Thread: Suspension Fault Normal Height Only

I found this cheapie compressor advertised that supposedly pumps at up to 150psi and 150 litres per minute.

From what I hve seen there are few advertised compressors that state max psi their pumps will go to.

150L / Min Super Heavy Duty Air Compressor

I'm not vouching for it being a good'n though.

cheers,
Terry

Originally Posted by sheckster

Paddocks
Compressor £285.00
postage £50.00
Total £335.00 (~$517 aus dollars)

Paddocks did put a caveat on postage and said it was approx and would be calculated once fully wrapped and weighed. Postage would take between 2 - 5 days.

Got same figures as above, total 335GBP. Have ordered one and waiting now. Spoke to Knight's House of Rover here in Brisbane and they guys said it's 1hr labour to install and that there's a new software that will change the way the air compressor operates so that it doesn't have to work as hard as before and thus prolonging the its life. Anyone heard of this?

Got the new compressor installed (with new relay) all in all for $287, that includes $220 for the software upgrade, a bit steep I think but all up saved at least $300 if I've gone to the stealers.

Bloody. No other word for it.

The car had a software issue where the hand brake light would flash and an alarm would go off. Fixed under warranty. Now, 2 days later, the dreaded 'normal height only' message has struck.

Oh well. Off to the dealer again.

Well, after every trip yesterday with the 'normal height only' message, today it didn't get a single hit.

There are no symptoms of anything wrong either. Car goes up, down, up again happily, the message only appeared after driving a few km.

Booked in for a check/diagnostic next week.

Have been away in the high country this week and was using offroad height and llams unit when crossing rivers etc... Initially I could restart the car and it would disappear and then come back again. It eventually said no special programs available. I am now not using eas at all in case it won't go back up. Has yet to sink... But am looking at sourcing the part kit to try as I have time, and it's worth a shot... Only thing is can you drive without the compressor if it doesn't solve it?

Could it just be that water got in to the drier? Thanks

One really has to wonder if the air compressor is designed to work under water or not? All the air compressor intakes and exhaust are located within the body of the 3 and up high so in theory water should not get in.

As to the electrical connections getting wet, well they must as the space within the plastic case fills full of mud and totally cakes the compressor up.

Myself, rather than a compressor or control problem, I wondered if you have a brake light switch problem? I know it seems that I regard the switch as the single problem and solution to all problems Land Rover, but that switch can set off error messages that then resolve themselves for awhile and then reappear. Just replacing the brake light switch can be a cheap first attempt to resolving the problems. To make it worse, the dealer T4 software seems not to have any provision to say that the fault is the switch and instead finds something else.

Below is a link to a few files I have on disco3. In particular, the brake circuit wiring diagram is worth following as you can see how failing contacts can feed signals to about every system in the 3.
DISCO3.CO.UK Photo Gallery - Brake Light Switch Replacement

Originally Posted by bbyer

One really has to wonder if the air compressor is designed to work under water or not? All the air compressor intakes and exhaust are located within the body of the 3 and up high so in theory water should not get in.

If water gets into the compressor motor it will fail, just like starter motors.

D4 3.0 diesel HSE arrived jan 2011. Recently had 26,000 km service where perfectly clean pollen filter replaced. Compressor not touched. Now at 30,000km each time after short drive warning of normal height only comes on screen. I live out on Cape Naturaliste surrounded by ocean. Always damp. I was wondering if these conditions are known to shorten dessicant life in landrover system? My background was in Pathology Laboratory where silica gel was in routine use for dehumidifying incubators and was regularly regenerated overnight in 300C oven. Lab had a silica gel rotation system in place. Perhaps landrover should check gel in my circumstances? (At service they also did injector clean which I thought was a bit premature, I do very little city driving, mostly travel at 80km/hour plus in country.)
Noken.