Pretty sure it's the octopus ... there's nothing I can do so I'm just trying to save some of the LHM.
The mot runs out later this month
That's the wrong side of the car for a pool from the Octopus unless the ground slopes that way.
Security valve is that side for a return pipe and of course there are high pressure pipes to it and the steering ram there.
The octopus characteristically mainly leaks when the engine is off and the car is settling. That's a lot of LHM, are you sure that the strut hasn't failed and you're blowing it out of it's leak-off pipes?
red_dwarfers wrote:
Phew. I wrote all that without mentioning the word X@n*1a.....Damn.
Welcome to the BXC Kev
Now how about getting yourself a nice BX then?
I see you've carefully not said what you drive! Your secret is safe with Tim and I
Jim
'98 Xantia 1.9TD in Red - Gabriel the Bus...
'96 Xantia Activa in Red - My favourite toy...
'07 Pug 207 in Blue - The Deathtrap...
'15 Giant Defy Bike in Blue - Daily rider...
'16 Giant TCR Bike in Black/Lime Green - Fine weather only...
Pretty sure it's the octopus ... there's nothing I can do so I'm just trying to save some of the LHM.
The mot runs out later this month
That's the wrong side of the car for a pool from the Octopus unless the ground slopes that way.
Security valve is that side for a return pipe and of course there are high pressure pipes to it and the steering ram there.
The octopus characteristically mainly leaks when the engine is off and the car is settling. That's a lot of LHM, are you sure that the strut hasn't failed and you're blowing it out of it's leak-off pipes?
The road is sloped towards the camera (down) ... the car had a replacement front strut (previous owner) not so long ago so I suppose it could be that. Pretty sure it's not high pressure.
Looking under the car itself the LHM is dripping from the middle of the car which I suppose could mean it's coming from the drivers side and gathering in the middle ... that would make sense seeing as it's on a slight slope.
I'd say I've lost about half a bottle but it's ok now with no pressure, I left it with the suspension on low.
Tourist wrote:I'd say I've lost about half a bottle but it's ok now with no pressure, I left it with the suspension on low.
James !
If this is a Suspension Strut return/vent pipe which has split, by lowering the car on to the lowest setting will only make matters worse by exerting the most strain onto these pipes as they will be at the maximum bending conditions !
I therefore recommend you take a look at the two rubber pipes from each strut leg which connects via a rubber block and then across to the inner wing to a bracket which carries two steel connection pipes which the pipes attach to !
But BEFORE you inspect/investigate please read this forum TOPIC thoroughly/100% and decipher so as you know what to look for and hopefully report back.
If its the Suspension return/vent pipe there's one currently onE-Bay For Sale !
If all looks okay then move onto to the other mentioned possibility (Octopus) but I hope not !
All the best and I hope this may be of help.
Way2go wrote:At £7.80 bidding start (inc postage), thats an expensive recommendation! It doesn't say it's a Citroen original either.
If no one else bid on the item and you got it for £7.79 (Total price) that's only £1.13 more
I personally do not find that as over the odds, what value do you put on your time ?
Also if your nearest GSF factors is say 30 miles away one way (its 5 miles for me), how much would the petrol/diesel fuel costs be ?
Put that into the equation I'd guess your recommendation probably may cost more at the end of the day !
Also GSF do not always use O/E suppliers for parts as I found out recently with some lower wishbones bushes for an XM, one week they had some in (Not O/E, inferior quality) the next week they had some O/E type in, but both the same price, all you get told is "We get what ever we can from any supplier, its a case of pot luck" .
Had a go today but the wheel nuts are done up so tightly that I can't get them undone. It seems like they will round off before they come undone ... maybe. I don't have anything other than WD40 and this didn't work.
On the positive side the LHM that's not on the road is nice and green.
Will probably be selling this car before Christmas -- watch this space. Better in the hands of someone who's BX obsessed/can afford to run it. Just need to get an mot/fix leak.
