dfoy50
Active LVC Member
2000 lincoln continental 134000 miles
this evening i drove my roommate to do some running around and we stopped at his grandmothers home for a visit . we were sitting in the garage chatting , my car was in the driveway, the car is a 2000 lin. conti 134000 mi. i dont drive it much . that aside the car had been sitting maybe 15 -20 min. and we heard the air compressor come on , the car was not running , keys in my pocket the car was in the driveway parked for 15 -20 min. now i am use to the compressor coming on when i start the car after its been sitting for a while or if i pop the trunk and load stuff in the car while the engine is running . but this time engine off no one in the car we heard the compressor start watched the rear of the car rise about an inch (?) and it shut off . is this normal ? ive heard talk of sleep mode , from what i gather the computer leaves power on to some things for "x" amount of time them goes to sleep and shuts down after "x" time has elapsed . is this what is happening , or will i wake up one day because something sprung a leak and drained the battery and ruined the compressor from excessive run time . i would rather replace the air springs or find and fix the problem if that be the case .i am aware that the compressor will come on from time to time and that it is "load dependent, and i normally can sence when it comes on , and dont think that it runs allot , there may be a slow air leak as well, it was just suprizing to heard it come on when the car was not on , running , key no where near the car . or do i have other issues here ? thank you all for your response in advance. you are all a great help to others
thank drew
this evening i drove my roommate to do some running around and we stopped at his grandmothers home for a visit . we were sitting in the garage chatting , my car was in the driveway, the car is a 2000 lin. conti 134000 mi. i dont drive it much . that aside the car had been sitting maybe 15 -20 min. and we heard the air compressor come on , the car was not running , keys in my pocket the car was in the driveway parked for 15 -20 min. now i am use to the compressor coming on when i start the car after its been sitting for a while or if i pop the trunk and load stuff in the car while the engine is running . but this time engine off no one in the car we heard the compressor start watched the rear of the car rise about an inch (?) and it shut off . is this normal ? ive heard talk of sleep mode , from what i gather the computer leaves power on to some things for "x" amount of time them goes to sleep and shuts down after "x" time has elapsed . is this what is happening , or will i wake up one day because something sprung a leak and drained the battery and ruined the compressor from excessive run time . i would rather replace the air springs or find and fix the problem if that be the case .i am aware that the compressor will come on from time to time and that it is "load dependent, and i normally can sence when it comes on , and dont think that it runs allot , there may be a slow air leak as well, it was just suprizing to heard it come on when the car was not on , running , key no where near the car . or do i have other issues here ? thank you all for your response in advance. you are all a great help to others
thank drew
