Xantia Slip ring again

[Hell Razor5543]

Getting there, then! Good luck tomorrow.

[Northern_Mike]

Well it failed on something else! One of the rear brake pipes is rotten. One from the K piece to the nearside brake.

That's all it failed on. Due to health reasons I can't DIY it and I'm not really prepared to try and get it sorted by a garage/pay a load/trail about within 10 days to save the retest fee before I have more surgery on my nose and head in 12 days which will prevent me doing much with it for six weeks. I only found out about the surgery yesterday.

So, if you want a V6 Xantia that needs an MOT but only needs a brake pipe, has a great history with tax til end of Sept.... or if you need any parts

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[addo]

The quacks love carving you up!

[Northern_Mike]

Yes. I'm getting quite fed up with it now!

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[addo]

I'm going to sound like young Jimmy/non-Alistair here; years ago I read Frank Zappa's autobiography - as the child of underinformed migrant peasants in NY, they took him (with his allergic rhinitis) to a "doctor" who treated it by stuffing radium pellets into his sinus cavities. No bloody wonder the poor fellow died of internal cancer.

You're hopefully getting a more enlightened medico digging holes in your face.

[Northern_Mike]

Yeah, they can't work out why it's not healing inside so they want another look. The scans show the physical side of the op was perfect. The crippling headaches now look like they are caused by nerve damage.
The annoying part is the bit below my eyes is the part that hasn't healed internally, yet the bit above my eyes which has healed is the painful bit. 3 months of antibiotics, steroids, buprenorphine and dihydrocodiene haven't helped. Not happy.

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[citronut]

sorry to hear of your plight Mike

so your car is the least of your worries

cant you just park the car up till your able to either fix it or get someone else to sort it,

its a shame to get shot for the want of one pipe

[Hell Razor5543]

I agree, it is a nice looking car (and nice to drive, as well). My first go in a V6, and an automatic. If it wasn't for the problem in my shoulders I would be more than willing to help (and I am still willing if I can do anything, even if it were to just make the tea!).

[Northern_Mike]

sorry to hear of your plight Mike

so your car is the least of your worries

its a shame to get shot for the want of one pipe

It is Malcolm, but I have nowhere to store it and need legal transport. Nowhere round here can fit it in within the 10 days retest time and I'm not wanting to trail all over the place - the only days I could possibly do it are Wednesday this week or Monday next week, otherwise it's another £40 for a retest I don't want to spend.

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[Northern_Mike]

I hasten to add, I expected a 16 year old car to fail, but perhaps stupidly didn't expect it to fail on one of the few things I can't DIY!

[citronut]

so if you get the pipe and trundle the car down here Monday next week we will get it sorted

you are aware the 10 days is working days not including weekends and bank hol's?????

[citronut]

ps.

i have even got some

[Hell Razor5543]

Come on Mike, you cannot let it die for the sake of a £12 pipe. Especially as Malcolm wants to keep her alive! You have got enough time to get it done and through a retest.

[citronut]

are you sitting comfortably

here is price and part No.'s for both the rear brake pipes

Part Number Description Quantity Price excl. VAT Price incl. VAT Total incl. VAT Selection

O/S/R
96106389 HYDRAULIC TUBE 56.12 GBP 67.34 GBP 67.34 GBP

N/S/R
96106390 HYDRAULIC TUBE 44.45 GBP 53.34 GBP 53.34 GBP

try a gooogly search with those part No.'s to see if theres any NOS about

[Northern_Mike]

At those prices.