Citroen Xantia,forte 2ltr'hdi - litle bit hard ride

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Tue 8 Jan 2013 18:13
Citroen Xantia,forte 2ltr'hdi - litle bit hard ride - swony1980

ride was bouncy'changed lhm oil'all6 spheres'rear hight corrector and ride is still hard'noway near as used to be,need help'can it be front height corector or main pump'main regulator or something else'car rise and suspension are soft as i pressing down from each corner'

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Tue 8 Jan 2013 20:15
Citroen Xantia,forte 2ltr'hdi - litle bit hard ride - Collos25

It could be the change from worn out spheres to new ones but remember the the two spheres the one behind the radiator and the one under the car are different to the other four ,you can also get what is called comfort spheres for the wheels these are a bit spongier.

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Thu 10 Jan 2013 16:34
Citroen Xantia,forte 2ltr'hdi - litle bit hard ride - swony1980

sory for late replay'.car is soft and bouncy from outside when pressing'but hardishy when going over potholes or speed bumps'i used aep direct as supplayer'i know that there is difrence at front spheres ,more weight 'engine etc'where can i buy those spongier sphers'and would estate sphere work better'more spongier on my salon car'many thanks'also why car sinks few inches as engine stops'got rear anti sink sphere'so just wonder if is that normal'cheers

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Tue 8 Jan 2013 21:27
Citroen Xantia,forte 2ltr'hdi - litle bit hard ride - Avant

Moved to Technical.

Can anyone work out what the significance of all those apostrophes is?

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Wed 9 Jan 2013 07:06
Citroen Xantia,forte 2ltr'hdi - litle bit hard ride - Happy Blue!
He can't be bothered to use the space bar'muppet.
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Wed 9 Jan 2013 08:40
Citroen Xantia,forte 2ltr'hdi - litle bit hard ride - Collos25

There could be lots of reasons for the poor quality of the post but I refer to the above statement regarding this to me its quite irelevant not everybody is from the UK and not everybody is computer literate.

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Wed 9 Jan 2013 11:35
Citroen Xantia,forte 2ltr'hdi - litle bit hard ride - dieselnut

Have you got a sport/ normal switch in the centre consol. If so you will also have 2 extra spheres between the pairs of front & rear wheels. These centre spheres have an integral diode that goes faulty & stops the centre spheres working resulting in a permanent sport ride. You can add diodes into the circuit at the suspension ECU in the engine bay to fix the fault. ( See the specialist Citroen forums for details how to fix) or you can buy this box off eBay www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CITROEN-XANTIA-SPHERES-H-II-SUS...6 The diodes only cost a few pence if you DIY.

Edited by dieselnut on 09/01/2013 at 11:36

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Thu 10 Jan 2013 16:39
Citroen Xantia,forte 2ltr'hdi - litle bit hard ride - swony1980

hello'havent got sport mode'its normal 6sphere model'hydroactive model'what do u recon on westeroin spheres'i bought mine from aep direct.how do i know if front height corrector is sticky or faulty'would that couse bumpy ride.i know and tested it does take bit longer for front to rise from min level setings'cheers

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