Need Help! S55 Problems... *sigh*
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Need Help! S55 Problems... *sigh*
Sooo I'll try to keep this as short as possible with giving you guys enough info to help diagnose the problem.
Whenever I park my car, on any suspension setting (low, med, high), it will very slowly creep up in height. So say I have it set at the lowest setting, and park for 5 minutes with car on.. It will be raised up very high, like I put it on the highest setting, or even higher than that. It will go back down if I press the height adjustment button to the level I want it at again, or will slowly go back as I drive. This just seems weird to me though and I want to get it figured out before something bad happens. Or maybe its normal and I'm just noticing it now? I dont know, but it seems like a problem to me. The car will not keep going up or adjust any height when the car is off obviously.
Whether these are related to the issue or not I have no idea, but..
- There is a hissing noise from the engine bay area, like the sound of air either escaping or being taken in..
- My adjustable links seem to be a little uneven (right rear is a little lower than left rear)
Does anyone know whats going on, or have any info they can share with me about it?
Thanks
Whenever I park my car, on any suspension setting (low, med, high), it will very slowly creep up in height. So say I have it set at the lowest setting, and park for 5 minutes with car on.. It will be raised up very high, like I put it on the highest setting, or even higher than that. It will go back down if I press the height adjustment button to the level I want it at again, or will slowly go back as I drive. This just seems weird to me though and I want to get it figured out before something bad happens. Or maybe its normal and I'm just noticing it now? I dont know, but it seems like a problem to me. The car will not keep going up or adjust any height when the car is off obviously.
Whether these are related to the issue or not I have no idea, but..
- There is a hissing noise from the engine bay area, like the sound of air either escaping or being taken in..
- My adjustable links seem to be a little uneven (right rear is a little lower than left rear)
Does anyone know whats going on, or have any info they can share with me about it?
Thanks
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Assuming you have the ABC system I would suggest you look at the valving blocks for dis-assembly and resealing.
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https://mbworld.org/forums/s55-amg-s...e-o-rings.html
http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w220...ml#post4046008
Last edited by jnash; Feb 28, 2014 at 09:17 PM.
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no, but they are easy to recondition. It requires new o-rings and a complete chemical clean of the solenoids/valves. There is a full write-up and a YouTube video on how to if you look around.
https://mbworld.org/forums/s55-amg-s...e-o-rings.html
http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w220...ml#post4046008
https://mbworld.org/forums/s55-amg-s...e-o-rings.html
http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w220...ml#post4046008
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So is your fluid level holding steady or low?
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I believe all of my fluids are ok. Ive been driving it with the problem I described for however many days its been, probably something like 200 miles. Really didnt seem like a big problem at all, just like a blown line or something. But I was driving today and around 45-50 MPH I got a "ABC - Visit Workshop" message.. another 5 minutes and the red "ABC - Drive Carefully". It didnt seem like a violent fail though like ive read some people describe, with fluids spraying everywhere, in fact I couldn't really tell the difference even though I only drove it for a about 3 more minutes before I got to where I was going. I got out and the car looked lower but nothing crazy.. I know its hard to know what the problem is without seeing it but any ideas on this one? Got to get it to the shop obviously...
Still need to drive it 15 miles home later today, on wheels that already rub with suspension working properly... Should be really fun. **** abc
Still need to drive it 15 miles home later today, on wheels that already rub with suspension working properly... Should be really fun. **** abc
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If your fluid level is good, then you do not have a leak. I had simulair symptoms , when my front right strut went out. You need to hook up STAR and find out what all the errors show.
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