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Suspension dropping while driving

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Connor1275

Member Since: 24 Nov 2017
Location: Ardross
Posts: 16

2007 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Indus Silver

Suspension dropping while driving

Hi focks,
Went two weeks without missing a beat, the longest the car has even gone without an issue in my ownership anyway driving home this evening and no prior warning red suspension fault light comes on and car drops to its bump stops. Before get to pull over is clears and comes up to standard height. Few miles later it happens again but this time I noticed the back end rising more biased to the rear driver side and then dropping completely. When the back end is coming up to the off road height there is no indication of this on the 4x4 screen on the sat nav. The rear driver side has just had a new hight sensor and plug fitted just two weeks ago along with new desicit filter and refurbished the rear solenoid valve block. Is there anything common about this fault and is there anything to look out for. I have looked on the forum and people have talked about it but haven't mentioned the fix. Come Monday I'll be taking it to the nearest 4x4 centre.

Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Best regards
Connor

24th Mar 2018 8:53 pm

Connor1275

Member Since: 24 Nov 2017
Location: Ardross
Posts: 16

Just went out and plugged my code read in it's an autel so nothing fancy but it produced these codes,
P0101-17 mass or volume air flow
U0132-87 lost communication with ride level control module
U0421-68 invalid data received from level control module
C1 A00-88 control module
U0128-87 lost communication with parking brake module
There is only a height difference in the rear diver side (3" or so) but as said above on the 4x4 screen they are all showing the same level. Removed the end of the height sensor and moved it up and down and the screeen updated its position.

24th Mar 2018 9:41 pm

Connor1275

Member Since: 24 Nov 2017
Location: Ardross
Posts: 16

Could this all aspire from the new rear height sensor not be calibrated? With the removal of the old one I didn't distort its bracket and the guy from the 4x4 centre said it wouldn't need calibrated. It's strange that it's taken two weeks to fault and I hadn't noticed a difference in heights until yesterday.

25th Mar 2018 9:49 am

Globetrotter448

Member Since: 21 Mar 2017
Location: Londonderry NSW
Posts: 1782

2007 Discovery 3 4.0 V6 Petrol SE Auto Java Black

The error indicates the compressor is a problem - was it taken out to change the filter medium, if so the pipes may not be pushed home. Changing a height sensor usually requires measuring and re-calibration.

1st Apr 2018 8:06 am

Connor1275

Member Since: 24 Nov 2017
Location: Ardross
Posts: 16

Thanks for getting back in touch. Compressor was removed for filter replenishment so I’ll double check my connections. The Compressor looks very fresh and it was only replaced 9 months ago so hopefully it’s still ok. The cars in the 4x4 centre at the moment for calibration so hopefully I’ll get some good news after the holiday.

Many thanks
Connor

1st Apr 2018 10:06 am

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