XM V6 24v - POMOÈ

[Veloce]

Tisti zelen na netu me deluje švoh, sam se lastnik obnaša, kot da o avtu ne ve dobesedno nič. Preveč sumljivo. Pa tudi motor ni nek biser. Je pa sicer zanseljiv.

Potem gledam unga sivega dizla na netu, sam ga tip še nekaj rihta in je pravkar poštimal motor, ker mu je spustilo vodilo ventila. Zdej je menda poštiman, karoserijsko je pa odličen brez rje.

Bom videl. Gledam tega V6 iz celja, za katerega je oddan oglas tu na netu. Naslednji teden bom kaj več vedel. Dobro pa bi bilo dobit od vas kako informacijo o tem avtu, če ga kdo pozna. Na ven in noter zgleda zelo lep po slikah.

[Citroenovc]

Ampak ta iz CE ni isti kot je XM v istem oglasu, katerega si celo ti napopal slike, jel?

Vprašam zato, ker mi njegov interier ne gre skupaj z motorjem 24V.

24V bi moral imeti noter lesene letvice pa to in pa serijsko avtomatsko klimo. Tale na fotkah ima pa polavtomatsko. Zgleda pa ZELO LEPO ohranjen.

[Veloce]

Ne, tale iz Celja je V6 12v in starejši. Un 24v, ki sem ga vozil, ima novejšo armaturo in bež usnje. Sicer lepa kombinacija, sam grda armaturka.

[Xandrej]

Veloce včeraj sem se pogovarjal z Robijem (monami) ima 4 prelepe XM-e na zalogi pridi v MB pa greva skupaj pogledat. OD 2.0 do 3.0 ... Pa še kaj....

http://www.monami.si/

[Veloce]

Pismo, lepe CX-e ima. Sam nikjer nobene cene napisane. Un bel GTI turbo 2 je pravi cukr.

Ta teden grem gledat enega V6 in enega 2.1 TD. Èe se ne odločim za nakup, te kontaktiram.

[dani77si]

Veloce včeraj sem se pogovarjal z Robijem (monami) ima 4 prelepe XM-e na zalogi pridi v MB pa greva skupaj pogledat. OD 2.0 do 3.0 ... Pa še kaj....

http://www.monami.si/

to da ima kakega XM-a pa nisem vedel..niti ni nikoli omenil..

[Lovro]

Potem ima pa Robi res zanimivo in pestro ponudbo. Ni da ni.

[Veloce]

Da ne odpiram nove teme. Na netu sem najdu eno zgodbico o nekom, ki je kupil V6 24v Mk1, kljub temu, da so ga vsi opozarjali naj odneha, ker je riskantna in nato......

Èe se vam da brati v Angleščini, drugače uporabite Google translate.

Purchased on my credit card after secretly yearning for the original mark one 24V -I had heard chilling stories of these XM's, and was always advised to steer clear. However as any avid Citroen enthusiast it was far too tempting. By the time I had reached Salisbury, in the South west of England I was totally smitten - I had surely made the correct decision!

The car was stored for the next few months, bar the odd dash to work a mere 3 miles away. Horror soon played out one early winters morning. I heard a huge hiss and then watched in shock as the entire sump emptied it guts on to the garage floor. For some reason the oil filter had worked its way loose. I immediately called Robert (the previous owner) and asked if this had ever occurred before me taking over the 'beast'. A clear no was the reply. No further advise or help was offered. How surprising! In a way I was relieved, as the car required an oil change, all was repaired and the car was again placed back in the garage.

During an annual visit to the UK, my mum suggested a trip to Cornwall, and the West coast. I thought it would be great to give the XM a bit of exercise. We completed about 350 miles with no problem albeit a noisy exhaust. This was something I would have repaired once in South Africa, as a replacement factory spec would cost what I paid for the car -in Mild steel!

I decided to take the car into work following our return to Salisbury, to get washed before placing her back in storage. A few hundred meters from the house the oil pressure light came on, along with a message to stop immediately "oil pressure failure". My heart almost stopped. On inspection the oil filter had once again loosened itself from its seal. How had this not happened the day before? Maybe the car actually liked me and wanted to be nearer home! I called for assistance, and had the car sent to my place of work. No one could provide me with a clear reason for the oil filters habit of unwinding. I remained baffled.

For the following year the car was dry stored, in preparation for her boat trip to her new home, South Africa. Two weeks before departure I fitted 4 new tyres, had beading replaced that had suffered from the harsh British weather, and found any bits and pieces from stripped XM's at the breakers that I thought useful to have. All the necessary doc's were prepared.
The car left the UK on the 25 March 2001.It arrived safely, only to be invited, to be in attendance at a function that very night of arrival in celebration of Citroens return to South Africa after an absence of 27 years. What a big surprise.

For the next two weeks the car performed beautifully, and having the open roads of South Africa was exactly what the 150mile an hour beast needed. Following a total collapse , I had a new stainless steel exhaust fitted. However disaster struck a few days later, during a run into Durban the car developed a miss and then a horrendous knocking sound. My worst fears had come true. Almost every person I had spoken to assured me it was inevitable that the cars engine would eventually fail. I limped back home, had the car towed the following day to my mum's house where it would remain for the following 6 months following further investigation. After exhausting all avenues, I decided I would strip the engine and examine the heads. I had been told that all the 24 valve, mark one XM's produced had been recalled to the factory for an expensive kit replacement. This involved replacing the cams and the followers. A few cars had ignored the recall, and I guess mine was one.

I had the car towed to my new home after returning from the UK permanently where I began the huge challenge of removing the cylinder heads. There is no manual available for the 24v, and so as I progressed I made notes. All the warnings proved true, how this car actually performed like it did was incredible. The cams had worn completely and the followers had started to disintegrate. My options were new cams and followers. The kit available for the job proved to be very costly, almost R25000.00 with the current rate of exchange. I approached a well known engineering firm and for less than R10.000 they could produce replacements of my engines parts. I thought I would give it a bash. However further bad luck was thrown my way when one of the seals on the wet liners was accidentally displaced. This meant that we would have to replace, otherwise face problems once the engine was reassembled. So it was decided to replace the big end and small ends along with a new set of rings. This plan went pear shaped after it was realised that the factory no longer produces the big ends for this motor. This was the final straw - I decided the only way to get the car back on the road was to get a replacement engine from the UK.

Other suggestions were to replace the cars motor with the very reliable 12 valve, 3 litre version -this thought alone gave me an even bigger headache -could anyone possibly destroy such a rare version of the XM? After surfing the web for several months, along came John Underwood, who for a mere 250 pounds was willing to part with his very neglected 24v that had become too costly to run. With 93000.00 miles and a near perfect history it appeared the likely donor. Several e-mails later and promises to collect in a few months a deal was struck. The next hurdle was the Department of trade and Industry. I attempted to have the entire car imported, but wasted my time and eventually settled for a permit for the engine. Next was to plan a trip to the UK and have the engine removed from the donor car.

Well I found the donor to be in perfect working order and wondered why on earth the car had been so cheap -I soon found out after the car cut out few kilos from the seller. After a slightly heated debate a new battery was purchased and the car was ready for its final voyage to Birmingham in the North where I had been offered the facilities of a garage. The car's alternator had given up hence no power, however the freshly charged new battery survived the 120-mile trip to Birmingham. Two days later, engine out, the donor looked very sad indeed. What an end to a 22000.00 pound car. I attempted to salvage any small parts I could, as shipping would be very costly. I packaged the engine, paid the garage owner 80.00 pounds to have a flat bed remove the car and donate it to the nearest breakers yard. Six weeks later the engine arrived safely in Durban, now the daunting task to get it in and the car running took priority. It had taken two years to this point and the car had now suffered bumps and scratches from the staff at home. I had to do something fast. It was time for a resurrection. While on my own, I began transferring the clutch and gearbox and then new engine mountings. After a few hours the motor was ready for placement. After several hours all had lined up and I started the long task of bolting all together. The following day it was the wiring harness, computers for the suspension and management and other small bits like fuel lines etc. The car was ready to fire up, all liquids were double-checked, the anti theft code punched in and - nothing. the car would not fire. After checking, and rechecking I decided to switch the management computer with the donor car's black box. Bingo we had life! After all was replaced bar the aircon unit the car was sent to Classic coachworks for a full polish and touchup. Four weeks later looking as though it just stepped of the forecourt the car returned home. Two years four months since being embarrassingly laid to rest in the garage this beautiful XM, one of only approximately 20 remaining in the UK and the only known example in South Africa has had a new lease of life.

[psihopat100posto]

in nato......ga je poštimal in se veselo vozi naokrog. Tak se dela, samo moraš meti voljo, čas in denar.
lp

[Veloce]

Èe je denar, zna biti kje v bližini tudi volja.

[zlikovski]

@Veloce ta je dobra!

[psihopat100posto]

jaz sem brez keša nonstop, volja pa je, tak da že 9 leto v XM. Ni najlepši je pa najmočnejši.-u.:BigThumbs:
lp

[Veloce]

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