Got my first range rover and its all gone wrong

dunit said:

ill see what mechanic has to say , atleast noone has told me its terminal !!! fixable i can live with , just gutted cos i love it already

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The air suspension springs have a design life of 7/8 years 80K miles. All 4 will need to be replaced if they haven't been done already. If the leak has been there for a long time the compressor will also be knackered.

i could well be in trouble , thanks for the info

Not at all mate, you'll be very surprised at the price of range rover spares.

Datatek above makes cables to diagnose this sort of thing. Its so easy to use even the missus has reset ours when its had a moment! I would highly recommend getting one so at least you can post up fault codes etc and reset your own suspension.

I would also look for a landrover specialist as the dealers can get very pricey if you feel you can't tackle it yourself. A rebuild kit for you compressor is dirt cheap on ebay so don't worry just yet. I rebuilt my own and the kit was £20 or £30 if I remember and the bags cost me £60 a corner. I did all four for peace of mind as has been already mentioned they have a certain shelf life.

As wammers said you or your mechanic need to find the leak, very easy with a bottle of spray soapy water. Could be a bag, could just be one of the air lines. At the top of the page is a test to check your compressor as well to help ease your mind.

If you took the whole system off the car you'd be surprised how simple it all is really. Keep the faith and you'll be fine.

Cheers frostycab , I'm gonna get the cables , your post has given me some confidence to get more hands on ! Cheers mate

If its gone into limp mode, don't you have to reset
faults aswell as change the leaking bag. as without
faults being reset it won't inflate them again?

tonybirch said:

If its gone into limp mode, don't you have to reset
faults aswell as change the leaking bag. as without
faults being reset it won't inflate them again?

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EAS don't have a limp mode as such, it just has a sod off i don't know what's going on mode. Clear all the faults it should spring into life.

wammers said:

...it just has a sod off i don't know what's going on mode.

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Sounds like me at work first thing Monday morning!

Frostycab said:

Sounds like me at work first thing Monday morning!

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+1 without coffee