Dave,

Thanks for the reply. I lean towards what you are saying, however I think I read in some other article somewhere that a higher antifreeze concentration might alter the damping in the suspension (it compresses differently than water apparently)??

Any thoughts??

Julian

Hello, I just bought a hydrolastic fluid pump from the UK to pump up my Metro suspension. Fluid is readily available in the UK.....not so much in the US (one place only carries it and it totals out with shipping to $100+ per gallon!). The pump manufacturer and numerous other places state that a 50/5...

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Hello, I've been living with this since getting my Metro last year. It is in excellent condition, bought with 12700 original miles and now has about 2000 more. When accelerating, especially from rest or after changing into second (so I suppose low revs), there is oftentimes a "lag" or flat spot or h...

Thanks very much.....I'd best get on with it then!!!!

Julian

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