D3 EAS air drier refurb kit - local source?

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Originally Posted by garrycol

I have previously had to take my compressor out to replace the bracket and the hardest part I found was to take the input pipes out.

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I think I was a bit lucky in this regard. My D3 is 7 years old, but I suspect the most off road it has done has been dirt roads and a few paddocks. Consequently I found the compressor was still quite shiny and new looking.

I've read threads on other forums where people have had to cut the pipes, but one person mentioned spraying them with some sort of penetrating oil, after blowing dust away with an air line.

Can someone explain what keeps the car at normal height, when the compressor has been disabled (fuse removed) or even completely removed from the vehicle?

Hi Nivekau,
The short story is that the compressor makes Pressurised air which is stored in the Reservoir Tank. The suspension uses this air when you change Height of the car or during self levelling. The compressor doesn't need to run again until the Reservoir Tank is getting low on pressure.
You can't raise the car without Pressurised air.

Richard

Thanks Richard.

I understand that you can't raise the car without the compressor, but the missing piece of the puzzle for me is what keeps the suspension at normal height?

My car has been without it's compressor for a couple of weeks now (initially fuse removed, then compressor removed), yet my car remains at normal height and seems to drive just fine.

Is it the air in the reservoir that is keeping it at normal height, or is there some other mechanism that keeps it there?

Thanks,
Kevin

Air is not leaking out of the system would be whats keeping it there:D

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Originally Posted by shanegtr

Air is not leaking out of the system would be whats keeping it there:D

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Yep that'd be it. More to the point with the fuse removed, then the system is not trying to level. So if it is at Normal height when the fuse is removed, then it should stay there.
If one corner starts drooping then may have a leaky airbag:D

I assume (and I am sure I will be corrected if I assume badly) that if you pulled the fuse at Access height then it would stay there.
Cheers
Mike