FRONT SPHERE CHANGE

Aerodynamica · Post by **Aerodynamica** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 2:20 pm

There's some chat on the XM forum just now about fitting a front Hydractive center sphere in place of the standard accumulator which is 400cc and 62 bar. The XM center one is 500cc and 70bar and like a standard accumulator, it has no damper valve.

It's reckoned that the XM one will hold a larger volume of LHM in reserve at the right pressure about 170bar. The down side is that it would probably take longer for the stop light to go off starting after a longer rest.

Dean from the forum is giving it a go to report back on the effect.

Post by **Tim Leech** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 2:28 pm

Ive changed the one on my GT and and on other models for a larger capcity Xantia one, It stays up for days

jonathan_dyane · Post by **jonathan_dyane** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 4:18 pm

Roverman wrote: the fluid itself is nice and clean.

How can you tell, is there a service record? It's impossible to determine anything by peering down the filler...

Post by **Tim Leech** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 4:31 pm

Because it went everywhere! (about 2 litres when I got the seal on wrong)

jonathan_dyane · Post by **jonathan_dyane** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:34 pm

Roverman wrote:Because it went everywhere! (about 2 litres when I got the seal on wrong)

But what about all the crud in the sump at the bottom of the tank just dying to block up your FDV filters... Seriously Tim, you won't regret changing it.

CitroXim · Post by **CitroXim** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 8:42 pm

jonathan_dyane wrote: Seriously Tim, you won't regret changing it.

Agreed but run Hydraflush through for a couple of thousand miles before refilling with new LHM...

Hydraflush really is FTW....

jonathan_dyane · Post by **jonathan_dyane** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 9:11 pm

citrojim wrote:
jonathan_dyane wrote: Seriously Tim, you won't regret changing it.
Agreed but run Hydraflush through for a couple of thousand miles before refilling with new LHM...

Hydraflush really is FTW....

Call me over-cautious, but personally I wouldn't put in Hydraincage unless there was a pre-existing issue, stirring up all the shite in the system for no reason seems a tad like asking for bother...

CitroXim · Post by **CitroXim** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 9:30 pm

I absolutely swear by the stuff. It's worked wonders time and time again for me.

My whole experiences of it though, I will freely admit, have only been in Xantias.

The idea of Hydraflush is that it does stir up all the crud and gets rid of it. That can't be a bad thing.

One thing it does, although it takes time, is to sort out sluggish height correctors without needing to dismantle them.

Post by **Tim Leech** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:29 pm

jonathan_dyane wrote:
Roverman wrote:Because it went everywhere! (about 2 litres when I got the seal on wrong)
But what about all the crud in the sump at the bottom of the tank just dying to block up your FDV filters... Seriously Tim, you won't regret changing it.

As soon as funds allow it will have a new accumulator sphere and LHM, but for now it will have to do as im broker than a broke thing on a very broke day!