My father has put anti freeze in his Xantia instead of hydraulic fluid. Can it be drained? Should the car not be driven? Any help or advice please?
Urgent help please
Aug 12, 2007
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Do not drive it!
'Where' did he put it?
Or is xantia a part I have never heard of?
Mike
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It was put in the hydraulic fluid tank.
The hydraulic fluid tank for 'what' system?
Mike
"Mike Romain" wrote
Looks like "all" the systems...
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- Suspension
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- From an engineering perspective, the Xantia's biggest advance was
- the suspension. From launch, the more expensive models were available
- with an enhanced version of the XM's Hydractive computer-controlled
- version of the hydropneumatic self-leveling suspension. This used extra
- suspension spheres to allow a soft ride in normal conditions, but taut body
- control during hard braking, acceleration or cornering.
- In 1995, the Activa technology was introduced, which again used a
- combination of computer control and mechanical changes to all but eliminate
- body roll. This technology is more broadly known as active suspension
- The Xantia was the last Citroën to use a common hydraulic circuit for
- suspension, brakes and steering like the pioneering Citroën DS.
Not looking good. :(
On his Xantia the hydraulic fuel tank is for evrything, brakes, suspension, etc. It is a 97 1.8L injection engine.
Ouch!
You need professional help and could be in big trouble if it gets driven or even started by the sounds of the other post, like that.
Mike
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well start by bleeding the brakes. then consult a physician for your father for not thinking without tools and a manual. then the rest i dont know
MasterBlaster
It's a Citroen. Everything runs off a central hydraulic system, so when the main reservoir gets contaminated, _everything_ needs to get flushed and bled. Brakes, clutch, power steering, hydraulic suspension, it all runs off the same system.
I can just imagine a bunch of French engineers sitting around a table laughing. "And now, if THIS fails..."
--scott
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