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Air surspension stopped working... and dont say "I told
Jonny Boaterboy:
That could be it Carsten, I have wax oiled it and yes I did spray alot of wax up where the air intake is I will have a look at that first thing tomorow. As for the fualt they did not say but if the compessor has been working hard maybe the ecu shut it down because it thought the compressor was working for too long and therefore had a fault.
Thanks very much for you help keep watching and Ill let you all know how I get on
andycwb:
--- Quote from: "Jonny Boaterboy" --- If I take the drain plug out of the tank will it come out with a pop! and is this the easy way to depresurise the system as in the manuel it says to depresurise the system befor doing any work on it?
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No, there's a slot in the plug, as you start to undo it it will let air escape. This will depressurise the air reservoir only, there will still be air left in the springs.
To work on the system, I tend to suggest lower it to access level to minimise spring pressure, drain the reservoir, and then carefully remove the hoses from the collets for each corner. There is a small chance the sudden rush of air will damage the o-rings in the block when you do this, but it's the best way to minimise problems, and the o-rings can be replaced.
andycwb:
--- Quote from: "Jonny Boaterboy" ---That could be it Carsten, I have wax oiled it and yes I did spray alot of wax up where the air intake is I will have a look at that first thing tomorow.
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If you've bunged up the air intake, that would also make the compressor appear weak.
The inlet air filter is a service item and should be replaced, IIRC, every 24,000 miles.
Jonny Boaterboy:
Well I took the inlet filter off and it was not in very good condition so poped down to the local land rover place to see if it made a difference with no filter....... the commpressor sounded alot better but it still was'nt inflating very quickly. On arrival the boys said to leave it with them and they would have another look...... so Im siting here waiting for the call!
standby Ill let you know what happens!
ps great sight andy been reding through it all and have leart alot thanks
ScrumpyJack:
Hi jonny, air suspension is great isn’t it :roll:
You are right in what you say that reading andys sight you can learn alot,
It’s given me some things to look at for my niggling probs, such as noisy compressor, car leaning to 1 side, compressor coming on and of frequently and the like, oh joy :cry:
But I've got a question for andy, when doing a tight turn either in reverse or forward i.e.: as in getting out of parking spaces the front end seems to go hard and bumpy,
I've looked under the front of the car as the wife has driven it slowly to see ( caution, only do this if wife is in good mood )
Anyway, I've noticed the front bags when turning rise to such a height they look like they nearly pop off there mounts, at this point the front wheels feel like they are bouncing or skidding as you turn, any idea,
P.S sorry to just jump into your thread like that jonny,
any update on your prob yet.
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