Some Advice Please !!

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Re: Some Advice Please !!

Post by Peter.N. » Tue May 25, 2010 7:58 pm

Only once was I able to depressurise the centre spheres and that was when I had a faulty suspension ECU, and I've done a few! If someone has found a way of doing it I would like you to tell me how. AlsoI have never found it necessary to depressurise the system to remove the corner spheres, all you have to do is put the suspension on its lowest setting and leave it for a couple o minutes.

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Re: Some Advice Please !!

Post by Dieselman » Tue May 25, 2010 9:57 pm

Peter.N. wrote:Only once was I able to depressurise the centre spheres and that was when I had a faulty suspension ECU, and I've done a few! If someone has found a way of doing it I would like you to tell me how. AlsoI have never found it necessary to depressurise the system to remove the corner spheres, all you have to do is put the suspension on its lowest setting and leave it for a couple o minutes.

Peter
If you depressurise the system then open a door it will activate the electrovalve so open the stiffness valve if there is any pressure left in the system.
When I changed my spheres the rear centre one was hard to undo and leaked a fair amount out as I hadn't depressurised the system, when I did the front it was a very easy to undo and hardly spilt a drop as I had depressurised.
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Re: Some Advice Please !!

Post by Peter.N. » Wed May 26, 2010 7:56 am

That only ever worked for me once, with the duff ECU which wasn't holding the valves fully open, I've never been able to get it to work since. If the spheres are completely flat they dont need depressurising - there isn't any pressure in them.

Peter
'96 'N' 2.1 td VSX manual estate White RP6695. Sadly gone
2008 C5 2.0. Hdi Estate, Red
2008 C5 2.0. Hdi Estate Silver


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Re: Some Advice Please !!

Post by Dieselman » Wed May 26, 2010 1:41 pm

Peter.N. wrote:That only ever worked for me once, with the duff ECU which wasn't holding the valves fully open, I've never been able to get it to work since. If the spheres are completely flat they dont need depressurising - there isn't any pressure in them.

Peter
The hydraulic system holds the pressure which then blows oil out as you undo the sphere.
91 3.0 sei M. 4852 EXY Black
92 2.1 sed M. 5740 ECZ Sable Phenicien
92 3.0 V6-24. 5713 EXY Black
92 2.1 sd M. 5685 ENT Blue Sideral
Prev
90 2.1sd M. 5049 EJV Mandarin
92 2.1sd A. 5698 EJV Mandarin
94 2.1sd A. 6218 ERT Triton
91 2.0si M. 5187 EWT White

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Re: Some Advice Please !!

Post by Peter.N. » Wed May 26, 2010 6:26 pm

I'm talking about centre spheres only.
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