air ride reset? (question)
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my95mark8
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It should straighten itself out, shouldn't it?
What happened to yours? A guy at work supposedly jacked his up with the switch on and it got stuck high. I thought that they ended up lowered when that happens.
What happened to yours? A guy at work supposedly jacked his up with the switch on and it got stuck high. I thought that they ended up lowered when that happens.
MarkVIII93
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my95mark8 said:
They lower when you jack em up.
turborich
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I was just wondering about it? Sometimes when I start the car the front will pump up then the back, other times only the front or only the back. The same when exiting the car, sometimes it all works, the front then the back. other times only the front or only the back??? Just wondering about it.
American Air-1
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Keep in mind that it may not have to pump up if it didn't lower like it was suppose to the night before.
Do you ever get a check suspension message?....like maybe at 60+? Mark VIII's are notorious for venting problems due to moisture in the system.
You can check to see if you have a venting issue by putting some extra weight in the trunk, turn the key on and let it pump up to normal height. Then, remove the weight, turn off the key and close the door.
The rear should vent down quickly and you should be able to easily see it lower. The more weight was added, the longer it should take to lower, but even adding 200 lbs., it should be able to vent easily within 20 seconds or so(the module will only try for a max. of 45 seconds).
If after you shut the door, (clicking coming from the solenoids opening up) you really can't tell thats its venting, you probably have a venting problem, which is a common problem on these cars, but fairly easy to fix.
Do you ever get a check suspension message?....like maybe at 60+? Mark VIII's are notorious for venting problems due to moisture in the system.
You can check to see if you have a venting issue by putting some extra weight in the trunk, turn the key on and let it pump up to normal height. Then, remove the weight, turn off the key and close the door.
The rear should vent down quickly and you should be able to easily see it lower. The more weight was added, the longer it should take to lower, but even adding 200 lbs., it should be able to vent easily within 20 seconds or so(the module will only try for a max. of 45 seconds).
If after you shut the door, (clicking coming from the solenoids opening up) you really can't tell thats its venting, you probably have a venting problem, which is a common problem on these cars, but fairly easy to fix.
turborich
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Thanks for the advice, the car does vent everytime that the solenoid activates, you can see the car go down. It doesn't always activate the solenoid though. most of the time but not always. Is this normal? Should the front and rear always lower when exiting the car?
American Air-1
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I don't know if I would be all that worried about that, but considering that a leak usually goes unoticed for at least 6-8 months before the driver realizes theres a problem, I think it would be a good idea to do a leak test on the system. Its easy to do and you don't have to get your hands dirty: http://www.americanairsuspension.com/MARK VIII LEAK TEST.htm
mespock
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Once again you see why I promote Eddie when it comes to air ride issues...
Frat-man-du
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Eddie is da man!
American Air-1
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turborich said:
I sell 2 kits for this vehicle. The standard height and the lowered height kits. The lowered version is advertised at 1.5 inches, but is really closer to 2 after the springs settle. Keep in mind that theres only so much adjustment in the alignment. You can't go much lower than our lowered kit and still keep tires on the car.
http://www.americanairsuspension.com/MK 8 CONV.htm
mespock
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For driving you really wouldn't want it much lower than 2".. You'd be replacing ball joints like crazy!!!