Hydractive Suspension

[longdead]

Hi yesterday I had by front bumper off while I did this the car was fully raised up on the suspension when I finished I moved the car and parked it up and lowered the suspension to the lowest setting today I went to go out and the car would not raise up to drive position I have checked all the fuses I can the fluid level is ok and I don't think there is a leak any ideas please

My car is an c5 hpi exclusive se 2002

Ta Longdead

[coastline taxis]

can you hear the suspension pump working or not

[Randombloke]

Hi there,

 

Just to save our man Coastline from more typing he played a blinder here, please have a quick read:

 

Suspension Raising - Different Problem, C5 Suspension problem

[longdead]

Hi I said I checked all the fuses that I could but I phoned local citroen for a price and they told me about £650 fitted it has to be garage job because it has to be plugged in but they then said have you checked the maxi fuses under the fuse box in bonnet no I haven't so I checked and the 40amp fuse had blown £2.69 Halford but it still does not work

I believe I can hear it work when I turn the ignition on for a few seconds and when the engine is running if I put my ear to the fluid bottle there is a sort of humming like sound as if the pump is working

As I have said I checked the fuses and to play safe I disconnected the battery to remove them do you think it needs to be plugged in to reset or what ever they do or is it some think else ?

 

Ta Longdead

[Randombloke]

Hi I said I checked all the fuses that I could but I phoned local citroen for a price and they told me about £650 fitted

 

BBA Reman were listing the pump, you have to call for a price.

 

BBA Reman C5 pump

[coastline taxis]

You said you had the bumper off was it to take the headlights out by anychance.

[longdead]

You said you had the bumper off was it to take the headlights out by anychance.

 

Hi no as your help to get at the washer bottle (7-01) I removed the bumper so that I could get at the bottle to sort out the leak

could I have caught a wirer butting it back on ?

 

Ta Longdead

[coastline taxis]

Thats what i was thinking Might be worth pulling the black cover on the left of the engine bay and checking the wires to the pump and check that the earths are ok. Also if youve had the suspension pumped up full check the rubber return hoses on the hydraulic rams where it joins onto the metal pipe on the inner wing to see if they have snapped

[longdead]

Thats what i was thinking Might be worth pulling the black cover on the left of the engine bay and checking the wires to the pump and check that the earths are ok. Also if youve had the suspension pumped up full check the rubber return hoses on the hydraulic rams where it joins onto the metal pipe on the inner wing to see if they have snapped

 

Hi Just had bumper off. There was no oily mess on floor and fluid bottle still full. So nothing snapped. Bumper half on as starting to rain. Look's like a visit to the garage again. Thanks for the advise again.

Longdead

[coastline taxis]

Still check the pipes there on the back of the rams as they dont spray fluid allover like youd imagine hydraulic pressure to it normally appears as damp patches on the plastic inner wing guard. Just a daft one this mind but try jacking the car up with a jack via the sills then put ignition on and see if the rams move