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Air tank resevoir repair
We'll happy with myself today. I was getting suspension fault every once and a while even after a new compressor install. Turns out there was a major leak in the air reservoir tank. The small pin holes do not represent what was behind it. It was about 5mm wide X 25 mm long fully plated and tested. Give a shout if any1 needs this done
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17th Sep 2016 10:23 pm
Disco_Mikey
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
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For the sake of £100, I'd not take my chances and just fit a new one My D3 Build Thread
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Location: Maidstone
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Well worth spraying the ends of the tank with aerosol chain grease stops rust dead.
18th Sep 2016 6:46 am
Barn1e D3 Decade
Member Since: 28 Aug 2006
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A few years ago I decided to treat my air tank to Dinitrol. It seemed on place where protection would pay dividends.2005, TDV6 S, Auto, 190k miles, owned from new, V8 Brake Upgrade, Nancom Evo, RLD protector, BAS EGR blanking & Remap, separate ATF cooler, changing all the fluids ahead of time.
18th Sep 2016 6:59 am
Ringostarr
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I could give it a little extra tlc. But it will do me for the time being. Lots more work to do. ie, fabricate a decat pipe. Any1 know is that a body off job to fit it. SoundDicovery 3 (Rimini Red)
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19th Sep 2016 11:28 pm
Ringostarr
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Disco_Mikey wrote:
For the sake of £100, I'd not take my chances and just fit a new one
Hey Mikey, can I ship my ecu to you for a full remaping extra boost egr delete and decat performance ect. ect.. I have an extra 100 to spare . Pm me if you like.Dicovery 3 (Rimini Red)
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19th Sep 2016 11:38 pm
KHorne
Member Since: 04 Mar 2015
Location: Aberdeen
Posts: 11
Air tank removal
Hi there.
My air tank is leaking so I need to remove it. Where is the best place to bleed down the air in the tank from?
Also is there any valves above the air tank or is there just air in and air out hoses?
Thanks
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19th Jul 2017 5:08 pm
Disco_Mikey
Member Since: 29 May 2007
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I just loosened a union and waited, at work I just dump the drain bung but that can be slightly dodgy as the volumes are a lot more,
19th Jul 2017 5:16 pm
KHorne
Member Since: 04 Mar 2015
Location: Aberdeen
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Is there just one hose in and one hose out or is there a valve above the tank?
19th Jul 2017 5:20 pm
lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
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I really cant remember was it was over 2 yrs ago when I had it off, not hard but can remember some fiddly little bracket
19th Jul 2017 5:27 pm
KHorne
Member Since: 04 Mar 2015
Location: Aberdeen
Posts: 11
The Haynes manual says only to remove one pipe and I cant find a picture on the web that shows both ends of the tank.
Im wondering if the air goes in and comes out of the tank from the one single pipe?
Cheers
19th Jul 2017 6:01 pm
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 13854
Barn1e wrote:
A few years ago I decided to treat my air tank to Dinitrol. It seemed on place where protection would pay dividends.
done the same , before i installed a new air tank gave it 3 x costs of dinotrol , along with cleaning the chassis and spraying that as well before installing the air tank
hopefully as u say paying dividends in the forture
19th Jul 2017 6:26 pm
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
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lynalldiscovery wrote:
I really cant remember was it was over 2 yrs ago when I had it off, not hard but can remember some fiddly little bracket
could have cursed that small bracket at the end of the tank, installed a new air tank, then realising the pins weren't located correctly , so had to take it back out, bend the pins slightly and reinstall it, was fun trying to hold one end up with my foot, threading the airline through then getting a bolt in the other end
made sure i bought new bolts, used coppaslip on the threads, fun part was getting the old bolts out, had just bought some irwin sockets and were a lifesaver
19th Jul 2017 6:29 pm
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
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Disco_Mikey wrote:
For the sake of £100, I'd not take my chances and just fit a new one
agree, i just bought a new one, wasnt worth messing around with, seeing there must be rust particles loose inside the tank and would be worried of them getting into the system
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