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tony1973

New Member

• Feb 26, 2011

• #1

Another eas fault .... Ok 1995 rr driving to work ,fault came on display eas fault 35max speed .. Whent to local garage and £48 lighter in my pocket the fault was r/h valve stuck open /closed casnt remember wich one .everything was re set and since then all ok ...

But is this somthing to worry about has im driving to south of spain in april do i take the chance

any advise please

 

The Mad Hat Man

Well-Known Member

LZIR Despatch Agent

• Feb 26, 2011

• #2

Get yoself the free EAS software and a cable ( see for sale section), so yu can check/fix it yoself.

 

dogsbody

Very senior member

• Feb 26, 2011

• #3

So you've just paid £48 to get a fault cleared.
Get yourself either the disc and lead if you're the sort of person that carries a laptop at all times or get yourself an EAS KICKER from Black Box.
You've just paid over twice what the disc and lead would cost and heading for half of what the KICKER would cost.
Next time it happens, and for £48 the garage certainly hasn't repaired or replaced anything, you can clear the fault yourself, in a few minutes, and at the side of a French road if necessary.

 

Datatek

Well-Known Member

• Feb 26, 2011

• #4

If you are going down to Spain via the west of France, I'm near Poitiers on the A10 if you get into trouble and need help. At the very least, if you have a laptop, download the free EAS software from www.rswsolutions.com and buy a cable from The Mad Hat Man and then you are covered. It would be worth checking the airbags for leaks with the soapy water test, if they are more than 8 years old they will probably be shot.

 

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tony1973

New Member

• Feb 26, 2011

• #5

Datatek said:

If you are going down to Spain via the west of France, I'm near Poitiers on the A10 if you get into trouble and need help. At the very least, if you have a laptop, download the free EAS software from www.rswsolutions.com and buy a cable from The Mad Hat Man and then you are covered. It would be worth checking the airbags for leaks with the soapy water test, if they are more than 8 years old they will probably be shot.

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ok nice one whats the best way to test airbags ect

 

Datatek

Well-Known Member

• Feb 26, 2011

• #6

tony1973 said:

ok nice one whats the best way to test airbags ect

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Mix washing up liquid and water in a sprayer and spray the airbags and look for bubbles, also spray where the pipes go into the airbags.
I have Faultmate diagnostics for most systems on the P38 but not V8 engines.