deebo Posted April 21, 2007 Posted April 21, 2007 my xantia has never riden particularly smooth. last year i replaced all the spheres, including the accumulator, yet it still feels hard. iv'e recently noticed that the front end is actually pretty good, but the back end is throwing it out. it's very bouncy and prone to lateral mvement. the pump seems fine, (i stood in boot and suspension rose after a few seconds), so what could be the cause? i'd really love to have the "magic carpet" ride i used to get in my bx. i know that the rear height corrector is a little stiff, but the car rises and falls fine with no nasty noises. car is a xantia estate 1.9td lx with 5 spheres, (not hydractive). Quote
Johndouglas Posted April 21, 2007 Posted April 21, 2007 Are the rear arm bearings OK? When worn, the rear wheels look a bit /-----------\ Quote
deebo Posted April 22, 2007 Author Posted April 22, 2007 they're ever-so-slightly inward at the top. so slightly that they could be normal - it's hard to tell. and i ran a bx with it's rear wheels at virtually 45 degrees, and i had no problems with the ride quality. Quote
mikefisher Posted April 30, 2007 Posted April 30, 2007 Hi there, just got an SX 2.0i and have exactly the same problem. Rear sus is absolutely rigid but goes up and down fine. level isn't high and all seems to be fine. Will check alignment and arms but not noticed anything untoward, really need to get it looked at as MOIT coming up and that says failure to me! Also, ABS light comes and goes- senser? hopefully not ABS ECU but any ideas from anyone on how much for a sensor and ease of fitting? Oh yeah, and sunroof is dead, not a fuse and mechanism works ok just no power. Any help appreciated from anyone in the know. Mike Quote
deebo Posted May 3, 2007 Author Posted May 3, 2007 Wouldn't say mine was "absolutely rigid", (still moves when pushed), but it passed it's MOT with no probs. Just don't understand the problem, it's frustrating. About the sunroof thing... problem could be not the fuse but the fuse box itself. My heater blower stopped working and it turns out that the particular fuse had lost it's power. Local garage did a "temporary repair" by adding new fuses and running the power from elsewhere behind the box. Sorry I can't be more specific, I have no technical knowledge! Quote
mikefisher Posted May 4, 2007 Posted May 4, 2007 oh ok, will have alook into that. fingers crossed witrh the MOT too.... cheers Mike Quote
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