purplebargeken Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 I suppose I had better start a thread for it over here rather than drag on the for sale section. This has now been purchased for £2 over the WBAC price. The car was owned until 2 days ago by a lovely, utterly devoted Citroen worshiper by the name of John. The car was until a couple of years ago in very regular use until a health issue meant that John was no longer realistically able to drive a manual car. He has made noises about an auto and I do hope that this comes to fruition for him. We have had a few nice chats about his love of old Citroens, he has owned a DS, a Safari et al and he thrived in being part of the Citroen scene. The car has two keys, original handbooks and a chunky history folder. He is very happy to hear that the Xantia will be resurrected and put into regular use. The thread will obviously kick off properly with the kollektion kaper scheduled for the weekend of 5th/6th August. There should be bits winging their way around to hopefully aid the obtaining of a new ticket on the Monday following collection, but we will see. A full 'thank you' list of shitters will happen in due course. Hints, tips and suggestions will be gratefully received as I am a complete newbie to this flavour of Citroen. Hopefully time will see the odometer click to the 200, 000 mile mark and there will be much celebratory eating of garlicky snails, etc to mark the occasion. However, just getting a fresh MOT will be a joyous event. No doubt there will be many photos from the collection event to grace this thread soon enough... Rust Collector, Coprolalia, Popsicle and 21 others 23 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 Right man for the job. I've looked at the ad and there's a good car under there deserves to live. purplebargeken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 I'd recommend joining the French Car Forum as there is some useful resources on there. Not sure if there is a sub site for the Xantia like there is on the XM but if there is join that too. Hopefully its been well looked after if its a Citroen enthusiast but if the fluid and filters are old and dirty it will never ride or steer well so plan to change fluid and clean filters. If its losing LHM and no obvious signs of puddle underneath the brake doseur valve seal is the usual culprit, the carpet underlay in drivers footwell will be a sticky mess if that is the case. As per my post on the for sale thread , plan to lubricate the rods and pivots on the levers for the height correctors if its been stood but never ever go underneath it without depressurising the system If the ride is still not good after changing the fluid it might need spheres. Not a difficult job. Listen to the clicking from the regulator/accumulator at the front of the engine during normal running. If it clicks all the time it will need a new accumulator sphere have a good look at the condition of the front strut mounts as when they let go its pretty spectacular Matty, purplebargeken, AnnoyingPentium and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 Is there a means of propping up the radius arms like they do with CXs? Stinkwheel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted July 27 Author Share Posted July 27 All positive advice and gratefully received. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinkwheel Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 8 hours ago, somewhatfoolish said: Is there a means of propping up the radius arms like they do with CXs? At the rear its do-able but a faff, at the front, no chance (McPhersons not double wishbone) somewhatfoolish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 They can look great up top but the sills do suffer like the strut mounts. When I had mine french car forum was very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregZX Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 French Car Forum is pretty decent. Currently getting advice about the ZX from a fellow moron who has a 1.4i. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted July 28 Author Share Posted July 28 French Car Forum.... check. wesacosa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted July 28 Author Share Posted July 28 Feeling that heady but familiar mixture of fear, excitement and trepidation. Carl1981, Stinkwheel and Coprolalia 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omegod Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 I ran a 98 2.0 SVX or summat , was a very good car and pretty quick . The spheres needed a change and it had a cambelt done at a place in Widnes. I'll happily come and twirl a spanner with you to some extent but I'm not going near anything hydraulic ! purplebargeken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted July 29 Author Share Posted July 29 A rear light is winging its way to RustyCollector as we speak. Many thanks to AndyF. Rust Collector 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 On 7/28/2023 at 3:42 PM, omegod said: I ran a 98 2.0 SVX or summat , was a very good car and pretty quick . The spheres needed a change and it had a cambelt done at a place in Widnes. I'll happily come and twirl a spanner with you to some extent but I'm not going near anything hydraulic ! To be fair, I had two Xantias, probably spanning six or seven years of motoring between them, one a 200K mile TD, the other a 140K mile Activa, and the only hydraulic stuff I had to touch on either were a couple of sphere swaps and cleaning the pickup filter in the reservoir. Everything else they needed was just normal stuff for cars of their age. Though they are getting to the point that line corrosion is a real problem, especially where they vanish up above the fuel tank/rear subframe which is an awkward job to sort. The single biggest headache I found generally was just the diabolically poor approach to legacy parts supply PSA had. So it was third party only stuff for even basic consumables even a few years back unless you could find a reseller with NOS stuff on the shelf. purplebargeken and RichardK 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted August 1 Author Share Posted August 1 Ooooh. One more sleep till update time hopefully.. Shite Ron, Coprolalia, 500tops and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rust Collector Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 On 7/29/2023 at 5:15 PM, purplebargeken said: A rear light is winging its way to RustyCollector as we speak. Many thanks to AndyF. I missed this thread popping up whilst I was away - I can confirm that the rear light has been safely received and is sat on the parts bay/dining room table ready for fitting. HMC, Shite Ron, Andy F and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted August 1 Author Share Posted August 1 Flash... dining room/parts bay combo. Andy F and Rust Collector 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted August 1 Author Share Posted August 1 Am somewhat slightly excited.. Matty and somewhatfoolish 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 Hoping for lots of pictures! loserone and 500tops 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadgetgricey Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 7 hours ago, Rust Collector said: I can confirm that the rear light has been safely received and is sat on the parts bay/dining room table ready for fitting. From memory, no tools needed. Just plastic wingnuts to unscrew... (probably stuck on like a git though ) Rust Collector and purplebargeken 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 1 hour ago, gadgetgricey said: From memory, no tools needed. Just plastic wingnuts to unscrew... (probably stuck on like a git though ) Correct. Recessed just enough in the surrounding panel to be fiddly as I recall, but no tools needed. Rust Collector and purplebargeken 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy F Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 Yes, just a wing nut holds it on. Well that and about a million spiders webs on mine. Luckily I put on my big boy pants and gave it a good clean before sending. I'm not scared of spiders, just not their biggest fan. I'm not sure if I said in a message, but the locating bolt that said wing nut attached is loose in the box, it stuck out too far to get into the carefully selected box so I unscrewed it. purplebargeken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted August 2 Author Share Posted August 2 Spiders need homes too but not sure that there is an adequate supply of food in a Xantia rear light lens. Anyway..... it's THAT day today! Fear and whoohoo in mostly equal measures. No poo count applicable I think, unless RC had a really go for it curry last night. De Selby, beko1987, Rust Collector and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted August 2 Author Share Posted August 2 Nnnnnnngggg.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted August 2 Author Share Posted August 2 Nails.... biting.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 When's it due? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted August 2 Author Share Posted August 2 RC is giving it the once over as we speak I believe. Collection at the weekend hopefully... by RC. Matty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted August 2 Author Share Posted August 2 RC has visited the Xantia... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted August 2 Author Share Posted August 2 Fluid levels checked, battery charged and attached. Started first time, goes up and down. Will be collected at the weekend, jeteashed and chucked in for an MOT... Piccies to follow hopefully. She lives!!! mercedade, Stanky, Matty and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted August 2 Author Share Posted August 2 No keypad model too. RichardK, Lacquer Peel, mercedade and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rust Collector Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 50 minutes ago, purplebargeken said: RC has visited the Xantia... As promised, some hastily taken pics during a break in the rain! Target acquired: Some giffer marks and flora around her, but I’m sure she’ll clean up nicely: I was surprised by the interior - I’ve not really nosed inside a Xantia before. It’s much plusher than I imagined! Im looking forward to driving it 😁 outlaw118, Tenmil Socket, Matty and 25 others 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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