Just wondering if anyone can show me step by step how to replace the suspenion it has 75,000 miles on it im not sure if they are going out but sometimes i wonder ive only had the truck a few weeks now so if anyone can give me some info

 

When you say replace the suspension, are you looking to replace the stock air bags and retain the EAS system? Or are you trying to just scrap the EAS and go with coils?

 

well i would like to keep the air ride suspenion is there a way to tell if its going bad or not? because i am clueless when it comes to range rovers so if you dont mind i have a few questions my first question is, is there a way to reset the low screen wash thing? i filled it up all the way but it still says im low dosnt make sence and another thing is the heated seats i barly feel them i donnu if its just this year of range rover that they made crappy heated seats or mine is just malfuctioning and then for the last question would be the air ride suspenion sometimes when its cold it like hesitates to go up like it sorta forces itsself up if that makes sence im thinking maybe it needs new struts or something but if someone could help me with this it would be greatly appreciated I would hate for this truck to break and me not know what to do and be forced to take it to land rover so i could use all the help i can get


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Not sure on the low washer fluid...every low fluid alarm I've gotten goes away as soon as I fill it up. Maybe a bad sensor?

No idea on the heated seats.

As for the EAS, if you're taking a long time to go up, I'd be very careful. You've probably got a leak somewhere. When you park over night and it's at normal ride height, when you come out in the morning is it down to access level (bump stops)? The problem with the EAS is that the compressor can overheat very easily if you have a leak. It will continue to run untill it overloads, which puts the entire system in limp mode. Then you're stuck on the bump stops, with a computer that is very angry at you.

The bags are little expensive, but not any more so than any other adjustable air ride system is. The compressor is what you don't want to go. I'd try to find out ASAP which bags/lines are leaking. Start with the rear end on your inspection.

 

Seat heaters go out too. I have a disco that the driver seat doesn't heat up, however the passenger does. There are replacement parts that require you to take the whole seat cover off. Try a sheep skin cover instead it's cheaper and fuzzier. LOL

 

Visually inspect the bags for cracks at the base. Any cracks mean air could be leaking and big cracks mean it is probably leakin. Spray the bag with soapy water at the tubing-collet connection and also at the base of the bag if it's cracked. If the soapy water bubbles it's leaking. If the collet-tubing connection is leaking you can try pushing it in more or sniping a bit off the end so it can make a better connection between the o-rings, collet, and tubing. You could also try some lithium grease on the o-rings, collet, and tubing if it it still elaking at the collet-tubing connection. If the bag itself is leaking at the base or is seriously cracked it needs to be replaced. Also spray down the tubing connections to the EAS valve block under the bonnet.

With the year and mileage, if the bags haven't been replaced int he past, they are probably really in need of being replaced simply due to age and wear.

Don't neuter your Rover. Stick to EAS. It's pretty much the same cost as springs unless your entire EAS system fails.

If the vehicle is slow to rise it could be a weak/dying air compressor. Keep in mind EAS wont work as well in the cold... but if it takes excessive time to rise (30+ seconds) you probably have a dying compressor.

Best advice would to be proactive in EAS work. If it goes into soft or hard fault modes you'll have big problems. Not to mention if it gets to that point you've stressed the EAS componenets.

Best of luck. Hope this helps.

 

Hi am having an eas fault on my 1997 Range Rover just wondering is it possible pumping new air into my eas suspenssion from the gas station to rise it up?If so how do i pump the air into it,from which tube or valve??