BX LHM

Rob Marshall · Unread post by **Rob Marshall** » 02 Sep 2005, 17:28

While I'm posting like mad....
Changed the LHM on my car last summer, and then did 2,000 miles on hydroflush; filled up with new LHM and bled it.
Checked the condition of it a year and 10K later...and it's going yellow!! Amm planning to change it next year, but surprised it's going yellow already!

oilyspanner · Unread post by **oilyspanner** » 02 Sep 2005, 21:10

Wow nice BX, my LHM usually finds a way out long before it goes yellow[:D]
Stewart

Unread post by **martyhopkirk** » 02 Sep 2005, 21:54

Was it Total or Morris LHM - Morris goes off colour quicker - buy some drain testing dye and restore that flouresent colour in an instant [;)]

Rob Marshall · Unread post by **Rob Marshall** » 02 Sep 2005, 22:40

I think it was Morris's stuff: Sold by GSF in the blue bottles. AS I said, it has only been in the system for a year. Is it worth leaving it for another year; or should I panic and change the LHM...

ScottFromNZ · Unread post by **ScottFromNZ** » 09 Sep 2005, 05:48

My BX's LHM was changed about 2 years and 13,000 miles ago. I had a look in the reservoir yesterday and it is brown. So this mornings job was to clean out reservoir and put in new LHM. I will monitor the colour of it more often now and change it more often I think.
I don't know how often it was changed for the first 12 years of the car's life before I owned it.

czenda · Unread post by **czenda** » 09 Sep 2005, 11:46

Scott, if history of LHM change is unknown, why not use orange "Hydraflush" (Hydraurincage) before putting in new standard green LHM again?
It surely helped me a lot.

Rostami · Unread post by **Rostami** » 09 Sep 2005, 13:50

The same thing happened with my Xantia and BX. After buying the cars second-hand, I checked the LHM and it was BROWN... Hydraurincage certainly did solve some of the problems on the Xantia.

citronut · Unread post by **citronut** » 09 Sep 2005, 14:04

perhapes you did not get all of the hydroflush out of the system,i certainly would not add any fluids to the system that are not ment to be in there ie dies and wotnot
regards malcolm

Unread post by **Peter.N.** » 09 Sep 2005, 14:08

Being colour blind has its advantages, I dont worry about mine!

cauchoiskev · Unread post by **cauchoiskev** » 09 Sep 2005, 16:27

I've just drained my BX's hydroflush : went in orange, came out green ! How about that then ?

Rostami · Unread post by **Rostami** » 09 Sep 2005, 16:41

Cauchioskev: you just found out a nice way of making LHM out of hyraflush!

Unread post by **Sir Clive** » 12 Sep 2005, 16:26

I always used to do a yearly LHM change on both the BX and the Xantia. It seemed like a good idea, and I never had any hydraulic related problems. After a year the fluid always had a slight yellow tinge, which is OK, but when it starts to go brown it definitely is time for a change[:)]
Regards
Philip

adamskibx · Unread post by **adamskibx** » 12 Sep 2005, 21:31

I changed my LHM with the proper stuff in green and white tins, and even bled it out through brakes to get every last bit of hydraflush out but noticed black bits moving within the fluid when attending to a disconected clear return pipe coming from the rear struts- ie, I put the car from max to min and quickly got out to have a look at where fluid was leaking from and saw the black bits move as fluid came out. Hopefully as its just a trickle return it will either never get back to the tank or will be filtered out if it gets there.

citronut · Unread post by **citronut** » 13 Sep 2005, 01:17

green/white tins are bendix,citroens usuly have a lable stateing citroens prefer TOTAL LHM,so we sould asume TOTAL is true cit/blood,allthough some people say citroen used to use bendix
regards malcolm

czenda · Unread post by **czenda** » 13 Sep 2005, 01:55

My honest belief is that the only difference between Bendix/Total/Esso/Castrol LHMs is a price tag...
I assume they all must conform to the same standard, do not they?