Xm Speedo

[Tom R]

Hi all

Can anyone give any information regarding an intermitent fault on a 1996, 2.1TD XM spedo which seems to stop and start at will. Is it something to do with the tranducer on the gearbox or is it just general appalling electrics?

Also, All of the electrics (except the fuel cut off valve) shut down and the only way to get the electrics back 'on-line' is to turn the ignition off and re start the car.

Perhaps I should point out that this is a Spanish registered car and, as I am in Spain, parts from Citroen are a nightmare!

Thanks

Tom

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[Gordon McKay]

Hi all

Can anyone give any information regarding an intermitent fault on a 1996, 2.1TD XM spedo which seems to stop and start at will. Is it something to do with the tranducer on the gearbox or is it just general appalling electrics?

Also, All of the electrics (except the fuel cut off valve) shut down and the only way to get the electrics back 'on-line' is to turn the ignition off and re start the car.

Perhaps I should point out that this is a Spanish registered car and, as I am in Spain, parts from Citroen are a nightmare!

Thanks

Tom

:rolleyes:

 

Hi Tom, I had the same problem when I purchased my XM. The dealer fitted a new speedo head and it was fine until the warranty ran out! My local Citroen dealer in my village fitted a new sender unit on the gearbox but that did not work either. It sometimes works if you give the top of the dashboard a hard bang, which suggests a bad contact behind the panel. As there is a printed circiuit there perhaps there is a dry joint or one of the tracks on the board is broken. My car is going in to the village garage again but I am not too confident.

 

Regards

 

Gordon

[Tom R]

Hi Tom, I had the same problem when I purchased my XM. The dealer fitted a new speedo head and it was fine until the warranty ran out! My local Citroen dealer in my village fitted a new sender unit on the gearbox but that did not work either. It sometimes works if you give the top of the dashboard a hard bang, which suggests a bad contact behind the panel. As there is a printed circiuit there perhaps there is a dry joint or one of the tracks on the board is broken. My car is going in to the village garage again but I am not too confident.

 

Regards

 

Gordon

Hi Gordon,

Thanks for the info. I have changed the sender unit (with one from a Peugeot 406!) changed the drive cog and it works! And, it's accurate!!

Tom

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the other issue is the soldered joints on the back of the speedo break .. a resolder with an iron soon sorts it