Thread: D3. Wheel balance. Now EAS fault???

Short update for those interested....or not

Overnight the car lost a couple of mil on all corners with battery disconnected. Dunno if airtemp has anything to do with that. Canberra gets cool overnight.

Afterwards I managed to get all 4 corners up to full normal ride height. No hissing from the airsprings that I can determine. 3 hours later the car (battery disconnected) is sitting at same height. Just now talking to a reputable local LR mechanic he believes it's very unlikely to be an airspring and more likely the compressor pumping too slow based off his experience. He reckons the airsprings are very robust from a failure point of view and the shock inside the bag limits overstretching the bag when up on a lift. I'll check the ride height later today to see if anything's dropped. Nothings been proved yet.

Car goes in the shop tomorrow morning.

I guess this begs the question. If you get stuck with a similar suspension problem when out of town would it make sense to pull the EAS fuse and keep driving? Not much else you can do I assume. Ending up stuck in access mode is crap.

Will report back tomorrow. D3 is 10 years old with 150k. I guess offroading this weekend will be out of the question.

So to comment on all that the expert said. It’s a common fault that the tag that stops the shock overextending a bag fails. This is evident when you raise the car - the failed one will drop lower.
Secondly it can still be a bag leak. Happens in the folds. Soap and water at extended height will help you find one if it exists.
Thirdly, yes the compressor probably has had the desiccant turn to dust and has blocked the filters so it’s struggling to fill. I suspect you have a combination of faults including a small leak somewhere (valve block, bag, anywhere) plus a tired compressor that needs an overhaul. Combine the two and you’ll be where you are.

Attack it methodically.