ACE issues

Stanleysteamer said:

As I said before, I am not sure how the electrickery works, but i think the pump turns all the time, let's face it it must as it doesn't have a clutch, so as long as there is fluid in the reservoir it'll just keep it circulating.
so i don't think there is any risk of pump failure, so no risk of a snapped belt. in fact, as long as the vehicle is driving down a straight road, such as on a motorway, the ACE will not be called upon. Only once the sensors tell it there is severe sideways tilt does it use the pressure to push or pull on the rams to "help" the anti roll bars.
When you look at your anti roll bars, you'll find one end is connected to the axle in the usual way, the other has a ram to push and pull on the arm to increase the action of the ARB in whichever direction is needed.
One of the fuses will be in the circuit that involves the sensors. If the sensors are disconnected the rams will get no signal so will just stay in the "at rest" position. At least that is how I would read it. But as I said before I am waiting until someone with more knowledge of this to come on and tell us both what is what.
Do remember that ATF like most fluids, is non-compressible so provided you have no leaks, which you obviously don't have, the liquid in the rams will stay where it is and not move, so your rams will act simply as connectors to the ARBs. For the liquid to have a bearing on the issue you need valves to be actuated to allow fluid to move in one direction or another. And that needs electrics and actuators. If they are disabled, either by an ECU or by a fuse being removed, none of this will work.
I do appreciate your worries, especially as you will need to drive it on the Monday.
If I were you I'd take it, just as it is and spin it around a bit in a car park or somewhere safe to see what happens. I bet you find it drives OK. The ECU will have put it into "safe" mode and it'll act just like a conventional ARB such as was fitted to Disco ones. They only put ACE on to improve the roll situation and because it's a bit longer than a D1.
All the best
Stan.

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backinblack said:

Or maybe you will

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ronsealdeath said:

Yeah just buy a 10mm hydraulic compression fitting joiner piece, and 2 olives. Cut the split piece out and replace with the joiner.
Or remove a bigger section and use 10mm to 10mm female fittings on 3/8 hose plus 2 olives. I keep such a pipe and 2 olives in the boot!

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ronsealdeath said:

Yeah just buy a 10mm hydraulic compression fitting joiner piece, and 2 olives. Cut the split piece out and replace with the joiner.
Or remove a bigger section and use 10mm to 10mm female fittings on 3/8 hose plus 2 olives. I keep such a pipe and 2 olives in the boot!

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rojohex said:

Ok well that’s definitely worth giving a go then. I will lose most of the fluid n the system and need to be carful of contamination of the lines, but what about fill the system and bleeding it after?. Will that be something that a landy garage/dealer needs to do?

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