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klf400



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Adaptive front suspension fault 2010 3.6 TDV8

Have this fault at the moment

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Tested continuity on the 2 wires that plug into the suspension strut and it’s all good,
The wiring from the plug goes backwards into the main loom and there is a factory joint just before it goes into the main loom this is where I back probed the loom to the plug and I have continuity, but I still have the fault.
Any ideas? Maybe the strut itself? 1990 3.5 v8 defender
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kevinp



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The wires usually break near the top of the strut. They go fragile and break with the strut turning side to side.

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klf400



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I’ll double check them but they seemed good when I checked them and ran a continuity test 1990 3.5 v8 defender
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Have you got a fault on the dash?

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kevinp



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klf400 wrote:
I’ll double check them but they seemed good when I checked them and ran a continuity test

Try peeling the top 4" of loom tape off and look at the wires.
My insulation was broken in a few places and the wires snapped. Perhaps when you are doing the continuity test you are folding the wires back into contact with each other.
Repaired mine twice which broke again so I then got a repair kit. Thumbs Up

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klf400



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mjdronfield wrote:
Have you got a fault on the dash?

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Yes adaptive dynamics fault 1990 3.5 v8 defender
2000 4.6 v8 30th anniversary prins lpg
2004 4.4 v8 vogue prins lpg
2011 4.4 TDV8 Vogue
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klf400



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kevinp wrote:
klf400 wrote:
I’ll double check them but they seemed good when I checked them and ran a continuity test

Try peeling the top 4" of loom tape off and look at the wires.
My insulation was broken in a few places and the wires snapped. Perhaps when you are doing the continuity test you are folding the wires back into contact with each other.
Repaired mine twice which broke again so I then got a repair kit. Thumbs Up


I’ll double check this again tomorrow and post my findings 1990 3.5 v8 defender
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mjdronfield



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Yes, as above, one of the wires has broken on the cables to the fronts. It could be rear but very rarely as the front ones have to turn with the steering. Recommend getting a couple of repair kits and doing both.

Ride made me feel sick on a dual carriageway when mine did that 😱🤣.

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1989 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i
1981 Ford Fiesta Supersport

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You should be able to test the damper internals for a short or open circuit by using a multimeter across the pins and checking resistance and compare it to the other side. Never heard of the internals failing electricaly but as others have found the wiring is a frequent point of failure. If you have a look at any wiring and connectors on these cars it's obvious a cost saving excercise was done as bare insulators are exposed before virtualy every plug and socket even in criticaly exposed areas under the car Censored Censored Censored 2012 TDV8 Vogue (L322)

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klf400



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Well guys thank you for your input I have inspected the wiring again and gave it a good flexing to try and find a break but nothing , however after putting it back together it’s now ok and working with no fault, I am expecting it to come back but maybe just replace the 2 front looms to be sure, comparing them to my 4.4 TDV8 they have been replaced before where the 4.4 hasn’t.

Coming back to the original problem that’s gone I now have this

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I’ll take a look first and check the wires and multi plug although it appears to be working as the suspension goes up and down no problem 1990 3.5 v8 defender
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2004 4.4 v8 vogue prins lpg
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