Rear Struts Leaking

[michael r]

Hi all, I own a 2003 C5 2.0 HDI VTR Estate Great car but i have a problem with the rear struts (Damper), They are leaking oil (both sides) around the gaiters.

I took the car to citroen and they said they could do the job for around £500 or i could buy the replacment part for around £150 per strut (Damper) or i

could buy the seals for around £60 per strut (Damper).

My MOT is up in 5 weeks and i think this would be a failure.

Does any one know how difficult this repair is, or the best way around this problem as money is a bit tight at the moment.

thanks for all your help.

Michael.

 

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[fatgut]

We've an estate that failed it's MOT on this about 3 years ago, and the tester said he had to fail it only because he could see the oil leak, so therefore there was a suspension fault. He hinted that if it came back for retest and he couldn't see evidence of a leak it would be ok.(I think he meant we could just wipe it prior to re-test?). We quickly asked one local indy, who didn't want the job, then got the one side done at the dealer for about £200, then it passed. We got the other side done one year later when it too started to leak, so probably best to get both done at once to be more cost-effective.