D3 SE Air Compressor

[Mk1_Oz]

I had a rear tyre let go at 110km/h today. A little sketchy to say the least. Then some absolute **** (me) put the jack in the wrong place and broke the cast aluminium bracket that holds the suspension air compressor in place. Yeah yeah I know.....I don't deserve a Disco...... Not one of my better days.

Does anybody know the part number of that bracket? My new PC does not have a DVD drive so I cannot look at my RAVE files.

I also damaged the plastic cover that goes under the compressor but I think some fibreglass of plastic glue may suffice for that.

My car is an 09 with 134,000km. I wonder if I should change the compressor in case it is due to fail? I assume there are no rebuild kits?

Cost of tyre blow out......RAA membership $289 (yeah yeah I had somebody change the tyre for me but not without trying - I just could not get the std jack under the s'pension and when I did it started to bend. Stuff that with trucks hurtling by at 110!). New tyre $269. Replacement bracket ?????? Grrrrrrrrrrr

[Ferret]

Does anybody know the part number of that bracket?

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... I assume there are no rebuild kits?

You will find them on eBay as well as the below link.

(https://x8r.co.uk/products/land-rover/air-suspension-repair)Air Suspension Repair (https://x8r.co.uk/products/land-rover/air-suspension-repair)

[Disco-tastic]

The bracket is not usually under that much stress (unless you jack off it! [emoji14] ) and when I cracked mine offroad I pulled it off and JB welded it up. Cost $15 instead of $150 or whatever they cost.

Still seems to be holding up OK a year or so on.

[Mk1_Oz]

Mine has crumbled!

What's the deal with the air compressor itself? I realise that it will fail eventually but do people change them or put a kit through them before the fail point or just wait until it gives up the ghost? Just don't want it to fail when on a trip but it is an exy part to change unnecessarily.

[Ferret]

They tend to give you some warning before failure - slow to reach pressure set point which will raise errors relating to the suspension operation. In these cases it's worth refurbishing the things with the kits.

If you are not getting these sorts of problems at the moment then possibly little to be gained by installing the kit but probably worth chasing up a kit as a spare so you can get on to when it does occur.

If you do get symptoms of failure but ignore it then the problem can progress to cylinder and bore damage at which point the compressor becomes a throw away item.

[RANDLOVER]

While you're ordering stuff you might want to get a compressor protection guard from Green Oval or APT (both forum supporters) if you do much off road travel.

[Ean Austral]

From my limited knowledge it seems - well in my case - the main part that fails on the compressor is the plastic cap between where the air lines go thru it.

Kits are cheap enough and there are a few you tube vids on how to overhaul the compressor.

Cheers Ean

[Mk1_Oz]

Thanks lads. I have a new bracket ordered from Rimmers. I will look at getting an overhaul kit then I can get back to worrying about when the plastic thermostat housing and EGR valves will fail lol

[loanrangie]

Replacing the desiccant is a good preventative measure and is included in some of the kits.

[PerthDisco]

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Wow! I never ceased to be amazed at what’s available

My compressor is original Sep07 build. I did the desiccant and top cap service. It’s never faulted ever but can’t help but think along with suspension parts it’s time for a fresh one.

[Mk1_Oz]

Repair kit ordered. Since breaking the bracket the compressor is very loud and seems to run for a bit when i start the car. My suspicion is that it is running normally but the compressor is just vibrating the broken bracket and is also no longer sitting in the insulation rubbers. No fault codes and seems to operate the suspension as before.

Not sure if i will put the repair kit threw it yet just as a precaution.

[Disco-tastic]

Repair kit ordered. Since breaking the bracket the compressor is very loud and seems to run for a bit when i start the car. My suspicion is that it is running normally but the compressor is just vibrating the broken bracket and is also no longer sitting in the insulation rubbers. No fault codes and seems to operate the suspension as before.

Not sure if i will put the repair kit threw it yet just as a precaution.When I snapped my bracket I thought I had broken the compressor, it was rattling so bad. But it was just the mount.

The compressor is mounted via a horizontal plate top and bottom which allow a fair bit of compression without damaging the compressor. Not sure if it was designed that way for that reason but it did save my compressor from getting crunched.

If there was nothing wrong with the compressor beforehand, and it is still working, I don't think you will need the rebuild kit. The compressor runs at pretty much every cold startup, and the rattle just makes it more noticeable.

[loanrangie]

I think if i made that mistake with the jacking point i would be tempted to build a nice strong steel mounting cradle to give it extra protection from hits.