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gt2047
 


Member Since: 05 Jun 2022
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United Kingdom 2010 Discovery 4 3.0 TDV6 HSE Auto Stornoway GreyDiscovery 4
Mystery suspension fault

Hi all, hopefully someone can help me with a bit of a mystery suspension fault…
I have a 2010 D4 that was suffering with the classic ‘normal height only’ suspension fault.
Long story short I replaced the desiccant / filters in the dryer and also rebuilt the front and mid valve blocks with new o-rings.

This got rid of the permanent suspension warning and the suspension works / adjusts through all levels, HOWEVER…. I am now in a situation where the suspension warning light comes on at random. Sometimes it comes on as soon as you start the vehicle, but then goes away after turning off / on. Sometimes I can use the truck and the light won’t come on at all - so it seems pretty random.

The front suspension drops when left overnight. I have thoroughly checked all air lines, unions, res tank and valve blocks for evidence of a leak using soapy water and all appears to be fine and air tight.
I have also inspected the looms behind inner arch splash guards and can’t see any damage anywhere there.

I have just done another overnight drop test, leaving the truck in off-road height and this time removing fuse 26 and to my surprise there appears to have been very little drop (a few mm maybe but I’m putting that down to natural settling).

Does this suggest that my fault lies within the ride level control module, or maybe a fault within the front valve block itself? is there something else I need to investigate?

Any help or advise would be greatly appreciated!
Cheers!
  
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tzdisco4
 


Member Since: 12 Jan 2016
Location: Lower Saxony
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Germany 2012 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 HSE Auto Santorini BlackDiscovery 4

Hi, it may be that a height sensor is faulty. The ECU checks the current height 2 hours after stopping the car and then every 6 hours. If a too high difference compared to the target value is detected, it adjusts the height by deflating. To me it seems that this is done per axle to keep it horizontal.
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Post #22947628th Jun 2022 11:02 am
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Disco_Mikey
 


Member Since: 29 May 2007
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Scotland 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Cairns BlueDiscovery 3
Re: Mystery suspension fault

gt2047 wrote:
Hi all, hopefully someone can help me with a bit of a mystery suspension fault…
I have a 2010 D4 that was suffering with the classic ‘normal height only’ suspension fault.
Long story short I replaced the desiccant / filters in the dryer and also rebuilt the front and mid valve blocks with new o-rings.

This got rid of the permanent suspension warning and the suspension works / adjusts through all levels, HOWEVER…. I am now in a situation where the suspension warning light comes on at random. Sometimes it comes on as soon as you start the vehicle, but then goes away after turning off / on. Sometimes I can use the truck and the light won’t come on at all - so it seems pretty random.

The front suspension drops when left overnight. I have thoroughly checked all air lines, unions, res tank and valve blocks for evidence of a leak using soapy water and all appears to be fine and air tight.
I have also inspected the looms behind inner arch splash guards and can’t see any damage anywhere there.

I have just done another overnight drop test, leaving the truck in off-road height and this time removing fuse 26 and to my surprise there appears to have been very little drop (a few mm maybe but I’m putting that down to natural settling).

Does this suggest that my fault lies within the ride level control module, or maybe a fault within the front valve block itself? is there something else I need to investigate?

Any help or advise would be greatly appreciated!
Cheers!


A largely irrelevant post without a fault code...

Once you have had the codes read, report back and we can advise further Thumbs Up
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Post #22947698th Jun 2022 12:24 pm
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