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Apr 20th, 2019, 18:30 | #1 |
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hi all my 1995 tdi estate passed mot today only advisory was both rear dampers may be showing signs of failing . these are Nivomat self levelling . so i explained to the tester that they are softer and i have replaced mine over the 20 years of ownership . those of you on here will know that these fail by leaking oil from the damper whichich shows up on the bottom of the damper mount if no leaking which mine do not leak then all is fine i have had various views on these dampers over the years !
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Apr 20th, 2019, 19:11 | #2 |
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Congrats on the pass Jim!
Keep an eye on those Nivos though, if they start leaking, get a pair of standard 7/945 rear springs and shocks and fit those. You'll be amazed at the improvement in the ride quality and can throw away the sea-sickness tablets! You'll need to get your headlamp aim reset after as well, unless you do the front springs and shocks as well but even then, you'll need to get your headlamp aim checked.
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Just so many Testers haven't got the faintest about Nivos and think they will react to the 'bounce test'!! What you have to do is keep looking out amongst the breaking ads etc, and find yourself a good pair (or just one) ... and, as long as the are not leaking (as you so rightly say) they should be fine for continued use (how long is a take-away!!). Of course, you can put new gaiters on them and give them a new lease of respectability. Bob Last edited by bob12; Apr 20th, 2019 at 21:46. |
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In other words, they are not self leveling as their description suggests they should be.
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Did yours already have Nivos on or did you add them to a car that had "normal" springs and shocks? I've had them on many cars over the years and on one car, a brand new pair was fitted a few months before i bought it. That didn't ride/handle any better than the ones i'd had where the Nivos were barely hanging onto life by a tiny thread. That said, they did "wake up" a bit quicker each morning so i wasn't sea-sick before i got to work!
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Dave,
I didn’t know what Nivos were when I bought the car, as seen, from the corner of the main dealer’s garage, waiting to go to auction, having been traded in. There was a creaking noise from the rear nearside which I suspected may be the shocker or some bushes and fairly easily remedied. Upon inspection found that the shocker was seized. Contacted the dealer to check out cost of replacement. Search via vin revealed car was fitted with “self levelling” rear shocks and replacement would cost £400 for one. I couldn’t afford that at the time. I had fitted spring assisted Monroe shockers to my Marina when towing so researched that but couldn’t find any to fit the 940. Eventually fitted a pair of standard Monroe shocks which passed the MOT but the rear end was a bit low and soft. Ran like that until I obtained the aforementioned nearly new Boges from the breaker.
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