1997 Mark VIII LSC Blk/Blk: Finally here.

Icedphoenix said:
mine takes about 12 hours if i leave it be it lays yhe back end on the ground it may take a little longer but even a small air leak should be showing some sign in that amount of time
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sometimes depending on where the crack in the bag is, it will only leak down when driven, due to the up and down motion of the suspension.
 
I still haven't turned the air ride on, I have put over 100 miles on it, and it hasn't dropped at all.

Whats the next step?

EDIT: Been shut off for 5 days or so, and driven over 100 miles, and this is where its at:

Its dirty, I know. I have gravel roads to drive. :)

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I am guessing so, as I still have not turned the air ride back on, and have put over 800 miles on the car with it off and its still sitting the same.

I guess that means my bags are good, at least! :D
 
agree'd it's likely not the bags, and chances are it's gonna be a leaking vent solenoid inside the compressor.

time to give Eddie at american air suspension a call.
 
If the car has 100k, is it safer to replace the whole compressor, or just the valve? How long do compressors typically last?
 
The vent solenoid isn't available seperately

There is an aftermarket vent solenoid that Eddie sells called the "SpiderValve".
 
If your compressor isn't really noisey.. I'd just put a spidervalve on it.

I (well Tiff) Frankenstiened three broken compressor and created ONE that was ALIIIIIVE, but had a clogged stuck vent solenoid.

I put well over 250K on that frankencompressor in conjunction with a Version 1 spider valve.

That compressor put "half the miles" on my 400K mile mark 8, and it's not currently adjusting the ride height on my 98 Mark 8.
 
I shot Eddie an email. It kinda sucks though, as I don't know how loud a "loud" compressor should be. I don't have anything to compare it to. :(
 
nobody_special said:
I shot Eddie an email. It kinda sucks though, as I don't know how loud a "loud" compressor should be. I don't have anything to compare it to. :(
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they all make "some noise", but your dont want to have a "rattly" sounding one.
But even then, replacing the mounts/grommets quiets them down quite a bit.

Your at a crossroads....
If it were me, I'd put a spider valve on it..then later down the road when and IF the compressor dies replace the compressor.

Reason being.. is after you install the spider valve.. it changes the whole system's operation.

No longer is the dryer a "double pass" scenario, where all the air pumped in or vented out goes thru the dryer.

With the spider valve only INBOUND air goes thru the dryer, which goes ALONG ways in prolonging the life of a compressor.

spider valve is one of the BEST mods you can do to your car, as it greatly increases the life of the compressor.

Now, if you do the spider valve NOW..and compressor later down the road, the new compressor will not have had to deal with pumping water back and forth like the old one...and the time in the iterim using the spider valve will remove ALOT if not all the residual moisture that has accumulated in the system over the years.

If you have alot of moisture in the sytem, the "new pump" wont live very long.

recap:
get a spider valve now, so in the event you do have a compressor failure down the road you will have gotten alot of the compressor killing moisture out of the system already.

*whew*
sorry for the novel
 
No problem. I am a collector of information, I try and learn everything I can. :D

I will talk to eddie about the spider valve, thanks.
 
(thought from the far side)

There may be a possibility that the air ride relay is giving up.
it's an easy test.

Swap the antilock relay with the air ride relay.
they are the same.

on my 95 the relay wasn't strong enough to run the air ride but was strong enough to handle the load from the abs pump...so swapping then was a test and a permanent fix in my case.

only problem is, they are on opposite sides of the car in nearly the same location {under the fender splash shield in front of the front tire)

might as well grab a fuel filter so when you take out the passenger side fender liner you can put a new filter in there.

(it's easy to "create work" for other people, I'm fairly good at that)
 
Lol, I will do your bidding, master. :)

I will check it out and report back. Do I have to take the shield completely out, or can I get past it? What do they look like? I already confessed to KK that I am a complete newb when it comes to cars, especially newer ones.

Give me a 79 or older Ford truck, and its another story. :)
 
nobody_special said:
Lol, I will do your bidding, master. :)

I will check it out and report back. Do I have to take the shield completely out, or can I get past it? What do they look like? I already confessed to KK that I am a complete newb when it comes to cars, especially newer ones.

Give me a 79 or older Ford truck, and its another story. :)
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uhmm well they are 3X4 inches or so, finned aluminum cover has 5-8 wires going into it..(lol)
 
I have been gone for a while, but I pulled the inner fenders out of the way, and had no problems finding the drivers side relay. Not so much for the passengers side. I will get a better flashlight and crawl under there again.
 
OK, I found it. Its facing the front, and towards the bumper. which one is which? the air ride relay is on the passengers side, correct?
 
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