Thread: Compressor kit well worth it.

As some of you know, I've sold the L322. . Time to let another family enjoy it as we simply don't use it enough to justify having it around any more. SWMBO has a small Jap car to commute with and I have a company car, so the poor thing just sits there waiting to be loved and driven again.

So, with that comes a bit of overdue maintenance on it for the new owner which I said I would do, and really needed doing anyway. One of these items was the noisy compressor. The current compressor was nearly new when I bought the vehicle - it was made in 2009 and is a genuine LR part - the PO replaced the whole thing - presumably at great expense.

Well, after years of SWMBO dropping the vehicle to access height every time she drove it the compressor had become noisy and slow to build air after cycling the suspension. Using the IID tool to monitor the pressure in the system, when it cut in at about 140PSI it would take about 4 minutes of rattling away until it cut out at around 185PSI. It had got pretty noisy - enough to be heard clearly over the engine running, conversations etc.

So, I dropped a few dollars on one of these - http://bagpipingandy.com

It took over 2 weeks to turn up, which is a fair while compared to what I usually buy from Old Blighty but it got here last night and I put the new piston ring on. Installed it today - the sound of silence is blissful. . Builds air almost twice as quickly now and you have to stick your ear to the floor in the rear to hear it run.

Some pics below - it's a simple job and he has a great video on YouTube with a blow by blow description of doing the whole job if you're not sure. I would rate this a 1 out of 5 for difficulty - anyone with basic tools could do this.

All apart - about 10 minutes work after the 5 to remove it from the car,


New and old rings.


Wear on old ring - it was quite hard compared to the new supple unit that arrived too, so not hard to work out why it was noisy. Also, the piston has no gudgen pin, so rocks side to side making a good ring that seals well even more critical.


The rest of the compressor is in great condition, the motor still spins very easily and I would imagine many compressors have gone to God that probably only needed this doing to them.

So, if you have an early L322 with Wabco compressor that's noisy and seen better days, drop a few quid on this kit, I think you'll be very pleased you did.

(I have no affiliation with this guy, just a happy customer)

Originally Posted by Homestar

As some of you know, I've sold the L322. . Time to let another family enjoy it as we simply don't use it enough to justify having it around any more. SWMBO has a small Jap car to commute with and I have a company car, so the poor thing just sits there waiting to be loved and driven again.

So, with that comes a bit of overdue maintenance on it for the new owner which I said I would do, and really needed doing anyway. One of these items was the noisy compressor. The current compressor was nearly new when I bought the vehicle - it was made in 2009 and is a genuine LR part - the PO replaced the whole thing - presumably at great expense.

Well, after years of SWMBO dropping the vehicle to access height every time she drove it the compressor had become noisy and slow to build air after cycling the suspension. Using the IID tool to monitor the pressure in the system, when it cut in at about 140PSI it would take about 4 minutes of rattling away until it cut out at around 185PSI. It had got pretty noisy - enough to be heard clearly over the engine running, conversations etc.

So, I dropped a few dollars on one of these - http://bagpipingandy.com

It took over 2 weeks to turn up, which is a fair while compared to what I usually buy from Old Blighty but it got here last night and I put the new piston ring on. Installed it today - the sound of silence is blissful. . Builds air almost twice as quickly now and you have to stick your ear to the floor in the rear to hear it run.

Some pics below - it's a simple job and he has a great video on YouTube with a blow by blow description of doing the whole job if you're not sure. I would rate this a 1 out of 5 for difficulty - anyone with basic tools could do this.

All apart - about 10 minutes work after the 5 to remove it from the car,


New and old rings.


Wear on old ring - it was quite hard compared to the new supple unit that arrived too, so not hard to work out why it was noisy. Also, the piston has no gudgen pin, so rocks side to side making a good ring that seals well even more critical.


The rest of the compressor is in great condition, the motor still spins very easily and I would imagine many compressors have gone to God that probably only needed this doing to them.

So, if you have an early L322 with Wabco compressor that's noisy and seen better days, drop a few quid on this kit, I think you'll be very pleased you did.

(I have no affiliation with this guy, just a happy customer)

G`day ,

just shy of 300k and compressor is still going and so is the GM auto , recently the radio stopped working and the wiper washers don`t pump , still under 10 to 100 though diesel has doubled or better since we got it .