Citroen XM Forum

So, I take my newly aquired TD 94 Series 1.5 on it's maiden voyage across to Birmingham and then dwn to London. All is going well for the first couple of days, over the moon with the car. Then out of nowhere.....STOP.... CHECK FLUID LEVEL.
I immediately stop, look under the bonnet to find the hydraulic fluid tank almost totally empty, and there is fluid pissing out from beneath the tank.
Stranded, in Kentish town on single yellow line at 10pm in the evening. Managed to get Insurance cover to tow me to a friends driveway by 1am where luckily the car car rest for a day or two
Does anyone know a good place to hire a trailer from as I need to get the car home to Norwich (108 miles) for repairs ASAP and recovery wanted to charge me 200 quids.
I was parked against a kerb and think I may have accidentally put unnecessary pressure on the Steering and ruptured a hydraulic pipe..... Anyone know how tricky this is to repair? A common fault? Where can I aquire cheap parts?
Can I get the car on an ordinary trailer, or do I need a pick up truck?
Local citroen specialist charge 70 per hour and will not recover. OH DEAR.....
Suggestions?
I would appreciate any advice..
Many thanks
Andy

Sorry to hear about the pipe.
If it is a 3.5 or 4.5mm pipe thats gone and your in norwich then i have flaring tools and pipe to make another one.

Fantastic... I am still trying to get home from London...
No doubt that will be very useful though
Thanks

Hi Andy.

At the risk of stating the obvious and before you go to the trouble of a trailer, have you actually taken the tank off and checked you haven't got a more accessible and repairable issue tha a steering pipe ?

Mike.

Thanks Mike,
I'll look into it right away!

If the leak is on a return pipe it will be low pressure so either binding with tape or slipping hose over the split and clamping or replacing the pipe with regular fuel hose will suffice.

Good luck.

I was parked against a kerb and think I may have accidentally put unnecessary pressure on the Steering and ruptured a hydraulic pipe.....

That seems unlikely.

Hi, If you want any cheap parts try http://www.edwardsandson.co.uk/index.html they are a citroen breakers

Best of luck,
Norman