maxxo Posted July 6, 2022 Author Share Posted July 6, 2022 Monday the belt is being done so, I’ll be doing a 6-700 mile round trip worth of driving to shitefest and back on a brand new belt I’ve not had the chance to make sure all is okay fantastic this will certainly be an adventure richardmorris, myglaren, wesacosa and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 Do you have the locking tool kit? The ones for the cam and fuel pump are just bolts but the crank locking tool which fits behind the starter motor is pretty critical I found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted July 6, 2022 Author Share Posted July 6, 2022 1 hour ago, wesacosa said: Do you have the locking tool kit? The ones for the cam and fuel pump are just bolts but the crank locking tool which fits behind the starter motor is pretty critical I found. I don’t know I’m afriad ill check when I get home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 this is the one I bought. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/233977477123?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=yi1ojZncSxy&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=8AFYP6nlRMa&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSdriver Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 Whilst he has got it apart get him to check the bottom pulley which has a flexible donut to absorb sudden shocks. This is all I know, mine was a petrol/turbo. myglaren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted July 7, 2022 Author Share Posted July 7, 2022 got the blower fan out tonight well i must say, it was completely siezed solid! got some effort to actually crack it off can't get it to spin freely, it does move by hand but not freely so i need a replacement it seems richardmorris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 Citroen car club rally is this weekend . Lots of xm experience there I expect. myglaren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted July 7, 2022 Author Share Posted July 7, 2022 12 minutes ago, richardmorris said: Citroen car club rally is this weekend . Lots of xm experience there I expect. I’d love to attend but unfortunately, due to the joys of adult life I’m in fact working Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 23 hours ago, maxxo said: I’d love to attend but unfortunately, due to the joys of adult life I’m in fact working Me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted July 9, 2022 Author Share Posted July 9, 2022 Fan is completely dead, worn brushes too as well as being rotten to hell so, time to source a replacement blower fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 3 hours ago, maxxo said: Fan is completely dead, worn brushes too as well as being rotten to hell so, time to source a replacement blower fan PSA parts bin. https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313&_nkw=citroen+xm+blower&_sacat=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted July 9, 2022 Author Share Posted July 9, 2022 2 hours ago, richardmorris said: PSA parts bin. https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313&_nkw=citroen+xm+blower&_sacat=0 I’ve cleaned it up as much as possible to the point it may work ordered a new resistor pack to see if that’s dead as that wasn’t worth saving richardmorris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted July 10, 2022 Author Share Posted July 10, 2022 well that's the XM dropped off at a mobile mechanic's house not in the best of area's i must admit well, lets see how this goes, fingers crossed well AnnoyingPentium, Dyslexic Viking, myglaren and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 I always thought a mobile mechanic came to yours though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted July 10, 2022 Author Share Posted July 10, 2022 52 minutes ago, High Jetter said: I always thought a mobile mechanic came to yours though? Taking it to him is the least I can do for one of my victims AnnoyingPentium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted July 10, 2022 Author Share Posted July 10, 2022 Fuel leak coming from the pump/solenoid area…… 2 leaks now, I’m really starting to get reluctant to take this to shitefest especially leaking diesel myglaren and AnnoyingPentium 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 5 hours ago, maxxo said: Taking it to him is the least I can do for one of my victims Yeabut...if he doesn't have a vehicle to drive to you...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted July 10, 2022 Author Share Posted July 10, 2022 8 minutes ago, High Jetter said: Yeabut...if he doesn't have a vehicle to drive to you...? i decided it would be easier for him, as all his tools are there etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted July 11, 2022 Author Share Posted July 11, 2022 well, it's been a few hours since he's started i know that cos i've driven past and seen him working on it no message yet, my god might this actually be going well? if he does a good job it'll be useful to know someone else locally who's good privatewire and myglaren 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Hopefully he does a good job! When the steering rack rusted out internally in the Meriva we found a bloke in the next village who supplied and fitted the part for £350 cash. Cheapest I could find an used rack was £150 and he stuck a bloody clean one in. Subframe down job too. Job was really good. Took him 3 days Hopefully he just takes pride in his work, and doesn't see it as that difficult. Same vein as why I'll smash your Dyson to its component parts and rebuilt it back up as spotless as new for under £100 as its at my house, with no overheads myglaren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted July 11, 2022 Author Share Posted July 11, 2022 12 minutes ago, beko1987 said: Hopefully he does a good job! When the steering rack rusted out internally in the Meriva we found a bloke in the next village who supplied and fitted the part for £350 cash. Cheapest I could find an used rack was £150 and he stuck a bloody clean one in. Subframe down job too. Job was really good. Took him 3 days Hopefully he just takes pride in his work, and doesn't see it as that difficult. Same vein as why I'll smash your Dyson to its component parts and rebuilt it back up as spotless as new for under £100 as its at my house, with no overheads that's bloody cheap! it's always good to find local mechanic's who are good i've certainly got a decent list now for all jobs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted July 11, 2022 Author Share Posted July 11, 2022 Well it’s done collecting it tomorrow, few things he wants to show me and he’s said he’ll pick me up in the morning wanted £150 for doing it, paid him 170 cos of how hot it is today wesacosa, myglaren, RoverFolkUs and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 was that belt and tensioner or just belt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted July 11, 2022 Author Share Posted July 11, 2022 Just now, wesacosa said: was that belt and tensioner or just belt The lot including water pump what a terrible way to make money lol paulplom, Dyslexic Viking and djim 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 9 minutes ago, maxxo said: The lot including water pump what a terrible way to make money lol blimey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted July 11, 2022 Author Share Posted July 11, 2022 14 minutes ago, wesacosa said: blimey. That’s my reaction…… especially after having £6-800 quotes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayMK Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Presumably, you have checked that the belt etc has actually been changed and that any 'old' parts removed are actually from your car. I'm sure all is above board, but that turnaround and price is unusually favourable. I would also have probably risked using someone I did not know for that price. It would have been handy a decade or two ago when I had a Citroen CX GTi Turbo 2 which needed a clutch change, for which I was quoted 16.5 hours plus parts by a Citroen dealer (no one else would touch the job!). I sold the car. myglaren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted July 11, 2022 Author Share Posted July 11, 2022 1 minute ago, RayMK said: Presumably, you have checked that the belt etc has actually been changed and that any 'old' parts removed are actually from your car. I'm sure all is above board, but that turnaround and price is unusually favourable. I would also have probably risked using someone I did not know for that price. It would have been handy a decade or two ago when I had a Citroen CX GTi Turbo 2 which needed a clutch change, for which I was quoted 16.5 hours plus parts by a Citroen dealer (no one else would touch the job!). I sold the car. Drove past at work in the sainsburys van as I had a delivery down his street he was under the bonnet on one trip past and the next one he was wiping his forehead and smoking a cigarette so I’d certainly say he’s done it lol if he’s done a decent job then I’ll use him again, can’t quite believe how cheap it was RayMK and myglaren 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 In times like these, It's an easy £150 for someone who has the skills and kit and wouldn't otherwise be doing anything else! Without the overheads of a workshop, let's assume 5 hours labour, ~£30 an hour cash sounds alright (Assuming it was a cash in hand basis?) beko1987, RayMK and myglaren 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted July 11, 2022 Author Share Posted July 11, 2022 1 hour ago, RoverFolkUs said: In times like these, It's an easy £150 for someone who has the skills and kit and wouldn't otherwise be doing anything else! Without the overheads of a workshop, let's assume 5 hours labour, ~£30 an hour cash sounds alright (Assuming it was a cash in hand basis?) Yes well bank transfer for ease RoverFolkUs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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