Compressor fine upside down, inactive fault when turned over

crane · Aug 21, 2014

Just got the car back from the garage, usual story of suspension inactive.
After loads of testing including the compressor rebuilt, new relay etc turns out the compressor is fine if kept upside down.
Bolt it in and back to square 1
So here's the question, what on earth would cause this to happen?
My gut says drier (filters blocked and upside down exposes a fresh area of filter?)
Wiring is all fine
anything else could cause this?
thanks

SpanishTony · Aug 21, 2014

Australian compressor?

tomcat59alan · Aug 21, 2014

crane said:
Just got the car back from the garage, usual story of suspension inactive.
After loads of testing including the compressor rebuilt, new relay etc turns out the compressor is fine if kept upside down.
Bolt it in and back to square 1
So here's the question, what on earth would cause this to happen?
My gut says drier (filters blocked and upside down exposes a fresh area of filter?)
Wiring is all fine
anything else could cause this?
thanks

Car on it's roof ? I would be looking at the wiring, you are making a contact when you twist the compressor and breaking it when you turn it the right way up

Datatek · Aug 21, 2014

tomcat59alan said:
Car on it's roof ? I would be looking at the wiring, you are making a contact when you twist the compressor and breaking it when you turn it the right way up

Or even the motor armature moving on it's axis so the brushes touch an unworn bit of the commutator.

crane · Aug 21, 2014

Definitely not the wiring, maybe those comments about Australia are accurate....just doesnt like being the wrong way round

crane · Aug 22, 2014

OK so you guys were right ....
It was the plug connector on the compressor, turns out all the pins had closed up .
I opened them all with a stanley blade and sorted.

Now another issue has shown up, keeps telling me "pressure static when filling "then locks up after blowing a pressure relief in the compressor?

repeats every time

Any suggestions on this, I thought the pressure blow off was the brass widget on the compressor pipe?

cheers

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