LHM tank level
Moderator: RichardW
LHM tank level
Looked at my LHM level this morning and it looks suspiciously low, almost empty, but the gauge shows it as high. When I raised the car to full height the gauge went down, so the gauge isn't stuck. I'm sure I remember the actual tank level being higher when I bought the car than it is now. Is it my imagination?
I stopped taking notice of those silly gauge things years ago when I was sitting on the side of the road one morning at 5am waiting for one of the family to bring me some fresh LHM when the car sat down on me.
Since then I've beed a big believer in the "finger test method."
Set suspension to normal height, remove filler cap from LHM tank, insert index finger, withdraw and inspect; if the nail is covered in a green substance, the level's right.
Always accurate, leaves nothing to chance and the only way it can fail is if you chop your finger off.
Much more reliable and accurate than that yellow disc thing believe me.
Alan S[;)]
Since then I've beed a big believer in the "finger test method."
Set suspension to normal height, remove filler cap from LHM tank, insert index finger, withdraw and inspect; if the nail is covered in a green substance, the level's right.
Always accurate, leaves nothing to chance and the only way it can fail is if you chop your finger off.
Much more reliable and accurate than that yellow disc thing believe me.
Alan S[;)]
Check the level using the guage when the car is in its "highest" position. Otherwise the Guage will not give a true reading.
The little top hat should be within the two orange bands.
It is posssible you may have a leak somewhere. Top up to the correct level with fresh LHM and have a good look over the system with it running to see if there are any obvious leaks (joints being the obvious place to start).
Are there any other symptoms? Car sinking at the rear when switched off? Firm ride?
Has it ever had new spheres? At this age and milage you will almost certainly be needing new rears, and possibly fronts too.
Remember - NEVER get under a HP citroen without axel stands in place - people have died with cars rapidly desending on them.
The little top hat should be within the two orange bands.
It is posssible you may have a leak somewhere. Top up to the correct level with fresh LHM and have a good look over the system with it running to see if there are any obvious leaks (joints being the obvious place to start).
Are there any other symptoms? Car sinking at the rear when switched off? Firm ride?
Has it ever had new spheres? At this age and milage you will almost certainly be needing new rears, and possibly fronts too.
Remember - NEVER get under a HP citroen without axel stands in place - people have died with cars rapidly desending on them.
The spheres are original, and I will be changing them at some point as the ride is a little firm now. (Either by myself, if I pluck up the courage, or at a local "specialist")
After the anti-sink valve change the LHM was topped up to be in the markers when the car was at full height (I pestered the mechanic on this, he insisted it should be done when the car is at normal height)
Another thought: is it possible that air got into the system at that time and has now bled out?
After the anti-sink valve change the LHM was topped up to be in the markers when the car was at full height (I pestered the mechanic on this, he insisted it should be done when the car is at normal height)
Another thought: is it possible that air got into the system at that time and has now bled out?
firstly i have work on citroens forquite a few years now and never seen or had any prob with level indicator,it is only a plastic float with a stem moulded in one pice on top this is sliding up and down in a plastic tube,the stem has a coper disc near the top which shorts across terminals in bottom of clear domwhen fluid is low,above coper disc there is a yellow plastic disc which when car is at highes pos on level ground should be between red bands on clear dome, this is the only way to acuratly check fluid level.I would sudgegst the garage telling youto carry out this check at normal hight dose not know what they are doing on citroens regards malcolm