Mark's XM.

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Re: Mark's XM.

Post by xmexclusive » Thu Jan 15, 2015 11:10 am

Most XM's have the siren behind the front bumper UK drivers side.
It was only the last year or so of XM production that it moved to the passenger side of the front scuttle.
A year or so before this the alarm system was upgraded from PSA2 to PSA3.
PSA3 has no under bonnet isolating switch making living with alarm faults that bit more difficult.

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Re: Mark's XM.

Post by White Exec » Thu Jan 15, 2015 1:53 pm

Do I remember reading that some sirens had their own built-in rechargeable battery too, which eventually needs replacement?
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Re: Mark's XM.

Post by xmexclusive » Thu Jan 15, 2015 4:58 pm

The spare one I took to bits had rechargable cells set in a hard set plastic resin.
Cells seemed ok but the wiring and contact pins were rotted away in more than one place.

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Re: Mark's XM.

Post by mds141 » Thu Jan 15, 2015 5:29 pm

Mine could well be behind the scuttle then. It was built on the 29th of March 2000 according to the RP number.
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Re: Mark's XM.

Post by russ92xmsed » Thu Jan 15, 2015 6:34 pm

Whilst you are rummaging around in your scuttle Mark, I would oil or lubricate the Doseur valve linkage. Just in case...don't want binding brakes. ;)
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Re: Mark's XM.

Post by mds141 » Thu Jan 15, 2015 7:06 pm

Cheers Russ. :-) Would does the linkage look like? Apart from a linkage that is. :)
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Re: Mark's XM.

Post by russ92xmsed » Thu Jan 15, 2015 7:21 pm

It's on the drivers side, in front of the brake valve. It's just a pivot. It has a black rubber cone which is directly above your brake pedal and then there is a funny hook type thing that attaches to that and it pushes on the pivot arm and presses on the Doseur valve button. It has a nut on the end of it. You'll see it, there's not much else in there to confuse you.
Just give it a good soaking in oil or something and move it back and forth to make sure it's all free. the grey XM had it's pivot seized solid. So it's worth checking.
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Re: Mark's XM.

Post by mds141 » Thu Jan 15, 2015 7:28 pm

Cheers Russ. Once hurricane Rachael has finished her worst I'll tackle it.
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2000 XM VSX 2.1 td auto. Rouge Magenta. RP 8542.
1989 BX GTi 16 valve. Blanc Alpine.
1997 Honda Firestorm.

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Re: Mark's XM.

Post by russ92xmsed » Thu Jan 15, 2015 7:31 pm

Is that what it is!
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Re: Mark's XM.

Post by Dean » Thu Jan 15, 2015 8:33 pm

Yep, just dumped an inch of hailstones in 2 minutes here.

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