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Safely jacking the Citroën C5

From Matters of Testing

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Sorry about the format, that's how it pasted.




One of our vehicle examiners
recently asked whether the Citroën
C5 could be jacked safely as he
had heard that there may be a
health and safety issue that could
impact on the MOT test. As our
information was a bit sketchy,
we
contacted Citroën for advice.
Citroën told us that they were
issuing advice through their dealer
network but would send one of
their engineers, along with the latest
C5, to our workshop in Bristol.
The problem is that when the latest
versions of the C5 (those with VIN
prefixes VF7RD or VF7RW) are
jacked and the wheels are hanging
free, the manufacturer’s advice is to
remove the LSD (suspension) fluid
reservoir cap as there is a risk
that the hydraulic reservoir could
rupture. Citroën also advise that
the C5 should only be raised using
the designated jacking points.
Although the cap is readily
accessible, it is not acceptable
to remove it during the MOT test.
As the axles are normally lifted
independently at MOT tests, we
asked Citroën if these procedures
would still require the removal of
the cap. We also asked about the
possibility of using other mounting
points, such as the sub-frame,
to jack.
Citroën’s response was that the
cap must still be removed when
the car is jacked, but need not
be removed where
only one wheel
at a time
is raised. However, they
would not support the use of
anything other than the designated
jacking points. We are therefore
adding this advice to the Vehicle
Specific Information (VSI) database.
Remember, it only applies to those
C5s with the VIN prefixes
mentioned earlier.

I've altered the format of the VSI forum slightly (I'll modify my first post too). All full MOT members can create a new topic but only staff will be able to reply. We don't want the VSI area to become a discussion area too, we've got enough of them already    .

I've got 14 months worth of MOT Comp VT's with info on. If anything is needed let me know and I'll upload an image of the text...

Test as presented
Driving one of these vehicles even just a short distance without the cap fitted results in fluid leaking out the reservoir
You now have a situation regards a " system leak" which is a reason for rejection
The only time the cap can be removed is vehicle at a standstill engine on or off
If you were to take the cap off and drive it from we're the presenter parked it into the mot bay you would get away with it if the route was totally flat.
Even driving it up onto the ramps will lead to oil everywhere
Jacking one side at a time is not much of a hardship ,plus its reliable instruction of how to jack it up correctly

Darn it foiled again!

It'd be better to scan them with an OCR   www.free-ocr.com/ and copy the text.

The fact you guys are going to the effort to do this is incredible and is very welcomed at my place. We have lots to share