Shock absorbers are one of the most important elements of a car’s overall performance, so it’s necessary to ensure they’re always in good working conditions. However, it’s not easy to know when to change the shock absorbers of your Citroen C15? That’s exactly why our team has written this content to help you find an answer to this question. First, we will find out why it is necessary to change the shock absorbers of your motor vehicle, then, when to change the shock absorbers of your Citroen C15, and finally, what is the price to change them.
Why change shock absorbers Citroen C15?
Before describing to you when changing the dampers of your Citroen C15 , we will find out why it can be necessary to change them. It is not easy to evaluate the condition of your shock absorbers, nevertheless, it is necessary to know the role they play to discover the interest of keeping them in good condition. The shock absorbers on your Citroen C15 are part of the security features. In fact, they are the ones that will make certain that your vehicle has good road handling, keeping wheel contact with the ground and balancing the weight of the automobile evenly. Furthermore the shock absorbers assure the driving comfort of your Citroen C15 , if they are used up you will get tired faster and consequently driving your automobile will be more risky. At last, having shock absorbers in bad condition will accelerate the wear of other auto parts such as the silent blocks or the tires.
When to change shock absorbers Citroen C15?
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We will now find out the part that will certainly bring you to this content, when to change the shock absorbers of his Citroen C15? After having discovered the benefit of having shock absorbers in good condition, we will show you how to know if they need to be replaced and when you should think about making this change.
For this, there are not quite a lot of possibilities, however we will list the different ways to know when to change the shock absorbers of a Citroen C15, here they are:
- We estimate that the shock absorbers of a motor vehicle have about 80 000 km of lifetime, so try to know the previous date of shock absorber change if you have a used Citroen C15, or to check the kilometers if it’s a first hand.
- We don’t actually think about it but the technical control is a reliable way to know when to change the shock absorbers of your Citroen C15. Indeed, this thorough control of your motor vehicle (specifically since its evolution in 2019) enables to make a good check-up of the state of a car. Indeed, it will check on your shock absorbers the presence of leakage, the deformation of the rod, the presence of corrosion, and the fixing of these . If you have some knowledge in mechanics you can already look yourself for the presence of oil on the shock absorbers which warns you of a possible leak.
- If you identify that your Citroen C15 squeaks or has an abnormal performance in turns or when passing on speed bumps for example, do not be reluctant to examine our content focused on to this trouble. One of these indications can inform you to a pronounced wear of your shock absorbers and consequently the relevance to change them.
- Place your Citroen C15 on a flat surface and facing the bonnet, check if one of the corners of the car is lower than the others. Do not think twice to use a tape measure to get precise measurements. This can inform you to a deterioration of a shock absorber mounting.
- Check the wear of the tread of the tires of your Citroen C15, in actual fact if you identify abnormal on the “sidewalls” of your tires it can be a indicator of tired shocks.
Now you know the list of control points that exist to know when to change the dampers of your Citroen C15 .
Price to change shock absorbers Citroen C15
And to conclude this content page we will now see what is the price of changing shock absorbers on a Citroen C15 . We’re going to separate in two parts, first the shock absorbers replacement at a specialist, and then the price of the shock absorbers alone if you want to have them installed by a friend or yourself, discover below the two simulations:
- Price of the shock absorbers change on Citroen C15 by a specialist: If you change the shock absorbers of your motor vehicle at a specialist, we advise you if you have a small budget to go rather to a motor vehicle center like Feu Vert which will offer you prices much less expensive than the mechanic of your Citroen C15 dealership. However, if you have a Citroen C15 with a classic finish you will have to count between 400 and 700 euros depending on the kind of mechanic and rather between 700 and 1000 euros if it is a sports model.
- Price of buying shock absorbers for Citroen C15 on a specialized site: Finally, if you want to do the change yourself, buying “generic” shock absorbers on specialized sites like oscaro can allow you to make decent savings, for a set of front shock absorbers you will need between 50 and 150 euros, do not think twice to check out the offer on Oscaro, and if you want to change the rear shock absorbers it’s rather between 50 and 100 euros, idem, follow the link to get the prices and the different models available.
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