p38 suspension

Hi again.
I posted last week about my eas being down on a P38 4.0 lpg. Datatek kindly sent me instructions on how to replace the airbags.As I was limping back home a fault came on the dash, all four height lights came on and the pump has stopped. It was the worst ride ever.
I presume the system will need to be reset. Until I can get some pressure I am unable to trace the leak. Is there please, anyone who can help. I am in Sheffield north.
Many thanks
Dave.

You need Storey wilson's eas program and a lead from your laptop and away you go.
Software free.
Lead about £15-18 on fleabay.
Where in Sheff are you?

Hi Sparky
Thanks for that, I'm in Oxspring which is between Thurgoland and Penistone.

In the short term you would be wise to get a set of emergency inflation valves £30 ish off ebay so you can inflate each corner which gets you back on the road whilst you sort out any leak points or bag changes, then worry about the EAS reset and software later. I'm in exactly the same position and the valves have been a life saver, in fact going on vacation with the valves fitted next week!

Hi Stufer
Thanks for that
Sounds good, but if a bag is leaking that corner will still be down won't it?

This idea from stufer sounds ok. Anybody else used the emergency inflation valves

everlatesparky said:

You need Storey wilson's eas program and a lead from your laptop and away you go.
Software free.
Lead about £15-18 on fleabay.
Where in Sheff are you?

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Storey Wilsons EAS suite on CD + cable avalable from me £11 plus P&P £2.67. Non profit and includes a donation to Storey.

Stufer said:

In the short term you would be wise to get a set of emergency inflation valves £30 ish off ebay so you can inflate each corner which gets you back on the road whilst you sort out any leak points or bag changes, then worry about the EAS reset and software later. I'm in exactly the same position and the valves have been a life saver, in fact going on vacation with the valves fitted next week!

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Emergency inflation valves IMO are just one more possible leak, you can re-set the EAS with the EAS suite and get moving again temporarily most of the time. If there is bad leak from an airbag, the valves will not help at all.

They are but if you're out and about with no laptop or EAS kicker, then they can be a lifesaver. I have mine tee'd in and they've got me home from Scotland to Blackburn. You just have to remember that, if you have a hard fault, blow them up with the engine running and the handbrake off. If you switch off the engine and then restart, the hard fault will deflate all the bags. Similarly, with the engine running, putting the handbrake on will deflate all the bags. Otherwise, even with a hard fault, it will strangely then keep the car level as long as you don't do either of the above. They're well worth fitting but they won't blow up a bust bag though.

I've been running around all week with the valves fitted, following the fit of one Arnott Gen 2 bag, due to a subsequent EAS fault which (as datatec advised me) could be height sensor related. No leaks seen, but its a bit of a pain trying to keep level, especially with kids and mother-in-law + baggage crammed in the back... Made me appreciate just how well the EAS works keeping things level when working properly! Still, gives me chance to overhaul the compressor again (Dutch seal is coming out) whilst keeping mobile.

Take a hint from where you are - Oxspring, fit coil springs, did mine a year ago and never let me down, had all that emergency valves but coils are a lot less stressfull and you can go anywhere without worrying about it f*cking up. Air bags, ecu, compressor, valve block, pipes, kicker, laptop-no thanks.
Davie

Or with a little knowledge and half the cost of the coil convertion service your EAS and have proper suspension.

Come on wammers, half the price, once these things get to a certain age its non stop, change one part then the next goes, 4 air bags and compressor is a damn site more (& less reliable) than a coil conversion.
Davie:deadhorse:

Davie F said:

Come on wammers, half the price, once these things get to a certain age its non stop, change one part then the next goes, 4 air bags and compressor is a damn site more (& less reliable) than a coil conversion.
Davie:deadhorse:

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Note the earlier comment about keeping the thing level with all the luggage and passengers, tell me how you do that with coils
£30 to overhaul valve block £30 to overhaul compressor £280 for a set of Arnott Gen 2's, that's about half the cost of a decent coil conversion, even if you add all new height sensor a £60 a pop it's still little more than a good set of coils

I've just received my EAS cable and CD from Datatek, Many thanks for that Keith. Sods law, I don't have riight port on the laptop. It's 12.30 now and I'm trying an adapter. I've had a look at the CD and it appears quite straight foward. Is it? If I have a problem is there anyone I could contact. If so please pm me
Many thanks
Dave

Davie F said:

Take a hint from where you are - Oxspring, fit coil springs, did mine a year ago and never let me down, had all that emergency valves but coils are a lot less stressfull and you can go anywhere without worrying about it f*cking up. Air bags, ecu, compressor, valve block, pipes, kicker, laptop-no thanks.
Davie

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Had my MOT this morning and asked the examiner about coils on a Rangie. He said that he'd pass it this year, as long as it's been done properly, but he believes that it'll be a fail next year. Only one examiner's opinion but he answered immediately so obviously it's been mentioned in the MOT world.

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Had my MOT this morning and asked the examiner about coils on a Rangie. He said that he'd pass it this year, as long as it's been done properly, but he believes that it'll be a fail next year. Only one examiner's opinion but he answered immediately so obviously it's been mentioned in the MOT world.

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He needs to speak to VOSA, I did and no problems with coils as long as its done right and not a bodge.
Davie