Citroen C5 X7 mk3 hydractive suspension (updated after fitting new spheres)

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Either that or just copy a paste into browser and add The "Translate" to the end.
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Depends on the browser though
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Re: Citroen C5 X7 mk3 hydractive suspension (updated after fitting new spheres)

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GiveMeABreak wrote: 26 Mar 2024, 09:36 In some cases it can be the rear hydraulic block that the rear centre spheres are connected to. This controls the operation of the centre spheres and if the electro valves are sticking then it can cause problems, so changing out the rear centres spheres won't make any difference if this is the problem.
the car is hard on both axles. could it be a coincidence that both blocks are damaged? the car was 5 years old and had 100,000 km on the dashboard when I bought it.
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Re: Citroen C5 X7 mk3 hydractive suspension (updated after fitting new spheres)

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It's hard to know what the exact cause is without further investigation - could be spheres (incorrect or replaced copies), valve blocks or even a simple air lock in the system.

Check out my post here for the correct bleeding procedure - which costs nothing to do:

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