c5 suspension woes
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cannot see the box "clunking a bit" being connected.
I really do still think (as I found out myself) that the car needs a good check over after being "serviced" by a main dealer.
They just replace things when they go wrong, on my experience they NEVER showed any interest in anything unless it broke. ZERO assessment or preventative maintenance recommendation.
I really do still think (as I found out myself) that the car needs a good check over after being "serviced" by a main dealer.
They just replace things when they go wrong, on my experience they NEVER showed any interest in anything unless it broke. ZERO assessment or preventative maintenance recommendation.
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Re: c5 suspension woes
The chap at PLEIADES said if your exhaust was dragging on the floor but the computer said it was o.k. then there's not really a problem (i got the feeling he was'nt too impressed with main dealers)Stickyfinger wrote:cannot see the box "clunking a bit" being connected.
I really do still think (as I found out myself) that the car needs a good check over after being "serviced" by a main dealer.
They just replace things when they go wrong, on my experience they NEVER showed any interest in anything unless it broke. ZERO assessment or preventative maintenance recommendation.
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I had littary NEVER sworn at any "customer service" person before I experienced Hatwells Abingdon and Hartwells Bath
They liked this....NOT
They liked this....NOT
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Remind me not to p**s you offStickyfinger wrote:I had littary NEVER sworn at any "customer service" person before I experienced Hatwells Abingdon and Hartwells Bath
They liked this....NOT
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It made a point....I do not often loose it to that extent but these people are a pathetic waste of space and damage the Citroen name
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I wished i'd pulled up at the dealers who disconnected my pump because it was faulty and showed them the car rising and lowering and would say a competent mechanic fixed it for me?Mr Stevie Wonder & Ray Charles.Stickyfinger wrote:It made a point....I do not often loose it to that extent but these people are a pathetic waste of space and damage the Citroen name
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LOL
Facebook....their page had this up for ages before they realised, they delete it ?.....you just put it up again after 6pm
Facebook....their page had this up for ages before they realised, they delete it ?.....you just put it up again after 6pm
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Re: c5 suspension woes
If this is at all similar to earlier C5's with H3+ which I suspect it is then this would indicate a problem either within the SuSpension Pump, or a stiff / binding suspension unit (assuming the basic heights are correct). At round about 55mph the suspension changes it's height, (lower) this suggests that the suspension is not achieving it's commanded heights either because an electrovalve is not working correctly or because the suspension is being physically impeded from dropping within the allotted time. A usefull test would be to select the intermediate high position check the car goes there then drive it at around about 25mph it should automagically drop to the correct height, it will do this quite quickly.aeroboy64 wrote:The numerous problems all seem to started when i first got the "suspension fault 55mph" on the dash.Stickyfinger wrote:Main Dealer would not of changed the G-Box oil......it is "sealed for life" and is not on the service schedule for these boxes for any manufacturer who use them.
(I stand to be corrected on that).
Something else to try select full low when it gets there switch the ignition off lock the car using the plip wait a few minutes then unlock the car, the pump should run and the car rise to normal height.
The suspension takes data from both the gearbox and the steering wheel position sensor / ESP system.so lack of or erroneous data from these systems may produce suspension faults
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's are closedaeroboy64 wrote:Have spoken to friend who suggested these people as they are nearer to me http://petersgarage.co.uk/ and spoke to them and they have got the updated lexia and charge £20.00 for diagnosis/fault codes,He's not a citroen specialist but knows his way around c5 ecu's apperantly.Stickyfinger wrote:Maybe give BL Auto a ring then, time for a discussion....I cannot see that they would NOT have a Lexia....at the bottom of the A1
http://www.blautos.co.uk/
(he says sticking his neck out for another specialist)
When i drove the car this morning it was low and lumpy but wife has just driven it and says its now higher but still lumpy so the pump MUST be working but the cars ecu/bsi can't send the right signals to it due to sensors/height sensors misaligned or something similar?
No! if it's low then the chances are the pump is not running. The leakages in this system are low, when the ECU detects the system is low the "Raise" EV's open the pump will run to achieve height, at that point the pump shuts off and the "raise" EV's shut thus isolating the oil in the suspension, and statically it can take quite a while for there to be a significant drop in the suspension levels (days).However when driving the suspension height changes dynamically depending on speed, This change in height is actually to lower so the "lower" EV's open to bleed oil back to the reservoir so achieving the lower ride height, as the car speed drops the suspension changes height again to run higher, the pump runs the raise EV's open and the suspension rises. Of course if the pump does not run then the suspension remains at it's lower setting, this process can repeat and each time the suspension goes lower until.the bump stops are reached, definitely lumpy In my experience pump motor failure is gradual, sometimes it runs sometimes it doesn't, in my case worn brushes in the motor explained all this at circa 95K.
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I did as above last night and the suspension was super soft and bouncy but then the car raised up again a bit too high imho,the dash display say'sStickyfinger wrote:Easy to test.
Park it, turn it off and leave the key in the ignition....then open the boot. Sit on the lip and bounce about 10/15 times....it should be soft.
Leave for a few secs then open/close the drivers door. The pump should run and the car should level up.
Comfort and is one above the lowest setting?
This morning when i used the remote to open the doors the pump kicked in so it seems to me that the car thinks its at the correct height either because the sensors are not set correct or giving a false reading?
Will know more later.
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Don't forget the pictures side on...........
Good that that is all working correctly by the sound of it.
Good that that is all working correctly by the sound of it.
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Good new,my local mechanic adjusted the hieght senor manually and picked me up at work.He approached a speed bump (the 12 foot long version) without slowing and it glided over but after the 3rd one less so.Still needs a bit of fine tuning but nearly there.Will run it for a week as is and see how it goes.Stickyfinger wrote:Don't forget the pictures side on...........
Good that that is all working correctly by the sound of it.
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Getting there.....
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It handles like a completely different car and even seemed quieter,waftiness here i comeStickyfinger wrote: Getting there.....
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Re: c5 suspension woes
I've located all the X7 suspension measuring Docs now - but as you seem to have it working to your delight, I won't bother transferring these now unless anybody else wants them. Glad you're happy - it would be interesting for you to post back what the measurements were that he programmed into your car if you get time.
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