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Rob2529

Member Since: 22 Nov 2010
Location: Wirral, uk
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EAS Fault diagnostic

Right, my RAC turned up this morning and cleared my EAS in no time at all. The only fault in the EAS was "Too much energy for regulation needed: front axle". Does anyone have an idea what this could be or is it a random error that might never turn up again?

As a side note i had very heavy steering since day one. i never drove another FFRR apart from a new 2011 before i got mine so just thought it was the norm on older cars. Cleared all the faults with the RAC as there were a lot due to battery on and off etc, but when i took her out my steering was light as a feather and turned the car into something even better! [img]http://www.fuelly.com/driver/rob2529/range-rover[img/]
04, 4.4V8, Vogue Oslo Blue with LPG.
"You can sleep in your car, BUT you can't race your house!!!!"

If something can't be fixed with a hammer....... You have yourself an electrical fault!

16th Aug 2011 12:02pm

stan
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cant help re the error rob, but the lighter steering intrigues me..

16th Aug 2011 12:39pm

Rob2529

Member Since: 22 Nov 2010
Location: Wirral, uk
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Honestly Stan it was like night an day. My wife had it on sat to take her Sis and other bridesmaids shopping an she came home complaining about swore arms she drove this morning an nearly ripped the wheel of turning a corner. [img]http://www.fuelly.com/driver/rob2529/range-rover[img/]
04, 4.4V8, Vogue Oslo Blue with LPG.
"You can sleep in your car, BUT you can't race your house!!!!"

If something can't be fixed with a hammer....... You have yourself an electrical fault!

16th Aug 2011 2:03pm

stan
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you've probably reset the firmware to what it was supposed to be ...

16th Aug 2011 2:15pm

Rob2529

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Location: Wirral, uk
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Firmware? [img]http://www.fuelly.com/driver/rob2529/range-rover[img/]
04, 4.4V8, Vogue Oslo Blue with LPG.
"You can sleep in your car, BUT you can't race your house!!!!"

If something can't be fixed with a hammer....... You have yourself an electrical fault!

16th Aug 2011 2:42pm

stan
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sorry what i meant was reset the ecu's that control the steering bit, anyways whatever you did, it worked...

16th Aug 2011 2:54pm

Rob2529

Member Since: 22 Nov 2010
Location: Wirral, uk
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To follow up on this i had the same EAS fault ping up. When i contacted Storey when i had it last time he said this fault was due to a leaking front strut. To test it i put it in off-road height before i went on holiday and expected to return to it slumped down on one side or both, but returned home to nothing! Still in full height!
Does anyone have any ideas? Could this be a legasy of a failing compressor?

On the pluss side steering is still great! [img]http://www.fuelly.com/driver/rob2529/range-rover[img/]
04, 4.4V8, Vogue Oslo Blue with LPG.
"You can sleep in your car, BUT you can't race your house!!!!"

If something can't be fixed with a hammer....... You have yourself an electrical fault!

20th Sep 2011 7:35pm

ric355

Member Since: 02 May 2011
Location: Surrey, UK
Posts: 302

Rob2529 wrote:
To follow up on this i had the same EAS fault ping up. When i contacted Storey when i had it last time he said this fault was due to a leaking front strut. To test it i put it in off-road height before i went on holiday and expected to return to it slumped down on one side or both, but returned home to nothing! Still in full height!
Does anyone have any ideas? Could this be a legasy of a failing compressor?

On the pluss side steering is still great!

I'd be more likely to believe it's a front airbag leaking than the compressor. The reason for this is that it is telling you it has to pump more air to keep the front axle level. That's a function of a leak rather than an inability to charge the air reservoir sufficiently. I have read elsewhere that the airbags don't always leak when the car is stood still. If you imagine there's a crack in the rubber, it'll open and close as the spring moves which would make it leak on the move and possibly not at rest.

20th Sep 2011 9:08pm

Rob2529

Member Since: 22 Nov 2010
Location: Wirral, uk
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good point. BUT how do i know which ones got a home if the wont give me a clue. [img]http://www.fuelly.com/driver/rob2529/range-rover[img/]
04, 4.4V8, Vogue Oslo Blue with LPG.
"You can sleep in your car, BUT you can't race your house!!!!"

If something can't be fixed with a hammer....... You have yourself an electrical fault!

20th Sep 2011 9:29pm

Gazellio @ Prestige Cars

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I would be interested to know too....

20th Sep 2011 9:38pm

ric355

Member Since: 02 May 2011
Location: Surrey, UK
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Rob2529 wrote:
good point. BUT how do i know which ones got a home if the wont give me a clue.

Three approaches;
- Ignore it until it gets so bad it does actually go down whilst stood still and you can hear it hiss
- try some GOTEC LDS as recommended by Landrover (based on a Google search). You might be able to apply some and then drive it, although not too sure on that as I've never tried it.
- replace both struts. Struts should be replaced in pairs anyway as there is a damper as part of the strut (unless you only replace the airbag itself).

Of course it might not be a leaky bag or valve or pipe. It might be something entirely different.

20th Sep 2011 10:08pm

Rob2529

Member Since: 22 Nov 2010
Location: Wirral, uk
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might give it all a good soaking with soapy water and see if anything obvious turns up. Its an expensive trial and error without any real clue as to the problem. [img]http://www.fuelly.com/driver/rob2529/range-rover[img/]
04, 4.4V8, Vogue Oslo Blue with LPG.
"You can sleep in your car, BUT you can't race your house!!!!"

If something can't be fixed with a hammer....... You have yourself an electrical fault!

20th Sep 2011 10:49pm

Cam-Tech-Craig

Member Since: 03 Aug 2011
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Good morning... From experience, if you put the car on full height then stand with your back to the front wing and lift the wheel arch (only a couple of inches) if the bag has a hole you will normally hear a hiss when you take the weight off the bag...

That said, most i have seen cannot remain at height when parked overnight...

And yes i aggree, both front airstrutts need to be changed at the same time...

I CAN HELP WITH SUPPLY OF PARTS IF NEEDED...

Craig

21st Sep 2011 6:57am

SteveMFr
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Hi Craig,
Just out of curiosity: can you do better than island 4x4?
http://www.island-4x4.co.uk/spring-front-r...-1254.html
RRC 2Dr, RRC 4Dr,
P38, and 2 L322s
(wife thinks I'm nuts - prob right, too)

21st Sep 2011 7:14am

stan
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@craig, can you reply to steve via pm please.. ... - .- -.

Y. O. L. O.
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21st Sep 2011 7:22am

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