air suspension problems again

Grrrrrr · Feb 9, 2013

Datatek said:
The sets of valves on Ebay are very expensive, you can make up your own, I used some secondhand valves from a truck tyre place which were free (my sort of price) and 4 plastic push fit airline connectors less than 50p each.

What diameter pipe is it he needs? Is it 6mm?

wammers · Feb 9, 2013

grrrrrr said:
what diameter pipe is it he needs? Is it 6mm?

yup.

paulisa · Feb 12, 2013

hi guys the other day i tried the pump off the car and it made no air so bought a kit and fitted it tried pump off car and it now makes air . fitted it to car and wired it direct to battery as it wont work till i clear the codes but after 10 mins car still sat on the bump stops does this mean i have a major leak somewhere or the valve block is kaput

thanks Paul

dogsbody · Feb 12, 2013

paulisa said:
hi guys the other day i tried the pump off the car and it made no air so bought a kit and fitted it tried pump off car and it now makes air . fitted it to car and wired it direct to battery as it wont work till i clear the codes but after 10 mins car still sat on the bump stops does this mean i have a major leak somewhere or the valve block is kaput

thanks Paul

No

If you've got a hard fault then the system is frozen. This means that the valves won't open and close to feed air into the bags.

Saint.V8 · Feb 12, 2013

^What he said....

paulisa · Feb 12, 2013

damm what if i fit manual valves on each pipe and blow them up with comp will it then go up and be drivable until my leads and software come from datatek

Saint.V8 · Feb 12, 2013

That'll work aslong as you don't have a leak!

paulisa · Feb 12, 2013

i suppose if i do this and there is a leak only 1 corner will go down where the leak is or are they all linked somewhere

Saint.V8 · Feb 12, 2013

Each bag is controlled seperatly through its own valve in the valve block....the L322 has cross link valves, the P38 doesn't...

Using manual valves, and the system disabled...if one corner goes down, the others won't be affected.

paulisa · Feb 12, 2013

thanks Saint.v8 will give it a go how do i disable just pull out the fuse in the fuse box in the engine bay

Saint.V8 · Feb 12, 2013

paulisa said:
thanks Saint.v8 will give it a go how do i disable just pull out the fuse in the fuse box in the engine bay

No, pull the Delay timer realy from under the passanger seat....pulling a fuse may cause more issues....

paulisa · Feb 12, 2013

is there only 1 relay under the seat or is it clearly marked which oner i have to remove

thanks Paul

Saint.V8 · Feb 12, 2013

Tall and Black...as attached...

paulisa · Feb 12, 2013

thanks shouldnt be to hard to find will do it tomorrow and see what happens

paulisa · Feb 16, 2013

well i fitted the valves to each pipe and blew it up manually all seamed ok next morning she was still up so i let it all down and fitted t pieces so the pipes go back into the valve block blew her up and set all the heights the same marked on a stick . its now been a few hrs and lhf is down about 50mm already with it staying up last night without valve block connected does this mean i have a faulty valve block or just scrap it and buy a bmw

Datatek · Feb 16, 2013

paulisa said:
well i fitted the valves to each pipe and blew it up manually all seamed ok next morning she was still up so i let it all down and fitted t pieces so the pipes go back into the valve block blew her up and set all the heights the same marked on a stick . its now been a few hrs and lhf is down about 50mm already with it staying up last night without valve block connected does this mean i have a faulty valve block or just scrap it and buy a bmw

Leaking valve in the valve block or a leak where the pipe goes into the valve block. Valve block overhaul is cheap and easy to do.
If you think a BMW will be any better, dream on, same manufacturer as the P38

paulisa · Feb 16, 2013

mate has a x5 3,0 sport d goes like hell 30 plus mpg and he has had no bother from it in a year so they cant be to bad will the tool i bought from you tell me if it is a valve thats leaking i did pull the delay relay out yesterday as well will look for a rebuild kit for the valve block and diaphram

Saint.V8 · Feb 16, 2013

X5.....don't make me choke on my coffee....

Stick with the Range Rover....it may test your paitience, but for fecks sake don't get an X5.....get an L322 instead!

Datatek · Feb 17, 2013

Saint.V8 said:
X5.....don't make me choke on my coffee....

Stick with the Range Rover....it may test your paitience, but for fecks sake don't get an X5.....get an L322 instead!

P38 to L322? Out of the frying pan and into the fire

paulisa · Feb 17, 2013

Did a silly thing last night went out in the RR and the dash only said slow 35 mph no EAs fault so i thought stupidly it fixed itself so i plugged the relay back in and within seconds it had dumped itself on the floor had to drive home on the bump stops . so off down my unit to blow it all up again

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