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C6Dave |
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Member No: #1
Location: Northumberland |
Salvage parts tend to sell for around 50% of the cost of new ones hear in the UK and that's presuming you can find one that hasn't been damaged or is leaking as well. As for the 'change' description, Citroen set that out for Service Technicians to follow, but if you think it can be done without parts of it, then do it that way. |
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travlician |
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Joined: Jan 22 2011
Member No: #350
Location: Paradera |
I was searching for the part number for the right hand suspension cylinder (strut?) and got two numbers which are identical according to some sites but one is almost half the price of the other. The numbers I got are 5271J0 (the expensive part) and 5271L8 (the less expensive part). The parts list for the front suspension on this site is actually the parts list for front hub pivots and bearing and is almost identical to an older version with that name. Can anyone shed any light on this before I order the wrong part? Will remove that leaking cylinder tomorrow morning and found out that the wheel hub needs to be moved to get enough clearance to get the front cylinder out good news is I got the driveshaft nut off which is usually the biggest issue. |
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C6Dave |
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Member No: #1
Location: Northumberland |
If you send me your VIN by PM - Click Here - I'll try and search for it for you | ||
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C6Dave |
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Member No: #1
Location: Northumberland |
OK based on you VIN this is what I got: (Click the image to enlarge) 5271 J0 would appear to be an updated model replacing 5271 L8 |
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travlician |
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Joined: Jan 22 2011
Member No: #350
Location: Paradera |
Just received a new from strut, since the original was leaking (heavily, 2 liters on a 7 km trip before I stopped driving it). I noticed the other side had the dust cover connection below dislodged (like the one leaking). Not knowing if this is a cause for the struts to start leaking as debris enters the seals, it seems a good idea to check and repair as it's fairly simple. I cleaned the piston and cup in which the dustcover should be fixed, put some glue in it (metal to rubber type) and made the suspension to be fully compressed (with a jack below the lower suspension arm). Attached is a picture that shows the dust cover being to far up, you see the bottom of the dust cover and the piston of the strut (shows black in the picture but is actually shiny metal). This is with the car supported on two stands so both front struts are fully extended and the wheel removed (duh...). |
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urb |
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Joined: Jan 03 2010
Member No: #26
Location: Stockholm |
travlician wrote: "Just received a new from strut" Which one did you choose the 5271J0 or 5271L8 ? If you done the change , did you lose a lot of hydraulic oil when doing it (was it messy) ? |
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travlician |
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Joined: Jan 22 2011
Member No: #350
Location: Paradera |
I got the 5271L8 since it's cheaper (227 euros ex VAT) and a newer design. To avoid losing much of the LDS, I performed the following steps: - jack and support the car - depressurize the hydraulic system (with Lexia) - remove the rim - jack the wheel (put the jack under the lower suspension arm) until the strut is fully compressed - remove the high pressure connection and put a tap on it - remove the jack that lifted the wheel - replace the strut as per instructions in the workshop manual Some fluid spilled when removing the high pressure connection but only some drops and a little more from the suspension sphere. About half a glass of fluid remained in the old suspension strut. The job was somewhat messy, mainly because of the LDS already spilt by the old (leaking) strut that was spread all around the wheel well. |
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citrohanc6 |
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Joined: Jan 02 2011
Member No: #329
Location: utrecht |
maybe good to mention the practice to fill the new strut with lds before replacing as the truts have no return line. Regards, Winus |
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321dave |
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Joined: Sep 09 2011
Member No: #614
Location: Dublin |
travlician wrote ... I got the 5271L8 since it's cheaper (227 euros ex VAT) and a newer design. To avoid losing much of the LDS, I performed the following steps: - jack and support the car - depressurize the hydraulic system (with Lexia) - remove the rim - jack the wheel (put the jack under the lower suspension arm) until the strut is fully compressed - remove the high pressure connection and put a tap on it - remove the jack that lifted the wheel - replace the strut as per instructions in the workshop manual Some fluid spilled when removing the high pressure connection but only some drops and a little more from the suspension sphere. About half a glass of fluid remained in the old suspension strut. The job was somewhat messy, mainly because of the LDS already spilt by the old (leaking) strut that was spread all around the wheel well. HI all, does anybody know, does the 5271 L8 strut come with a variable damping suspension actuator fitted on the top? or is that a seperate part? Many thanks. kind regards David |
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gmerry |
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Joined: Dec 11 2009
Member No: #21
Location: Scotland |
Can confirm 5271L8 comes complete with electrical variable damper. Regards G |
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Tjensen |
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Joined: Jul 17 2012
Member No: #954
Location: Bergen |
They installed the 5271L8 on my car (3,0 Hdi 2010), the price for the part was a bit more that 300£. If I understand the thread right: this is the right part and also gave me a new AMVAR valve ? They measured the sphere to 48Kg and I think they changed it. No avaliability problem. (and 2 new FRIPs) | ||
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Toby |
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Good folks out there in C6 land. I have always aspired to own a C6 and now have a 2007 model with 45,000 on the clock. I'm seduced! The only issue is similar to the above. A leak in the n/s fr strut. It's booked in on Tuesday to our local garage (very good) Guess they will get a new strut from Citroen and that should be the end of it. I'm in the brace position for the cost. | ||
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e3steve |
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Joined: Jan 21 2013
Member No: #1163
Location: Warsash, Hants & Palma de Mallorca, Spain |
Toby wrote ... Welcome to C6ing! The feeling is akin to falling for a puta-nesca: you know your finances are going to be raped but you really won't care once inside! Good folks out there in C6 land. I have always aspired to own a C6 and now have a 2007 model with 45,000 on the clock. I'm seduced! The only issue is similar to the above. A leak in the n/s fr strut. It's booked in on Tuesday to our local garage (very good) Guess they will get a new strut from Citroen and that should be the end of it. I'm in the brace position for the cost. Prepare for some open-wallet surgery on occasion. Be ready to run, far & fast... |
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drummond |
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Joined: Sep 20 2010
Member No: #238
Location: Aldeburgh |
Well, I have a Citroen guarantee on my car, costs £37/ month- and it never goes wrong . Well...... |
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ChrisHunter |
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Joined: Jul 20 2010
Member No: #188
Location: Lancashire |
our car has been off the road since 10th October, waiting for a replacement for our leaking near-side / left front suspension strut - we've been chasing it, and Citroën HQ have now said it's likely to be first or second week of January before we have it in our hand - apparently they're having a major review of their supplier approval process, and this is the reason for the extended delay ... | ||
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