I've done a silly......CITROEN XM

[RoverFolkUs]

3 minutes ago, maxxo said:

Yes

well bank transfer for ease 

Yeah, not through a business or owt is what I meant

...Fred in a shed basically!

[maxxo]

Just now, RoverFolkUs said:

Yeah, not through a business or owt is what I meant

...Fred in a shed basically!

Very much a chav I’d say he was, came out shirtless with a big gold chain on when I dropped the car off

but was extremely friendly and seemed to know about cars

dont judge a book by it’s cover, I’m impressed so far

stupidly cheap tbh

[RoverFolkUs]

3 minutes ago, maxxo said:

Very much a chav I’d say he was, came out shirtless with a big gold chain on when I dropped the car off

but was extremely friendly and seemed to know about cars

dont judge a book by it’s cover, I’m impressed so far

stupidly cheap tbh

Ah yes, sounds like I've been past his gaff before 

[maxxo]

1 minute ago, RoverFolkUs said:

Ah yes, sounds like I've been past his gaff before 

Oh yes

im used to that style of house, local council estate starts at the end of my street

i should clarify I don’t live in it

just next to it lol

[maxxo]

Car is now home

Id not realised he’d replaced both drive belts too! 
showed me photos of the job and I must say I’m rather impressed!

 

runs and drives fine

[maxxo]

Decided to mess about with the blower fan some more today

guess what

i have a working fan! 
heater is very very strong too!

[beko1987]

Once you've done a few cambelta they are less scary tbh. 

So it's the XM for shitefest then! Is the engine any quieter with the new tensioners and pulleys? 

Asked him if he refurbs auto boxes yet? 😂

[maxxo]

2 minutes ago, beko1987 said:

Once you've done a few cambelta they are less scary tbh. 

So it's the XM for shitefest then! Is the engine any quieter with the new tensioners and pulleys? 

Asked him if he refurbs auto boxes yet? 😂

you know it does seem to run better!

unless it's going to be 30c the entire time i'll be in the XM

if it's going to be excessively hot, i'm sorry, i value comfort and i'll be in the C5

[maxxo]

this is the correct way to test the blower fan of a citroen XM

[maxxo]

Bloody glad I got the belts done

timing belt was really worn, cracked and actually had missing teeth!!

water pump was leaking 

big aux belt was cracked, had chunks missing from it

small belt was cracked 

all brand new belts now thankfully, seems I did it just in the nick of time

[SmokinWaffle]

4 hours ago, maxxo said:

this is the correct way to test the blower fan of a citroen XM

I find that's the best way to test most french electrics of most ages to be honest. If you squint it's less scary too. 

[maxxo]

8 minutes ago, SmokinWaffle said:

I find that's the best way to test most french electrics of most ages to be honest. If you squint it's less scary too. 

Yes and look away at the same time whilst standing outside the vehicle 

[RoverFolkUs]

I've become tame enough to unplug airbags while the battery is connected 😀 

Fire extinguisher, pah! 😁

[wesacosa]

keep an eye on the coolant level. they are very good at self bleeding but are likely to need topping up once or twice as they bleed, and not easy to see level in the black header tank

[maxxo]

3 hours ago, wesacosa said:

keep an eye on the coolant level. they are very good at self bleeding but are likely to need topping up once or twice as they bleed, and not easy to see level in the black header tank

What is the gauge for the correct level?

I just dumped a load in

i put silicate coolant in as being old i thought it would need that

[wesacosa]

15 minutes ago, maxxo said:

What is the gauge for the correct level?

I just dumped a load in

i put silicate coolant in as being old i thought it would need that

Its a bit difficult to tell, its a good few mm from the top of the bottle, too high and it spits from the overflow, but if you can see any of the baffles inside its too low.   Just keep checking it (when cool obviously!) as it may drop when the system bleeds itself.  After a few days it should stabilise and not drop anymore 

(assuming series 1 tank is samw as series 2)

[beko1987]

On my s2 the contact pins for the level sensor only went halfway down the expansion bottle. So when the dash warning goes you've hopefully still got half a tank. I think I just topped it to the top of the tank, needed a squash bottle or similar to raise the level above the cap to bleed it

Take a squash bottle of coolant with you to sf, that'll bleed any air out then check it when it's cold

[maxxo]

I shall give the level a check in the morning 

[maxxo]

He’s put it on the old Facebook with a load of photos 

here you go

timing belt doesn’t look too bad here but it was cracked and teeth missing

[wesacosa]

blimey some going to even get it stripped down in a day let alone done. fair play

[High Jetter]

2 hours ago, maxxo said:

I just dumped a load in

TMI 

[maxxo]

1 hour ago, wesacosa said:

blimey some going to even get it stripped down in a day let alone done. fair play

yeah.....i'm actually really very impressed

so much so, i'll use him again

[maxxo]

Oh dear god

warning light came on today

i think it’s going to be a very difficult expensive fix 

 

[beko1987]

It's the same beep as the low coolant light for added nervous points if your coolant drops

[maxxo]

On a normal car, the washer bottle filler is easy to access and you can easily pour it in without spilling

on a Picasso, it’s somewhat sensible but if you spill any then it goes straight into the alternator!

on the C5 it’s in a sensible location, but don’t dare push the lid on too hard or else the pipe pops under the bumper trim and it’s a pain to get it back

this is the XMs effort, practically impossible to comfortable pour fluid in due to the bonnet being in the way

yes, yes I did spill loads

took 5litres

[maxxo]

1 hour ago, beko1987 said:

It's the same beep as the low coolant light for added nervous points if your coolant drops

I’ve only owned Citroens 

My nervous system is shot

The sound of a beep gives me panic attacks

[wesacosa]

do you have two screenwash tanks? My XM has one at each side 

[maxxo]

20 minutes ago, wesacosa said:

do you have two screenwash tanks? My XM has one at each side 

no just the one, a weird looking thing that goes over the wheel arch with 2 pumps

[maxxo]

I set off at 1pm 

morning checks completed 

it’s leaking oil, diesel, screenwash and lhm!

id say it’s ready for the trip

[maxxo]

Departing now

wish me luck