Is This Going To Be Expensive ?

[psincock]

Hi all

 

Well i have just gone out to my car, a 52 plate C5 HDi Exclusive est, and the poor thing is resting right right down on the rear wheels. The rear screen is covered in an oily film and there is a slug trail on the road and in to my parking space. I have pulled the car forward and there is a big pool of fluid towards the rear drivers side.:-(

 

My question is , is this going to be expensive and will it be worth getting done on a 10 year old car with 170,000 miles on the clock ?

 

Many thanks in advance

 

Pete

[coastline taxis]

Well youve done the hard bit and depresurized the system without a lexia. Find the leak chances are its a pipe. replace it then top up with lds fluid start the car and the hydraulic pump will do the rest. you might have to take the suspension up and down manually a few times but other than that its easier than changing a brake pipe

[TheGoose]

Just a quick question, when checking the LDS fluid level, do you do this with the suspension all the way down? If so there are two markings on the tank, I am assuming lower and upper. So if the fluid hits the upper mark, then im assuming that is the maximum level?

 

Thanks

 

Mike

[coastline taxis]

your assumption is correct mr goose

[myglaren]

How did this turn out? Did you have to prime the pump or was there sufficient LDS in it?