L322 L322 air suspension noise

I have a 2005 Range Rover Vogue 3 litre V6, owned since July. Today the air suspension made a droning noise when activated. I removed the spare tire, and unfortunately the well that the air suspension unit sits in had a fair amount of water in it.
Most likely caused by being parked on a slight downhill slope on the driveway.
Got all the water out and removed the top housing to the air suspension unit and soaked up any water in there.
Is there a way to test which components are making the droning noise? The suspension still works fine for now. I have taken a video of it but can't seem to upload it to here.
Vehicle is now parked on the flat outside house, and have left the cover off overnight to dry everything out

Thought the 3ltr was a straight 6

Water ingress on an l322 is common place especially the boot are unfortunately

It is a straight 6 on the 2005 3.0 litre, find the leak and fix it get your pump refurbished

My bad, meant TD6
Could you point out the pump on this picture for me please? Is it possible to refurbish it myself?

Swansea Jack said:

My bad, meant TD6
Could you point out the pump on this picture for me please? Is it possible to refurbish it myself?

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Yes you can refurb, look for label and check out x8r for kits looks like hitachi.

have added a bit of colour to your pic

Red is pump/compressor
Green is pump motor
Blue is drier.
Get there upgraded drier top too
J

Great, thank you for the details. I'll get into it this week and see how I get on

Swansea Jack said:

My bad, meant TD6
Could you point out the pump on this picture for me please? Is it possible to refurbish it myself?

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No offence but if you cannot spot a compressor do you know how to refurb one

Rubberknees said:

No offence but if you cannot spot a compressor do you know how to refurb one

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The instructions are pretty idiot proof I did it.

J

marjon said:

The instructions are pretty idiot proof I did it.

J

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We'll wait and see

Rubberknees said:

We'll wait and see

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what if I am a idiot .

you haven’t seen my 3yr project in year 10. M says we buy a bungalow with 4 rooms next time.

J

marjon said:

what if I am a idiot .

you haven’t seen my 3yr project in year 10. M says we buy a bungalow with 4 rooms next time.

J

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What I'm trying to say is if the peep can't identify the compressor which is quite simple( the one with the air pipe on the end) is he able to remove it and repair it. Even you can do that.
Any pics of the project

Rubberknees said:

What I'm trying to say is if the peep can't identify the compressor which is quite simple( the one with the air pipe on the end) is he able to remove it and repair it. Even you can do that.
Any pics of the project

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The only air pipe in the end you can see is the drier.

Project



J

marjon said:

The only air pipe in the end you can see is the drier.

Project

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J

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Cool photo

Rubberknees said:

Cool photo

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It was actually bloody cold

J

marjon said:

It was actually bloody cold

J

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I'll bet. But looks well worth it

Hi yes they can be refurbished. Kits available online about £40ish .if you have trouble finding one I have a compresser that came out of my old car same year ect also I have the refurbishment kit to go with it I would be happy to sell to you , just the kit or both bits fir wat it cost me plus postage.

This is worth a watch looks like you have the Hitachi unit.

Swansea Jack said:

Great, thank you for the details. I'll get into it this week and see how I get on

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Hi Jack, wondering how you are getting on or if you bottled it like me and bought a new unit complete. There are varying degrees of success with these kits and after doing one on my first L322 I decided, can’t be bothered to do it again plus the second car was in a lot better condition overall so splashed the cash.
Just to add to the situation, if you don’t find the leak path into the boot and seal it off this will keep happening and filling your compressor dryer with moisture. I am getting ready to pull the rear bumper to seal the mounting plates but there are several other routes for said water. Good luck, it’s all worth doing whichever path you take.
Tricky