Cambelt

[Guest tomrostron]

when should a xantia 2.1td, 1999, have its cambelt changed, from new. thanks. tom

[techbod]

72k, the 2.1td was ended in 1998

[Guest tomrostron]

72k, the 2.1td was ended in 1998

my v5 log book says it was registered 27/1/99.

[techbod]

very possibly the last they made and escaped through the net which is not unusual because they had to use up the older engines but they were dropped in favour of the 2.0td which really doesn't mean a lot apart from the 2.0TD supposedly being a better engine if you believe that :)

[Johndouglas]

I ran a 2.1 Xantia from new in 1998 until I sold it on in 2005. In my opinion the 2.1 engine was better than my present 2.0 HDi. I changed the cambelt every 50K although according to Citroen the 1992 engines should be done at 48K; the '93 to 98K at 72K and the last of them at 80K or every 10 years. And as they always say, engines run in adverse conditions should be changed at approximately half those mileages.

[Guest Colin Hunter]

There are many arguments for both engines, but, to be fair, the 2.1 TD was yesterdays best and the 2.0 HDi was todays first attempt. The current 2.0Hdi is an absolute cracker that the old 2.1 could never equal. I had a Pug 407 2.0 Hdi 136 with a 6 speed box on hire once and was blown away when compared to my Xantia. The most impressive thing I found with my 2.0 HDi Xantia was the fact it took about 3 months for the oil to even start to colour. The 2.1s oil was black straight away after the oil change and needed a service at 6000 miles against the 12500 of the HDi. That's the difference between direct and indirect injection, and if indirect was best, we'd all still be using it.

 

I have to say that i've never owned a 2.1 TD but Ive driven them, both in the Xantia and Pug 406 and they were truly awesome compared to the 1.9D I was driving at the time. It's all relevant to past experience and preference of course, but you can't stop progress and the march of time. Thank F**K or we'd still all be driving Model T Fords!

 

Cheers. :)