Xantia - Strut ram leak ?

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lancia58
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Xantia - Strut ram leak ?

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Hi

Can a strut ram leak ?

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Xantia 2.0 16V Automatic make year 2000 LHD
Citroen C4 THP Automatic make year 2009 LHD
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Stickyfinger
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Re: Xantia - Strut ram leak ?

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Yes....but rare to see in the Uk reportedly.

I do not know how well the survive in a sandy/dusty climate:
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Re: Xantia - Strut ram leak ?

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Hi

I talked today with an hydraulic workshop and the owner told me that it is quite common to have a leaking Xantia strut. When the Xantia was more common ( I think today no more than 40-60 Xantias are still on the road ) he used to fixed them, a task required special tooling.
Xantia 2.0 16V Automatic make year 2000 LHD
Citroen C4 THP Automatic make year 2009 LHD
Citroen C4 VTS 2.0 16V make year 2006 LHD