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

[maxxo]

angry XM

[maxxo]

8 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Ah capt. hindsight  

i had no idea it had the wrong alternator on it haha

tbh it should be up and running on tuesday

battery light fades in and out when running, soooooo that's due to the belt slipping as it's the wrong size, i reckon it's working

[richardmorris]

5 minutes ago, maxxo said:

i had no idea it had the wrong alternator on it haha

tbh it should be up and running on tuesday

battery light fades in and out when running, soooooo that's due to the belt slipping as it's the wrong size, i reckon it's working

The battery light on my cx glowed in the dark with the headlamps, ac and radio on.

[maxxo]

18 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

The battery light on my cx glowed in the dark with the headlamps, ac and radio on.

this never did until recently

but i reckon with proper belts this should work well

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, richardmorris said:

Ah capt. hindsight  

I take your point but would have made sense to change it at the same time. I wasn't aware there was a fairly new one fitted though.

[maxxo]

13 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

I take your point but would have made sense to change it at the same time. I wasn't aware there was a fairly new one fitted though.

oh yes, the old one had shredded so got a new one fitted when i got the belt done

still, getting close!

[maxxo]

well an update.....

i fixed it!

that's a good solid voltage too in my opinion!

what an absolute bastard of a job this is

still a nice shiny new one and all is well

done around 40 miles testing and all works well

blower fan is working correctly too!

 

[High Jetter]

Get in! How good does that feel?

[maxxo]

38 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

Get in! How good does that feel?

Painful
im bruised 

I wonder what’ll go wrong next 😂

[High Jetter]

Don't we all! 🤣

[maxxo]

7 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

Don't we all! 🤣

It’ll be an abs fault

as far as I know you can’t get the sensors new anymore

i imagine fitting second hand abs sensors will be great fun

[High Jetter]

-Crap humour reply deleted-

[chodweaver]

It’ll be an abs fault
as far as I know you can’t get the sensors new anymore
i imagine fitting second hand abs sensors will be great fun

Depends. Iirc i found a direct replacement for the brand of sensor that was fitted to early S1s (Bendix?), though it may have the wrong connector and will need the original one transplanting - when i get round to fitting it. My car should have ABS but it's only get 3 sensors and the ABS doesn't even light at switch on, so i suspect it's been disabled by a previous owner.
The later Teves sensors are easier to source new, again iirc

[maxxo]

Exciting

these cleaned up much better than expected

 

[High Jetter]

Very trim! (Anyone else thought they looked like weird valve heads in the first pic?)

[maxxo]

1 minute ago, High Jetter said:

Very trim! (Anyone else thought they looked like weird valve heads in the first pic?)

be a bloody big engine!

[DeanH]

1 hour ago, High Jetter said:

Very trim! (Anyone else thought they looked like weird valve heads in the first pic?)

I thought crank pulleys.

[High Jetter]

OK, only me then. What is that golden cloth?

[maxxo]

15 hours ago, High Jetter said:

OK, only me then. What is that golden cloth?

they're just own brand anti bacterial wipes, i bought them cos they were cheap

[maxxo]

tis a nice looking car

[maxxo]

i must admit i kinda want to take this for one of those "health check" things

just want someone to give it a good going over and see what hilarity there is wrong with it

i know for an absolute fact at this moment it will fail an MOT

[richardmorris]

1 hour ago, maxxo said:

i must admit i kinda want to take this for one of those "health check" things

just want someone to give it a good going over and see what hilarity there is wrong with it

i know for an absolute fact at this moment it will fail an MOT

Ignorance is bliss. Well until it’s too late of course.

[maxxo]

i've been using it for my rush hour commute to my new job all this week

no issues*

i think i've got an earth issue on the rear lights, but otherwise it's all fine and still seems to be charging it's battery!

[Minimad5]

Just discovered I've got the horn for a XM now 😅

 

[EyesWeldedShut]

On 12/1/2022 at 7:38 PM, High Jetter said:

Very trim! (Anyone else thought they looked like weird valve heads in the first pic?)

Catching up - I thought they were fancy wheel trims  then decided they were aircon pulleys

 

[maxxo]

well, staggeringly, it's not broken yet!

drove it in a bit of slushy snow today, on summer tyres, goodyear efficient grips on the front and michelin energies on the rear

verdict

shit, not that much grip and had a very exciting moment of going down a hill, hit the brakes and all that happened was the abs kicked in and the car unsettled itself, which was fun!

otherwise it's doing well!

[RoverFolkUs]

Old school 90s ABS can be frightening at the best of times 😂

[maxxo]

1 hour ago, RoverFolkUs said:

Old school 90s ABS can be frightening at the best of times 😂

It works surprisingly well, it locks up for a little moment and then kicks in

But it’s a bit slidey on these summer tyres, I’ll certainly use the Michelin crossclimate equipped C5 during the worst weather 

[Lacquer Peel]

What a class act this car is. ❤️

[maxxo]

2 hours ago, Lacquer Peel said:

What a class act this car is. ❤️

I’ve owned it for 8 months now

what a weird 8 months that’s been, took a while to properly love the car and now I’d not be without it