EAS bypass and pressures

[Kel Jean]

Hi guys.....

My EAS faulted on my way to work this morning and is now sitting on bump stops. I have been given a set of valves to bypass the system to get air back in the bags to hopefully make it home tonight. My question are...

What pressure do I need to put back in the bags once bypassed?

And

Do I need to pull out a fuse/relay to shut the compressor off and if so, which fuse/relay?

Appreciate any help

Cheers

Kel

[Scouse]

You're fitting one valve per air bag so just pump up each one until you reach the desired height.


If you're only travelling a short distance, just leave the compressor as is, or you can pop the cover off & unplug it. Doing this might induce more fault codes though.

[Kel Jean]

Thanks Scouse


Two more questions aswell .....

There is five shraeder valves on the little manifold I was given. I'm guessing one per air bag.... Numbered 1 - 4 on side of compressor box, is the fifth one required and would that be the purple coloured line in position 6?

And

I can't seem to get the lines out of the collets at the compressor end, are these just the normal collets where you push the collar in to release them or am I doing something wrong here?

Cheers again

Kel

[Scouse]

Sorry, I've not used a manifold set up before but I guess that the 5th one would be hooked up to the reservoir.


All the hoses which enter the EAS valve block from the engine bay side of the casing are the 'push collet in to release' type.
The hose that runs from the compressor to the EAS valve block is secured with nuts & olives but you shouldn't need to touch that one.

[p38arover]

About 80 psi in the rears and 60 psi in the front - according to my pressure gauge when I manually inflate.

However, you will probably find you have go around a couple of times, e.g., put 80 in one rear, then the second. Go back to the first and will always be lower. Inflate it to 80, go back to the second and you'll have to add some air - and so on.

[benji]

I find if they're dead flat, pump one up til it just lifts of the bumpstops, then pump up the other till that end gets to the desired height, then they're both both about the same pressure.

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[mtb_gary]

Back to your earlier whey, the 5 valves are 1 for each bag and one for the reservoir/tank.
To remove the air lines goes will firstly need to depressurise the system. Do you have any x software or diagnostic tool to depressurise?

Gary

[Kel Jean]

Thanks for the help so far guys....

Update....

Managed to get the air lines out of the collets.... just needed a bit more ooomph!

Hooked up the 4 air bag lines.... all pretty good.... got the heights sorted and let the car sit for 10mins to see if anything leaked. No leaks..... until.... I drove off, made it 10 metres then a pop and the hiss of an air leak from the front rhs.... bugger!!

Parked it up and took the bosses car home.... will investigate again in the morning.

Gary.... no I have no diagnostic tools whatsoever :(

Question: Do I need to hook up the reservoir line aswell (I'm guessing this is the purple line from position 6)?

Thanks again for the help so far :)

Kel

[p38arover]

I've never used any diagnostic tool to deflate the system (I do have a couple).

Pop then loss of air? Sounds like one of the airlines came out.

The 5th one to the reservoir isn't required if you've disconnected the suspension from the valve block.

Mine are T connections with the EAS is still operative so I have the 5th connected to the reservoir.