After a few years of seeping the hydraulics operating the rear spoiler have finally given up, left ram goes up, right ram doesn't. Left ram has a significant leak (now dripping), right ram has a very small seep. The car is a 2004 Turbo.
This is quiet annoying as I have recently figured out how to disconnect the spoiler activation system without generating any warning in the instrument cluster, so I hoped that preventing the auto raise would buy me a few more years.
I don't want to modify the appearance of the car, I won't spend £2k on a replacement mechanism (hydraulic or electric), I won't spend £1.5k on a send off and repair service, I do want the spoiler to function (I know that for my use the operation is largely cosmetic, but it has to work).
I have time over the winter to fix it, I am OK with a spanner (within reason) but have never worked with hydraulics (other than working on brakes).
So I am wondering what are my sensible options to fix? What solutions, costs and issues have others experienced please? Would a salvage replacement be an option?
If there are no reasonably priced fixes I might consider a permanently raised modification where I recover the existing system and the posts replaced with fixed items. My concern here is that it will devalue the car, which is more or less standard.
Thank you!
This is quiet annoying as I have recently figured out how to disconnect the spoiler activation system without generating any warning in the instrument cluster, so I hoped that preventing the auto raise would buy me a few more years.
I don't want to modify the appearance of the car, I won't spend £2k on a replacement mechanism (hydraulic or electric), I won't spend £1.5k on a send off and repair service, I do want the spoiler to function (I know that for my use the operation is largely cosmetic, but it has to work).
I have time over the winter to fix it, I am OK with a spanner (within reason) but have never worked with hydraulics (other than working on brakes).
So I am wondering what are my sensible options to fix? What solutions, costs and issues have others experienced please? Would a salvage replacement be an option?
If there are no reasonably priced fixes I might consider a permanently raised modification where I recover the existing system and the posts replaced with fixed items. My concern here is that it will devalue the car, which is more or less standard.
Thank you!