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zdas04
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After reading all the suspension fault messages on this board, I was sure that it was just a matter of time until my compressor failed (early build 2005 with 23,000 miles). Yesterday I got in the truck and drove away without walking around it first. About a half mile from the house I got a red "wobbly Land Rover" light and the "Suspension Fault, stay below 30 mph" message. I was sure that the compressor was out and went home to call for a tow (I live 200 miles from the dealer). The truck drove like a horse and buggy and felt terrible.
As I got out of the car I noticed that the right front tire was VERY low and checked the pressure--it was 3 psi. I aired it up and drove to the tire store to get the leak fixed, no red light any more, but the "raising slowly" and "compressor cooling" lights came on. After replacing the tire (punctured sidewall on a Nito Terra Grappler, Discount Tire had them in stock!) the truck drove perfectly again. I took it to the field and put it through some moderate 4 WD stuff and it never bobbled.
Apparently the truck used so much air trying to keep the vehicle level with a flat tire that the pressure in the system dropped to a dangerous level and the faults came on, then the compressor got hot trying to replenish and empty reservoir. It did such a good job that I couldn't tell I had a flat from the way it handled. My attitude went immediately from "Not another !#%$@$# fault" to "this thing kept me from stupidly ruining a rim".
Just thought I'd share a success of the LR3 control system.
David
New Mexico
'05 SE, White
As I got out of the car I noticed that the right front tire was VERY low and checked the pressure--it was 3 psi. I aired it up and drove to the tire store to get the leak fixed, no red light any more, but the "raising slowly" and "compressor cooling" lights came on. After replacing the tire (punctured sidewall on a Nito Terra Grappler, Discount Tire had them in stock!) the truck drove perfectly again. I took it to the field and put it through some moderate 4 WD stuff and it never bobbled.
Apparently the truck used so much air trying to keep the vehicle level with a flat tire that the pressure in the system dropped to a dangerous level and the faults came on, then the compressor got hot trying to replenish and empty reservoir. It did such a good job that I couldn't tell I had a flat from the way it handled. My attitude went immediately from "Not another !#%$@$# fault" to "this thing kept me from stupidly ruining a rim".
Just thought I'd share a success of the LR3 control system.
David
New Mexico
'05 SE, White
