kev777

Hi all, Just noticed that the cat or front pipe has started rattling, so I guess its on its way out. Is this an easy job to do DIY style? I've not long had a middle section fitted to the exhaust system so it should come away ok. reckon If I get it up in the air and worked through from the top I could change it ok. I dont fancy taking it to the local tyre and exhaust place. Paid over £80 for the middle section, and Ive seen them for about £20 from online shops. I'd rather pay the £80 or so for a cat from online than the megabucks that the kwikfitters charge. Any advice would be very welcome. Many thanks, Kev.

Hi Colin, GSF look very good Value. Cambelt and tensioner for £37! The car is very very tidy for its age. Only a couple of jobs to do; Front pads need replacing soon, N/S TCA ball joint, cam belt and auxilliary belt. Otherwise in near mint condition. I won't worry about the Cam belt. It doesn't look too difficult. Do you know the size of the bolts required for locking the crank and cam pulleys? I did a google of the SEEMS Gauge and it looks like an expensive electronic piece of kit, so I wont bother. My Haynes manual does'nt have the dimensions for fabricating a weight and lever tensioner. Do you know this or where I can get the info from? I'll probably give it 6 weeks 'till I do the cam belt ( Better weather Hopefully). Thanks for your advice mate. Cheers, kev.

Thanks for that Colin. maybe I might leave the speedo cable for now. Depends on how much it irritates me and howmuch time I have. I'll give the cam belt tensioning a little more thought before I attempt it.(try and see if I can get my hands on one of the tensioning devices). I was thinking about doing the water pump as well. GSF carparts, are very reasonable for the parts. (Theres me thinking that citroens were pricey on spares) I'm very pleased all round on the quality and cost of owing a citroen. (ex Ford man!)

Hi Ive just bought a 94 2.0 8v xantia with 75k (full service history!) Realy good condition.(very pleased!) 2 things that I'm not sure about: 1. The speedo makes a ticking noise and jumps about a bit. Is it difficult to replace the cable. The Haynes book of lies gives the removal of the dash a 5 spanner rating, and references removing the steering wheel etc. Is this nessecary to get at the back of the speedo clock, or is there a work around anyone knows about. 2. Cam belt. i'd like to change the cambelt and tensioner in the near future. Is this pretty straight forward or a bit of a pig? Once again the Haynes manual gives the standard caveat that the tension requires Citroen to check (going on about SEEMs) I was going to do the standard twisting the belt through 90 degrees business., and removing engine mounts. Is this nessecary? Many thanks for your help in advance. Kev.