Citreon Xantia - Red Stop Light on 2000 model xantia

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Mon 9 Jul 2012 15:36
Citreon Xantia - Red Stop Light on 2000 model xantia - N.P

I have a 2000 model Citreon Xantia 2.0HDI (90bhp with air con) and the red stop light flashes intermittenly with the red light on the temp gauge, I have changed the two fan motors in front of the rad twice and the lights stopped for a short while but now back again, I also noticed recently that when the cab heater/cooler fan is off the lights dont flash, any ideas please.

thanks N.P

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Mon 9 Jul 2012 17:49
Citreon Xantia - Red Stop Light on 2000 model xantia - Peter.N.
It sounds as though you have located the problem area, what does the temperature gauge read when the light is flashing? If its normal you probably have a faulty sensor, if its showing hotter than normal, still could be a sensor or ir is actually overheating.

Peter
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Tue 10 Jul 2012 11:22
Citreon Xantia - Red Stop Light on 2000 model xantia - N.P

Temp never goes above 90deg, If I start the car 1st thing in the morning with the heater off the stop light & temp gauge light wont flash, but within seconds of putting on the heater on cold or hot the warning light will come on. A Citreon garage had said that the lights wil come on if the engine is in fear of overheating, and this is when the fans should cut in, thats when I changed the two fan motors, but they dont kick in all the time

is there one or two sensor's and roughly where are they located,

many thanks

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Mon 9 Jul 2012 21:06
Citreon Xantia - Red Stop Light on 2000 model xantia - JohnD

We had the same problem on a Xsara with the 90bhp HDI engine. Changing the sender in the end of the head cured the problem

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Tue 10 Jul 2012 11:23
Citreon Xantia - Red Stop Light on 2000 model xantia - N.P

cheers

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