Member Since: 18 Jun 2012
Location: Chichester
Posts: 27
Low front suspension PROBLEM PLEASE HELP
HELP
just had our car for under a week now, and i raised and lowered the suspension on flat ground just having a play,
the car came back up at the back really quickly as normal, but the front is struggling to lift and now looks low,
i had a message come up saying that the system needs to cool down? is this just me playing to much
but now the car looks a tiny bit lopsided, and either high at the back or low at the front,
will it all level out? or has the compressor gone?
it now says suspension raising slowly??
22nd Jun 2012 5:47 pm
Wiggy Man
Member Since: 14 Nov 2010
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 158
Hi olly_love
Welcome to a great forum.
It sounds like you have a air leak somewhere at the front, maybe a airbag in the front suspension. That make the compressor have to run more often to compensate to keep it up. You will need to get it sorted as it will kill the compressor!
22nd Jun 2012 9:17 pm
olly_love
Member Since: 18 Jun 2012
Location: Chichester
Posts: 27
Thanks for the reply
It seems to be ok now but does drop a little hen we turn the car Off so I'm assuming it has some kind of purge valve
I'm going to drop it in to harwoods tomorrow just to see what they say
22nd Jun 2012 10:14 pm
olly_love
Member Since: 18 Jun 2012
Location: Chichester
Posts: 27
it seems to have sorted it self out now, but the ride feels a little hard? it may just be me being paranoid
25th Jun 2012 8:16 am
Gareth Site Moderator
Member Since: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bramhall
Posts: 26753
It is normal to get the suspension raising slowly message, it occurs when the air reservoir is exhausted, and the compressor alone is raising the car. The reservoir holds enough air to cycle the car from normal, to access, to off road, back to normal, to access again, then you will start to see the message.
The compressor takes about 2 minutes to recharge the reservoir (will be longer of you keep raising and lowering) If you repeatedly do this, then the compressor will eventually overheat and shut down. If it overheats and shuts down easily, then it may be on its way out. I have never got mine to overheat in this country. It did once in Morocco at an air temp of 45 degrees C!
25th Jun 2012 8:21 am
olly_love
Member Since: 18 Jun 2012
Location: Chichester
Posts: 27
that makes sense, as i thought it had gone so tryed testing it a few times,
ok ill give it a week and see what happens,
thanks for the help
25th Jun 2012 11:33 am
crwoody
Member Since: 09 Mar 2009
Location: Littleborough
Posts: 2109
It's also worthwhile whipping the compressor cover off to make sure it's not full of crud inside, an extra layer of mud around the compressor acts as insulation and could make it overheat more quickly.
If you've not already found it, the compressor is bolted to the outside of the chassis rail just in front of the passenger side rear wheel, (assuming RHD,) with the cover accessed from beneath, expect to find some seized/rusted M6 bolts though Clive
25th Jun 2012 11:41 am
olly_love
Member Since: 18 Jun 2012
Location: Chichester
Posts: 27
ill do that this evening,
the car has done some off roading so may have somthing in there,
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