stevebrookman · Nov 29, 2012

Morning all,
Still haven't been able to get car into my garage to hook up to pc due to building work-live on a hill so cannot do it outside . Just a recap-car riding an inch or two too high, getting hard and soft faults whilst towing a caravan in August reset with my kicker Lite so couldn't read faults. Car has new air bags.
No logged fault since August although car has been right up at the front a few times. Now and again it has started to lean to one side slightly-but not always all the time-has also done this whilst driving.

I've got a second hand driver unit to put on, but suspecting a dodgy height sensor as well.
Any ideas - apart from scrapping it- would be more than welcome.
Need it for towing duties at Easter so thought I'd better look at getting it fixed.

Cheers

Steve

kevwill · Nov 29, 2012

stevebrookman said:
Morning all,
Still haven't been able to get car into my garage to hook up to pc due to building work-live on a hill so cannot do it outside . Just a recap-car riding an inch or two too high, getting hard and soft faults whilst towing a caravan in August reset with my kicker Lite so couldn't read faults. Car has new air bags.
No logged fault since August although car has been right up at the front a few times. Now and again it has started to lean to one side slightly-but not always all the time-has also done this whilst driving.

I've got a second hand driver unit to put on, but suspecting a dodgy height sensor as well.
Any ideas - apart from scrapping it- would be more than welcome.
Need it for towing duties at Easter so thought I'd better look at getting it fixed.

Cheers

Steve

Does sound like height sensor. Get a cable & software from Datatek - then you'll be able to diagnose & sort.

SpiggyTopes · Nov 29, 2012

The eas software will tell you the live height sensor readings so you will see immediately if one is duff.

However, you would probably get a soft fault warning on the dash if on sensor was badly out.

Grit Valve · Nov 29, 2012

stevebrookman said:
Morning all,
Still haven't been able to get car into my garage to hook up to pc due to building work-live on a hill so cannot do it outside . Just a recap-car riding an inch or two too high, getting hard and soft faults whilst towing a caravan in August reset with my kicker Lite so couldn't read faults. Car has new air bags.
No logged fault since August although car has been right up at the front a few times. Now and again it has started to lean to one side slightly-but not always all the time-has also done this whilst driving.

I've got a second hand driver unit to put on, but suspecting a dodgy height sensor as well.
Any ideas - apart from scrapping it- would be more than welcome.
Need it for towing duties at Easter so thought I'd better look at getting it fixed.

Cheers

Steve

your location might help as people are willing to show of there new Diagnostic toys near you

or pm datatek for a eas kit.

stevebrookman · Nov 29, 2012

Thanks all,
Got a cable - when I looked at the readings in August there didn't seem to be any height sensors with weird readings. I'll give it another go when I clear the garage. I also had a Land Rover mechanic have a look with his works diagnostic and he couldn't find anything wrong.
I'll have to hook the caravan up-but it could take a few hours for it to fault. It did it after two hours towing on the way and on the way back and then every 25-40 mins or so.

Cheers
Steve

Datatek · Nov 29, 2012

If it's riding too high, it may be that the target heights are wrong. I'd start by doing a calibration of all 4 levels. It's possible to get some funny happenings if the targets are at the upper or lower limits of the normal or motorway level.
After that you can try your driver pack and it would be worth overhauling the valve block, at the very least check it for contamination with white powder from the dryer dessicant breaking up.

stevebrookman · Nov 29, 2012

Thanks Keith!

I'll try and clear the garage this weekend.

Cheers

Steve

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