Hello all happy Easter!I own a disco td5. I have noticed something after driving five hours up to see my family for easter and am looking to know if it is safe to drive the five hours back?

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Discovery td5 2003, silver7 seater.
Rear wheels sitting lower than the front. Have done some googling and found this forum and an article within about air suspension. It is both rear wheels that are lower so I suspect it a faulty valve block or fail led compressor. It is only the rear wheels that have dipped.unsure as to when this happened the landy is my daily driver.

Any thoughts on if this is safe to make the motorway journey back to Dorset before fixing? Would be great if it is as my mechanic is down there and I would have to miss a few days of work staying here waiting for it to be looked at.
Thanks for reading!



Ed

It doesn't look to me like the back is completely down. I'm sure mine looked much worse when I had a failed bag.
Does it rise at all when the engine is running?
If you press the button to raise the rear into 'offroad' mode what happens?

Also... where are you now that you're 5 hours away from Dorset? There maybe someone on here nearby who can help.

Higgo said:

It doesn't look to me like the back is completely down. I'm sure mine looked much worse when I had a failed bag.
Does it rise at all when the engine is running?
If you press the button to raise the rear into 'offroad' mode what happens?

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Hi thanks for replying. It doesn't rise at all once the engine is on,When I put the key in the ignition and turn once there is a fairly long noise coming from the rear that sounds like a pump trying hard to do something for about 10 seconds.

I tried pressing the raise rear button and nothing happens at all. No dash indicator or anything.

Are all doors and bonnet shut? Does interior light come on and go off as it should is a good indication.

Mine went the same way a few years ago = new air springs, easy job.

Yes, thanks have cj

Brian S said:

Are all doors and bonnet shut? Does interior light come on and go off as it should is a good indication.[/QUOT

Brian S said:

Are all doors and bonnet shut? Does interior light come on and go off as it should is a good indication.

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Yes thanks have checked all doors. The alarm blips when I try to lock it and something is not totally shut.

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Hi
I had similar problem last week. It was a broken sensor.
However I decided to have spring kit fitted. It's great now and peace of mind