Xantia LHM leak

[Stunned Monkey]

Morning all.

Just arrived at work with the stop light on, and LHM pi$$ing out from the front left corner of the car, literally at the bumper - which is a bit of an odd place I think.

There's green on the bulkhead under the battery tray but I can't see anywhere else obviously wet. I'm wondering about the underside of the LHM tank?

The car went in for a clutch and steering knuckle 2 weeks ago, so a lot would have been move/removed in the engine bay.

Suggestions please! Probably going to get the RAC to recover it to CPS in Bradford on Avon where the clutch was done but would like some ideas. Forwarned is forarmed!

[addo]

Regulator return flex hose, quite possibly.

[Stunned Monkey]

Just come back from see the RAC chap and it isn't that. It's off on a truck to CPS.

[citroenxm]

Split return pipe on the ABS hydraulic block... This is directly above the afore mentioned area....

[CitroJim]

Power Steering supply pipe under the wheelarch. A well-known failure point on any MK2 Xantia...

[Old-Guy]

There you are, the expert has spoken!

[citroenxm]

Power Steering supply pipe under the wheelarch. A well-known failure point on any MK2 Xantia...

Hmmm a real step BACKWARDS! Series One cars have a larger bore pipe plus a Citroen Flare at the rack end, and was coated... but S2 cars have a thinner supply pipe and and Flare at the Rack end is a Standard Brake pipe type flare with NO citroen seal! So the supply pipes are not interchange able, BUT S2 pipes are an in between size that is 4.5mm.

Ive got this job now on mums Y reg 2001 Xantia... However, I cant do a joint, it has rotted through right on the Elbow after the rubber pipe part..

[Stunned Monkey]

Aha - and given they sorted the passenger side steering drumstick at the same time as the clutch, that could well have been disturbed.

Thanks for the responses gents!