Can anyone identify this part?

DavidRutherford · Post by **DavidRutherford** » Thu May 07, 2009 9:56 pm

mat_fenwick wrote:It definately had a hydraulic pump driven from the exhaust cam - perhaps it was the PAS pump.

That was indeed the PAS pump on the early 405's. Some of the early diesels actually had a double pulley from the camshaft to drive both the PAS and the vac pump for the brakes.

mat_fenwick wrote:Any idea why they put self levelling on it anyway, it's not as if it was likely to be loaded with a load of bricks from B and Q every weekend!

Because the driven back axle from the BX already existed, so it was cheaper just to shove that on to make a 4x4 model than it would have been to adapt the 405 back axle to accept a diff and driveshafts.

Bit of a shortcut, but hey, it worked.

Post by **docchevron** » Fri May 08, 2009 1:55 am

Would a lektricky pump from a C5 not do?

DavidRutherford · Post by **DavidRutherford** » Fri May 08, 2009 8:00 am

docchevron1472 wrote:Would a lektricky pump from a C5 not do?

Possibly, although there may be issues with the seals being for the different fluid that the C5 uses.. Synthetic isn't it?

Kitch · Post by **Kitch** » Fri May 08, 2009 6:54 pm

C5's use LDH (iirc). Orange stuff, not proper LHM

As far as I knew, Peugeot used the axle because any dramatic change in the height of the rear end of the car (such as fully loaded boat) caused the rear driveshafts to wear or even fail, like in the Pulsar GTi-R's that get slammed by chavs. They wanted to keep the height right, as the car's big selling point was supposedly the handling.
Although i could see how it'd be to save money too!

Post by **docchevron** » Sat May 09, 2009 2:10 am

It's LDS, but I see no reason why it wont work with LHM, if new seals are fitted.

Kitch · Post by **Kitch** » Sat May 09, 2009 7:17 pm

LDS, thats it! Knew it was LD somethin!

Post by **docchevron** » Sat May 09, 2009 7:56 pm

It's still all crap, bring back good old LHM, not all that LHM + and all that synthetic shit that followed it.

Mike E (uk) · Post by **Mike E (uk)** » Sun May 10, 2009 9:53 pm

Toddeo wrote:

"Am I likely to ever need one?"

Probably not, It is the most reliable part on a BX16V.

I know this, because I have not replaced it yet.

Mike

Barrie James · Post by **Barrie James** » Tue May 26, 2009 9:22 pm

As long as it's not LHS (Liquide Hydraulique Synthetique) - that's the red stuff used in the DS, before LHM (Liquide Hydraulique Minerale) was introduced. Dreadful stuff LHS, it was red and corroded as badly as brake fluid. But what a wonderful ride it gave.

Aerodynamica · Post by **Aerodynamica** » Tue May 26, 2009 11:48 pm

Wasn't there also an clear fluid used on DSs in between the change to LHM? - did I make this up? probably.

I gave a bottle of LDS a shake in Euro car parts last year and was surprised just how thin it was - looked like antifreeze or sommat. Hey, maybe it was antifreeze and I'm a moron.

(lol)