Been away a week.......

& me air suspension had gone down on all four wheels, not having a manual (the only blithering thing
missing) I'm not sure if it's supposed to do that over time. Once I fired it up it rose up the desired
height.

Anyone got a manual for air suspension they can read for me please?

I got hold of a new compressor pump as the old one makes a right old racket, as they all go down at the
same time it'[s not likely to be just one leaky spring is it?

Any help accepted, cheers

Nige

--
Subaru WRX
Range Rover LSE (Bob)

'"gimme the f*ckin' money"

"Nige" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>& me air suspension had gone down on all four wheels, not having a manual
>(the only blithering thing missing) I'm not sure if it's supposed to do
>that over time. Once I fired it up it rose up the desired height.
>
> Anyone got a manual for air suspension they can read for me please?
>
> I got hold of a new compressor pump as the old one makes a right old
> racket, as they all go down at the same time it'[s not likely to be just
> one leaky spring is it?
>
> Any help accepted, cheers
>
> Nige

My experience of EAS is that if there is a bit of wear in the bags then it
will go down over a few days. But to be honest, if the compressor is good
enough to keep them up in "normal" use then its not too much of an issue.

The other one I found was a leaky exhaust valve in the air block.

The bags themselves arent too difficult to change - two clips top and bottom
and the air hose - but they're a job for open wallet surgery if you want
them new. I got a replacement set off a chap who had converted to coils and
didn't want all the gubbins anymore

HTH

Si

SiK wrote:
> "Nige" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> & me air suspension had gone down on all four wheels, not having a
>> manual (the only blithering thing missing) I'm not sure if it's
>> supposed to do that over time. Once I fired it up it rose up the
>> desired height. Anyone got a manual for air suspension they can read for me please?
>>
>> I got hold of a new compressor pump as the old one makes a right old
>> racket, as they all go down at the same time it'[s not likely to be
>> just one leaky spring is it?
>>
>> Any help accepted, cheers
>>
>> Nige
>
> My experience of EAS is that if there is a bit of wear in the bags
> then it will go down over a few days. But to be honest, if the
> compressor is good enough to keep them up in "normal" use then its
> not too much of an issue.
> The other one I found was a leaky exhaust valve in the air block.
>
> The bags themselves arent too difficult to change - two clips top and
> bottom and the air hose - but they're a job for open wallet surgery
> if you want them new. I got a replacement set off a chap who had
> converted to coils and didn't want all the gubbins anymore
>
> HTH
>
> Si


Ta matey, the air comp makes a hell of a racket so i got hold of a new one for £100, even if i dont need
it i can eBay it.

I really dont want to converty to coils as it defeats the object of it all i suppose.

To be honest, all the bags look like very nearly new, i'll have a gander at the vavle block, any diagrams
available?

Ta

Nige
--
Subaru WRX
Range Rover LSE (Bob)

'"gimme the f*ckin' money"

"Nige" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>& me air suspension had gone down on all four wheels, not having a manual
>(the only blithering thing missing) I'm not sure if it's supposed to do
>that over time. Once I fired it up it rose up the desired height.
>
> Anyone got a manual for air suspension they can read for me please?
>
If one spring has a slight leak the system will self level every 6 hours or
so, it will always let air out to self level when the engine is off and it
will end up in the lowest postion just off the bump stops. It also self
levels every time you close the door so if you load it up then close the
doors it goes down to level.

If one spring is on the bump stop then that should be the one that is
leaking.

I got a set of the rubber parts for the air bag from ebay new from Island
4x4 at reasonable price.

Tony,
Range Rover SE soft dash.

During stardate Thu, 27 Oct 2005 17:49:43 +0100, "Nige"
<[email protected]> uttered the imortal words:


>
>Ta matey, the air comp makes a hell of a racket so i got hold of a new one for £100, even if i dont need
>it i can eBay it.
>
>I really dont want to converty to coils as it defeats the object of it all i suppose.
>
>To be honest, all the bags look like very nearly new, i'll have a gander at the vavle block, any diagrams
>available?
>
>Ta
>
>Nige

Sounds like time for a ssession with some real soapy soap soap water
with some soap in. splish liberally and await bubbles.

PS Forewarn neighbours or they will think you've got a fetish.

Lee D
--
"I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters."
- Frank Lloyd Wright (1868-1959)

www.lrproject.com
'76 101 Camper
'64 88" IIa V8 Auto
'97 Disco ES Auto LPG'd
'01 Laguna

Everything you need to know is here:

http://www.rangerovers.net/repairdetails/airsuspension/index.html

If the lights on the ride height buttons (The left of the radio on the
US edition) flash for thirty seconds when you start the car, you are
in "soft fault mode." It will attempt to maintain standard ride
height but will not allow changes. The usual cause of this is a bad
sensor or a sensor that went out of range during a service (It
happened to me when I got new breaks). When this happens it causes
all sorts of leveling oddities. In my case, it just needed a reset
from a test book.

If you need the service manual section on the air suspension, let me
know. But really, the web site I referenced has quite a bit of
information.

I've been thinking of buying one of these emergency bypass systems to
pump up the system if it ever goes down at a bad moment. For $145 US
you can't go wrong.

http://www.carrollrovers.com/Range-Rover-Suspension-Bypass.htm

All the best,

Arden

1993 Range Rover County LWB (Vogue LSE)



On Thu, 27 Oct 2005 16:58:23 +0100, "Nige"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>& me air suspension had gone down on all four wheels, not having a manual (the only blithering thing
>missing) I'm not sure if it's supposed to do that over time. Once I fired it up it rose up the desired
>height.
>
>Anyone got a manual for air suspension they can read for me please?
>
>I got hold of a new compressor pump as the old one makes a right old racket, as they all go down at the
>same time it'[s not likely to be just one leaky spring is it?
>
>Any help accepted, cheers
>
>Nige
>
>--?
>Subaru WRX
>Range Rover LSE (Bob)
>
>'"gimme the f*ckin' money"
>

On Thursday 27 October 2005 16:58, Nige([email protected])
wrote in message <[email protected]>

> & me air suspension had gone down on all four wheels, not having a manual
> (the only blithering thing missing) I'm not sure if it's supposed to do
> that over time. Once I fired it up it rose up the desired height.

My SIII suspension stays at the same height no matter how long I LEAF it
alone. BOOM! BOOM!

I'll get me coat.

Arden wrote:

> I've been thinking of buying one of these emergency bypass systems to
> pump up the system if it ever goes down at a bad moment. For $145 US
> you can't go wrong.
>
> http://www.carrollrovers.com/Range-Rover-Suspension-Bypass.htm
>

In the UK Steve Parker Landrovers in Whitworth sell their own version of
this.

P.

"Paul S. Brown" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:3518705.java3irK6N@PolMobile...
> Arden wrote:
>
>> I've been thinking of buying one of these emergency bypass systems to
>> pump up the system if it ever goes down at a bad moment. For $145 US
>> you can't go wrong.
>>
>> http://www.carrollrovers.com/Range-Rover-Suspension-Bypass.htm
>>
>
> In the UK Steve Parker Landrovers in Whitworth sell their own version of
> this.
>
> P.

or, you need a 4 headed wire, and then you just

1. Unplug the ECU controlling the suspension.

2. On the amp plug (if you pull back the sleeve all the wires are numbered)
loop pins 1 & 8 to run the compresser for a couple of minutes to charge the
system.


3. Then to raise each corner connect the following together with a loop of
wire:
3.1 left rear pins 26, 11, 8 & 1
3.2 left front pins 26, 10, 8 & 1
3.3 right rear pins 26, 28, 8 & 1
3.4 right front pins 26, 27, 8 & 1
(pin 26 enables air from pump)

4. To lower each corner:
4.1. Left rear pins 11, 9 & 1
4.2. left front pins 10, 9 & 1
4.3. right rear pins 28, 9 & 1
4.4. Right front pins 27, 9 & 1
(Pin 1 is power, pin 8 is air inlet solenoid, pin 9 is air exhaust solenoid)


If you wish to completely deflate the system then connect pins 1, 8 & 9.


If you then leave the ECU unplugged the suspension will remain pumped up
until you can have the system diagnosed properly.


I found keeping this in the car with 4 bits of wire soldered together was
most useful

FWIW - the air suspension on a classic (non LSE) can cope with 50 yds of
turf. 55 yards causes it to have an exhaust valve fault and go into limp
home - yes this is the voice of experience!

Si