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ds20prefecture

ds20prefecture

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Greetings and thanks for letting me join. Just picked up a 2001 A2 1.4 SE here in South Dublin. Car is a bit grotty but drives beautifully. If there are any other members from around here it would be good to connect for advice etc.

Have already learned a huge amount from existing threads.

Primary faults are to do with locks - e.g. (not looking for assistance in this intro thread :) )
  • Remote key locking won't work. Tried 3 different pairing methods mentioned here and replaced key battery with no success.
  • Drivers door lock/unlock on key does not operate central locking. Not sure if this is by design
  • Inside Switch on drivers door locks all doors but does not unlock front near side door.
  • Electric Fuel filler flap release does not work
  • Door open detection not working on drivers door (which I understand from threads here prevents the fuel flap from working)
Thanks to this club, I'm already well down the road to diagnosis on all of the above, and look forward to focussing on the really important stuff like bluetooth ;)

Getting a deep clean today then a service and new clutch next week.
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Hi and welcome to the club. That's a fine looking A2.

Locking problems and remotes often play up in old age. You may need a new CCCU and fobs to sort at least some of the issues.

@timmus is the resident guru when it comes to such matters.

The key unlock only opens the driver's door by design.
 
Hi there. Im in Tipperary. Congrats on the new car.
I too have a dysfunctional drivers door lock which causes fuel filler cap release to not work. One of these days Ill get around to fixing it!
 
Tipptop said:
Welcome ds20prefecture, nice looking A2 👌. I'm based in Meath so not too far, shoot me a PM if you need any help
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Thanks for taking the time to meet and read the codes Tipptop - i'm very envious of your A2 :)
Of course I left the wrong rear seat release at your place - I took yours and you have mine.

Car is now serviced. Intermittent miss on #4 diagnosed and a couple of other bits fixed.
Next up is the key/CCCU
 
No bother, what was the fix for the miss? I see the but of trim there can post it if you like, although I guess you need a whole seat
 
Tipptop said:
No bother, what was the fix for the miss? I see the but of trim there can post it if you like, although I guess you need a whole seat
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New plugs and a lead (#4 lead was damaged). hang onto the trim - as you say I'll need a new seat., but let me know if you want yours!
 
Roll forward a month and we're a lot happier with the car. Inside cleaned up beautifully, outside has lots of wear but no rust (as you'd expect) and the paint has plenty of gloss left

Pretty much all the lock issues sorted with replacement parts from @Ami and a CCCU/Keys from @timmus
First aid kit and Wiper arm sourced from @depronman make it look a lot newer.
New coil & leads means it runs as sweet as you like.

Still lots to do, but it's good enough to hand over to my sister (the real owner). She's replacing her 1979 Citroen GS Special after it proved uneconomical to restore.

It's such a timeless design - i've been asked 3 times now "is it electric?", I guess because of the flat grille. I wish...

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Good work but the last picture suggests to me the the rear seats are not sitting right. The nearside looks off level?

Andy
 
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ds20prefecture said:
For sure. The near side is banjaxed, locked in position. I need a new seat as it’ll have to be cut out
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Have a read of this thread it may give you inspiration to remove it without cutting it out.

Locked down rear seat (A2 1.2)

Hello A2fellows, a report from the swedish chapter here. We had a bit of inspiration yesterday and wanted to share some impressions from one dreaded back seat problem: the irreversibly locked down rear seat!! I remember seeing on here that the only solution seemed to be to saw the seat to pieces...
www.a2oc.net www.a2oc.net

Other threads around, just a matter of finding them.

Andy
 
ds20prefecture said:
Roll forward a month and we're a lot happier with the car. Inside cleaned up beautifully, outside has lots of wear but no rust (as you'd expect) and the paint has plenty of gloss left

Pretty much all the lock issues sorted with replacement parts from @Ami and a CCCU/Keys from @timmus
First aid kit and Wiper arm sourced from @depronman make it look a lot newer.
New coil & leads means it runs as sweet as you like.

Still lots to do, but it's good enough to hand over to my sister (the real owner). She's replacing her 1979 Citroen GS Special after it proved uneconomical to restore.

It's such a timeless design - i've been asked 3 times now "is it electric?", I guess because of the flat grille. I wish...

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It looks lovely :)
 
ds20prefecture said:
Roll forward a month and we're a lot happier with the car. Inside cleaned up beautifully, outside has lots of wear but no rust (as you'd expect) and the paint has plenty of gloss left

Pretty much all the lock issues sorted with replacement parts from @Ami and a CCCU/Keys from @timmus
First aid kit and Wiper arm sourced from @depronman make it look a lot newer.
New coil & leads means it runs as sweet as you like.

Still lots to do, but it's good enough to hand over to my sister (the real owner). She's replacing her 1979 Citroen GS Special after it proved uneconomical to restore.

It's such a timeless design - i've been asked 3 times now "is it electric?", I guess because of the flat grille. I wish...

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It’s looking loved again my friend
Well done
Your sister will be well chuffed with it


Regards Paul


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ds20prefecture said:
Greetings and thanks for letting me join. Just picked up a 2001 A2 1.4 SE here in South Dublin. Car is a bit grotty but drives beautifully. If there are any other members from around here it would be good to connect for advice etc.

Have already learned a huge amount from existing threads.

Primary faults are to do with locks - e.g. (not looking for assistance in this intro thread :) )
  • Remote key locking won't work. Tried 3 different pairing methods mentioned here and replaced key battery with no success.
  • Drivers door lock/unlock on key does not operate central locking. Not sure if this is by design
  • Inside Switch on drivers door locks all doors but does not unlock front near side door.
  • Electric Fuel filler flap release does not work
  • Door open detection not working on drivers door (which I understand from threads here prevents the fuel flap from working)
Thanks to this club, I'm already well down the road to diagnosis on all of the above, and look forward to focussing on the really important stuff like bluetooth ;)

Getting a deep clean today then a service and new clutch next week.
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Hello, from Malahide and recently acquired a very similar project A2. Had emissions issues which stymied progress but getting there!
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neilr said:
Hello, from Malahide and recently acquired a very similar project A2. Had emissions issues which stymied progress but getting there!
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Welcome to the forum :) Interesting alloys in your later shots, any idea what they came off?
 
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