Last November I replaced my EAS compressor with a new Dunlop OEM part. Two weeks later it failed and was replaced under warranty. At the same time I also replaced all the airbags with a set of Arrnots. This Sunday the car refused to lift and I checked the compressor which was running, but with no pressure to fill the tank.
I have no idea if the original compressor was the one that came with the car when new or not, but I suspect it might have been. In my view 10 years use and 70,000 miles from it was pretty good going.
I put the first failure after 2 weeks use down to bad luck. Now the second one has failed after 10 months and I think that is pretty poor going in my book. Im trying to find out if its still in warranty or not. As far as I can tell the EAS has worked fine in the last 10 months since fitting all new bags and a compressor. Ill admit that I tend to drop the car to access level when parking unless only stopping for a short while. Makes my wife and daughter happy so they can get in and out better.
My question to you guys then is what experience do you have with the reliability of these Dunlop OEM compressors?
Im convinced all my airbags are good and leak free, but could I have a valve block leak that is not producing any symptoms that is causing the compressor to run too much?
Im thinking these Dunlop compressors are not up to much from my experiences so far and Id like a better piece of kit to replace it with. A bit of time looking on the web and I have found references to other makes of compressor that can be made to fit the P38, for example the Thomas Pumps 315 model shown here Range Rover Air Compressor Replacement or the Blowjax compressor on the same page. The information here is a few years old I think and obviously US in origin so these parts may not be easy to source in the UK.
Have any of you successfully integrated a better compressor into the P38 EAS?
Im sure there will be at least one recommendation to go to coils, but to me thats like curing an ingrown toenail by amputating your leg.
Regards,
LW .
I have no idea if the original compressor was the one that came with the car when new or not, but I suspect it might have been. In my view 10 years use and 70,000 miles from it was pretty good going.
I put the first failure after 2 weeks use down to bad luck. Now the second one has failed after 10 months and I think that is pretty poor going in my book. Im trying to find out if its still in warranty or not. As far as I can tell the EAS has worked fine in the last 10 months since fitting all new bags and a compressor. Ill admit that I tend to drop the car to access level when parking unless only stopping for a short while. Makes my wife and daughter happy so they can get in and out better.
My question to you guys then is what experience do you have with the reliability of these Dunlop OEM compressors?
Im convinced all my airbags are good and leak free, but could I have a valve block leak that is not producing any symptoms that is causing the compressor to run too much?
Im thinking these Dunlop compressors are not up to much from my experiences so far and Id like a better piece of kit to replace it with. A bit of time looking on the web and I have found references to other makes of compressor that can be made to fit the P38, for example the Thomas Pumps 315 model shown here Range Rover Air Compressor Replacement or the Blowjax compressor on the same page. The information here is a few years old I think and obviously US in origin so these parts may not be easy to source in the UK.
Have any of you successfully integrated a better compressor into the P38 EAS?
Im sure there will be at least one recommendation to go to coils, but to me thats like curing an ingrown toenail by amputating your leg.
Regards,
LW .
