Suspension Woes

[coastline taxis]

ahhh so that's where the difference is I wondered how the suspension on that car works when I saw that blokes car doing press ups when he wasn't in the car :D for parts try eurocarparts and compare prices or put a wanted advert on the site because someone might be breaking a car up for spares

You need to get the lds fluid up to max and leave it to stand over night. Just reading thru topic again and you said that you jacked one side of car up and then the other side came up so i take it that nearly all the wait of the car was on one point. Im fairly certain that the front load valve is conectected to the anti roll bar and the forces on this when the car was jacked up will have been imense as it trys to keep the car level. Check the lever on the load valve as it might have been forced past its stop position thereby keeping the suspension locked down or better still take it of and check/clean it.Have you tryed phoning your citreon dealer ask for workshop and see if theyve come across it b4 as there fairly helpfull.

steve

[paul.h]

If you have power to the pump and a signal from the ecu, then is the earth point ok (I think this is located above the pump) ?

[Spoon]

If you have power to the pump and a signal from the ecu, then is the earth point ok (I think this is located above the pump) ?

 

All conections are good, power signal and earth. I think the pumps shot. Cant find one anywhere.

 

 

 

Found the problem, burnt coil inside the pump attached to one of the brush holders, now got to find someone who can rewind it. Cant get a pump anywhere.

[Spoon]

All conections are good, power signal and earth. I think the pumps shot. Cant find one anywhere.

Found the problem, burnt coil inside the pump attached to one of the brush holders, now got to find someone who can rewind it. Cant get a pump anywhere.

 

 

Ok, Mended pump motor, Stripped it down, bridged the burnt out wire on the brush pack with solder, pump now works a treat but the car wont rise, had pump running with car raised, opened the blled valves and i have no flow, even tho the pump is running. I have tried working the suspension up and down - pump runs but no Citrobatics .Any special trick to bleed the system guys.

[paul.h]

I have not had to do this job but it may help to crack open the pump outlet connection to let any air out of the pump and fill it with fluid. The pump would not run dry then either which could give it problems. It would be good if an expert like KFK could comment, I noticed he was on the forum earlier.

[Spoon]

I have not had to do this job but it may help to crack open the pump outlet connection to let any air out of the pump and fill it with fluid. The pump would not run dry then either which could give it problems. It would be good if an expert like KFK could comment, I noticed he was on the forum earlier.

 

 

Tried the pump outlets earlier, didnt do anything. Got it sussd though, went and bought some axle stands from Hellfrauds, jacked up the front of the car. suspension dropped and the rear raised. I suspect that had pulled some fluid through and got shut of the air. Tried the Citrobics and all now seems ok

 

One question though is it normal for the rear to raise first then the front after the rear the rear has levelled ?

 

Just a note to everyone.

 

If your C5 wont raise and you have power and signal to he pump take off the back cover remove the brush block and check the 2 copper coils. My pump sufferd from water ingress which led to the copper coil rotting. Temp fix carried out with solder to bridge the gap. Now works a treat for the price of a roll of solder.