Hi,
I have a 1995 Xantia turbo diesel which has a strange electrical fault with the heater blower.
If I turn the ignition to the dash lights come on the heater blower always works, as soon as I start the engine it stops. If I switch off/on quickly it usually comes on but can go off again. Sometimes it will restart on a journey but rarely.
Has any one else had the same problem? Any ideas or checks to make would be very gratefully received.
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Does anybody have any experience with the aforementioned engine? Specifically, the 2.4 GDi Space Wagon.

Have recently bought a manual UK model with 98k, fairly good history - cambelt changed at 92k - but it seems to be displaying some strange habits.

Have looked at a couple of forums & there seem to be a few issues with excessive carbon build up which can destroy throttle bodies & noisy tappets.

Mine seems to run fine, but it does have the tapping noise & (every now & again) a bit of a hesitancy under hard acceleration. The noisy tappets seem to be heard more often than not at the mo, but the hesitancy really is an occasional thing & has only happened thus far under full throttle acceleration, going uphill & 2 out of 3 times was on a relatively cold engine. It's almost like the poor thing is coughing & spluttering! 10 seconds later & I can put my foot to the floor & she picks up cleanly.

The idle speed ranges from 1500rpm at cold start up to approx 700rpm when warm. Revs occasionally drop to 500 when pulling up at junctions, but haven't had it stall.

The car itself seems to be well looked after, but the previous owner had only used it for the same 2 mile trip to & from work over the past few weeks.

All I've done so far is put a bottle of STP injector cleaner in with a 3rd of a tank & 2 days later filled with Super Unleaded, but it did it again this morning. At the moment I'm under the impression that a good service (accompanied with a good engine flush on the oil change) & perhaps some 10k boost or other Decoking agent may solve the problem, but don't want to spend out on that & later find that the throttle bodies needed replacing. By the same measure, I don't want to spend £2-300 getting the throttle bodies replaced only to find that a service would've done the trick.

Is there anybody with enough experience on these to give a relatively educated opinion on the best course to follow?

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Hi, posted this on an Audi site but sadly no replies..can you help?

'Despite claims that Audi Auto-Transmission fluids are lifelong, I fell a service is in order. Has anyone ever had a service on their transmission before. I am sure (and hope) a little oil/filter change will make a world of difference to a very clunky Audi transmission.... (A3 1.8t 2000, 50K)'

I am just slightly nervous that the transmission oil/filter should not be touched, only the Oil should be topped up as Audi insist that the ATF fluid and filter are lifelong..

Thanks

I am aware the Audi mutli and s-tronic transmissions need to have their oil changed every 40k but not the older version transmission, but why, given the evidence that Oil is a major reason behind transmission failure.. (am I missing something)
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Why don't they let LPG cars in the channel tunnel, its so stupid makes me so mad!

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Hello all,well i am in a fix here,I bought a 2nd hand 2004 Jag XKR 22500 miles F.J.S.H, last May '07,that still had 4-5 weeks Manufacturer warranty on it. Got it supplied by a v.reliable, v. local car dealer,and was initially thrilled.....then after 7-10 days-250 mls, an amber engine warning light came on with "Restricted Performance" in the message center,so I rang the local main dealer,they said bring it down,and we'll look at it. They cleared the light and i took it home,it comes on again on the way home. I ring them,they say,we'll book you in,they seemed to think it was a gunged-up EGR valve assembly,they cleaned it up,while i was there,took it home,same thing happens on the way home,so they book me in to spend more time on it,i leave it with them for a week,pick it up same thing happens,amber light appears!!! This has been ongoing since June,the end of my warranty,but they said "don't worry,you got the problem logged before the warranty ran out,so no need to worry,we'll get to the bottom of it". It's now December, and the car has been going back & forth to them,and they have examined exhaust Cat sensors,the exhaust Cats,EGR valve,Air flow,supercharger, checks for air leaks,then last week,they said they had finally found the fault,an ECU circuit leak on the Left Hand Wiring Harness,so they ordered one,fitted it,then said I had to pay for it because it was now out of warranty!!! I objected saying they hadn't actually fixed the fault that i had reported under warranty,originally,that this had been going on far too long,and that i'd been there 4 times for repairs and had a courtesy car 4 times. Then they unbelievably said they had me logged there only 3 times! And that this was a different fault than first reported!!! They wouldn't budge at all,and suggested that I go to my Car Supplier (an ex jag dealer 20 yrs ago,still is a car dealer,repairer/renovator to this day) that i got the car from. Well basically,there was a bit of a barney between them,and the main dealer said the best they could do was a 50% off offer of £480,that I had to agree to it before 5.30pm,or pay the full cost £960,or have the car back unrepaired! Extremely unhappily I went with the 50% reduction offer,which my car supplier payd for,while spitting feathers. They fitted the harness,another week went by,they put 200 more miles on it,then called me to pick it up,which i did,it had one drip of fuel left in the tank as usual,so i filled it up,made for home, and yes, you guessed it,Amber Engine Warning Light appears, with"Restricted Performance" in the message center. So I went back,they said it may need an replacement ECU,or go back to Jaguar,which could be costly. I said it won't cost me a penny,cos I ain't paying. But,seriously, Where The Heck Do I Stand In All Of This Mire,surely this is not up to a fair trading standard? I am very disappointed,this car has done no miles 25700,and I have hardly driven it anywhere,but to & fro to the main dealer. I was going to keep this car for the rest of my life,i bought it with compensation money from a motorcycle RTA,i lost a leg to get this car,and i'm completely gutted,and feel let down by the manufacturer who don't want to honour a warranty. If You can help,or You know where i can find him,maybe i can hire the Honest John Team!!! Many Thanks for reading this depressing needless drivel. Thanks Again.

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