Xantia TD 1.9 LX Farting

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Xantia TD 1.9 LX Farting

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Xantia TD 1.9 LX 1995
When I stopped after a journey of about 12 miles I switched of the engine and as I walked away the car made a noise from the front like a horse farting.
I have done the stand on a corner test for suspension and that seems ok
Any ideas it has only done it the once today never before and not when I came home
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Post by FDV »

I think its related to the anti sink or the height corrector. Had one which did the same once. But it was after being parked for a while, the front end would look very high. You'd get in, start it and it would drop and break wind at the same time! Never did anything else wrong though, so I lived with it!
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Post by adzbaby »

My car does the same sometimes (1.9 td LX 94) when it has been left for a while. Start the engine and the front drops rapidly and 'farts'.
It has never been a problem as far as I am aware as the front rises straight away. Is this due to accumulator etc as FDV states?
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Post by Oystercatcher »

Mine used to do the same shortly after switching off.
I suspect it's the anti-sink valve, as it hasn't happened since this was replaced 30k-odd miles ago (the valve started leaking. Visibly :-(
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Post by Kowalski »

My older one did that too for a while, although its stopped of late.
Slightly sticky height correctors seem to have an affect on it.
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Post by tonyb1 »

Mine usually farts after carrying a heavy load, about a minute after turning off, more of a creaking than a fart though, a bit like a womans fart :-)
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