P38A Springs back to air UPDATE

Grrrrrr said:

Have a word with @kurtjohnson10. He sometimes has odd bits lying around. Always possible he'll have a driver pack. Then again there's a plastic scouser not too far from you with 2 P38s blocking up his drive who might lend you one for an hour or so.

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I do hope you are not referring to my good friend the honourable Alan the cat the lord major of Wirral.

Hi,
Just a thought but have you checked the white block connections behind the passenger side footwell kickplate, they are notorious for getting damp over time and the pins turning green it can cause lots of problems with the EAS, i too was having headaches with mine when i purchased it so i checked the connections and some of pins had actually broke away from the block, most people chop out the block completely then solder and heatshrink the wires back together.
Hope this helps.
Paul.

PPP38vouge said:

Hi,
Just a thought but have you checked the white block connections behind the passenger side footwell kickplate, they are notorious for getting damp over time and the pins turning green it can cause lots of problems with the EAS, i too was having headaches with mine when i purchased it so i checked the connections and some of pins had actually broke away from the block, most people chop out the block completely then solder and heatshrink the wires back together.
Hope this helps.
Paul.

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Good shout, it connects the height selector switch to the ECU.

pm sent to CapriPaul

Grrrrrr said:

Have a word with @kurtjohnson10. He sometimes has odd bits lying around. Always possible he'll have a driver pack. Then again there's a plastic scouser not too far from you with 2 P38s blocking up his drive who might lend you one for an hour or so.

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maybe go to him or he'll come to you and go away with your wheels!!!

You not done that bit of a job yet????
Its four bags and a bit of pipe how hard can it be

Mark Piercy said:

maybe go to him or he'll come to you and go away with your wheels!!!

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@tomcat59alan seems to have gone a bit quiet again. Maybe his nurse doesn't let him out of bed?

winchman said:

You not done that bit of a job yet????
Its four bags and a bit of pipe how hard can it be

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That's what I thought.

We have all been caught out with these simple jobs.
Whats wrong now? Do you have plan?

winchman said:

We have all been caught out with these simple jobs.
Whats wrong now? Do you have plan?

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Yeah, sit back, crack a can open and relax!

Getting there, few more bits to try when I get a chance.

I give in, the white connectors behind the kick panel were corroded so they've been chopped out and soldered, new driver pack has been fitted and the compressor still just won't run properly. (Also no faults on EAS unlock software). The compressor just jolts and won't run unless I bypass the yellow relay in the fuse box.

new relay it is then! Try another relay that works!

Fingers crossed.....

You will get there, you are doing better than most garages who just say stick it on sp no I cant bring my self to say that word.
It will be worth it in the end and you will have a good understanding of the system.

refresh the brain....is it a new compressor??

Saint.V8 said:

refresh the brain....is it a new compressor??

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Valid point. Sounds like thermal switch struggling.

New one from Kurt iirc

Any updates?

UPDATE.
Sorry for lack of posts but been busy recently, I'll list everything below that I've the car tried and the results I've had from the beginning to save people from reading from the first post.
Car purchased with springs fitted.
New airbags fitted, airlines repaired, compressor and valve block re-built.
New relays fitted to eas. (suspension worked briefly then dropped)
Removed delay timer to prove leaks - leaks found and sorted.
Compressor seized so new fitted - Compressor briefly runs correctly and then just judders as though something is switching it on and off.
Found white plugs behind passenger kick panel corroded so cut out an soldered up (compressor issue still the same)
New driver pack installed (compressor issue still the same)
Fitted 2nd new EAS relay as suspect first one failed due to constant start/stop of comp.
Fitted new pressure switch (just thought it was worth a try even though tested ok)
Tested thermal fuse in compressor and found to be Ok.
EAS unlock software put on car and no faults showing

That's were I'm up to now , I don't use the car every day so when its needed I can bridge the relay to run the compressor before I use the car and the EAS seems to work fine, its just driving me mad that it want run when needed. When I do use it I travel on the motorway a lot so even going back up to standard height from motorway height a few times soon empties the air receiver. As far as I can tell (and I'm learning every time I go near this car) the only component left is the ECU itself, is this something that could cause these issues and is it easily swapped/programmed or am I barking up the wrong tree altogether.

Again thanks for all t he help to get this far.
Paul