Member Since: 27 Dec 2022
Location: aneby
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Replacing the Air suspension??
Hi! my first thread here!
One of my cars is a 2007 LR3 TDI
I have heard that it is possible to change the air suspension with standard OME suspension and Shock-absorbers?
is this a fact? and what do I lose in terms of drive quality and what do I gain? ( except forking out thousands for air-suspension!
thanks a lot!
27th Dec 2022 3:38 pm
loanrangie
Member Since: 18 Jun 2017
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 652
You gain nothing, you lose the ability to adjust the suspension height which is a major feature of these cars. With careful fault finding the EAS is not difficult fix or maintain, the coil conversion will likely cost more than fixing the fault you have.
28th Dec 2022 3:37 am
von Horst
Member Since: 27 Dec 2022
Location: aneby
Posts: 127
Thanks!! yes you have just confirmed my thoughts really! although the Air suspension seems to play up almost all the time?
Right now I have a warning-light (orange) in the normal drive mode! but the car drives perfectly?? still, something is wrong and in checking it up with the computer, it doesnt register any faults. Annoying!
28th Dec 2022 10:28 am
rrhool
Member Since: 28 Aug 2014
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 4446
Quote:
although the Air suspension seems to play up almost all the time?
No, you only read threads from people who are having issues to fix. You don't read threads about 'my air suspension is fine'! If maintained, air suspension is perfectly reliable. Service the compressor, change the desiccant and filters, no problem!Richard
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28th Dec 2022 10:59 am
von Horst
Member Since: 27 Dec 2022
Location: aneby
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Yes youre quite right! I suppose thats it! missery posts are always dominating in Forums, you hardly ever read any sunshine examples!
28th Dec 2022 6:55 pm
kajtzu
Member Since: 11 Aug 2017
Location: Helsinki
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The people busy driving their petrols don’t have time to post
28th Dec 2022 6:56 pm
ekwan
Member Since: 24 Apr 2016
Location: P Jaya
Posts: 34
rrhool wrote:
Quote:
although the Air suspension seems to play up almost all the time?
No, you only read threads from people who are having issues to fix. You don't read threads about 'my air suspension is fine'! If maintained, air suspension is perfectly reliable. Service the compressor, change the desiccant and filters, no problem!
The suspension on my RRS 2.7 TDV6 had been largely untouched since 2008 when I bought the vehicle new. The only thing changed is the dryer canister once every 100,000km. I also changed the front air bladders at 150,000 kms, but this was out of an abundance of caution and paranoia.
The only thing that failed miserably was the suspension pump last week, but by then the car had covered 250,000 kms on the same pump.
Autopsy of the pump showed that the big end bearing of the compressor piston had failed catastrophically, sending bits everywhere. Those bits scored the piston bore and thereafter gouging the side of the piston.
A new pump and all was well.
30th Dec 2022 2:39 am
loanrangie
Member Since: 18 Jun 2017
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 652
kajtzu wrote:
The people busy driving their petrols don’t have time to post
Or cant afford the petrol to drive it.
30th Dec 2022 4:59 am
von Horst
Member Since: 27 Dec 2022
Location: aneby
Posts: 127
ekwan wrote:
rrhool wrote:
Quote:
although the Air suspension seems to play up almost all the time?
No, you only read threads from people who are having issues to fix. You don't read threads about 'my air suspension is fine'! If maintained, air suspension is perfectly reliable. Service the compressor, change the desiccant and filters, no problem!
The suspension on my RRS 2.7 TDV6 had been largely untouched since 2008 when I bought the vehicle new. The only thing changed is the dryer canister once every 100,000km. I also changed the front air bladders at 150,000 kms, but this was out of an abundance of caution and paranoia.
The only thing that failed miserably was the suspension pump last week, but by then the car had covered 250,000 kms on the same pump.
Autopsy of the pump showed that the big end bearing of the compressor piston had failed catastrophically, sending bits everywhere. Those bits scored the piston bore and thereafter gouging the side of the piston.
A new pump and all was well.
My god! thats a good track record! 250000 km on the same pump!! yes my car drives perfectly! only this bloody orange warning-light is still on??? dont know why?
30th Dec 2022 9:23 am
von Horst
Member Since: 27 Dec 2022
Location: aneby
Posts: 127
Been thinking! I only use normal height to 90% so what about if you pull the appropriate fuse ( 26) or something?
Now with the fuse pulled at normal height logic will have it that the car cant sink nor rise! but stuck at normal height!
Now am I right or out on a wild goose chase?
Cheers! and happy new year!
1st Jan 2023 9:34 pm
Pete K
Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
Location: GL
Posts: 10502
The car will loose air over time, particularly of this age
1st Jan 2023 11:03 pm
von Horst
Member Since: 27 Dec 2022
Location: aneby
Posts: 127
Thanks! yes I thought something like that would happen!
Happy new year!
2nd Jan 2023 12:58 am
garrycol
Member Since: 06 Dec 2010
Location: Canberra
Posts: 1117
Without any other information other than the orange triangle (not a red one) - it is most likely the compressor just needs a simple rebuild with the desiccant and filters being changed - I would do that. I am still on my first pump at 225,000km and 15 years of age with a rebuild with parts from X8R at about 180,000kms - compressor works great.
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