Hi,
Can somebody reccommend a good INDEPENDENT garage to service Citroens somewhere in the south east or London?
And also, can someone bother to explain the story behind regulator "clicks" please
Many thanks.
citroen servicing
Moderator: RichardW
Living abroad - no clues on a garage near you [:)]
Regulator clicks are the heartbeats of any hydraulic Citroen.
The clicks emanates from the hydraulic system's pressure regulator.
It's got 2 valves - one that opens on under-pressure - a slight clicking - and one that closes on pressure limit - the sharp click.
The time interval between these clickings is a very good & wellknown systems operating indicator - and fault indicator.
The time interval should be at least 30seconds - when car is stabilised in height and ready to take off. If the clicking gets faster - or constant - during engine idle & standstill - then a fault is present - and then commonly the accumulator sphere is flat (has lost gas pressure).
A very good explanation on the system is found in this document :
http://www.tramontana.co.hu/citroen/guide.html
Only some 0.6Mb to download.
Regulator clicks are the heartbeats of any hydraulic Citroen.
The clicks emanates from the hydraulic system's pressure regulator.
It's got 2 valves - one that opens on under-pressure - a slight clicking - and one that closes on pressure limit - the sharp click.
The time interval between these clickings is a very good & wellknown systems operating indicator - and fault indicator.
The time interval should be at least 30seconds - when car is stabilised in height and ready to take off. If the clicking gets faster - or constant - during engine idle & standstill - then a fault is present - and then commonly the accumulator sphere is flat (has lost gas pressure).
A very good explanation on the system is found in this document :
http://www.tramontana.co.hu/citroen/guide.html
Only some 0.6Mb to download.