Uhhh ohhhh...airmatic is giving me signs...
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Uhhh ohhhh...airmatic is giving me signs...
Today on my way to work my car was acting kinda funny, it felt "soggy" in the rear end. When I got to work everything looked okay. Once I got out I saw the horror....my driver's side rear end was on the floor. 
I turned the car on, it came up and I drove it home. It felt normal too. 3 hours after getting home, the car is still fine.
Does anyone have any diagrams or any tips on diagnosing airmatic problems ( particularly leaks )?
I turned the car on, it came up and I drove it home. It felt normal too. 3 hours after getting home, the car is still fine.
Does anyone have any diagrams or any tips on diagnosing airmatic problems ( particularly leaks )?
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If i leave my car alone for 5-6 hours the back end will tuck my rear tire, if I leave it in comfort mode. If I leave it in sport 1-2 it will stay the same height. My car has done this ever since I lowered it with STAR.
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That weird. My car did this once before but it was both sides and it was after a few days of not using it. After I turned it on it went up and never gave me any problems ( this was almost a year ago ). This is the first time since then this happens and it was only on one side this time.
Nearly 4 hours later, car is still a-okay.
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Time to start accumulating coil over parts, I guess.....
Now that the conversion process is so well documented, it seems silly to fix the AirMatic system anymore.
I secretly hope that my AirMatic fails before 2016 so that my warranty company will finance the coil over swap!
-G
Now that the conversion process is so well documented, it seems silly to fix the AirMatic system anymore.
I secretly hope that my AirMatic fails before 2016 so that my warranty company will finance the coil over swap!
-G
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Time to start accumulating coil over parts, I guess.....
Now that the conversion process is so well documented, it seems silly to fix the AirMatic system anymore.
I secretly hope that my AirMatic fails before 2016 so that my warranty company will finance the coil over swap!
-G
Now that the conversion process is so well documented, it seems silly to fix the AirMatic system anymore.
I secretly hope that my AirMatic fails before 2016 so that my warranty company will finance the coil over swap!
-G
UPDATE: This morning my car was still okay. WTF? What could have happened?
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Well.... The good news then is that there should be a good supply of AirMatic "takeoff" parts available as people continue to do the coil over swaps.
Shouldn't be too hard to locate a used replacement part for whatever parts ends up being bad.
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Shouldn't be too hard to locate a used replacement part for whatever parts ends up being bad.
-G
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Today on my way to work my car was acting kinda funny, it felt "soggy" in the rear end. When I got to work everything looked okay. Once I got out I saw the horror....my driver's side rear end was on the floor.
I turned the car on, it came up and I drove it home. It felt normal too. 3 hours after getting home, the car is still fine.
Does anyone have any diagrams or any tips on diagnosing airmatic problems ( particularly leaks )?
I turned the car on, it came up and I drove it home. It felt normal too. 3 hours after getting home, the car is still fine.
Does anyone have any diagrams or any tips on diagnosing airmatic problems ( particularly leaks )?
I agree with you that for road cars, the air suspension is great...I love that I can raise my car, with a button, if I need to...
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Sounds like you have a small / slow leak....Sometimes the leak occurs at the fitting (where mine was leaking), other times the seals are shot....Soap & water solution is often used to find air leaks (look for the bubbles)....
I agree with you that for road cars, the air suspension is great...I love that I can raise my car, with a button, if I need to...
I agree with you that for road cars, the air suspension is great...I love that I can raise my car, with a button, if I need to...
I thought so but why did my car drop in a few hours one day and not drop at all the next day? There has to be a leak but it must be variable. Perhaps the air purge valve is getting stuck open?
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Sorry I misunderstood....if it only happened once, then yes it sounds like it may just be a valve that stuck open...
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Loering the subframe is not required. You just have to disconnect the expansion tank, something mb doesn't recommend and thus why they recommend lowering the subframe. I think they are nuts.
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