C5 Power steering

[Steve Walsh]

Evening all.

I have a 2013 C5 Tourer 2.0 hdi. My power steering return pipe, ( cooler ) has a very slight leak,

I am going to attempt a repair or build a new one from tube, as Citroen have made it no longer available.

My question is, does anyone know the max pressure in the return system, If any. I can't see why there would be much but thought I would ask you clever folk

Thanks


Steve

[Sloppysod]

Looking on the Web, your looking at between 80 and 140 bars ( 1160-2030 psi) www.citroenet.org.uk/passenger-cars/psa/c5/c5tech1.html
www.citroenet.org.uk/passenger-cars/ps…

[Steve Walsh]

Looking on the Web, your looking at between 80 and 140 bars ( 1160-2030 psi) www.citroenet.org.uk/passenger-cars/psa/c5/c5tech1.html
www.citroenet.org.uk/passenger-cars/ps…

Wow
Just read that document, those are the suspension pressures, I am looking for the power steering return pipe pressure


Steve

[GiveMeABreak]

The Electro Power Steering pump provides a maximum pressure of 93 Bar, but I can't tell you what the return pressure is.

[Steve Walsh]

Thanks Marc, I can't see it being very high as it is only dumping fluid back to the pump / reservoir.

[Jay-Bruce]

A forum member on here is sending me some steering rack parts and pipework for me to explore modifying the system to use "real" hydraulic fittings, most likely tapping the ports out to NPT then going in with NPT x JIC nipples. If you can wait a few weeks, I'll have worked out a replacement pipework setup.

[Steve Walsh]

Cheers Jay, I have done a temporary bodge / repair while I find a good used one or decide wether I am up to building one from scratch. I need to do a France, northen uk and back to France trip this weekend and the temp bodge appears to be working