C5 HPi Big Lever

birstall · Post by **birstall** » 16 Aug 2011, 13:21

So what's the big metal lever for in the engine compartment that swings horizontally back and forth? (Somewhere in the area below the HP pump). Summer/Winter setting adjustment?

Post by **myglaren** » 16 Aug 2011, 20:34

Don't touch that - it's the self destruct activator!

Citroenmad · Post by **Citroenmad** » 16 Aug 2011, 20:36

myglaren wrote:Don't touch that - it's the self destruct activator!

Only fitted to the HPI petrols

wheeler · Post by **wheeler** » 17 Aug 2011, 01:36

birstall wrote:So what's the big metal lever for in the engine compartment that swings horizontally back and forth? (Somewhere in the area below the HP pump). Summer/Winter setting adjustment?

Do you have a picture ?

birstall · Post by **birstall** » 18 Aug 2011, 20:15

I've got a picture but I can't seem to post it up anywhere.

Can I email it to someone to give me a hand?

Cheers

Pete

Post by **myglaren** » 18 Aug 2011, 20:24

email it to me.

Post by **myglaren** » 18 Aug 2011, 21:18

That's perhaps a little difficult to make out, larger image if you click on this:

I am clueless, not many members have HPis so it could be a while before this is resolved.

Citroenmad · Post by **Citroenmad** » 18 Aug 2011, 22:07

Where is that?

Looks like its ontop of the gearbox?

Toby_HDi · Post by **Toby_HDi** » 18 Aug 2011, 22:14

Of course! I was thrown by the HP pump reference but later pumps were on the gearbox end driven directly off the camshaft.

Looks like gear linkage to me.

Citroenmad · Post by **Citroenmad** » 18 Aug 2011, 22:17

A Seat TDi I used to have had a big metal weight like thing on the gear linkages, I think it was some sort of centralising weight.

birstall · Post by **birstall** » 18 Aug 2011, 22:41

OK, I'm going to throw it into the back position before I set off in the morning and see what happens.

Gibbo2286 · Post by **Gibbo2286** » 18 Aug 2011, 22:47

Those are the gear control levers, connected to the gearshift by the cables, one is the move across neutral and the other shifts the gears in and out.

wheeler · Post by **wheeler** » 18 Aug 2011, 23:55

Yep deffo the gear linkage, if you get someone to move it while you are inside you will see the gearstick moving.

birstall · Post by **birstall** » 20 Aug 2011, 00:28

Yes, that's what it is - mystery solved.

Thanks for all your help.

Pete

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