Hi

hi im newbie, ijust buyin xm 2.1td auto estate, just wonder what i need to watch for with it?

Hi Welcome to our mad house!!

What year?? What spec...?

Theres lots of buying info already on here - try dooing a search through the posts, the question has come up a lot, so im sure your answers are already on here...


Rgds
Paul

Hi Gareth and welcome to club-xm!

Pretty much every ailment known to Xm's has been covered (in some cases several times over)
on this forum. If you have a look through the separate areas of discussion or use the top right
search option all be explained.

For what it's worth PeterN is the forums' most addicted 2.1 owner and he will likely be along
shortly with his years of experience/wisdom on them.

One aspect to be very aware of if the maintenance and operation of the autobox as these can/will
fail losing drive/lock up dependent on the particular specific fault. Look for work/servicing on the
prospective purchase and check the state of the fluid and how it operates/changes right through
the speed range.

Other issues are the tensioner system on the auxiliary belt.

Andrew

Hi Gareth, welcome to club-xm!

Good luck with your new purchase, you could try having a search around the forum for most know problems on Xms.

Im not sure how much Citroen knowledge you have, so sorry if this is a bit basic:

You have an Auto, so its essential that the gearbox oil is changed often to maintain the box and make it last. Strut tops are a thing which can go, so check around the top of the struts under the bonnet and when the car is in high check for corrosion around where the strut meets the car under the wheel arch.

A common cause of the struts failing and coming away (something you really dont want) is under pressured spheres, so thats another thing to check. Look through the history to see if there is any record of spheres being replaced or regassed. They should be regassed every 3 years or 30K which ever is first. If a sphere becomes too low on pressure you can not regas it, so new ones are needed. It should give a very smooth ride if the spheres are ok.

If the car clicks constantly when the engine is running it will most likely be the acc sphere which is low on gas. Something else to check is the hydraulic pipework, it can start to leak so make sure you give that a good inspection so it stays a reliable car.

If its a well fettled car, you will be very impressed with the Xm

Im sure someone else will be along to add a few more, or correct any of my mistakes!

Chris

thanx for the info the car r reg 2.1td auto vsx estate looks tidy. has full leather

This post has been edited by garethxm on January 15, 2009 01:55 pm

i have just got the car need a little work, need some help!!!!! leather is looks gd and didnt relise until yesterday they are electric mint, it going for an mot sat so fingers crossed.

its has climate control and but it not workin? is it just a fuse or could it be more?

Hi Gareth

Try the engine bay fuse box, fuse F2. You will find this fuse box bolted to the front of the battery tray. Can be the fuse box contacts burnt out not just the fuse. Plenty of postings on non working climate so have a search.

John

wish me luck as the car is at my mate garage gettin checked ready for mot!!!

god help me lol

Aye, all the best with it - when it passes, celebrate by showing us piccies of the car
- we like pictures!!

Andrew

Hi Gareth

Welcome to the club. 2.1 yes, best thing since sliced bread, auto box ...not my scene, but listen to the advice from those that dare. Engines tend to suffer head gasket failure at around 150k, unless, I am reliably informed, you keep lots of good antifreeze in them, but otherwise - bombproof, providing they are properly maintained of course. You can expect 300k from a well maintained 2.1 engine and manual box.

Enjoy your car

Peter.N.

We do, we could do with a few more on this forum

unfortnately the car need alot of work for the mot and i just havent got the money to do it!!! i will be breakin it any parts u want give us a shout, iam gutted but i just cant justify it

That's bad news

What was wrong with it? It might not be as expensive as you think to repair

the list is growing here it goes

need new brake lines all round
new suspension pipes at the back
new coolant bottle, as the one on it has split
has headlamp wont adjusted, it been hit
two front tyres
also the climate control unit doesnt work at all

unfortnately it look like the end for this xm , its a shame because everything else is ok