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I've posted this in the Marketplace section too, but I have a feeling not very many of you hang out in there, so I decided to try here as well.
I need a used rear (left or right or both) shock absorber, the adaptive damping kind which was fitted to the Airmatic equiped vehicles. Part numbers areA2123201530 and A2123201630. The condition of the part is not important ( as long as it is still in one piece, preferably with a little bit of oil inside).
The reason I'm doing this is because I want to open one up, see if it can be serviced and figure out what makes mine fail intermittently. I have an idea on what the failure reason might be but I won't know for sure until I open one up. The issue with mine is the suspension will switch itself to sport mode when it's cold outside (below 30) and won't go back to comfort mode. When it does that the only code i get is a 9033 - Rear right damping valve unit is faulty.
Needles to say, whatever I find will be documented here, hopefully it will be helpful.
So, if you still have one of these laying around your garage or know someone who does ( maybe a friend who is an MB tech) PM me and I will pay whatever reasonable fee + transportation necessary.
Nope. I replaced the rear shocks and cable from the shock to the X62 plug in the rear passenger compartment but the issue is still there. I'm guessing it's the wiring harness or the Airmatic unit itself because it only acts up when it's cold and once the inside temperature gets up to about 21C everything gets back to normal. I will be doing an in depth post on this once I find the offending wire. For now I'm treating it like you would an old man with rheumatism who doesn't like the cold, as in, don't drive further north than TX.
02-04-2018, 06:23 PM
