Air suspension lr3(NOW SOLVED)

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Thommo805

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Hi I’m new to the group ,
I have suspension fault on dash and amber warning , front seems low and back high , no special programmes work , no obvious compresser fault seen , on start up I hear it for about 15 secs then stops and lets out small hiss of air , as if it’s full and working correct ? I checked the front valve with soapy water can’t see any bubbles etc ? Anyone able to offer advice thanks . Andy
 
Hi yea thanks for reply trying to sort that is there anybody in Kent near ashford who could help ? Was hoping for some common experiences or simple checks but learning fast these cars are difficult lol
 
First I would ask have you fallen in love with it yet? (is it a keeper).

If the answer is yes even a maybe;) then to buy your own diagnostic's is the way to go.

As the doc posted by SF you can see the many causes of a single message, throwing money at every suspect can get expensive to find out its a corroded connection:eek:.

But dont fret its all fixable :).

Oh Welcome:).

@gstuart may have some gems to help:).

J
 
marjon said:
First I would ask have you fallen in love with it yet? (is it a keeper).

If the answer is yes even a maybe;) then to buy your own diagnostic's is the way to go.

As the doc posted by SF you can see the many causes of a single message, throwing money at every suspect can get expensive to find out its a corroded connection:eek:.

But dont fret its all fixable :).

Oh Welcome:).

@gstuart may have some gems to help:).

J
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Yea it’s high mileage at 170000 miles in uk , but it’s my best car just worrying and costly , cant afford my own reader just yet but for the future I will , hopefully am getting code read on Monday , thanks for your help
 
Thommo805 said:
Yea it’s high mileage at 170000 miles in uk , but it’s my best car just worrying and costly , cant afford my own reader just yet but for the future I will , hopefully am getting code read on Monday , thanks for your help
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If you can drive it to Maidstone I can plug it in.
 
Thommo805 said:
Hi I’m new to the group ,
I have suspension fault on dash and amber warning , front seems low and back high , no special programmes work , no obvious compresser fault seen , on start up I hear it for about 15 secs then stops and lets out small hiss of air , as if it’s full and working correct ? I checked the front valve with soapy water can’t see any bubbles etc ? Anyone able to offer advice thanks . Andy
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hi

plus 1 what’s been suggested so far plus the fantastic offer from @lynall with regards to getting it plugged in

In the mean time try measuring the suspension to see how much it’s out , in normal ride height in MM measure from the centre of the wheels to the bottom of the wheel arch liners , front should be 466mm rears 485mm

u can also check to see if u have any leaks , raise suspension to normal ride height , check measurements , then pull fuse F26 from the engines fuse box, leave over night and recheck measurements, then reinstall fuse , being very careful as when u refit the fuse the landy will drop very quickly , once u start the engine will raise back up

u can buy a cheap scanner called an Autel AP200 in white , there only around £60 , indeed due to the complexity of these vehicles having one is a must or u will get known were fast in trying to identify faults

if I may add these vehicles can’t be maintained on a shoe string and errors must not be ignored , there awesome motors but really need to keep on top of things

also done a buyers guide in what to look out for

hope that helps

ps , as a side note , in the Uk these are called discovery 3’s , the LR3 is what there called in the USA
 
gstuart said:
hi

plus 1 what’s been suggested so far plus the fantastic offer from @lynall with regards to getting it plugged in

In the mean time try measuring the suspension to see how much it’s out , in normal ride height in MM measure from the centre of the wheels to the bottom of the wheel arch liners , front should be 466mm rears 485mm

u can also check to see if u have any leaks , raise suspension to normal ride height , check measurements , then pull fuse F26 from the engines fuse box, leave over night and recheck measurements, then reinstall fuse , being very careful as when u refit the fuse the landy will drop very quickly , once u start the engine will raise back up

u can buy a cheap scanner called an Autel AP200 in white , there only around £60 , indeed due to the complexity of these vehicles having one is a must or u will get known were fast in trying to identify faults

if I may add these vehicles can’t be maintained on a shoe string and errors must not be ignored , there awesome motors but really need to keep on top of things

also done a buyers guide in what to look out for

hope that helps

ps , as a side note , in the Uk these are called discovery 3’s , the LR3 is what there called in the USA
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Thanks for all your help , sent Lynall a message what a great bunch of people here , I will be investing in the scan tool didn’t realise could get one for that price thought I’d need something in the hundreds , and yea I realise these cost a bit to keep going but life’s got a way of sending us challenges at the worst times but I’m keen to learn about these motors to keep on top
 
gstuart said:
hi

plus 1 what’s been suggested so far plus the fantastic offer from @lynall with regards to getting it plugged in

In the mean time try measuring the suspension to see how much it’s out , in normal ride height in MM measure from the centre of the wheels to the bottom of the wheel arch liners , front should be 466mm rears 485mm

u can also check to see if u have any leaks , raise suspension to normal ride height , check measurements , then pull fuse F26 from the engines fuse box, leave over night and recheck measurements, then reinstall fuse , being very careful as when u refit the fuse the landy will drop very quickly , once u start the engine will raise back up

u can buy a cheap scanner called an Autel AP200 in white , there only around £60 , indeed due to the complexity of these vehicles having one is a must or u will get known were fast in trying to identify faults

if I may add these vehicles can’t be maintained on a shoe string and errors must not be ignored , there awesome motors but really need to keep on top of things

also done a buyers guide in what to look out for

hope that helps

ps , as a side note , in the Uk these are called discovery 3’s , the LR3 is what there called in the USA
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Would the scanner you mention do suspension and most other issues with discovery 3 ?
 
Hi all , had someone plug in today , and there’s me thinking it just tells you the problem lol , long story short and he was vague , it said about air pressure , and he said the gallery psi was only going to about 80 psi then down and back up to 80 , never higher then after 15/20 secs would throw the warning light and compresser shut off with a sharp short hiss of air not sure if the air sound should do that but that’s when it shuts off and light comes on ?
 
Did your friendly code reader give any code numbers. With description?
It does sound like a worn out compressor, but;).
The hiss is normal as it vents the gallery when the compressor switch’s off, even when it’s running right:).

J
 
marjon said:
Did your friendly code reader give any code numbers. With description?
It does sound like a worn out compressor, but;).
The hiss is normal as it vents the gallery when the compressor switch’s off, even when it’s running right:).

J
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No I didn’t get any codes myself ,he said nothing actually pinpointed exactly, but other Then compressor low nothing else seemed abnormal , only issues he found was heading towards compressor and hearing the hiss I thought great but am now doubting again lol if that’s normal
 
Fitted new compressor today , all now works as should big thank you to all that helped in discussion and @lynall for offering to read codes ,

do have now an engine management light p045c something egr valve , I thought coincidentally but maybe a separate issue il raise a new post .
 
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