Recent content by JamesBB

Ordered a new cable and connector to solder into the RL side. Will use glue and heatshrink as suggested. The RH side is ok, just needs a clean solder join and glue/heatshrink again. Update one done.

OK check this out. What on earth is this cable? I took off the red tape as suggested to find the connector was totally destroyed underneath. Possibly part done by me taking off all the melted plastic that was bonding it together into a single mass. This cable goes from the RL height sensor to...

Got the RL off too. Much the same condition. No real signs of perishing. Will Keep as a spare. Spent the rest of the time cleaning underneath and rust treatment of what little corrosion there seems to be.

Yes I did that last time, will do this time too. The pins/clips came out easily. A crow bar and a push down on top managed to work the spring out. Made 2013 29th week, not perished. Good to keep as emergency spare. Now to the other side.

I have decided to swap out the rear springs while I am in there and treat some of the metal too to hold the corrosion at bay. Its not bad under there, but good to do while access is available. I have de-pressurised and removed the air line plus the top and bottom R spring pins. However, the top...

Also note that I checked the errors without the engine running. I will start it tomorrow and check again.

OK another update. Found a break in the Orange/Red wire about 6 inches from the RR sensor. Temp connected it and moved the sensors on both sides to a sensible looking position. All is ok, read faults, none. Read heights and I get EAS error 35MPH Max message. Although it does display sensible...

Another update. Swapped the sensors across left and right, cleaned connectors both sides. Now I get this: RL signal incorrect RR signal incorrect If I read the heights and move the sensors each time I get the RL sensor showing changes across the sweep of the sensor. Doing this to the RR sensor...

Thanks for that. They are similar figures to what I could see. I may swap them over and see if the fault moves or stays. But I think in the end you are right, get 2 and that should eliminate them. Island 4x4 do OEMs which are £££, Eurospares for about £50 each. Or is it work...

I took the RL off, it looked a little suspect and had been custom wired into place, lots of glue or something on it too, Found out why, the mount is broken. Then I took the RR off, seems to be as per original. Putting a meter over the pins they both behave very similarly. Not sure what we...

No, you are right, it just dropped on the springs that are old, so the entire rear, the front was not so noticeable I need to swap out the other springs and get a couple of replacement rear height sensors if the cleaning of connectors does not work.

The rear springs are Dunlops fitted 8-10 years ago, so on the limit age wise, but only done maybe 20-30K miles in that time. The age probably trumps that. When the schrader valves were on it it stayed up for 3-4 months with no issues, then very gradually the rear started dropping after that...

Hi All 1996 P38 4.6 HSE. This all stems from a problem I had a while ago. https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/unrepairable-eas-fault-after-side-steps-fitted.390318/ Here is the latest. Last year I had a problem which meant installing the Schrader valves and manually pumping the suspension...

The car is a 1996 GEMS 4.6 which had a single exhaust which was replaced 5 years plus ago due to it being totally knackered. The exhaust I replaced it with a Direnza twin tailpipe exhaust which meant re-routing the hard lines along the rear axle to make space. There is a large pipe that runs...

Update. Bumpy ride to friend's workshop. On the bump stops the exhaust (custom 3" rear pipes) had burnt through one of the flexi brake hoses to the point that I had a low brake fluid message pop up after 5 miles or so. Also burnt through ABS sensor cable. Pumped up deflated and folded air...