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French Cars / removal of heater matrix on Pug 306.

« on: March 13, 2009, 04:54:14 PM »

Is there a better, or less complicated, way of removing the heater matrix fron under the facia on a 306. Or should I be resigned to stripping the whole dash out. Help. Thanks for any assistance offered. BB.

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French Cars / xantia lhm problem.

« on: December 22, 2008, 10:25:39 PM »

My S reg 2litre xantia has recently developed a problem concerning the LHM fluid. The stop lamp on the dash comes on periodically (every week and a half, or there abouts) and I have to completely fill the fluid reservior. I'm not 100% sure of all the bits that use this fluid but when I looked under the car there appears no obvious fluid leak, with or without to engine running. Any input would be appreciated, Happy Christmas. Baleen Blanco.

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French Cars / ignition key on Peugeot 306 Diesel.

« on: April 02, 2007, 10:14:57 PM »

As some people may be aware my motor car broke down a couple of weeks ago. Yesterday I started to borrow my sons Peugeot 306 Diesel. Today while going to start his car I put the key into the ignition switch, it went in with no resistance but refused to turn into the start position. No problem I thought I'll just jiggle the steering wheel to take the pressure off the key and it should turn. It didn't. As if to add insult to injury I cant even get the key back out. I called out the A.A. to have a look and the A.A. mechanic said the problem is due to a tiny slot in the end of the key, and something has dropped through it. He also told me that this hole in the end of the key was placed there by Peugeot to stop people taking their keys out of the ignition while the engine is running, is this true? Now I know I'm getting on a bit but this beggars belief, who in their right mind would want to remove their keys from the ignition while the engine was running? I on the other hand would like to remove the key, from the ignition, while it is not going. Over the last two weeks I have asked for help with the problems that I am experiencing, and I am very grateful for all help offered. Does anybody know how to circumvent this problem. The car is outside my friends house and I need to return it to mine but its going nowhere with the steering locked and the engine not starting. On a lighter note there are only my daughters', and my wifes' cars left for me to break. Fortunatly my wife has a Toyota and that make of car is not covered in th GSF forum, but unfortunatly my daughter has a Peugeot 206, (coincidentally with the same slot in the key, the A.A. man said it is possible to cut the end of the key off so that there is a forked prong at the end of the key to stop it getting trapped, could anyone pass an opinion on this please. As always thank you for any advice offered. Baleen.

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French Cars / changing the clutch cable on a citroen xantia

« on: March 31, 2007, 07:10:03 PM »

I have removed the dash board from my car and have been trying to replace the plastic clip that fits at the top of the clutch pedal. I had a hard enough time removing the old one, but undeterred I've spent the remainder of the day trying to get size 5 hands into a size 2 hole. I have even tried to undo the bolt that holde the clutch petal in the pedal box and I've been 45% sucessful with that. The nut is off and I've managed to push the bolt through towards the brake pedal, Its touching it in point of fact. I have tried pushing the pedal forwards to no avail, I've tried pulling it backwards with no sucess, the bolt just wont go past the brake pedal for me. Now I know a car is just metal and plastic and capable of no malice on its own part, and I also believe that if its made then it can be taken apart and put back together again. As I say, unfortunately my car seems not to know this, or I'm doing something wrong. What am I doing wrong? I'm starting to over complicate things now by thinking about removing wiring, which I really don't want to do unless I absolutely have to. Removing to pedal box is another option I am considering, but both these options seem to be taking me further away from the re-assembly of my car. Any help with my situation would be most appreciated. I'm just going to go and lie down as the car has taken it out of me again, and my brain hurts. Thank you for reading this and thank you for any help offered.

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French Cars / glove compartment box. (removal of) xantia.

« on: March 25, 2007, 04:58:08 PM »

I have the pleasure of owning a Citroen Xantia (2.0i 16v, 1998 model I believe) in which the clutch cable holder (plastic clip thing that fits onto the clutch pedal) has expired. I've been told that this involves removing the bash board, and I have started doing this. I am at the point where I need to remove the glove box. Try as I might I can't get the glove box to come out, according to the Haynes manual with a little work it should fall out under its own weight or something. I have removed five screws from the upper portion of the glove box and can move the top out about an inch, although the bottom refuses to move much. In desperation I gave the box quite a heafty pull and I heard something plastic give up the ghost, although nothing has fallen through yet and the glove box has remained stubbonly in place. My concern is that I may do more damage to the dash by not knowing quite what is supposed to happen in this instance As stated I have been using a Haynes manual to help me with the dismantaling of the cars' dash, unfortunatly I think it must be written about earlier models as relatively very little seems to have any similarity to my car, could someone suggest a service manual that may be more relevent, I dont know if this helps but the model Xantia I have has an electronic speedometer.I would like to thank everyone in advance for any help that may be forthcoming. Your hopefully Baleen Blanco.

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French Cars / blower fault on citroen xantia. 98 facelift model

« on: April 13, 2007, 04:59:51 PM »

You have had your dash out recently did it work before you removed it?
If it did then I would guess either something was not reconnected, got damaged or a fuse has blown.
Does your car have air con?
Does the motor turn at all or on one speed only?
If it was faulty before then the usual causes are the ignition switch (does your heated rear window work?)
Motor transistors faulty (replace transistors or replace module)
Bad connection to motor module block (try waggling the connector on motor)
Heater resistors open circuit (non air con only)
Hope this helps.