Homley

Thanks for the replys... Yep, it's a Mark 1 and I'm more than handy with the tools when need be...

I've a similar problem with my 1.8i, with the problem being intermittent for me, sometimes they do work, sometimes they don't: http://www.citroen-owners-club.co.uk/citroen/topic/22228-xantia-electrical-gremlin-heater-fan/ Any suggestions as to the cause, (and cure), would be appreciated here or on my thread. Homley

Hi, I've recently inherited a 1994 Xantia 1.8i SX with less than 50,000 miles on the clock and full service history. The car is a time true warp car having been owned by an elderly relative, garaged all it's life and immaculate apart from 2 surface rust spots about the size of a 50p piece and the front bottom of the rear wheel arches and everything works fine apart from a strange electrical gremlin with the heater fan that at this time of the year is causing problems on wet misty mornings to say the least. The problem is, the heater fan either works or doesn't, sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't, but what does make it strange is that when it doesn't work, the heated rear screen, (that is on another fuse/power supply), doesn't either. Has anybody got any ideas what can be the cause of this, with there being no apparent reason for it not to work, it seeming totally random whether it does or not. Homley

Thanks, I'll check all that out and I see that there is a member close to me with the right diagnostic gear, I'll PM him and see if he can help me out with a diagnostics check. I said Lambada sensor light as that's what I thought was causing the problem, (it said "Anti Pollution System Fault" on the screen), and Coastline Taxi's has confirmed my suspicions on that, but when the ABS light comes on the engine runs rough till I restart it, (when the light goes out), although I suspect that may be some sort of limp mode triggered. Thanks, you have confirmed something that I had suspicions of :) Homley

A couple of months ago I bought my first Citroen, a 2007 1.8i C5 Design with 104,000 miles and an LPG conversion that seems ideal for the several long trips I’ll be making this year from Edinburgh where I live down to Norfolk, the comfort of the C5 and the economy of the LPG conversion making this an ideal vehicle for me. Everything so far seems ideal, (I averaged 38 MPG on petrol last week during a hard fast return drive from Edinburgh to Loch Ness so not complaining about that), apart from what seems to be some electrical gremlins which sees the anti-pollution light & the ABS sensor light come on occasions, (separately), with it sometimes starting to run rough at tickover, (although switching it off and restarting it always clears and runs smoothly again, although the Lambada sensor light will sometimes stay on, going out again randomly), and the ABS sensor light normally coming on when you have stopped in traffic and the car is being held on the footbrake, (it normally going off after a restart). Apart from that, and the car dipping it’s front end when you stop, but with the engine still running, (seems the front suspension lowers, is this normal?), the car’s fine and I love it but am concerned that the electrical gremlins that the car is currently exhibiting will get worse and the car end up letting me down, (which it hasn’t so far in the 4,000 miles I’ve done in the 2 months I’ve had it). Can anybody suggest what this could be and how I can resolve it, is there any way I can “flash†the ECU or will it need replacing, (I’ve been told that that’s expensive, would cost almost what the car is worth), as I like that car and want to keep it, but am terrified of a massive cost that I can’t afford in the near future. Any advice/suggestions gratefully received. Highest regards, Homley