Popular Post Tepper Posted September 25, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 25, 2021 I've just bought this. Came up on FB marketplace just down the road from my unit, couldn't say no! Do I need it? No. Will it cause me grief? Almost certainly yes. Is it a big majestic bastard? Absolutely. It needs a few bits and pieces doing, including spheres all round and some warning lights supposedly caused by an ABS sensor. My Lexia won't talk to it, so that's the first order of business. Wish me luck! mercedade, Dyslexic Viking, Minimad5 and 77 others 78 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMotor Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 What could possibly go wrong!? Some times the random purchases end up being the best ones! Low Horatio gearbox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sham Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 myglaren, 95 quid Peugeot and richardmorris 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 Magnifique. You’ll need this, FruttyFrutty, RichardK, chaseracer and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 Bravo . Fabulous things. myglaren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 sdkrc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 Beautiful. Now get yourself one of these - flat4alfa, Leyland Worldmaster, tooSavvy and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 That first picture shows a shitist of great distinction. Bravo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 Excellent. How many C6s are there on AS now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schaefft Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 Jealous! Godspeed good sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 All I can say is that walking must be a challenge for you with such massive balls! 😀 stripped fred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommotech Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 I would absolutely love a C6. Good luck, these are lovely things when sorted. Low Horatio gearbox and myglaren 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 3 hours ago, wuvvum said: Excellent. How many C6s are there on AS now? Hopefully nearly all of 'em. Where's yours, soldier? Tepper, LightBulbFun, dome and 10 others 2 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieInExile Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 5 hours ago, JMotor said: What could possibly go wrong!? It could set itself on fire like the last one of these on here... Hope it doesn't though, because these RULE. Twiggy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tepper Posted September 26, 2021 Author Share Posted September 26, 2021 Thanks for the words of encouragement all, it gives me strength to know the AS massive is behind me, or laughing at me or whatever. Right then, what have I bought... First order of business was to try to get my Lexia clone to parlez avec le grand citro(e)n. It turns out when I bought it I didn't go for the 'full chip' version, which means there's stuff missing on the PCB. Shame on you, past self. The internet said I might be able to get it working by adding a strategic 10k resistor, like so: This still didn't work, so I tried my Delphi clone instead. This also mostly didn't work, although it did briefly communicate with the ABS ECU, confirming the information from the seller about a faulty ABS sensor. The other thing that happened as a result of my diagnostic antics is that the car got excited, and now the spoiler is like this: No idea how or why that happened, I guess we'll have to wait for the full chip Lexia to rock up from China for the full mysteries of this car to be revealed. Not to be put off, I thought I'd try to measure the duff ABS sensor with a multimeter - should be easy enough right? Err... no. The connector lives underneath the main electrical junction box in the engine bay, so all sorts of shit including the ECUs, fuse box etc has to come out to get to it. So it begins, hopefully this isn't an ominous taste of things to come. Here's the connector, from factory just cable tied up under all that mess: The sensor is shorted, so I'll try to pick one up tomorrow and get it swapped over. Place your bets on how many, if any warning lights this will extinguish. The seller assured me that the electronic handbrake failure message was also down to this sensor. Had a general look around with it in the air, didn't see anything too horrific apart from this tyre: Yikes, I drove the car back to my unit on that. I also found a very shagged drop link on the back, which hopefully explains the horrific rattling over bumps. The suspension generally wants a refresh on the back, which I'll do once/if the electrics are sorted out. The good news is the car came with a free GoPro: So far, so bad. I've caught myself just looking at it a few times, it's quite something. Hopefully it's not too ruinous to fix. loserone, Shite Ron, richardmorris and 21 others 22 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad D. Conelrad Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 What a wonderful car. That interior photo has my jealousy slider ALL THE WAY TO MAX. tooSavvy and privatewire 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 1 hour ago, Conrad D. Conelrad said: What a wonderful car. That interior photo has my jealousy slider ALL THE WAY TO MAX. No more comfortable place to be waiting for the recovery truck I’m just jealous. cpjitservices, Three Speed and Tepper 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpjitservices Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 Spot on! The C6 has the same engine as my Jag 2.7 TDV6 - good engine as long as servicing is kept on top of! What a splendid thing a C6 is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 Twiggy and Dave_Q 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernMonkey Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 On 9/25/2021 at 8:24 PM, wuvvum said: Excellent. How many C6s are there on AS now? Not as many as you’d think. The one picked up on here for ‘scrap’ money a couple of weeks ago is currently on eBay…. 🤨 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Citroen-C6-2-7HDI-Lignage-Auto-2008-/265329892750?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m2548.l6249&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 3 hours ago, Tepper said: Thanks for the words of encouragement all, it gives me strength to know the AS massive is behind me, or laughing at me or whatever..... They're relieved that it's you who bought one, not them. tooSavvy, Low Horatio gearbox and Twiggy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sham Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 5 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: They're relieved that it's you who bought one, not them. That, and also jealousy. Shite Ron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 Low Horatio gearbox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogchod Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 23 hours ago, Tepper said: The connector lives underneath the main electrical junction box in the engine bay, so all sorts of shit including the ECUs, fuse box etc has to come out to get to it. So it begins, hopefully this isn't an ominous taste of things to come. Here's the connector, from factory just cable tied up under all that mess: The sensor is shorted, so I'll try to pick one up tomorrow and get it swapped over. Place your bets on how many, if any warning lights this will extinguish. The seller assured me that the electronic handbrake failure message was also down to this sensor. Failed abs sensors cause a bucket load of errors across multiple ecu's. Front sensors are a dodle to replace. Rears are a pain to do properly, fuel tank needs to be dropped. C6's are fabulous when they are working. Definitely invest in a fire extinguisher 🔥🙄 Tepper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogchod Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 Ohdearme, wuvvum, Tepper and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low Horatio gearbox Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 Superb buy, you are doing the right thing! Tho such complicated electrickery scares the bejesus out of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan29 Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 Wonderful - these are fabulous! Très bien! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 27 minutes ago, Frogchod said: ..... C6's are fabulous when if they are working. ... EFA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieman Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 That is magnificent. Following. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tepper Posted September 27, 2021 Author Share Posted September 27, 2021 4 hours ago, Frogchod said: Definitely invest in a fire extinguisher 🔥🙄 Oh god, was that yours that was referenced earlier in the thread? I saw the thread for it when you bought it and was mighty jealous, I'll have to find the thread and catch up with exactly what went down. Sorry for your loss and all that 😥 I managed to pick up one of GSF's finest cheap ABS sensors today, so I set to it. The old sensor had to be drilled out, I expected nothing less. Wham: Bam: Thank you ma'am: Took a bit longer than I hoped because I was scared of going too far and damaging something, but it turns out that would've been quite hard to do and I should've just sent the drill through. Ah well! My reward is this: That's right 'shiters, no warning lights. Handbrake working. Living the dream (or something). I should never have doubted the seller on the handbrake, but once bitten twice shy and all that. The low fuel light is genuine, so if I can actually find any fuel that should sort itself out. I'm going to order all the bits for the suspension and a service tonight, then probably look at sending the spheres off to be checked/regassed. Do any hydropneumatique lickers have any experience of this or should I just stump up for new ones? Also, check out the mood lighting. I didn't notice it at first, which I really like. No bright colours like you get in modern stuff here: Lankytim, Sham, MorrisItalSLX and 28 others 31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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