turbovette350 Posted February 15, 2017 Posted February 15, 2017 (edited) Hi, my 2009 3.0 hdi saloon has just sprung a leak on the rear suspension, the pipe that joins the n/s/r cylinder (see attached) is weeping, has anyone had a similar problem? pipe.doc Edited February 15, 2017 by turbovette350 Quote
paul.h Posted February 15, 2017 Posted February 15, 2017 First time this has been reported on here. The hydraulic pipe part no. seems to be 5270VG but this should be checked using your VIN. I suspect it will only be available from a dealer since a search did not come up with any. It is supposed to take about an hour to replace so the bill could be around £200 at a dealer. Quote
coastline taxis Posted February 16, 2017 Posted February 16, 2017 dont go underneath having a look without axle stands. if the pipe goes the car will come down on top of you Quote
turbovette350 Posted February 16, 2017 Author Posted February 16, 2017 I took the car to Evans Halshaw as my local independent wasn't interested, they quoted £545 to rectify the leak on cylinder supply pipe, that includes parts to the value of £280 I have to say I was a bit shocked. The strange thing is they diagnosed the cause without dismantling anything, because they don't have the parts the job can't be done till Tuesday so they said I could collect the car and bring it back Tuesday. Stranger still they texted me a link so I could watch a video of their "technician" visually identifying the leak. What would you expect £545 to buy you? Quote
paul.h Posted February 17, 2017 Posted February 17, 2017 I do not know where they get their labour estimate from, the 1 hour I suggested is from the Citroen service box procedures. They must be estimating about 3 hours at £265. They must be replacing more than just the pipe and LDS fluid top up at £280. Why not wait as the car is repaired to see how long it takes. The videos seem to be normal now for Citroen dealers when they check a car so you can see the things they find. Quote
turbovette350 Posted February 17, 2017 Author Posted February 17, 2017 I managed to retreive the car and have now got a new quote from SB citroen, they only want £173 for the pipe and one hour labour, The breakdown of the prices on the first quote would make your eyes water!!!!!!!! Quote
Chrisc5v6 Posted November 1, 2017 Posted November 1, 2017 hi therelooking through I now have this problem ,local garages are rejecting as a no can do .I got an estimate from a citroen dealer it was £120 to do the job and £160 for the pipe .How much did you end up paying? Quote
turbovette350 Posted November 3, 2017 Author Posted November 3, 2017 hi therelooking through I now have this problem ,local garages are rejecting as a no can do .I got an estimate from a citroen dealer it was £120 to do the job and £160 for the pipe .How much did you end up paying? Quote
turbovette350 Posted November 3, 2017 Author Posted November 3, 2017 Hi, I ended up paying £173 for the pipe and 1 hour labour £107 incl Vat. Quote
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