Xantia Slip ring again

[Northern_Mike]

The plus gas would be very useful James, but I'm ok to drive down myself as it's before, not after the op! I was planning on trying to get some plus gas and giving the relevant bits a good dousing! I'll need to put it on ramps though...

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[citronut]

i thought for a minute i was going to have to dry some more out ready for Monday

at least its bin sunny the last few days

[Northern_Mike]

On second inspection, it doesn't look like a brake pipe.

It's the rusty pipe which disappears through the hole in the subframe to the right of the K-piece..



This looks like it might go forward somewhere. The two lines I think are brake pipes are the ones coming from the left hand side of the "straight" bit of the K piece, and the one coming from the right hand side "leg" of the K piece. The rotten pipe comes out the right hand side of the "straight" bit of the K piece and up through the subframe..

Where oh where does it go?

[RichardW]

Which side is that K splitter on, Mike?

[Hell Razor5543]

Would comparing against Gracies' pipework help?

[Northern_Mike]

That's on the driver's side Richard.

James - no idea. Are they different on hydractive cars?

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[RichardW]

In which case I'm pretty sure it's suspension not brakes (the brake splitter being on the NS), and service.citroen shows that pipe as going to the height corrector, so it's a relatively short one. The long one for the suspension comes to the anti-sink valve.

[Hell Razor5543]

I have no idea, it was just that (if it is a range common pipe) I thought it might help to compare.

The other thing is that it might be possible to do a few hydraulic checks (brakes, height changes) and see if any caused LHM to come out. Then we would have a better idea as to what the pipe did.

RichardW posted at the same time as I did.

[Northern_Mike]

Here is another view of the underneath. You can just see the driver's side rear suspension cylinder on the right of the pic. The K piece is just below the sphere at the top of the pic, and the pipe that needs changing is the dark (soaked in plus-gas) one that disappears through the hole in the subframe.

Removed image - look further down the thread for a labelled version..

[citronut]

so does this mean a sub frame and or tank down jobby Mike

you do know the coiled pipes are the rear brake feeds,

the other pipes to that height corrector look a little festered Mike

[Northern_Mike]

If it's a subframe out job, the bugger is going on eBay, I'm not messing about with that! Nor do I expect anyone else to. I shall investigate where this pipe goes tomorrow...

From what I can tell, it looks like the brake pipes have been done in the past, as they seem to be in good condition. The ends are horrid - so the original ends were likely reused, but the pipes themselves are generally sound. It's just that one that's bad.

[Hell Razor5543]

I have just had a look under Gracie, and that 'K' join and pipe is there. I don't know where it goes, but the offer to compare against her still stands.

[Northern_Mike]

This might make it clearer..

[citronut]

looking on service citroen with Mikes chassis No.

i cant see a three way/K union at the rear suspension pipe circuit, but there is one for the rear brake feed, Mike can you see were the curly wurly pipes conect to there feed/supply pipe/joint

[RichardW]

Item 12? Pipe either goes to the HC or the AS valve (3 or 4) - I can't see any reason why it has to go over the top of the subframe - just go via the shortest route. I think this is the pipe that Chris is having trouble with on his as well http://www.frenchcarforum.co.uk/forum/v ... =3&t=47780" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;