maxxo Posted August 22, 2022 Author Share Posted August 22, 2022 7 minutes ago, High Jetter said: Bread on the stereo? Funny you should mention stereo barely any sound coming from the right channel might pull it out tomorrow and see how melted everything no doubt is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 10 hours ago, maxxo said: suddenly a very strong smell of burning toast…… Having a stroke? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokinWaffle Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 On 8/13/2022 at 2:42 PM, maxxo said: i can see why these could be horrifically unreliable Phwooooaaarrrr. Bold statement. Quoting for posterity. Equally, touch wood, my BX has been nothing but reliable so who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted August 24, 2022 Author Share Posted August 24, 2022 23 hours ago, SmokinWaffle said: Phwooooaaarrrr. Bold statement. Quoting for posterity. Equally, touch wood, my BX has been nothing but reliable so who knows. It’s almost scary…..they shouldn’t be so reliable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted August 24, 2022 Author Share Posted August 24, 2022 Well the XM is in the garage front discs and pads, fix the diesel leak etc oh and asked them to sort the parking brake, cos I looked at how to fix it…..thought fuck that and going to get them to do it i wonder how much this’ll cost chodweaver, JMotor, AnnoyingPentium and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted August 26, 2022 Author Share Posted August 26, 2022 Oh yes, I’ve just had a very nice phone call from the garage discs and pads replaced fine…..however, the callipers are leaking “like hell” apparently (explains the fluid loss I’d had) it needs a cable from the release handle to the pedal for the parking brake, guess what?!, you can’t get them Apparently there’s some concerning rust on well, the entire car excellent! what a lovely phone call richardmorris, wesacosa, Dyslexic Viking and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted August 30, 2022 Author Share Posted August 30, 2022 Apparently it’s ready! oh and more news The diesel leak is apparently the fuel pump? im gonna check that when I get it home i hope it’s not, I presume that’ll be fun to get Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted August 30, 2022 Author Share Posted August 30, 2022 picked it up everything except the leak sorted, no brake pad rattle!!! just drove to York and back with zero issues loads of attention driving it through the city centre! lovely car this is stuboy, myglaren, Dyslexic Viking and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted September 1, 2022 Author Share Posted September 1, 2022 Garage apparently fixed the parking brake just tried it now guess what? it’s broken tent peg is perfect for releasing it AnnoyingPentium, myglaren, richardmorris and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 I had the diesel fuel pump rebuilt on my cx with new belts. It was the biggest bill I had on the car £1400 in 2004 I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted September 2, 2022 Author Share Posted September 2, 2022 just finished work, as it's only 2 miles away i decided to take the long way home can i just say i effing love this car! it's so very very good to drive and look how cool it looks Dyslexic Viking, chaseracer, puddlethumper and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted September 5, 2022 Author Share Posted September 5, 2022 So today, I dropped the C5 off at the body shop (important in this story) so as I was bored I decided to tidy up the wiring under the bonnet absolutely not like I needed the car to go to work later anyway, this is the before shot firstly, let’s wire a proper feed to the fuel solenoid so I can get rid of my bodge oh yea, looks a bit better now, let’s remove all that crappy wiring from those horrible HIDs it had when I bought it what a weird looking thing this is anyway it looks a bit better! put everything back together and now time to make sure it all still works flicked the ignition on, yep all lights work, wonderful! maybe I should start it and test that I thought IMG_5250.MOV Bloody buggery! I then spent the next 4 hours messing about trying to get it to start to no avail fuck ive had to take a cable to work with me, to short the starter to the battery in order to allow it to function as a car now, why didn’t I do this a few days ago, when the C5 was here? or wait until I got it back? no, I did not, I’m a genius AnnoyingPentium, Rustybullethole, chodweaver and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted September 5, 2022 Author Share Posted September 5, 2022 Oh it’s proving to be a proper brat today central locking keeps bouncing and going nuts while you’re driving its actually pissed me off, a car, actually pissing me off! im honestly contemplating selling it, just another huge vastly expensive mountain approaching Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercedade Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 More likely to just be an irritating ropey earth connection having been disturbed during The Frustrations. Chin up, it'll be back in the good books by the end the week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamescarruthers Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 If you haven’t disturbed something in your electrical adventures the it may be worth considering the ignition switch. The switches can get a bit iffy on these and there is a nice how-to on Club XM about adding a relay in to the starter circuit to relieve the current flowing through the switch. It’s a pretty easy addition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted September 6, 2022 Author Share Posted September 6, 2022 2 hours ago, jamescarruthers said: If you haven’t disturbed something in your electrical adventures the it may be worth considering the ignition switch. The switches can get a bit iffy on these and there is a nice how-to on Club XM about adding a relay in to the starter circuit to relieve the current flowing through the switch. It’s a pretty easy addition. i have absolutely disturbed something but, i've done a fix ran a new feed to the starter solenoid and then fitted a switch on the dash to action the starter motor works quite well! Datsuncog and Jim Bell 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 80s-style DIY immobiliser FTW. I had a Cortina once with a similar item fitted; the switch was hidden under the carpet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon.k Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 Crikey, these Citroens are an emotional rollercoaster! maxxo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted September 6, 2022 Author Share Posted September 6, 2022 1 hour ago, jon.k said: Crikey, these Citroens are an emotional rollercoaster! They’re not easy to live with! and boy can they throw a tantrum GagaStan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted September 6, 2022 Author Share Posted September 6, 2022 I’ve decided im just going to take it to the Citroen car club rally down south on Saturday, cos sod it, it’ll be exciting but im going to try and fix the central locking first I won’t get the chance until friday So yes, I’ll be taking my XMs electrics apart the day before a mega long road trip! I love that GagaStan, AnnoyingPentium, Dyslexic Viking and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamescarruthers Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 This is the starter relay How To I was talking about: https://club-xm.co.uk/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=3623 Also, a quick way to maybe diagnose which door lock is causing the central locking problems: https://club-xm.co.uk/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=9973&p=118865&hilit=Bouncing#p118874 maxxo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted September 8, 2022 Author Share Posted September 8, 2022 On 9/7/2022 at 11:53 AM, jamescarruthers said: This is the starter relay How To I was talking about: https://club-xm.co.uk/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=3623 Also, a quick way to maybe diagnose which door lock is causing the central locking problems: https://club-xm.co.uk/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=9973&p=118865&hilit=Bouncing#p118874 thank you! it is very much appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted September 8, 2022 Author Share Posted September 8, 2022 we went out for a drive this morning all over the north yorkshire moors, did around 100 miles in the pouring rain just look how bloody cool an XM is! i just look seriously cool driving it still getting tons of attention LightBulbFun, AnnoyingPentium, RayMK and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted September 8, 2022 Author Share Posted September 8, 2022 Of course, listening to cassettes too very good album this is AnnoyingPentium, privatewire, Jim Bell and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted September 9, 2022 Author Share Posted September 9, 2022 I’ve decided I’m likely to sell this one on namely as I fancy saving up for a really nice V6 variety in the new year and there’s a lot of issues that need sorting but could get expensive AnnoyingPentium and Minimad5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 Make sure you pop an ad up if you do decide to sell I need to work on the reasons I can’t have this for a while… LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted September 9, 2022 Author Share Posted September 9, 2022 2 minutes ago, brownnova said: Make sure you pop an ad up if you do decide to sell I need to work on the reasons I can’t have this for a while… oh it's a decent car honestly, fuel pump rebuild, sort the wiring and central locking it'll be great had a new belt etc, does need the tension adjusting on the aux belts rust isn't that bad, solid enough in all the places that are important i need a few days to properly think on it brownnova 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted September 11, 2022 Author Share Posted September 11, 2022 i've spent around £200 over the weekend on a large box of XM bits i'm going to absolutely blitz it, sort everything i can i'm excited Jim Bell, richardmorris, gadgetgricey and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted September 12, 2022 Author Share Posted September 12, 2022 The emotional rollercoaster continues because of course it does spent a good chunk of the afternoon on the central locking…..I thought I cracked it! walked past the car a few hours later to hear it going nuts again……removed the fuse and back to the drawing board again door card is on the back seat at the minute, it’s a right mess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted September 12, 2022 Author Share Posted September 12, 2022 Took some time to nosy at the fuel leak This is a poor video but it seems to be coming from where the two pieces of the pump join together cos of course it is! im sure that’ll be a right “fuck on” to sort out going to take the top off and have a look, of course, no doubt breaking it completely IMG_5375.MOV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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