AnnoyingPentium Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 Good luck. You're a braver man than me, Max. 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted July 14, 2022 Author Share Posted July 14, 2022 At Leeds going well Seems to be leaking coolant but otherwise it’s fine not too far to go now less than 100 miles Shite Ron, Lacquer Peel, Dyslexic Viking and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 1 hour ago, maxxo said: At Leeds going well Seems to be leaking coolant but otherwise it’s fine not too far to go now less than 100 miles unless there is steam or a puddle could just be level dropping as it self bleeds (fingers crossed) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted July 14, 2022 Author Share Posted July 14, 2022 Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted July 14, 2022 Author Share Posted July 14, 2022 Lymm achieved no that AA van isn’t for me surprisingly it’s for a BMW GeordieInExile, AnnoyingPentium, privatewire and 10 others 8 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 Yey. How's the long trip with new spheres and new belts going? Or are the spheres tomorrow? I can't keep up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted July 14, 2022 Author Share Posted July 14, 2022 Just now, beko1987 said: Yey. How's the long trip with new spheres and new belts going? Or are the spheres tomorrow? I can't keep up I decided not to do the spheres on this trip, this was in case of any issues etc doing them next month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted July 14, 2022 Author Share Posted July 14, 2022 Well she made it did a damn good job of it too LightBulbFun, Shite Ron, mercedade and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 23 minutes ago, maxxo said: Well she made it did a damn good job of it too Well done! Um, what's that white line for, that you're straddling? 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted July 14, 2022 Author Share Posted July 14, 2022 1 minute ago, High Jetter said: Well done! Um, what's that white line for, that you're straddling? 😁 There’s a new Audi parked next to me right on the line and a concrete post in the bay next to me i thought I’d park like that so it’s easier for them to get in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 On 7/13/2022 at 12:07 PM, maxxo said: I’ve only owned Citroens My nervous system is shot The sound of a beep gives me panic attacks Same here. I have panic attacks from the low fuel light coming on in the CXs, and a nervous tick from the c5’s bings and bongs alerts. myglaren and beko1987 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted July 15, 2022 Author Share Posted July 15, 2022 12 hours ago, richardmorris said: Same here. I have panic attacks from the low fuel light coming on in the CXs, and a nervous tick from the c5’s bings and bongs alerts. The beep of the early 2000s Citroen is enough to give you a heart attack as you nervously peak at the multi function display for it to only say low screenwash richardmorris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted July 15, 2022 Author Share Posted July 15, 2022 I’d say the coolant leak was overfilled coolant its full and no drips underneath now seems to have stopped leaking oil too Shite Ron, LightBulbFun, AnnoyingPentium and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 Self bleeding then, nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted July 15, 2022 Share Posted July 15, 2022 mine seems to settles just above that baffle. any higher and it blows out the overflow. I'd stick a capful in until you cant see that baffle and then monitor it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted July 15, 2022 Author Share Posted July 15, 2022 I’m going to leave it for now cos firstly I can’t be bothered digging through the boot Secondly I’m sure it’ll be alright blower fan has packed up again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted July 15, 2022 Author Share Posted July 15, 2022 Well it’s made it 280 miles on 1/4 tank 80 litre tank I’d say around 60 mpg richardmorris, Scruffy Bodger, RayMK and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted July 17, 2022 Author Share Posted July 17, 2022 She’s made it home 650 miles in total over the weekend its been fabulous wesacosa, privatewire, LightBulbFun and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted July 17, 2022 Author Share Posted July 17, 2022 in a rather surprising turn of events i think i'm going to have to use this as my daily driver, at least while it's so damn hot the C5 is really not happy, autobox is really struggling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted July 22, 2022 Author Share Posted July 22, 2022 2k miles covered, been fine really might have sussed the diesel leak, i think it's one of the 4 pipes going into the fuel pump, running down the front of the engine, covering the sump and goes everywhere i managed to get half a turn out of the bolts on one of the very wet looking ones so time will tell RayMK, Three Speed, Dyslexic Viking and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 3 hours ago, maxxo said: 2k miles covered, been fine really might have sussed the diesel leak, i think it's one of the 4 pipes going into the fuel pump, running down the front of the engine, covering the sump and goes everywhere i managed to get half a turn out of the bolts on one of the very wet looking ones so time will tell Crush washers on those lads too beko1987 and richardmorris 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted July 24, 2022 Author Share Posted July 24, 2022 driving it today i noted my reflection in a shiny car in front of me made me feel fuzzy inside uh oh when a car makes me feel fuzzy that means i've fallen in love bugger! i love it Dyslexic Viking, DSdriver, myglaren and 6 others 6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted July 26, 2022 Author Share Posted July 26, 2022 finally could be arsed to take a look at the fan faffed about removing it and yes, yes the transistor/resistor pack looked a bit old but nothing serious wasn't siezed either decided to remove the pack and take a closer look ahhhhhh, the new one is shiny but the old one should still work right? until i turned it over the new one is the one at the bottom incase ya couldn't tell yes, i'd say that's why it wasn't working put the nice shiny new one in (£11 it cost me off ebay!) and the result.... video-1658836493.mp4 success!!! now it does still seem a bit slow to start on speed 1, but i imagine once it's used properly it'll get better but all in all, i'm pretty happy Dyslexic Viking, Three Speed, mk2_craig and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myglaren Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 The bearings in the fan can get a bit sticky and make the slow start difficult. Later models (your C5 included) have a soft-start and when the bearings get sticky fail to start at all. Jumping with a full 12V overcomes that but only temporarily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted August 2, 2022 Author Share Posted August 2, 2022 just got back from manchester (trip where the car performed perfectly of course!) 7 new, correct spheres fitted ride is slightly firmer car actually feels stable feels so much better for it too! 500tops, Popsicle, Cento16v and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamescarruthers Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 1 hour ago, maxxo said: just got back from manchester (trip where the car performed perfectly of course!) 7 new, correct spheres fitted ride is slightly firmer car actually feels stable feels so much better for it too! Fantastic. Big bit of the XM jigsaw in place now! stuboy and maxxo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted August 2, 2022 Author Share Posted August 2, 2022 2 hours ago, jamescarruthers said: Fantastic. Big bit of the XM jigsaw in place now! drastically improved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted August 2, 2022 Author Share Posted August 2, 2022 for a car i said i probably wouldn't keep a car i wasn't too keen on when i bought it i've certainly put a lot of work into it to the point i'm going to buy replacement outer sills for it yeah i have a feeling i might keep it myglaren, loserone, wesacosa and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted August 3, 2022 Author Share Posted August 3, 2022 How is it managing this level of emmpeegeees? it shouldn’t be this good on fuel Dyslexic Viking and Jim Bell 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chodweaver Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 5 hours ago, maxxo said: How is it managing this level of emmpeegeees? it shouldn’t be this good on fuel In my totally non-scientific analysis of emmpeegeees, i attribute it to the following factors: Pointy nose Whomping great diesel engine. Same reason the ZX could deliver such economy, when Ford et al could only dream of such figures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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