richard0212

Hi guys just a quick update having had the pipes replaced at a total of £456 i have been informed that i now need a new rack coz of the high pressure alloy pipe has corroded the metal rack and a new aftermarket rack i believe is £275-£300 plus labour. Quite a expensive job considering ive only had the car 4months althou it is 2nd hand

Pipe prices at evans halshaw vat inc. ....high pressure pipe £185.42...low pressure £74.38...cooler pipe £61.69 ...fluid £20.05 hope this helps

Gotta be honest i wont touch fords. To be fair rho ive had two picasso's...never again, ive had two c5s love them but i also like vauxhall astras

Its quite a dear do having a citroen but the the tourer i have to say is worth it lol

By the way sdl motor factors sell the fluid in a red bottle £13 ish for a litre

Apparently you will have to drop the subframe to do it im thinking of replaci g both pipes and have done with it itl cost around 400-450 , citroen is nearly 700quid .....if its the alloy pipe u need its £203, for both pipes plus fluid its around £280ish ....im not sure if you can replace just the seals but also that alloy pipe goes into a metal clamp theres a v.good possibility that the alloy is corroding

I rang citroen at chesterfield yesterday apparently if one of the pipes are leaking the ive got to buy a complete pipe which from citroen is £203 inc Vat.a aftermarket rack from sdl motors factors is i think they said around £236+vat

Andy mine is the lds fluid also

Yeah i think weve found the problem it looks like the alloy pipe at the bottom of the steering rack maybe corroding where it goes to the metal clamp ....but apparently it maybe that the subframe may need to be removed to fix it ...not sure about the cost also atm it shouldnt get any worse than it is just keep the fluid topped up

Andy if it is them pipes how much roughly will the cost of repair be or how much worst case senario

Hi its a very pale yellow its almost a clear fluid

Where the rubber boot is on the trackrod its wet with the fluid all around that area

Hi Its deffo not fuel ....what are the thin black pipes that run under the centre of the car coz like i say one of them even tho its clipped up you can slide it backwards and forwards

The fluid is almost clear looking its a lighter colour than brake fluid

Hi my 08 Citroen c5 exclusive tourer is leaking fluid , it seems to be inline with the front wheels but its just the other side of the rubber cover on the trackrod its leaked a bit over the past few weeks but I've also noticed there's 4 little black pipes that run down the middle of the car one of them seems to be loose ...the fluid drips like water but has a oily texture with no smell to it so it could it be the suspension fluid ????