Member Since: 06 Sep 2014
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 171
IS IT NORMAL FOR A D3 TO DROP OVERNIGHT 10MM A NIGHT
I'm told of a lr dealer this is normal but can't remember my last d3 doing it also pump seems to run for some time
9th Aug 2018 3:58 pm
snoz78
Member Since: 14 Jul 2018
Location: northwest
Posts: 5
Not noticed much mine dropping but that is only a small amount. It does auto level so could this explain the drop?
9th Aug 2018 4:07 pm
rrhool
Member Since: 28 Aug 2014
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 4400
No. Shouldn't drop at all over night.
I dont see any drop on mine, even if left for 2 weeks.Richard
D3 SE 2007. Triumph 2.5Pi 1973. Ferguson TEA20 1948.
Discovery 2 4.0 ES 2001- Gone
Discovery 1 300Tdi ES '95 - Gone
Range Rover Classic '79 - Gone
9th Aug 2018 4:18 pm
Discomadness
Member Since: 19 Jan 2015
Location: Caerphilly
Posts: 2256
Mine used to creep down at the front. ‘‘‘Twas the main air feed to the valve block. Sorted, no more drop. Theoretically they shouldn’t drop at all Jarrod
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9th Aug 2018 4:40 pm
Parallax33
Member Since: 03 Jun 2014
Location: Christchurch
Posts: 1125
I would say that the self levelling is normal, but it’s not really a drop... just pops down a few seconds after locking and walking away.
If you have a noticeable overnight drop, there is a leak somewhere which correlated with the compressor running longer.Justin
Member Since: 07 Aug 2018
Location: sao paulo
Posts: 102
rrhool wrote:
No. Shouldn't drop at all over night.
I dont see any drop on mine, even if left for 2 weeks.
hi dear please you said that your car dont drop if parked for 2 weeks, so my car i weekend use only then drop a little 4 sides if parked after 4 days, but dont drop to the floor... i want to know if you changed valve seals o rings or never? my car have 130.000km on road only, let me know if normal thanks indeed!LR3 ON ROAD ONLY
9th Aug 2018 6:39 pm
Armylee
Member Since: 06 Sep 2014
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 171
Cheers can I ask location of main vale block
9th Aug 2018 7:28 pm
rrhool
Member Since: 28 Aug 2014
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 4400
discoverybrazil wrote:
hi dear please you said that your car dont drop if parked for 2 weeks, so my car i weekend use only then drop a little 4 sides if parked after 4 days, but dont drop to the floor... i want to know if you changed valve seals o rings or never? my car have 130.000km on road only, let me know if normal thanks indeed!
No, never changed anything. 120,000 miles. I think it had a new compressor before I bought it (90k miles) but nothing else. Richard
D3 SE 2007. Triumph 2.5Pi 1973. Ferguson TEA20 1948.
Discovery 2 4.0 ES 2001- Gone
Discovery 1 300Tdi ES '95 - Gone
Range Rover Classic '79 - Gone
9th Aug 2018 8:35 pm
discoverybrazil
Member Since: 07 Aug 2018
Location: sao paulo
Posts: 102
Thank you Richard!!
My lr3 never change also just change 1 compressor only, I think that if change seals it’s improve but I don’t think that it a problem to me, the car is little drop after 4 days stoped, I’ll make a test take off fuse to see what’s happen..
Thank you indeedLR3 ON ROAD ONLY
9th Aug 2018 10:48 pm
galwaygreen
Member Since: 30 Oct 2011
Location: plymouth
Posts: 6525
Leave it in access and it will drop on to the blocks and not hang on the airbags..simple.and it's easier to get out
9th Aug 2018 10:52 pm
M3DPO
Member Since: 22 Sep 2010
Location: Notts.
Posts: 8106
Once it has levelled it should not drop again, if it drops further and then stops at the same height you may have a leaking airbag (which will only get worse), try leaving it parked in off road height, if it then drops to the same height you have a leaking airbag.
Air bags can leak on the fold of the bag, when they lower a little this can seal the leak and they don’t drop any further, this usually occurs on cars 10 old and over.
Washing up liquid in a squirting container is the best way to find a leak.It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't.
10th Aug 2018 9:27 am
Globetrotter448
Member Since: 21 Mar 2017
Location: Londonderry NSW
Posts: 1783
galwaygreen wrote:
Leave it in access and it will drop on to the blocks and not hang on the airbags..simple.and it's easier to get out
I'm with Galwaygreen. I put mine in access mode to get in and out and leave it in that mode till I get back in, then click up to Normal.
As long as it does not do it whilst travelling or the compressor is continually running, it should be ok
10th Aug 2018 10:22 am
pjm-84
Member Since: 04 Oct 2016
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 2439
I rebuilt my front air valve block. However it still drops circa 5mm per 24hours on the front. (So a few mm overnight)
Only noticed it when I left it at an airport carpark for 5 days in offroad mode and thought the front looked a little down.
10th Aug 2018 11:00 am
Armylee
Member Since: 06 Sep 2014
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 171
Cheers it all drops equally by 10mm every night and drops level
10th Aug 2018 12:19 pm
Skynet
Member Since: 23 Jul 2014
Location: Melksham, Wiltshire
Posts: 868
Check if you have easy access enabled via the menu on the dash, if so the car will drop to that level before 'sleeping' so that it is lower for entry.
Personally due to the cost of airbags I wouldn't replace one with a minor leak until it became major.Dave
D3 2006 HSE, Cairns Blue - gone
D4 2016 SE, White
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