How long does yours stay up!

ken newbold · Post by **ken newbold** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 7:22 pm

Mine stays up overnight now

Well it does now that it's got it's new rear cylinders on and height corrector problems sorted. Even with a boot full of junk.

Well what did you think I was on about.

Ian_Fearn · Post by **Ian_Fearn** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 7:42 pm

GTi: Dropped to the floor in a couple of hours

TZD: Stays up for a week

Terry Brooks · Post by **Terry Brooks** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 8:10 pm

My TZD? ......about half hour,less if the tanks full of deisel.

tim leech · Post by **tim leech** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 9:14 pm

No idea, its away in the garage under a sheet for weeks on end. The 14E would stay up for days.

Kitch · Post by **Kitch** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 6:36 pm

Valver stays up for about half a day. The estate used to sink at the rear after a day, but would stay up for a week at the front!

tim leech · Post by **tim leech** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 7:22 pm

Saddo that I am I miss seeing bxs about now with tha front end poining skywards!

OwenS · Post by **OwenS** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 11:42 am

I can't even get mine up at the moment!!

Way2go · Post by **Way2go** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 12:04 pm

OwenS wrote:I can't even get mine up at the moment!!

Perhaps you need some Viag in your LHM stream?

OwenS · Post by **OwenS** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 12:47 pm

Haha! thats something I haven't tried!!

stuart_hedges · Post by **stuart_hedges** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:17 am

Sally used to settle nose first, but seems to do it the other way around now. BXs always seem to settle arse first!

soxer123 · Post by **soxer123** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 8:01 am

Is it a good or bad sign that the suspension stays up (if that is what you are on about) ?

Mine drops at the rear after a couple of hours and about a day on the front.

KP

stuart_hedges · Post by **stuart_hedges** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 9:15 am

They all seem to behave differently, soxer, but from my experience of BXs that seems about right! As long as it rises smoothly without nasty noises or jerks and the pump doesn't tick too often you're probably OK.

Kitch · Post by **Kitch** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 9:38 am

I've always been led to believe its better if they sink quickly, aslong as they aren't leaking etc. I'm sure the reason the estate stays up is stick struts!

tom · Post by **tom** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 1:22 pm

Yes, I agree. The car should remain up all night unless it is windy or very hot. The front should sink at a similar rate if the struts are not binding. For the record, My tick time is 3 minutes and the sink time is greater than 36 hours at the back following replacement of Doseur, rear HC and accumulator sphere so that's about as good as it is likely to get. This can be confusing; cars that rise immediately from cold are regarded as good when it really means that their spheres have failed!

MULLEY · Post by **MULLEY** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 11:38 pm

Does it matter if it goes arse end down 1st apart from looking daft?

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How long does yours stay up!

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