Touring rear suspension failures
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I wonder about these warnings.
I drove all the way to Stockholm yesterday, and in Stockholm, some 500km. I only got one warning, and the car handles fine, even at 150km/h.
I drove off the ferry this morning, and drove to work. Now I drove home (120km today), now warnings.
I drove all the way to Stockholm yesterday, and in Stockholm, some 500km. I only got one warning, and the car handles fine, even at 150km/h.
I drove off the ferry this morning, and drove to work. Now I drove home (120km today), now warnings.
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It depends on a lot of things - temperature, stress, humidity, I suppose even atmospheric pressure. There is no simple logic in it.
I got multiple messages over 3 months, the car was down almost scraping the road a few times, but it always recovered, some times 2 days later.
At the end I just got annoyed and replaced the compressor, although it never failed "permanently".
I got multiple messages over 3 months, the car was down almost scraping the road a few times, but it always recovered, some times 2 days later.
At the end I just got annoyed and replaced the compressor, although it never failed "permanently".
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I am annoyed and I will replace the damn thing.
I have looked at the rear hundreds of times, before and after the warnings, and the suspension does not look any different.
I have looked at the rear hundreds of times, before and after the warnings, and the suspension does not look any different.
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my old compressor is gone. and thinking about how to lift upo the rear for a while i decide use T-max air compressor which is for tyre inflate.
Specification of the compressor is 72L/min, MAX pressure 10.3Bar, 537Watt motor.
so few days of researching into different sites, i decide to try with this t-max.
and it works. i load a trunk of 2 20L oil cans + dead battery + myself and compressor switchs on and lift the rear.
sorry for bad pictures (taken by phone)
Specification of the compressor is 72L/min, MAX pressure 10.3Bar, 537Watt motor.
so few days of researching into different sites, i decide to try with this t-max.
and it works. i load a trunk of 2 20L oil cans + dead battery + myself and compressor switchs on and lift the rear.
sorry for bad pictures (taken by phone)
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Is it possible to just remove the air suspension and have conventional (non-problematic suspension) on this car?
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the compressor is the only problem point, and mostly on early cars (manufactured 2004-2006). So once you replace that, everything will be fine. It could be that a (cheap) sensor here and there requires replacement at some point, but I have not heard about any other problems with the air springs or something else.
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