My Xantia HDi - Minor Electrical Question!

[DodgyBastard]

Did you sort the airbag light yet?

 

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[Tayne]

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[Supernaut]

Airbag light was caused by a rubbish connector under the driver's seat. It was just one wire, I think it was something to do with the pre-tensioner IIRC.

 

Solved by removing connector and soldering wires together. It's stayed out for good for a good few months now.

[beko1987]

  On 21/11/2016 at 11:05, Supernaut said:

Airbag light was caused by a rubbish connector under the driver's seat. It was just one wire, I think it was something to do with the pre-tensioner IIRC.

 

Solved by removing connector and soldering wires together. It's stayed out for good for a good few months now.

I fixed the airbag light in mine by unplugging and re plugging in both connectors under the seats. Next year/when the light next comes on I will solder them together too. Currently not touching anything until after the MOT unless it breaks before!

[Supernaut]

  On 21/11/2016 at 11:19, beko1987 said:

I fixed the airbag light in mine by unplugging and re plugging in both connectors under the seats. Next year/when the light next comes on I will solder them together too. Currently not touching anything until after the MOT unless it breaks before!

That worked so many times on mine, then it become more stubborn. Soldering fixes it properly.

[aldo135]

Daft question I know but does the centre rear seat have a 3 point belt? I have 3 wee kids and it's become my number 1 issue! Really need to get someone to weld 940 seats into my 740 soon for this reason

[beko1987]

  On 21/11/2016 at 11:39, Supernaut said:

That worked so many times on mine, then it become more stubborn. Soldering fixes it properly.

As long as mine stays off until the 3rd of December @ 0900 until 0940 I'll be happy!

[beko1987]

  On 21/11/2016 at 12:56, aldo135 said:

Daft question I know but does the centre rear seat have a 3 point belt? I have 3 wee kids and it's become my number 1 issue! Really need to get someone to weld 940 seats into my 740 soon for this reason

I think mine does, but dunno if the estate is different to the hatch, I know the seats aren't interchangeable at least

[Supernaut]

  On 21/11/2016 at 12:56, aldo135 said:

Daft question I know but does the centre rear seat have a 3 point belt? I have 3 wee kids and it's become my number 1 issue! Really need to get someone to weld 940 seats into my 740 soon for this reason

Um... pass! I'll check when I get home this evening. I think it might just be a lap belt though.

[Supernaut]

Had a look. Middle rear seat is just a lap belt.

[aldo135]

Thanks for checking. I'm out for now but have a free bump

[beko1987]

Swap for an... Oh wait, yea that won't work!

[hpi_matrix]

Please raffle this, I want it but your to far awayyyyyyyyy

[Supernaut]

  On 24/11/2016 at 11:00, hpi_matrix said:

Please raffle this, I want it but your to far awayyyyyyyyy

I bloody tried raffling it before and only got half the tickets spoken for before the whole thing fell on its arse.

[beko1987]

  On 24/11/2016 at 11:00, hpi_matrix said:

Please raffle this, I want it but your to far awayyyyyyyyy

I see you are new here... where do you live exactly? Speak to dave_numbers for advice on collecting a car from proper far away!

[The Moog]

  On 24/11/2016 at 11:36, beko1987 said:

I see you are new here... where do you live exactly? Speak to dave_numbers for advice on collecting a car from proper far away!

Then converting it to drive on the other side within about 5 minutes of getting it home

[Supernaut]

If hpi_matrix lets me have an evening with the lady in their avatar, I may consider delivery.

[hpi_matrix]

  On 24/11/2016 at 11:36, beko1987 said:

I see you are new here... where do you live exactly? Speak to dave_numbers for advice on collecting a car from proper far away!

 

Don't worry ive already worked out how I can do it, cheap flight up to Aberdeen, collect car, drive to mates in Birmingham, get suitably pissed, sleep, drive the rest of the way home.

 

The cost of the flight + fuel starts making the whole thing quite expensive though

[beko1987]

Sounds like an ideal weekend to me! Chalk the costs down to fun, don't forget the pictures, woolard and fuel station shot!

[Supernaut]

I can even collect you from the airport in an LS400 if you want. Then it'll make the Xantia seem like shit all the way to Birmingham...

[beko1987]

Plus don't forget it'll be fairly economical, I get about 580/600 miles to £65 in my 1.9td estate xantia, and that's a mix of motorway and a/b roads, a nice motorway schlep in a 2.0hdi should be fairly light on the wallet*

 

Plus once you sit in it, you won't care! Shame it won't run on veg, you could visit the autoshite fuel station on the way back down for extra money saving

[rantingYoof]

Supernaut has done Aberdeen to Buckingshitehamfest which is approximately eighty-four thousand miles and the Xantia only used a teaspoon or several* of fuel.

[beko1987]

It's very easy to push out of a muddy field, that's for sure. Not quite as easy as a Lexus though

[Supernaut]

Pollen filter replaced.

 

The old pollen filter was the wrong one, as it wasn't quite the right shape, and seems to have been fitted by an impatient gorilla.

 

 

The new one, on the other hand, fits the pollen filter housing perfectly.

[Supernaut]

Just flushed the brown LHM for some of that cleaning stuff. Steering already feels lighter.

 

Noticed a funny random voltage drop to the interior fan and lights though.

[Supernaut]

Drove back into Aberdeen.

 

It's even lovelier to drive now.

 

However, the trailing edge of the under tray (which I didn't even go anywhere near today) decided it wanted to interface with the ground for the last couple of miles. I just drove it all the way home with it scraping along comically. I'll rip it off tomorrow.

[beko1987]

I can't wait to hydraflush mine out! I never knew they had an undertray though, mine doesn't...

[Richard]

Fire a couple of self drilling screws through the undertray, these engines run too cold as it is.

[rml2345]

Nor mine Beko, maybe it's a facelift thing? Keep meaning to check for a pollen filter too.

[rainagain]

A front under tray makes a surprising improvement to the car's drag coefficient (sorry ex ecomodder). So I would try and reattach it.