richard thomas
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| posted on 8/10/11 at 02:58 PM |
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Discovery 2 air suspension compressor
Hallo all,
Rear suspension compressor on my td5 has burnt out...trying to remove it but i am buggered if i can disconnect the 2 hoses from the compressor ( 1
intake hose, 1 exhaust hose....) - they look like they push in but so far my attempts at releasing the intake hose has just resulted in me breaking
off the plastic collar of what looks like a locking ring....
Anybody changed one of these? Any tips?
Cheers, Rich.
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needforspeed
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| posted on 8/10/11 at 03:48 PM |
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you were probably doing it right, just give it a spray up with some wd or like, push the collar in which releases the grips inside the fitting and
just pull the hose out is it definately the pump at fault?
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richard thomas
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| posted on 8/10/11 at 05:21 PM |
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Have managed to get the intake hose out....pulled harder and it gave....although the locking coller is knackered now...
Tried to pull harder on the exhaust hose...still won't budge.....bugger..
When I got the intake hose off I gave it a dose of WD40 into the pump...it did kick briefly into life but then burnt out the fuse..short linked the
fuse and the gave the pump a thump, the pump runs, but will still not inflate the suspension....so it is kaput!!!
So I have to get another pump...cheapest is over £100 on fleabay...will have to bite the bullet....my fault for leaving the airbags in a shabby state
for so long....plus it has been unused for 8 months...it was noisy beforehand.....
Anyone got a cheap secondhand pump for sale..?
Bloody Land Rovers....
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needforspeed
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| posted on 8/10/11 at 05:29 PM |
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think we may have a pump at work leave it with me til tomorrow and il message you
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JoelP
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| posted on 8/10/11 at 05:52 PM |
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dont people often bin the air suspension and go back to coils? Just a thought. Ps im sure there is a chap on here who breaks 4x4s. In wales IIRC.
Locoboy, and nearly wales
[Edited on 8/10/11 by JoelP]
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richard thomas
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| posted on 8/10/11 at 06:10 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by needforspeed
think we may have a pump at work leave it with me til tomorrow and il message you
Nice one, much appreciated....
Rich.
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richard thomas
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| posted on 8/10/11 at 06:12 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by JoelP
dont people often bin the air suspension and go back to coils? Just a thought. Ps im sure there is a chap on here who breaks 4x4s. In wales IIRC.
Locoboy, and nearly wales
[Edited on 8/10/11 by JoelP]
It's a common land rover forum discussion, but so far as i am aware it can invalidate the insurance because it has 2 seats in the boot, needs
the self levelling for those...
But it would make the thing a lot simpler though, that's for sure....
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Steve Hignett
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| posted on 9/10/11 at 04:55 AM |
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Locoboy (Colin) is the fella on here who used to break the odd landrover now and again, not sure he still does but a u2u to him would soon find out
and he's a top bloke too...
Hope youre well,
Steve
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phelpsa
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| posted on 9/10/11 at 06:20 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by richard thomas
quote:
Originally posted by JoelP
dont people often bin the air suspension and go back to coils? Just a thought. Ps im sure there is a chap on here who breaks 4x4s. In wales IIRC.
Locoboy, and nearly wales
[Edited on 8/10/11 by JoelP]
It's a common land rover forum discussion, but so far as i am aware it can invalidate the insurance because it has 2 seats in the boot, needs
the self levelling for those...
But it would make the thing a lot simpler though, that's for sure....
It would only invalidate your insurance if you didnt declare it...
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richard thomas
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| posted on 17/10/11 at 07:37 PM |
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Well, I now have a new compressor on the car....it runs, but it would now appear that the SLABS ECU needs recalibrating..car is sat right down on
it's suspension at the back - I know that I need to replace at least one of the ride level sensors....which i will do...but would anyone
localish happen to have a nanocom diagnostic tool or something that i could hire/borrow to let me reset the thing back to where it should be? At the
moment i cannot drive it - it's on it's bumpstops - and it's going to cost me a fortune to get the bloody thing recovered to a land
rover dealer...
Land rover - love/hate relationship.....
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