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nicka2804

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hi,

i am having to trouble with my eas, bit like most!
if i use it daily it seems to be fine will rise fairly quickly and be fine, however if i leave it a week or so it will take ages to lift back up again.

i have replaced the front bags a month ago and the rears have been done at some point and look in good order

if i set the car to its highest setting and then remove delay timer will it stay at same height no matter what. this way i will be able to see if i have any airleaks in the lines or the bags?

after reading wammers how to guide i think my problem lies with the storage side of the system but need to go through the checks he describes to confirm this?

does this sound about right or am barking up the wrong tree??
thanks
nick
 
Leak on the air storage side... Could be a worn diaphragm valve.....or NRV valve
 
thanks chaps! i will do the wammers checks from the how to and see how that goes.
is the valve block and compressor overhaul easy enough bearing in mind i am a mechanic anyway? is there and easy was to de pressureise these without software.
thanks again
nick
 
nicka2804 said:
thanks chaps! i will do the wammers checks from the how to and see how that goes.
is the valve block and compressor overhaul easy enough bearing in mind i am a mechanic anyway? is there and easy was to de pressureise these without software.
thanks again
nick
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Yep, easy to do. Would though suggest investing in cable and software (from datatek, you can pm him). Not much money and worth more than its weight in gold.
 
What you could try is removing the delay timer from under the passenger-side (left-hand side) and see if any particular corner drops.

Valve block easy. This link may help (takes a while to download): http://hardrange.com/downloads/manual/PaulP38A-EAS-VB-Renew.pdf. It'll take a few hours to disassemble and reassemble.

The cheapest o-rings on ebay may not be the best to go for.

Compressor is easy too. Probably a bit quicker. Take the foot off it. Think there are a couple of o-rings There's a little Allen nut on the side of the compressor casing. Rotate until you can see the little grub Allen bolt holding the compressor piston on. Undo that, rotate the piston by 180 degrees and drop out. The teflon ring on the end of the piston is clamped in place and a total bar-steward. Get a stanley knife and just keep cutting, cutting, cutting until you've got as much as you can out. Then with a little screwdriver (careful not to burr the edge of the piston) the clamp will eventually prise loose. After that just reassemble in reverse. I used a socket to tap the clamp back on squarely. Probably Wammers idea. When you try to get the piston into the new aluminium housing, put it in leaning as far over as you can then gradually bring it upright so the seal doesn't fold nastily. Reckon you'll have all that done in under an hour.

I'll tell you how easy the thermal switch is once my new one arrives ... but I don't think yours needs doing or your compressor wouldn't run.

J
 
Saint.V8 said:
Leak on the air storage side... Could be a worn diaphragm valve.....or NRV valve
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Tank, pipe or NRV1. Diaphragm can't cause loss of pressure from tank. That only comes into use when compressor is running. :):);)
 
Hi, undid compressor outlet pipe and can stop air with my finger, going to pull it in bit and see what it's like. God knows where I can get bits from at this time off year but we will see!

Nick
 
Yeah, compressor stuffed.

You can get a replacement ring for the piston together with the aluminium cylinder off a well known auction site for about £20.
 
Grrrrrr said:
Yeah, compressor stuffed.

You can get a replacement ring for the piston together with the aluminium cylinder off a well known auction site for about £20.
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Just don't buy the Dutch stuff - personal experience.

Symilise (spelling) seem to do some of the best stuff.
 
dogsbody said:
Just don't buy the Dutch stuff - personal experience.

Symilise (spelling) seem to do some of the best stuff.
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hi cheers for that, set my dad on to it think im getting full kit including piston and all the orings and what not.

however i found this: Range Rover Air Compressor Temporary Rebuild

thought i might aswell try it to get me out the s*** for couple of days till my bits arrive. i actually works a treat! got it up to normal straight away and then i pulled the timer. dont get me wrong it is a tad rough but needs must sometimes!

thanks
nick
 
nicka2804 said:
hi cheers for that, set my dad on to it think im getting full kit including piston and all the orings and what not.

however i found this: Range Rover Air Compressor Temporary Rebuild

thought i might aswell try it to get me out the s*** for couple of days till my bits arrive. i actually works a treat! got it up to normal straight away and then i pulled the timer. dont get me wrong it is a tad rough but needs must sometimes!

thanks
nick
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Nice one, necessity is the mother of invention:)
 
Datatek said:
Nice one, necessity is the mother of invention:)
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how on earth somebody came up with it god knows?! however it takes a steady hand to cut it out carefully and it a tad fiddly to get into cylinder. however give it its due it took about 2 mins to get it back up of the bump stops. he did say they burn out fairly quick to i took timer out once it was up!
i will try get some pics up when i strip it to put new kit in there!
nick
 
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