HYDRACTIVE or not
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HYDRACTIVE or not
1.9td xantia 1996, p plate how do i tell if the car is HYDRACTIVE or not the car has started to sink like a stone a the rear new accumulator spher fitted still the same done all the citrobics for about 20mins car will stay up all night but as soon as i start it the engine the next morning down she goes pull the leaver full back and it goes up again, press the brake at any time a down we go again.
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philhoward
Sounds like the brake (doseur) valve has an internal leak (the rear brake pressure comes from the rear suspension; brake system leak and the back drops like a stone).
Hydractive cars have a button just in front of the handbrake with a ZZ logo on it. They also have 8 spheres (4 at the back, 4 at the front) and it was only fitted to VSX and Exclusive (?) models
Hydractive cars have a button just in front of the handbrake with a ZZ logo on it. They also have 8 spheres (4 at the back, 4 at the front) and it was only fitted to VSX and Exclusive (?) models
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RichardW
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Hang on a mo before you go ripping into the doseur valve.
The symptoms are:
1. Car up in morning, but rear drops as soon as the engine is started and light goes out.
2. Rear does not raise itself again without input from the manual height lever in the car
3. Rear tends to drop when the brake is pressed.
Right, which leads to the following diagnosis:
1. Anti-sink sphere is flat or brake valve shot.
2. Rear height corrector is seized / broken
3. Maybe be symptoms of the above, may be fault with Doseur.
You need to pull off the small bore return hose from the brake valve and see how much fluid is coming out. A few drips OK, a steady stream of drips marginal, a steady flow bad. I suspect you will find the middle road, and the problem is being magnified by a flat anti-sink sphere. Either way you need to get the rear height corrector working again.
The symptoms are:
1. Car up in morning, but rear drops as soon as the engine is started and light goes out.
2. Rear does not raise itself again without input from the manual height lever in the car
3. Rear tends to drop when the brake is pressed.
Right, which leads to the following diagnosis:
1. Anti-sink sphere is flat or brake valve shot.
2. Rear height corrector is seized / broken
3. Maybe be symptoms of the above, may be fault with Doseur.
You need to pull off the small bore return hose from the brake valve and see how much fluid is coming out. A few drips OK, a steady stream of drips marginal, a steady flow bad. I suspect you will find the middle road, and the problem is being magnified by a flat anti-sink sphere. Either way you need to get the rear height corrector working again.
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where is the height corrector is it the one that the rod goes to down the middle of the car
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yes
where is the height corrector is it the one that the rod goes to down the middle of the car
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yes