very soft rear suspension

update.. i have just noticed that with the lever in the correct driving position start the car up it raises to over the correct height then when you turn car off it goes back down to what it seems is the right height top of rear wheels just level with the top of the wheelarch..

Sounds to me like both symptoms show the system's working properly. Although you need a new accumulator and anti-sink sphere, and probably to sort out a leak somewhere. I presume that was the first time the spheres were replaced.

The wheelarch should be some way above the top of the tyre, the same as most cars (but not previous Citroens), and the suspension should be soft. If you sit on the rear, it should sink down, but then rise up after 10 seconds or so.

leswilson8956 ( snipped-for-privacy@virgin.net) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

ALWAYS do them as a pair - as you would brakes, as you would dampers or springs on a conventional car.

Yes.

It'll be in Haynes or similar workshop manual.

leswilson8956 ( snipped-for-privacy@virgin.net) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

Sounds like the height corrector's very gunked up - possibly externally, more likely internally. When was the LHM last changed? How clean is the LHM?

Whilst I agree with that, when my BX was under warranty the local garage just replaced one sphere and the RAC agreed that on these cars replacing one was ok. Dunno if the Xantia is different though.

Malc ( snipped-for-privacy@blueyonder.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

Under warranty, I can see replacing just one faulty one being borderline, but if t'were me, I'd still argue for the pair to be done.

It isn't.

Hi, you may find what you are after here

When I said under warranty I wasn't being clear enough, it was second hand and under a 3 month warranty or was it 6 months. I'd never recommend Warners of Gloucester to anyone after dealing with them over that car.