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With the family away on holidays at the moment, the D3 is being left idle in the driveway for a week, and after just a day and a half I've noticed it playing its old trick... sinking.
It's been in the garage countless times getting suspension issues sorted, with the most recent being a front collapse back at the beginning of the summer. And every time, they have claimed to have fixed and sorted the suspension to faultless condition.
That's not right, is it?
And is there any potential harm being done to the car if it sits on 'no suspension' for a week?
Many thanks in advance.2007 Porsche Boxster (987) 2.7
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13th Aug 2007 8:47 pm
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I can't see that well from the pic CY, but is the car parked on a slope, ie higher ground on l/h side of car, the r/h suspension looks higher than the left, which is what mine looked like when parked on this type of slope, I thought it was normal and just the 'self levelling' aspect, but I may be wrong, although mine is the correct height now when parked on level ground, and I haven't had any warning bongs / lights etc.
13th Aug 2007 8:58 pm
bkehoe
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The D3 doesn't know what proper 'level' is - it just tries to get itself as level as possible in relation to the ground. So if it's on a 10 degree sideslope, it will do its best to also be at an angle of 10 degrees.
Mine gradually leans towards the drivers side after a day or two. No dealer has been able to explain why it does it!IE - 05 D3 TDV6 HSE - Zambezi Silver
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13th Aug 2007 9:12 pm
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Thats not right CY. It should stay as it was parked. Mine does not drop at all over time when parked.
It's not sunk it's just relieved when the driver got out "To finish first, one first has to finish ...."
13th Aug 2007 10:16 pm
CY
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The driveway is on a slight angle where the D3 is parked, but it comes up again at the other side almost equally so in return it isn't really sitting at an angle - it's flat.
If you know what I mean
I'll check up on it before I go to away on Thursday and see if it has sunk any more.2007 Porsche Boxster (987) 2.7
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14th Aug 2007 12:09 am
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IMHO the suspension will do this if there is no or insufficient air in the air suspension system , surely the comressor doesn't run with the car switched off and locked? So there must be a leak on the system , like a slow puncture , allowing enough air to escape when parked for extended periods , to let this sagging happen. A slow leak like that would be a b to find. Good luck.
14th Aug 2007 7:00 am
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CY, when you leave it next time - how about disconnecting the battery first?
That way the car won't be waking itself up for re-leveling excercises and you'll be able to see if it's a leak in the air systems.
Who knows, you may come back to find one wheel has no bulge under it anymore and you can see which corner the issue is with (although you may have to rock the car diagonally to see which one it really is).
If just one corner is leaking, the re-levelling will drop the other three corners to match it's height...Dr. Ian Malcolm:
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14th Aug 2007 11:20 am
CY
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Family got back from holidays the other day and said the car was sitting right down on the ground.
My Uncle also reckoned that it was leaning to one side?
We can see that it wont be a particularly quick or easy fix, so are not in too much of a hurray to get it sorted..
But can somebody please assure me that, even if there is a small air leak, this wont affect us on the Tong 4x4 day in September if, say, we are puting more pressure on one suspension 'funnel' in an off road situation?
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Thought this was another Dell thread
as long as you don't get any errors in normal use, you'll be fine offroad
If you think you've got a leak, use a trigger spray bottle to spray a dilute solution of washing up liquid around the suspension pipes & components.... if you come out of the house in the morning and it looks like the aftermath of Tiswas - you've got a leak.... (if you manage to get photo's of a couple of bubbles that look like Sally James' boobies - send 'em to me)
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to find. Good luck.
