Xantia Hydraulic pump.

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adzbaby
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Xantia Hydraulic pump.

Unread post by adzbaby »

I had a fella ask me about buying my hydraulic pump off me.
The pump I have available is off my old 94 1.9TD LX, has two metal hydraulic pipes going to and from and a larger bore rubber hose.
The guy only has one metal pipe attached to his. He said he went to a scrappy and they tried to sell him one like mine with 2 metal pipes and just told him to block one off. Now that sounded a bit dodgy to me!!
Surely there is a reason for the difference? Do both pipes just run off one chamber and can be blocked off as necessary? If so then i have a sale!![:D]
Cheers.
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Kowalski
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Unread post by Kowalski »

There are two types of pump fitted to the Xantia, one is a single outlet pump (which needs an flow divider valve if the car has power steering) and the double outlet pump which does not.
The two outlets on a double outlet pump are not connected, one is serviced by 6 pistons (for the power steering), the other has 2 pistons (for the suspension / brakes etc). They are variable outlet pumps but I'm not sure what the effect of blanking off one of the outlets would be.
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nick
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Unread post by nick »

I suspect the pump would just self-destruct (or more likely, lock up completely and slip the belt) if it was run with one outlet blanked off! It may be possible to tee the two outlets together, but it would be far easier to get the right pump in the first place.
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alexx
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Unread post by alexx »

It isn't possible to connect outputs, because one (connected to power steering) has pressure limiter inside the pump
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mucky
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Unread post by mucky »

I just did this job. Keep look,ing in the scrappers and you will find one. The one with 2 pipes and rubber is the common one to find
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NiSk
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Unread post by NiSk »

Depending on the placement of the inlet/outlet you may well find that an early XM (<94) or a BX pump will fit.
//NiSk
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rg
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Unread post by rg »

Don't Pleiades in Sawtry (near Huntingdon UK)do fairly cheap exchange ones?
rg
http://www.pleiades.uk.com/
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Terry Brooks
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Unread post by Terry Brooks »

Depends what you mean by cheap. Currently £150 which is not far off what a Mk1 Xantia is worth? :-(
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oilyspanner
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Unread post by oilyspanner »

I have a spare Xantia single outlet pump removed from a scrapper. Email me off forum if interesed
Stewart
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