IFHS Spheres

[aneesh84]

Cheers James

I notice they don't include pressures or volumes on their site but delivery stays at £7 even when more spheres are added so ill get that ordered up on Monday as I need one or two fronts

The Pressures are teh 2 digits in the sphere codes. You can verify form the catalogue also

http://www.autersa.ch/downloads/katalog ... 0-2011.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[KP]

But what about the volume as the volume and the pressure are the important bits.

[aneesh84]

But what about the volume as the volume and the pressure are the important bits.

All Xantia spheres have a volume of 400 cc. Do not fit any other volume. If you select xantia on their site spheres of other volumes will not show up.

[KP]

I thought some we're 500 or 450 for some reason, or maybe that's a retrofit for some advantage..

[aneesh84]

I thought some we're 500 or 450 for some reason, or maybe that's a retrofit for some advantage..

Check this file

http://cx.podolsk.ru/xm/docum/citroen_kule.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

500 cc are for other cars, not xantia. And C5 spheres are smaller, I think 375.

[KennyW]

Will,

Just got my accumulator sphere from AEPDirect and it's dated August 2014.

FYI

Kenny

[KP]

Cool stuff just filled the new toy up at asda and spent 3 spheres worth on fuel but will get them ordered up tonight and some wd40 to start getting into the threads of each sphere I'll repkace

[aneesh84]

Cool stuff just filled the new toy up at asda and spent 3 spheres worth on fuel but will get them ordered up tonight and some wd40 to start getting into the threads of each sphere I'll repkace

Good luck. I found this tool very useful.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Citroen-spher ... 19f37208ff" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[aneesh84]

But what about the volume as the volume and the pressure are the important bits.

All Xantia spheres have a volume of 400 cc. Do not fit any other volume. If you select xantia on their site spheres of other volumes will not show up.

I'm not sure that is correct aneesh84. I'm sure some of mine are specced at 450.
If you are only talking IFHS spheres then that may be true but i'm almost certaon that OEM values are not all 400.
Not at home right now but i'll certainly check tonight unless someone can come up with confirmation, or otherwise, before then.

I believe you are talking about the multi layered membrane ones. Hard to find them. IFHS only has 400 cc.

[aneesh84]

I checked up. The 450 cc ones were the multilayer spheres with 3 dimples. They were fitted to the front suspension of some cars. They are marked as M in the attached file.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2778969/Spheres.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

My car also had them but I changed them to the equivalent 400 cc IFHS sphere and they are working perfect for more than 3 years now. Just following the IFHS table you wont go wrong.

450cc are not available aftermarket and may be available only at Citroen for a much higher price.

[citronut]

and some wd40 to start getting into the threads of each sphere I'll repkace

why use a moisture displacent as a penetrating fluid???? , as this is what that orible W stuff is

[Northern_Mike]

and some wd40 to start getting into the threads of each sphere I'll repkace

why use a moisture displacent as a penetrating fluid???? , as this is what that orible W stuff is

Maybe KP means this

http://www.wd40specialist.com/products/penetrating-oil" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Probably not though.

[KP]

It just seems to help I've found as does GT85

[harryp]

For what it's worth, the ride on my forte is a trifle hard, so went to Westroen in June this year to have all my spheres checked.Turns out that the accumulator and anti sink were very slightly down on pressure and that the front and rear suspension ones about a third down; so had the suspension spheres replaced They were all renewed just after I purchased the car in July 2006 at 71k miles and were checked at 128k. So, 57k and 8 years does not seem too bad to me. Now going replace the height correctors after having done a refurbishment on a spare (courtesy CitroenXM) and see how it improves things. Slightly off topic, but gives an idea of their life span. They were all standard from GSF.
HTH, Regards
Harry

[KP]

Just awaiting a reply from AEP as ive ordered spheres for both cars but estate Hydractive for the Xantia and they asked for a reg number for that as well. I simply said i didn't have it