmetic cover and air filter box and the leak off connectors are readily accessible ;) (be careful not to break the plastic nipples off when pulling at the pipework, during the recent head-off GP work on our 206 I managed to break one. The pipes themselves...

Thanks chaps, I'll have a look at that, might have to wait until mid-week though...……….where did I find time to go to work? I'm fully occupied all the time now :)

Sorted out the tailgate window, new switch, the blasted rear wiper arm wouldn't come off, had the same trouble as those rear calliper bolts welded together with corrosion so came off...

Yes......They even noticed a missing boot clip on a drive shaft, a new strap applied for me.

Alasdair - Was this the right hand side by any chance?

Also as per earlier post, the boot can be fitted with only removing the sealing donut at the bottom of the steering column, the steering column and the under tray. I only put a tie-wrap at the...

Thank god i didnt condemn my turbo. I connected the turbo vacuum pipe directly to the vacuum pump and it opened 100% raising suspicion that there is a vacuum leak somewhere.

identified the leak somewhere near the pipes going to the butterfly valve.

It is working well for now!

Thanks guys. Peter, I would never have guessed at oil pressure. Another lead to follow uo.
Cheers
Andrew

Thanks Marc, that looks like the item holding the air deflectors in place.

Yes quite true, to be honest I'd be surprised if I get the drop link off without obvious damage anyway. I've had mostly good results from Febi and Lemforder links and joints on other cars. Only issues have been on a particular 307 that mysteriously eats ball joints and drop links. And that damn car's still in the family.

Thanks folks. Haven’t done anything about it yet...hopefully she lasts the summer. The pedal is a bit high but no slipping. I will get one of the clips. I’ve never changed a pull type clutch, though I’ve done at least a dozen normal ones. Something to not look forward to.

Well it turns out a module for the tow bar lighting had burnt out after getting water in it and caused the problem. This has now been bypassed so no trailer lights but it's solved the brake lights being stuck on.
So if anyone else ever gets this issue check your trailer lights first - you may save the garage 2 days of searching!

ISTR If they are working correctly you can hear the difference when you disconnect the injector while its idling, a handy diagnostic test !

This document does not address changing the oil, but it does give a procedure for checking the level and topping up:

Thank you

I would not disconnect the EGR, as (with the changes in the MoT) it may not then be road legal.

The advantage of disconnecting is that it can always be reconnected :wink: Mind you, I don't think an blanked EGR could be found by an MOT tester within the limits of the test, and is unlikely to be noticed (unless it threw a warning light, which is...

Ping the relay covers off, and check and clean the internal contacts.
Check the relay sockets too: emery or glasspaper the female connectors, and close them up a bit before refitting the relays.
Good idea to check each relay electrically, before refitting.

Just the trim under the glove box - two 90 degree twist clips. Ignore the first relay you find which will probably be a big green one. Apparently it's right up behind the glove box on lhs, but, as I said, I couldn't contort enough to see it. And being black any way, it surely must be difficult to spot. If it's any consolation the relay was only...

The switch is part of the receptacle, found one on Ebay new for £41.00 freepost.

Seller (Citronome) has a lot of new Cit/Peu/Ren/Fiat stuff listed.

The OP has a TD Xantia according to his profile so I'd have thought 590CCA and 63AH was correct for diesel engine and heavy current glow plugs.

The battery spec for the 2.0i Petrol engine wouldn't be so meaty.

I manage to open the tailgate following the video instruction. Now I need to go to an electrician to fing out what is wrong with the electrics. Thanks.

Glad that you have made some progress.

You need to check that whoever tries to diagnose it has a Lexia/Diagbox tool, as it would be hopeless without. If you can't find anyone in Malta with one,...

So eventually got wipers going again. Problem was that they had a lingering death with several miracle recoveries. When they were working they were fine, no twitching of one blade or anything daft and full communication with the wiper ecu with the Lexia and no fault diagnosed. However when they stopped working there was no communication and hence...

Quotes in from local garrage

£54 inc vat to fit the alternator belt kit.

Parts supplied by us.

£216 inc vat to fit the Cambelt kit inc the water pump.

Parts supplied by us.

God Bless Spiff

I'll keep mercian motors in mind should i get stuck with something on my own car.

Thank you for your help it is part 2 I need I will wilmonths my local citroen dealer :-D

Update. RAC been, told him all tha had been happening,he put the clamp tester on the battery lead, and said 12:41v, that is plenty to start the vehicle I suspect something else, he told me to try and start it, turned the key, as per, not even a click. He said ,that’s the starter motor, not the battery. He turned the key and held it, after about...

Thanks xantia v6 I obtained an O ring kit from Plaeides so hopefully they should be correct for the job, your tip about the bleed bolt is very useful many thanks.
Bill

Yes you do.

An article below, but the charging systems (connectors) should be different so you cannot add the new stuff as they are highly flammable and mustn't be mixed.

Yes, that's what I mentioned earlier and a good thing too as I can just see the outbreak of 'spontaneous combustions' all over the Country! :roll: :-D

^Looks interesting - copied to Useful Links until we learn more about them.

No problems, sometimes the crystal ball runs out of crystals :-D

I've had two C5's , a 2.0hdi 8valve and 2.2hdi both nice cars to drive but as you say seemed lazy next to my wife's 1.9dci Laguna she had at the time . Very comfy cars though.

Mark