Hi all, got the dreaded leaking blue suspension pipe that is common to the FFRR ,osr pipe chafed on chassis etc etc, i have read in the forum and bought the repair kit and seen the before and after pics and it looks tricky but straightforward to do, but, [unless i missed it ] no-one seems to have put in the procedure on how to do it, i.e., do you have to drain down the suspension first, do you have the air spring fully compressed or fully extended, what does that particular blue pipe do? don't want to just cut through it and have 3 ton of range rover on my chest !! also is there a way to stop it trying to raise while I'm there [some one mentioned leaving the tailgate open] remove a fuse , if so what one? once I've done it is it just a matter of starting it up and going through the suspension up/down routine ? got plenty of mechanical experiance ,none of it with air suspension !! hope theres enough info there guys, thanks in advance of a reply !!!!  Supercharged 4.2 FFRR in Buckingham Blue,
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If its too loud then you are too old!!!

Where is the pipe that's holed??

Leaving a door open will stop the suspension from levelling, leaving the boot open does nothing... Pete

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Mine came from the factory with a punctured hose (robot had tried to push a connector through it). I fixed it with duct tape until the dealer could get a replacement - which was about 4 weeks. Duct tape is of course the LR repair tool of choice for this job as baling twine was too thin  Land Rover Addict
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pete , the chaffed blue pipe is on the offside rear where the pipe runs over the rear cross member, looks like it comes from the compressor and heads towards the back of the car, can't see where exactly,
thanks for the swift replies btw !!!! Supercharged 4.2 FFRR in Buckingham Blue,
Gone, Ford Explorer 4.0 V6 petrol,
Gone, Ford Granada Estate Ghia,
Gone, Daimler sovereign 4.0,
Raced, more mk1 & 2 granada's, A60's mk1 cortina's and mk 3 zodiacs than i can remember!
If its too loud then you are too old!!!

If it comes from the compressor then it's going to the air tank, should be OK to chop through it then, if you need to get under it then I'd be tempted to put some axle stands under it just in case, then leave one of the doors open, do the fix, remove the stands, start the engine and let the pump run till it stops then try out up and down, should sort it..  Pete

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thanks pete,much appreciated !!  Supercharged 4.2 FFRR in Buckingham Blue,
Gone, Ford Explorer 4.0 V6 petrol,
Gone, Ford Granada Estate Ghia,
Gone, Daimler sovereign 4.0,
Raced, more mk1 & 2 granada's, A60's mk1 cortina's and mk 3 zodiacs than i can remember!
If its too loud then you are too old!!!

cant you just cut it (at the damage), and recouple it with a pneumatic pipe push connector? for pence, like these. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/8mm-Straight-Pus...542560b024

you can drop it down to the bumpstops somehow, as i seem to remember with a diagnostic tool.

I don't think he needs to, the pipe in question goes to the air tank, he's got the repair kit, basically an 8mm straight connector, just cut the hole out the pipe and connect it up...  Pete

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