Member Since: 16 Apr 2011
Location: beaulieu
Posts: 25
Suspention problem
Hi can anyone help, ive got a d3 2005 hse and the last 2 days when i select access height it goes dwn the automaticly goes right up to off road height with out asking it too! Then i have to select standard and it goes back down, i then lock the car overnight then its ok for a couple of times then it does it again ! Any ideas?
23rd Oct 2011 6:13 pm
scootay2k5
Member Since: 20 Jan 2010
Location: nottingham
Posts: 238
suspension***
23rd Oct 2011 6:14 pm
Robbie
Member Since: 05 Feb 2006
Location: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Posts: 17932
Sounds like a failed height sensor, or damaged wiring. Either way it seems like your car thinks it is being grounded when going down in access mode. Don't think height sensors are particularly expensive.Land Rover - Turning Drivers into Mechanics Since 1948
When I first got mine it did this, but after cycling through access - normal - off-road height and back again a few times, it cleared up. Think it was just that the previous owner hadn't used it much and it had seized up. Not had a problem for ages now, so maybe worth a try... Won't cost anything!
23rd Oct 2011 7:50 pm
0791john
Member Since: 16 Apr 2011
Location: beaulieu
Posts: 25
Suspention
Ok thanks ill try that!how do I check the height sensors to see if they all work?
23rd Oct 2011 8:18 pm
caverD3
Member Since: 03 Jul 2006
Location: Oberon, NSW
Posts: 6922
Happened to mine. probably a blocked dryer. The air cannot vent properly as it vents through the dryer.
Change it or take it out and dry out the desicant.“There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
Ernest Hemmingway
D4 3.0 Active Diff, Adaptive Lights, High Beam Assist, Surround Cameras, Privacy Glass.
D3 2.7:Adaptive Headlights,Electronic Rear Diff,ARB Bar,Blaupunkt Speakers,JVC Powered Subwoofer,Removable Snorkel,Mitch Hitch,Pioneer After Market Head Unit,Steering Wheel Control Adaptor,Remote Adjustable Supension Rod System, Taxside Dual Battery System.
23rd Oct 2011 11:32 pm
0791john
Member Since: 16 Apr 2011
Location: beaulieu
Posts: 25
Wheres the dryer?
24th Oct 2011 8:34 am
caverD3
Member Since: 03 Jul 2006
Location: Oberon, NSW
Posts: 6922
The dryer is part of the compressor it can be removed and replaced separately. There are instructions on here somewhere for removing the compressor.
Undo the top of the dryer. remove the top, remove the top filter, empty the beads into a sieve to remove the fine particles. Stick them in the microwave till they change colour,
Remove the bottom filter and clean and dry before putting it back together.
Worked for me. “There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
Ernest Hemmingway
D4 3.0 Active Diff, Adaptive Lights, High Beam Assist, Surround Cameras, Privacy Glass.
D3 2.7:Adaptive Headlights,Electronic Rear Diff,ARB Bar,Blaupunkt Speakers,JVC Powered Subwoofer,Removable Snorkel,Mitch Hitch,Pioneer After Market Head Unit,Steering Wheel Control Adaptor,Remote Adjustable Supension Rod System, Taxside Dual Battery System.
24th Oct 2011 12:05 pm
euangibson
Member Since: 24 Dec 2010
Location: Borders
Posts: 11027
Mine was playing that game last week.......followed by snail-paced height changes with the warning "suspension raising slowly"....thanks for that
just set off 20 minutes ago and it showed an amber warning,followed by red warning with the message "suspension fault,maximum speed 30mph"....pulled in,switched off the engine,restarted and all fault appeared to have disappeared......now I'm completley confused "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool,than to speak out and remove all doubt" ?.....what rubbish...
Locking rear E-diff
RLD spare wheel protector & sump guard
Extended roof rails
Series 111 mudflaps
Black side tubes,grill and vents
Timed climate remote
Hids4u interior lights
D4 Firenze my2012 HSE
D3 Java 2005 SE manual (sold,sadly,thanks for the memories)
1966 '88 Series 2a....still starts in the morning better than I do...
24th Oct 2011 12:16 pm
euangibson
Member Since: 24 Dec 2010
Location: Borders
Posts: 11027
meant to edit...and quoted instead....what a "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool,than to speak out and remove all doubt" ?.....what rubbish...
Locking rear E-diff
RLD spare wheel protector & sump guard
Extended roof rails
Series 111 mudflaps
Black side tubes,grill and vents
Timed climate remote
Hids4u interior lights
D4 Firenze my2012 HSE
D3 Java 2005 SE manual (sold,sadly,thanks for the memories)
1966 '88 Series 2a....still starts in the morning better than I do...
24th Oct 2011 12:20 pm
caverD3
Member Since: 03 Jul 2006
Location: Oberon, NSW
Posts: 6922
Mine did it on and off for a week or so before I fixed it.“There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
Ernest Hemmingway
D4 3.0 Active Diff, Adaptive Lights, High Beam Assist, Surround Cameras, Privacy Glass.
D3 2.7:Adaptive Headlights,Electronic Rear Diff,ARB Bar,Blaupunkt Speakers,JVC Powered Subwoofer,Removable Snorkel,Mitch Hitch,Pioneer After Market Head Unit,Steering Wheel Control Adaptor,Remote Adjustable Supension Rod System, Taxside Dual Battery System.
24th Oct 2011 12:22 pm
Nasher
Member Since: 07 Mar 2009
Location: Clanfield, North of Pompey - UK
Posts: 2687
I was having lots of fun and games with my suspension recently.
Although stripping the compressor down and drying the drier out has obviously helped as the system isn’t choked up any more, the latest bout of warnings has been solved by the usual new relay and rear bulbs trick.
Nasher.Heaven doesn't want me, and hell is afraid I'll take over.
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