Thread: The honeymoon is over

After having a completely trouble free run in my TD6 for 27 months, the honeymoon is over. Coming home a while ago the air bag suspension decided not to need air for some reason. It seems strange that the car doesn't seem to have dropped and it is sitting level. However there are strange clunks coming from under the vehicle whilst cornering or braking. Stopped at Davis' on the way home and a quick diagnostic check showed a problem. Bruce logged this on his computer and reset the car. It was fine for about 2 km and failed again. Is there a problem driving in this condition? The ride seems normal apart from the noises. Jim

Thanks all. It appears that there is a small leak in l.h. front airbag. It usually doesn't cause a problem other than I have noticed a slight lift in height when I start up. However yesterday at 41 degrees the airpump shut down due to overheating. The reset yesterday by Bruce did not solve the problem as temp was still high. Today bruce reset fault again and pump working ok again. Bruce's solution is to replace front strut and airbag as a new unit... aftermarket cost of $880 plus fitting, so this is being done in 2 weeks. Jim