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Air suspension fault
Grant:
--- Quote from: "skip" ---I know nothing about the range rovers air suspension, but that said would it not be possible to ditch all the electronics and just isolate the front and rear airbags so you could have a valve block and compressor operated from rocker switches in the cabin.
I know that there is a safety aspect to this but you would still be able to let all the air out if you had a leak on one bag, no different to having a puncture i would have thought.
at least it would be possible to find the cause of the problem without expensive diagnositic equipment,
--- End quote ---
well you can get manual inflation kits which you can manually pump the system up with if you have problems. Heard of people driving around with them like that for ages
ScrumpyJack:
I've seen those kits, and do think it's sensible to have a back up like that, and might get a set for the car,
Anyway, I managed to get a replacement bag today from a nice chap on eBay, rangeroverheaven,
He went back into work to get me 1 and I drove down to get it,
Will be fitting it tomorrow and fingers crossed that will sort it out, well the leak anyway,
If the ECU still plays up, I might just try to wire up a switching panel so I can raise and lower the suspension as I want,
I'll let you know how I get on.
ScrumpyJack:
Well air bag on, ECU still registering a fault :cry:
At least now when I bypass the ecu it stays up, think the rest can wait till after crimbo.
MERRY CHRISTMAS ALL
Range Rover Blues:
--- Quote from: "ScrumpyJack" ---I've seen those kits, and do think it's sensible to have a back up like that, and might get a set for the car,
Anyway, I managed to get a replacement bag today from a nice chap on eBay, rangeroverheaven,
He went back into work to get me 1 and I drove down to get it,
Will be fitting it tomorrow and fingers crossed that will sort it out, well the leak anyway,
If the ECU still plays up, I might just try to wire up a switching panel so I can raise and lower the suspension as I want,
I'll let you know how I get on.
--- End quote ---
He's a nice chap isn't he :)
You will now need to use a diagnostic to clear any fault in the sustem and unlike the engine ECU you can't just unplug it. I really love the consistancy of Land Rover ECU design, don't you?
Does it sit on the bumpo stops when under ECU control then or what? is the compressor running at all? how do you bypass the ECU exactly?
ScrumpyJack:
[quote="Range Rover Blues
He's a nice chap isn't he :)
You will now need to use a diagnostic to clear any fault in the sustem and unlike the engine ECU you can't just unplug it. I really love the consistancy of Land Rover ECU design, don't you?
Does it sit on the bumpo stops when under ECU control then or what? is the compressor running at all? how do you bypass the ECU exactly?[/quote]
Yes, Yes he is,
Well the saga continues,
Now the rear of the car goe's down overnight, GREAT, will have to sort out yet another leak, but I can handle that 1,
and yes to the question, it does go down to bump stops when ECU is conected, god bless that little ecu :twisted:
As you say I prob need to get the system cleared to work, or I have more than 1 fault, although I have now changed the valve block, the pump, and a bag, what more does it want from me :cry:
ANYWAY this is isnt the most anoying thing at the moment,
after changing the bag and bypassing the ECU to pump up the air, I put the dog in the car and off I went, drove for about 5 mins, took the mut for an hours walk got back to the car and the bloody thing wouldn't start, :evil: :evil: :evil:
I tried and tried checking fuses and the like, but had to get the AA to recover me home in the end :cry:
He said there was no power to the injectors and sujested a relay, now I've had a look and cant find any bad relays, ( main fuel, fuel pump, and fuses )
any ideas,
P.S
bypassing the ECU is easy,
linking the the pins in the ecu loom,
1 = power
8 = pump
26 = valve inlet
10, 11, 27. 28 = seperate bags
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