Help me avoid getting ripped off next week!
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Re: Help me avoid getting ripped off next week!
Guys, I may have got the drop-link bit wrong! I can't recall exactly what he said. Whatever it was, he said the parts were around £30 each side so would that narrow it down?
The noise is a knocking noise with going round a corner and/or over a rough road coming from the rear of the car. Several months ago I though I had fixed it by pushing the rear seat bases down to clip them in firmly but it obviously wasn't that.
The noise is a knocking noise with going round a corner and/or over a rough road coming from the rear of the car. Several months ago I though I had fixed it by pushing the rear seat bases down to clip them in firmly but it obviously wasn't that.
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Have a good look at the back of the car from a few yards, are either of the rear wheels leaning in at all??
Put the car to op and back to normal and have a look - they useually lean in if the bearings are shot..
Put the car to op and back to normal and have a look - they useually lean in if the bearings are shot..
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There are rear drop-links on at least some C5's ! P/N 517852 Bar-Link.
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LHM? In a C5. Make sure they know the difference between LHM and LDS!evoke wrote:a split LHM fluid reservoir as the main leak. There might also be a very slight leak related to the gearbox but he'll fix the first leak and then clean things up and check if there is a second leak.
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Tell them not to use LHM to top up as LDS and LHM dont mix. Easy to spot the difference, LHM green, LDS orange.
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Re: Help me avoid getting ripped off next week!
I haven't heard of a split LHM reservoir but there was another member reported a split LDS reservoir in the recent past.superloopy wrote:Well spotted Steve ... I missed that one!!
Have you ever heard of a split in LHM reservoir? They look like quite tough old things to me. Maybe a split pipe? Let's hope the quote for the work is 'reasonable' ....
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LOL. I might have got that wrong too. It is at a Citroen specialist so i'm assuming they would know the difference! It's been a long, hard day...
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Easy mistake but do make certain that they can differentiate - it has happened that the two have been used incorrectly before.
Incidentally, I have a suspicion that Dexron has been put in mine at some point
Incidentally, I have a suspicion that Dexron has been put in mine at some point
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I cracked mine due to excess fluid pressure, I think it was due to lowering with a jack still underneathmyglaren wrote:I haven't heard of a split LHM reservoir but there was another member reported a split LDS reservoir in the recent past.
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Re: Help me avoid getting ripped off next week!
No way, these things are more robust than that, poor quality control ?Jabo wrote:I cracked mine due to excess fluid pressure, I think it was due to lowering with a jack still underneathmyglaren wrote:I haven't heard of a split LHM reservoir but there was another member reported a split LDS reservoir in the recent past.
Unless you put your jack in a bad place ?
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Re: Help me avoid getting ripped off next week!
A final update hopefully: just got the car back. It drove well back from the workshop. The invoice shows:
1. Replaced split LDS reservoir
2. Replaced n/s and o/s rear anti-roll bar link rods
I needed 2 litres of LDS fluid and, including labour and VAT, the total came to £240. I have never been so happy handing money over given my experiences over the last six months. I think i've found a gem of a workshop in Cookham, Berkshire. Absolutely no-nonsense service, a free loan car, regular updates over the phone and no sucking in of teeth to suggest additional work is required.
Boy, am I relieved! I can now finally enjoy my C5. Thanks to all who offered moral support as I did get close to getting rid of the car as I had become so frustrated with the dodgy indie mechanic who was ripping me off on a monthly basis.
1. Replaced split LDS reservoir
2. Replaced n/s and o/s rear anti-roll bar link rods
I needed 2 litres of LDS fluid and, including labour and VAT, the total came to £240. I have never been so happy handing money over given my experiences over the last six months. I think i've found a gem of a workshop in Cookham, Berkshire. Absolutely no-nonsense service, a free loan car, regular updates over the phone and no sucking in of teeth to suggest additional work is required.
Boy, am I relieved! I can now finally enjoy my C5. Thanks to all who offered moral support as I did get close to getting rid of the car as I had become so frustrated with the dodgy indie mechanic who was ripping me off on a monthly basis.
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I guess it's these that were replaced. Invoice says "rear anti-roll bar link rods". Knocking noise from back has been virtually eliminated now.bobins wrote:There are rear drop-links on at least some C5's ! P/N 517852 Bar-Link.
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" been virtually eliminated" ???
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Nice result - as you have found, an honest, reliable and knowledgeable indy is indeed a rare thing and well worth encouraging.
The price may still be a bit on the high side though.
The price may still be a bit on the high side though.
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^ Yes, but relative to the fleecing i've experienced from other places, this was okay for me. I think it worked out at around 2 hours labour which included the diagnosis too (tracing the oil leak). Itemised invoice was as follows:
1. LDS reservoir: £33.52
2. 2 litres of LDS fluid: £25.74
3. Rear anti-roll bar link rods: £47.08
4. Labour: £96
All plus VAT.
1. LDS reservoir: £33.52
2. 2 litres of LDS fluid: £25.74
3. Rear anti-roll bar link rods: £47.08
4. Labour: £96
All plus VAT.
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