suspension raising slowly
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2.0_hippo
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check you havent disturbed anything to do with the air suspension pump that is located in the spare wheel area
2.0_hippo
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might have crushed a pipe or disturbed a connector
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Suspension tank and valve block are under the Drivers side sill...should be fairly well protected. but yer never know, a loose pipe coul have been trapped under the jacking point! Remote chance though.
Time to check the height sensor readings for correct output and check pump output.
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Could be a coincidence
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Well this morning I went out to check to see if any suspension had dropped and it was in the exact same place to the millimeter. I was still getting the same message this morning.
Right...
I did have the doors and radio on for a couple of hours while I was fiddling,
so I have just took it out for a good thrashing and now the suspension is raising in about 5 to 10 seconds and no more message on the dash?
I heard a duff battery can cause these issues as when I turned the car on from refitting the wheel I got HDC inactive message pop up? But that hasn't shown it's self again.
Could the compressor be on it's way out? I checked the sill area and there is no damage - I used the jack (and jack point) that come with the car too.
Right...
I did have the doors and radio on for a couple of hours while I was fiddling,
so I have just took it out for a good thrashing and now the suspension is raising in about 5 to 10 seconds and no more message on the dash?
I heard a duff battery can cause these issues as when I turned the car on from refitting the wheel I got HDC inactive message pop up? But that hasn't shown it's self again.
Could the compressor be on it's way out? I checked the sill area and there is no damage - I used the jack (and jack point) that come with the car too.
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2.0_hippo
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Charge your battery properly
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Ride height readings using diagnostics and pump output by disconnection the air connections and bridging the power leads to a battery then use your thumb to try and block the air coming out of the pump!
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Do you really want him to try that Saint, look what he did by just taking the wheel off!!
. Do you think he has run his battery down by having his radio on for the time he was fiddling? Tell us why you had the wheel off in the first place please Lockeh
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Do you really want him to try that Saint, look what he did by just taking the wheel off!!
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Doesn't stand a chance
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I'm not a complete noob... I was greasing up the ball joint as it was squeaking (yeah I know it needs changing - already on it) and it passed it's MOT yesterday with no advisories
I have plugged it into diagnostics yesterday (friend has a very nice system) and it didn't come with any faults, but what it does have is just about every bit of information about the suspension (including ride heights and pump output) so I will need something to cross reference it too.
End of yesterday and all of today it's been fine?
As I say I'm not a complete idiot and can do most tasks. The Diagnostics kit can also calibrate the suspension.
If the pump is getting a bit tired (coincidence) it's not the end of the world as they're only £300 for a new one.
I have plugged it into diagnostics yesterday (friend has a very nice system) and it didn't come with any faults, but what it does have is just about every bit of information about the suspension (including ride heights and pump output) so I will need something to cross reference it too.
End of yesterday and all of today it's been fine?
As I say I'm not a complete idiot and can do most tasks. The Diagnostics kit can also calibrate the suspension.
If the pump is getting a bit tired (coincidence) it's not the end of the world as they're only £300 for a new one.
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A lot less than £300 for a refurb kit I believe.
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Don't worry mate, just a bit of tongue in cheek banter
And it's knob by the way
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