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sounds like a possible thrust bearing going thats all i can think of when its in motion .coz that doesnt mean the clutch is faulty just the bearing rubbing permenantly

many thanks he has takin it citroen today to get it sorted didnt find any stones tho its a puzzler but its bein sorted

a friend has a c1 and has only had it for a short period its on a 06 plate and a major thing happened THE REAR ARM LIFT HAS SMASHED THROUGH THE WINDOW YES THATS RIGHT SHATTERED IT it looked like someone tried to break into it has anyone else had this happen ,is it a manufactor fault the boot was locked down at the time its warranty is unsure 2 yrs and 1 mth .please let me know your thoughts and let me know if this has happened to anyone ..

found the main drain plug at the back of the engine bitch to get to but all sorted now many thanx

its a v reg 99 yr on the inside of radiator i have a drain plug on the top of rad and also on the bottom same side as battery its a twist and pull it drains all the rad in seconds but i darent put a hose in near there just in case i am going the wrong way its a xsara west coast so im not sure if your daughters is the same ??

ok guys i want to clear my old coolant to put new stuff in whats the easiest and best way to do this i noticed on my rad i have 2 drain plugs i want to run a hose from the right hand side "nr battery"into the pipe am i starting the correct side ???

hopefully thats it sorted done exactly what youve stated its gone off hopefully for good or till my misses "pregnant" gets in then can turn it off i have read that when things like this happen it can cause the airbag not to deploy in an accident "hopefully wont have one lol thanx techbod your a stari have been unplugging live not earth"what a pillock"

thanx for helping me techbod did the engine flush friday on saturday was back again so took it to mechanic costing 160 for new gasket and cambelt and tensioner worth it saves getting rid now i got my bloody airbag light flashing even though i chopped the blocks off and soldered them together and insolated properly any ideas .!!!! if its not one thing its another !!!!

just to let people know head gasket failure caused oil in the expansion tank oilway has split into water way thank god it wasnt other way round

sounds like bad earth problems wierd things happen when you get those the worst part is finding them

thanx mate will give that a go anything to save a couple of hundred in this time of need will post results to let others know

i dont know it was the first time i had changed it since i got the car i only have had it about 10 months and was doing a basic service and thought give it a flush out and replace so i did with heavy duty antifreeze thinking that would see it through for a while then this problem was picked up on i am thinking about doing the system flush again but use an old baby bottle brush to get oil traces from round the sides of my expansion tank do you think this would be worth doing

i am a little concerned as its a coffee like colour not in my oil cap but certainly on the top of my expansion tank cap and seal really creamy

i am having a slight problem of oil in my expansion tank only started a couple of weeks ago after topping up with coolant i am concerned i have been told it could be headgasket or an oil way split to a waterway i scoup the oil out and i can see the water quite clear but i dont seem to loose any oil according to the dip stick unless its a small amount anyone have any ideas its a 1.4 xsara west coast with 65,000 miles on the clock on a v plate "99"

mine is doing the same thing ,its the bearings ontop of the shockers they cease up because the shockers move when you steer its sounds like something out of michael jacksons thriller lol "its not serious " but will need changing sometime

could be a few things "steering rack ,ball joints, bushes , top shock bearings which fit on to steering along the line they clunk mine is doing this on a 1.4 west coast on the top of the shockers under bonnet its the black mounts mostly its the joints "wish bones " jack it up and axle stand it then wobble the wheel up and down and left to right "not by steering it .you should hear it . hope it helps

does this car have side airbags if so there is another under passenger seat and 2 lots of connectors under drivers seat also make sure you dont have an airbag key fitting near passenger door and dashboard i found this by mistake it seems you definatley have a fault in the electrical current to the airbag sensor

change your red and yellow wires round that will sort out the memory problem as for volume on steering make sure your cable is citreon to "?" stereo as you might need to change steering remote cable approx £35 halfords

well i have been told that xsara west coast has the engine of a vtr so the gearbox is the same as the vtr "which means more expensive" as they are the performance version into a family car you might find that the linkage from the gear lever to the gear selector on gearbox might be going as they are prone for this to hope this info helps