Missy Charm Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 5 hours ago, wesacosa said: that one came up for sale recently, its in. bit of a state now The car got into a state because Dusty wasn't able to buy any spares for it. She tried, but was terrible at describing what she required; a Citroën parts man in North London is still looking for a something 'like circle in a circle, or a wheel within a wheel'. Dan29, myglaren, chodweaver and 8 others 1 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 4 hours ago, maxxo said: If its say £300 to get it through then they can just do it But yes its worth it I reckon That would be quite a result if that's all it takes! richardmorris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FakeConcern Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 I made a cassette of this to play in my XM... juular and maxxo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 15 minutes ago, FakeConcern said: I made a cassette of this to play in my XM... I think Citroens in the 1980s and 90s came with a cassette to play. But whether this was music or info I do not know, FakeConcern 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 4 hours ago, Missy Charm said: a Citroën parts man in North London is still looking for a something 'like circle in a circle, or a wheel within a wheel' @wesacosa- confusion no more! (Pretty decent music/shite joke, IMHO) pilninggas, AnnoyingPentium and wesacosa 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted April 23, 2022 Author Share Posted April 23, 2022 so i've started doing some light tinkering after work today look at it! doesn't it look fantastic! so, had a look underneath, it's 99% fine surprisingly, however there is some rot towards the rear, not bad not brilliant either MOT fail level, i don't know but it's not horrific and certainly repairable sills are quite solid, some surface corrosion but i feel some good old kurust stuff on it and it'll be fine, perhaps some underseal too bodywork wise, this is the worst i think i may have caught that just in time you know, the metal is still solid, jacking points still straight thankfully so, i've spent some time trying to remove some of the awful tape residue from the dash managed to get it looking like this, which i don't think is too bad for a first attempt with many random cleaning products as it turns out, it has a dealer fitted alarm and immobiliser, now i'm 99% sure that's the problem so, i've been reading the book pack and i've worked out how you can override it......very simple too, really poor security but oh well so that's my next thing to try, of course, after sorting the supply to the solenoid as it was modified to be able to get it running also going to order a glow plug relay tomorrow and see if that helps anything, surely worth replacing anyway gave the interior a good clean, found most the missing parts lying around too and honestly it's not in bad condition at all really it's deposited most of it's LHM onto the garage floor from a suspected failed return line, i presume whilst it's sinking it's pissing it out everywhere but yes, it's a bit better than i expected in about 2-3 weeks i'll take it for an MOT, like i said £50 for a list of stuff to do isn't bad you never know, it may just need a bit of welding a few other little things and then it's roadworthy now, headlights, it has aftermarket HID lamps fitted, i am very tempted to remove them and fit original units in it's place, as it will likely look better and removed a lot of the aftermarket wiring crap oh and replace all of the LED bulbs with proper incandescent ones that will likely work i'm going to pop to halfords on monday, buy bulbs, another set of stands so i can have 4 wheels off the ground and few other little pieces and see where i end up i must admit, i'm feeling quite confident i suspect it could do with a timing belt, i don't want to do that myself as access looks awful so i'll likely grabd a quote from my usual garage for it, after i've done a couple of miles in it to make sure all is well sorry for not a huge update, been at work all day so didn't have much time to do stuff tonight myglaren, mercedade, Dyslexic Viking and 20 others 22 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted April 23, 2022 Author Share Posted April 23, 2022 now, anyone got any reccomendations for some good persuasion fluid? got a siezed height control lever, i'm fairly certain i know where it is but i need it un siezed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 1 minute ago, maxxo said: you never know, it may just need a bit of welding a few other little things and then it's roadworthy Oh boy. I hope so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted April 23, 2022 Author Share Posted April 23, 2022 5 minutes ago, Fumbler said: Oh boy. I hope so. i hope so too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 4 minutes ago, maxxo said: now, anyone got any reccomendations for some good persuasion fluid? got a siezed height control lever, i'm fairly certain i know where it is but i need it un siezed Plusgas myglaren, RayMK, maxxo and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted April 23, 2022 Author Share Posted April 23, 2022 6 minutes ago, wesacosa said: Plusgas shall grabd some on monday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 8 minutes ago, maxxo said: so i've started doing some light tinkering after work today look at it! doesn't it look fantastic! so, had a look underneath, it's 99% fine surprisingly, however there is some rot towards the rear, not bad not brilliant either MOT fail level, i don't know but it's not horrific and certainly repairable sills are quite solid, some surface corrosion but i feel some good old kurust stuff on it and it'll be fine, perhaps some underseal too bodywork wise, this is the worst i think i may have caught that just in time you know, the metal is still solid, jacking points still straight thankfully so, i've spent some time trying to remove some of the awful tape residue from the dash managed to get it looking like this, which i don't think is too bad for a first attempt with many random cleaning products as it turns out, it has a dealer fitted alarm and immobiliser, now i'm 99% sure that's the problem so, i've been reading the book pack and i've worked out how you can override it......very simple too, really poor security but oh well so that's my next thing to try, of course, after sorting the supply to the solenoid as it was modified to be able to get it running also going to order a glow plug relay tomorrow and see if that helps anything, surely worth replacing anyway gave the interior a good clean, found most the missing parts lying around too and honestly it's not in bad condition at all really it's deposited most of it's LHM onto the garage floor from a suspected failed return line, i presume whilst it's sinking it's pissing it out everywhere but yes, it's a bit better than i expected in about 2-3 weeks i'll take it for an MOT, like i said £50 for a list of stuff to do isn't bad you never know, it may just need a bit of welding a few other little things and then it's roadworthy i suspect it could do with a timing belt, i don't want to do that myself as access looks awful so i'll likely grabd a quote from my usual garage for it, after i've done a couple of miles in it to make sure all is well Cambelt itself isn't too bad actually, its if you need to change the tensioner its a crappy job. OEM tensioner is pretty good quality and doesn't need doing every belt change but if you have an aftermarket replacement it might be wise to do it Be warned though, if you have a garage do it I suspect they might end up going over the quote if they have to do the tensioner as its really bloody awkward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted April 23, 2022 Author Share Posted April 23, 2022 22 minutes ago, wesacosa said: Cambelt itself isn't too bad actually, its if you need to change the tensioner its a crappy job. OEM tensioner is pretty good quality and doesn't need doing every belt change but if you have an aftermarket replacement it might be wise to do it Be warned though, if you have a garage do it I suspect they might end up going over the quote if they have to do the tensioner as its really bloody awkward me and my garage have an agreement, if it's going to be up to 150 over it's fine, i've told them i understand stuff goes wrong plus they're the only place round here that know citroens, and do what they say they will and are actually honest myglaren and wesacosa 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 2 hours ago, Datsuncog said: @wesacosa- confusion no more! (Pretty decent music/shite joke, IMHO) Indeed, but I prefer the Elaine Paige version. Great song though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 It just looks great. Best of luck with getting it back on the road, sounds like you've got it planned out! Fumbler and tooSavvy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myglaren Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 10 hours ago, High Jetter said: Indeed, but I prefer the Elaine Paige version. Great song though Has to be Noel Harrison! pilninggas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan_dyane Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 I'm rather envious, that looks great You can fit a heater fan out of a 406 which you're more likely to find in a scrapyard although from memory there was two different heater set ups in the 406 and only one is compatible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riek Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 For the tape residue, get some Zep sticky stuff remover. Screwfix have it and it's magic. maxxo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 12 hours ago, maxxo said: sills are quite solid, some surface corrosion but i feel some good old kurust stuff on it and it'll be fine, perhaps some underseal too bodywork wise, this is the worst i think i may have caught that just in time you know, the metal is still solid, jacking points still straight thankfully Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 As for the sticky residue - I successfully got some grot off recently with paraffin, give it a go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted April 24, 2022 Author Share Posted April 24, 2022 1 hour ago, grogee said: Perfect description of the car! grogee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted April 24, 2022 Author Share Posted April 24, 2022 Some more tinkering today No voltage on pin 1 of the plug relay, 12v on pin 3..... Also seems cruise is mostly installed, got the cruise ecu and the vacuum pump runs when the ignition is on Dyslexic Viking, RayMK, RoverFolkUs and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted April 24, 2022 Author Share Posted April 24, 2022 Hahahahahahahahahahahaha This is gonna be great fun RoverFolkUs, tooSavvy, Dyslexic Viking and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 Maybe try WD-40 on the sticky stuff, although I'd be cautious and start with an inconspicuous area first. Also a vote from me to return the lights all to factory and remove any aftermarket LEDs/HIDs LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 Just now, maxxo said: Hahahahahahahahahahahaha This is gonna be great fun 'kinell that's light work compared to some newer cars! I wish they were all as "simple" as that. Still, have fun with it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted April 24, 2022 Author Share Posted April 24, 2022 Hmmmm there's this black box Somewhere I'd not expect to see a black box of tricks I wonder.....could that be the immobiliser and alarm? grogee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted April 24, 2022 Author Share Posted April 24, 2022 Putting it back together now, going to check some connectors under the LHM tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVee8 Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 @maxxo, you need to have a North East AS meet, at your garage. So we can all look at this fine machine. tooSavvy, myglaren and loserone 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamescarruthers Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 On pretty much any car except the XM I would say ditch the HIDs but the XM has average-at-best headlights due to a few bits of wonderful design that didn’t quite work out in reality as the were at the cutting edge of modern lights as we know them. There will be some lenses (maybe missing from yours now) and they will be yellowed with age. Plus the self levelling suspension is meant for such things. I do agree that the colour of yours is pretty awful. Can you change the bulbs? I have yellow HIDs in the C6 and they look ace, would look even better in your XM IMHO. There was a huge topic about retrofitting HIDs to the XM years ago on Club XM and someone put a real good amount of work in to it. There can’t be many people who have bothered so maybe it’s your car?! However, I’m not sure of the legality of a conversion nowadays but you could always leave “as is” unless you fail— I think it is a failure but if a good installation you may get away with it Good luck with it all and hope you can get it going soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamescarruthers Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 Here’s Ray’s post and I think it is your car, if it used to be L592 EVN http://www.club-xm.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=7873 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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