Not having a good day
Went out and with all the mega rain last night there were some pretty deep puddles so I moved the height selector to slightly raise the car (the smaller 'normal' setting). Anyway, car is now right out of order.
The rear behaves itself, the front will go full lift or drop, but will NOT sit at normal ride height
Only had the car a while and popped the bonnet only to see a little steam off the rad, so I have a tiny leak on the rad too
Seeing as it's still hammering down and I've never looked at the any of the suspension parts before, I'm guessing that the plastic 'thingy' might be trashed (£1.88 I hope so) or the height corrector is knackered (£95 hope not!).
Looking on e bay there are some nice Xantias to by and raid for bits!
Probably an easy suspension problem ('96 Xantia)
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The plastic thingy popping off is a symptom of the height corrector being stiff, favourite cause of this is the mechanical linkages getting dirty and siezed, while the car is up on ramps to refit the plastic thingy why not treat the linkages to a good old clean and lube, it tends to restore suppleness too.
Stewart
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So based on total Citroen novice....
I have just been out in the rain and looked under the front of the car, I can't even see the anti roll bar Where the is it, buried in the front bumper????
I did not want to venture too far under, too many stories of sinking citroens
Will a good hosing with WD40 and a good wiggle (while up on ramps) help the adjuster?
I have just been out in the rain and looked under the front of the car, I can't even see the anti roll bar Where the is it, buried in the front bumper????
I did not want to venture too far under, too many stories of sinking citroens
Will a good hosing with WD40 and a good wiggle (while up on ramps) help the adjuster?
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Cheers, I take it that it's sprung loaded? I just got under there and it was off, dropped to lowest level with iterior lever and popped back on by pushing against the spring tension. Went on a little too easy so it's down to Citroen to buy 2 links.
BTW, they are a pain to see and get to, any tips for the front one?
BTW, they are a pain to see and get to, any tips for the front one?
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You will need the car over a pit or on ramps, especially when working on th ride height system, these cars have killed and will fall like a stone if the link pops off. The linkages you need are best found by following the rods from the height control lever inside the car, the front one is above the crossmember the rear is centrally located alongside the centre sphere, WD40 is not really good enough for this job, I use a greasy oily mixture and a paintbrush, others swear by aerosol motorcycle chain lube, the units contain a number of springs etc which should be visible when you get under there, liberally lubricate all moving parts and things should soon get better, I keep the mixture and brush handy so that I can add more whenever I am under there.
Stewart
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