As many of you may know, Xsara No.1 was destroyed after a serious road traffic accident in January 2016. (not my fault, a lorry did a u-turn into me on a dual carriageway at 65mph!).
I loved the last one so much I purchased another one, and here is Xsara No.2
Citroen Xsara LX HDi 90 BHP - Phase 2
and inspiration from Wheeler Dealers, I got Wheel ’em In in Hull to refurbish these
Original Citroen Xsara alloys
refurbished satin black alloys
a complete set
and finally…
Xsara No.2
Do I need to notify the insurance company I’ve got a Guiness fuled car!
In the damp, cold, wet January weather guesss what I’ve been doing today?
The exhaust dropped off the car yesterday, so I’ve been trying to fix the exahust with a
Diet Coke Can – didn’t work,
Heinz Backed Bean Can – didn’t work,
Draught Guiness Can minus the widget fixed it!
I later took it to a garage to get a price to replace the exhaust, and they spotted they following:-
So I just need the cheap centre pipe to the fix the exhaust!
Oh well that’s not too bad!!!
HDi Engine Cover on Citroen Xsara MkII LX 2.0 HDi
Two weeks since the starter motor failed, my Citreon Xsara MkII LX 2.0 HDi is fixed and back on the road again.
Most of this time has been taken up by finding the existing model in the car, (aided with mirror) and matching and finding the part, but CM Motorspares came through and supplied me with the exact same model, a M001T80481 – Mitsubishi, although the label on mine had scorch marks and I couldn’t read three numbers in the middle, I cross referenced the part against the Citroen Service Site (details here) this came from a Citroen Xsara Mk2 2.0 HDi starter motor, taken from 2002 5dr hatch with 65,000 miles.
My delivery arrived yesterday at 3.00pm, and 15 minutes later I had the starter installed waiting for the ECU/BSI to initialize before starting (Important! you wait 2 mins after connecting battery, before starting!), the only little snag, trying to hold starter motor with one hand, whilst bolting with the other, (only to find the bolts two arms lengths away and I couldn’t reach!)
Starting the car is much better, in fact it’s the best it’s ever been, I did think this was caused by the battery in December so purchased a new one not required! But I did find that the battery in the car, was wrong for a Turbo Diesel, as it had a low cold crank value. So always good to have a new battery and a spare!!!
Hall of Fame, and thanks to the following:-
Mum & Dad
Lindsey
Esther, Angus and Matilda
Boot Ferrule Man @ http://www.jlbelectronics.com
Bargaincottage Man @ http://www.bargaincottages.co.uk
The “Un-sung Heros” @ the Citroen Xsara Owners’ Club (yes it does exist!!!)
Mike & Fran @ http://www.oakhousekunekune.co.uk/
Jon, Battery Solutions York Ltd @ http://www.batterysolutionsyork.co.uk/
I put on my mechanics head today, to perform some simple maintenance on my car. One small rubber damper had fallen off which holds on the engine cover. Whilst I removed the engine cover, another one had fallen off, so I had to replace two. Simple job with a 14mm spanner and items from eBay.
If you look at the top (rocker cover) and bottom right (of picture) you’ll see the dampers (or lack off)
close up of missing rubber damper, the rubber eventually gives and snaps off!
14mm spanner and all done.
cream spikey things are the new dampers.
this was a little more difficult, to re-align the holes with the dampers than I thought!
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