Citroen XM Forum

...for now I'm not doing anything about the XM, cold and rainy weather, I noticed that the anlaser turns the engine slower, I didn't remove the anlaser to see how much power it has.
Somewhere it is mentioned that it has 1.4 KW and that it is quite weak for that engine and that it can be put stronger than 1.9 KW - 2.2 KW, I am interested if this model from C-5 can also be installed on the XM.

I suspect that your car has the later geared type starter motor, so a lower powered one is still sufficient to turn the engine fast enough to start.
The problem with installing a higher powered one is that you need the correct pinion size and number of teeth, and probably need to upgrade the wiring for the extra load.

Service the starter you have, the issue is likely to be the solenoid is binding, so not making proper contact.

...if that's the next thing I need to do is check and overhaul the starter, I'll still see what model of stronger starter can be put on the XM.

There are plenty of 2.1Td running that Mitsubishi starter, without any issue.

Spend your time and money elsewhere.

...I solved the problem with the battery light bulb, I changed the voltage corrector, it was broken.
I also got an ABS sensor, as soon as the weather gets warmer I'll install it too, I hope the ABS will work.

...on the box it says Bosch, but the sensor is ATE
..this is the original one that is broken.
..was replaced by Gauss

...I also solved the problem with ABS. I replaced the sensor, the error no longer appears, now it brakes much better.
...there is no information that the ABS is not working

Nice, cheap fix.
As long as the sensor has something like the correct resistance, is a passive Hall Effect sensor, responds to the reluctor ring creating flux and actually plugs into the connector, all will be well.

The sensor you have purchased is listed as a Citroen C1/Toyota Aygo, sensor, but car manufacturuers are renowned for using off the shelf parts.
Well done on finding the alternate part number.

You will soon have this Xm back on the road and fully functioning

I thought you said automotive electronics was your weak area...

Surely this sensor is used in other cars as well, this is easy to fix, you just need to replace the purchased part.
The ABS sensor is not expensive, I paid 35 euros for it.

What happens is that there are minor changes made to parts, in this case it is probably the lead length, or number of retaining clips. Any change means a new part number is used.
Once stocks of the old part are exhausted there is no further manufacture.
If the old p/n isn't linked to the new p/n, items become difficult to source and cars get scrapped as a result.

Gasa wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 29, 2023 1:12 pm

this is easy to fix, you just need to replace the purchased part.

After diagnosing the fault using your brain and multi-meter...

Today was the arrangement of electronics and mechanics, electronics in the form of replacement of the external temperature sensor, and mechanics in the form of the lock button, both problems are very common on XM.

...the first problem was solving the temperature sensor, you can get a new sensor, but this variant is much cheaper, the price of electrical parts is 0.85 ev

..there was a totally wrong reading on the display or there was none, only lines.

...problem solved by buying one NTC thermistor 2.2 kOhm and one resistor of 470 ohm.