Suspension sinks on Sundays! C5 X7 that works hard + 206 GTi HDi (and 406 Coupe and 306 HDi). - MattBLancs

[mickthemaverick]

Why would you want to put it in Matt, Jim?

[MattBLancs]

Is that a shim plate that should be between the pad and the caliper?

Yep, who knows why it's been shoved half way down the piston!?

[MattBLancs]

Just a matter of unscrewing the bottom ball joint next. Note use of high level left leg to help to stop the massive heavy steel workbench from turning over!

[MattBLancs]

New and old for comparison. Febi Bilstein (Autodoc from memory)

[MattBLancs]

New ball joint in place with copper grease. Hub flange cleaned up with flap disk

[CitroJim]

Why would you want to put it in Matt, Jim?

Shows how important punctuation is I blame it on the AdBlue I accidentally consumed yesterday

Matt, You're doing some cracking work today Weather is ideal for it!

[MattBLancs]

Why would you want to put it in Matt, Jim?

Thought he was encouraging me to drink it!

[MattBLancs]

The gearbox underside is very oily but I don't think this seal is that fault. Drive shaft is very much lacking in oil coating which I thought it would do well to escape if this was the culprit

[CitroJim]

Why would you want to put it in Matt, Jim?

Thought he was encouraging me to drink it!

Gosh no Matt! I once ended up in A&E after a mishap with brake fluid...

The gearbox underside is very oily but I don't think this seal is that fault. Drive shaft is very much lacking in oil coating which I thought it would do well to escape if this was the culprit

It may well be, it takes only a tiny leak to make a right mess! I tend to find little leaks don't get as far as the CV joint and if it does it may well get flung off before it can make a mess.

If you have one in stock, I'd be tempted to swap the seal for a new one whilst it's all in bits... Diff seals are one thing I always keep in stock...

[mickthemaverick]

I have to agree with Jim there, whenever I expose a seal anywhere I always renew it as a matter of course, can save a lot of redoing jobs for the sake of a few quid!!

[MattBLancs]

I do not have this one in stock (or I don't think so!)

Otherwise I'm same view as you both, get it changed. Next time I'm in the area will look to change it.


I was pretty convinced it's the engine sump gasket (or rather rtv at this joint) that's failed, but surprised how much is all over the gearbox and little on and around the sump.

May even be coming from engine further up - do DV6 oil filter housings have seals that fail? Half remember reading something about them?

Hoping it's not the turbo's oil feed as it's DPF off to get at that if so!

[CitroJim]

do DV6 oil filter housings have seals that fail? Half remember reading something about them?

Yes, I have a feeling it was Husky who had one leak...

[MattBLancs]

do DV6 oil filter housings have seals that fail? Half remember reading something about them?

Yes, I have a feeling it was Husky who had one leak...

Ah, ok I'll have a search on the forum.

Spot the brake fluid reservoir cap!

Took me 5 minutes to find where it had dropped to!
Another view:

It's visible in both images above!

Spoiler: show

go on, keep looking!

Spoiler: show

Oh all right then

Spoiler: show

Here it is!

[CitroJim]

Spot the brake fluid reservoir cap!

Spotted A bit of zooming needed...

That did a good job of playing hide'n'seek

[MattBLancs]

Quick Autodoc search, oil cooler seals set (6 different ones seemingly)

https://m.autodoc.co.uk/3rg/10254267

£3.40

Will double check numbers on the Parts thread in a bit

Some other seals
https://m.autodoc.co.uk/ajusa/8554885
£1.51
And
https://m.autodoc.co.uk/ajusa/8554882
£2.41

Not sure if the above two form part of the 6 part set in the first link