Xantia - air in brakes ...
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Xantia - air in brakes ...
I bleed the brakes, they're fine and then they go spongy/pulsy again quite quickly. There always seems to be air in the offside rear caliper. Is it reasonable to assume that the sphere on that corner is leaking, or does the air just 'happen' to collect there ?
I can't offer much help, except to say that my Xantia does exactly the same thing! Always the offside rear calliper too, never the other 3.
Its been doing this for a couple of years, and I've replaced all 6 spheres in that time without it making any difference at all to the air collecting in the calliper. Mine only seems to do it in relatively warm weather, never in the winter, for some reason.
Its been doing this for a couple of years, and I've replaced all 6 spheres in that time without it making any difference at all to the air collecting in the calliper. Mine only seems to do it in relatively warm weather, never in the winter, for some reason.
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You can still use your old name if you log on as Paranoid and then choose the option of "can't remember password".
They will email a new password to you. You can change the password in "edit Profile".
It worked for me.
Lets see you here as the Paranoid we're all familiar with.
good luck.
Kev
Cheers, Kev
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02 plate C5 2.2 Hdi Exclusive SE (now 170k miles 03/21).
Used to have:- Xantia 1.9 TurboD SX. 1996 Blue & 1998 Silver Activa. + 1992 BX TZD Turbo.
Re: Xantia - air in brakes ...
There is no connection between the sphere on one side and the caliper on the same side (but not the other) getting air in it - the oil from both sides of the suspension (both spheres) merges through a T junction or the hydractive control block before travelling up one pipe to the brake doseur valve.AndyP wrote:I bleed the brakes, they're fine and then they go spongy/pulsy again quite quickly. There always seems to be air in the offside rear caliper. Is it reasonable to assume that the sphere on that corner is leaking, or does the air just 'happen' to collect there ?
On non-ABS systems I would say that the return from the doseur valve to the rear brakes is also one line which splits off at a T junction somewhere near the rear suspension chassis before going to each caliper.
On an ABS model then if it has independant rear ABS (does anyone know for sure on the Xantia?) then there may be two seperate pipes coming back from the ABS control block to each caliper independantly.
The main thing is though that there is a very long length of pipe that needs bleeding, and most people dont bleed enough oil. Connecting a pipe from the bleed nipple right back to the resoviour tank is the approach that some people use to get around it...(you can bleed as much as you like in one operation that way)
Regards,
Simon
Simon
1997 Xantia S1 3.0 V6 Auto Exclusive in Silex Grey
2016 Nissan Leaf Tekna 30kWh in White
2011 Peugeot Ion Full Electric in Silver
1977 G Special 1129cc LHD
1978 CX 2400
1997 Xantia S1 2.0i Auto VSX
1998 Xantia S2 3.0 V6 Auto Exclusive
1997 Xantia S1 3.0 V6 Auto Exclusive in Silex Grey
2016 Nissan Leaf Tekna 30kWh in White
2011 Peugeot Ion Full Electric in Silver
1977 G Special 1129cc LHD
1978 CX 2400
1997 Xantia S1 2.0i Auto VSX
1998 Xantia S2 3.0 V6 Auto Exclusive
Regarding the bleed process :
It is important to first do the Citaerobics removing air from the rear suspension. If not the rear brakes circuit will keep picking up air from here.
Rear wheels must not under any circumstances block during braking - or the car will loose steering immediately. Rather than riscing rear wheels blocking then both rear wheels are let free by almost any ABS system around. Also on the Xantia.
It is important to first do the Citaerobics removing air from the rear suspension. If not the rear brakes circuit will keep picking up air from here.
Rear wheels must not under any circumstances block during braking - or the car will loose steering immediately. Rather than riscing rear wheels blocking then both rear wheels are let free by almost any ABS system around. Also on the Xantia.
Anders (DK) - '90 BX16Image
the way in which ABS works all four wheels have got to be indipendently suplied with presure,usualy its an acumalater sphere that dumps gas into the system that causes air in the brakes,so where xantias have other sphertes in the system besides on the legs and front acumalater,one of these could be the cause of air in your brakes
regards malcolm
regards malcolm