Just browsing through the engine bay after my Xantia fell into a coma today and realised that I still have the temporary fix for the thick hydraulic pump return pipe to stop air being sucked in. Its on the bend right above the pump. I did look to see if I could get a new pipe from the stealers but they wanted £120 for the whole octopus
Im begining to get a little stressed as I want the Xantia to pass its MoT and a few bits have now started to stop working such as the engine (see blog).
Does anyone have any ideas for fixes? It's only a small crack. My current fix is a tie wrap pulling the bend to a local bit of metal...I can't remember where the other end was attached....I might get a photo up in a minute, to explain it a bit better if I can find a decent torch
EDIT:
Heres the photo!
The red arrow is pointing to where the small crack is. Its on the bend of the corner.
Hydraulic pump return pipe leak
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Hydraulic pump return pipe leak
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Do you mean the suction pipe to the pump Kev?
The "normal" fix is to splice a new length of suitable pipe in with a straight connector. A piece of 15mm copper water pipe may bo as the connector but do make sure the pipe is sound as if it's still a bit "iffy" where the joint is made, it won't last... My old Activa had such a joint in it and that was (and presumably still is) fine.
A picture will hep immesurably Kev
The "normal" fix is to splice a new length of suitable pipe in with a straight connector. A piece of 15mm copper water pipe may bo as the connector but do make sure the pipe is sound as if it's still a bit "iffy" where the joint is made, it won't last... My old Activa had such a joint in it and that was (and presumably still is) fine.
A picture will hep immesurably Kev
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Picture up.
The car looks dirtier than it actually is
I thought that it might be the suction it wouldn't make sense being a return to resivour as the PAS was terribla , is that still called the 'return' for some reason though?
I must have understood the citroen parts dealer incorrectly...
The car looks dirtier than it actually is
I thought that it might be the suction it wouldn't make sense being a return to resivour as the PAS was terribla , is that still called the 'return' for some reason though?
I must have understood the citroen parts dealer incorrectly...
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Yep, that's the suction pipe Kev and a common enough place for them to go. Apparantly the flow of LHM is enough to abrade the rubber anwat and wear a hole on corners. All the "rubbish" that accumulates on the LHM filters originate from tiny particles of these pipes eroded away by the LHM flow
Go to a scrappy, cut out a length of good pipe with a similar bend and splice it in. There's no pressure there, just suction like on a diesel fuel line.
Go to a scrappy, cut out a length of good pipe with a similar bend and splice it in. There's no pressure there, just suction like on a diesel fuel line.
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I have a couple of those pipes that end - they have worn firther down were it passes over the regulator!
I could send you a top half if you fancy splicing it in with a join as mentioned!
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I could send you a top half if you fancy splicing it in with a join as mentioned!
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I have a length of green garden hose on Cassy as I accidently sliced through the pipe with my sphere tool
It's working a treat, but to prevent kinks I take it up to the top of the engine, over the induction pipes and straight onto the resevoir.
It's working a treat, but to prevent kinks I take it up to the top of the engine, over the induction pipes and straight onto the resevoir.
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