Hi all,
I'm in "soft fault mode" on on the air suspension of my 93 Range Rover County LWB (Vogue). I took it to our local off-brand Rover mechanic and had him put it on the test book. It came back with "Right Front ride height sensor out of range."
His suggestion was that I "Just hit it with a hammer." At first I thought he was joking, but he seemed serious so I left, still somewhat quizzical. I imagined simply knocking something closer into to range however now that I see how it's configured that's obviously impossible. The angle of the sensor seems relatively normal and is within a few degrees of the left front sensor.
Now I'm thinking that he was suggesting that part of the inernal sensor was stuck and needed freeing with a jolt.
Has anyone tried this before? What's the risk etc? Doesn't it need recalibrating afterward anyway? Was my mechanic joking and/or setting me up? (He hates air suspension systems in general and tried to get everyone to replace them with springs.
I know this whole thing sounds a bit silly and I should have quizzed him but I was late and in a hurry there you have it. Any advice would be appreciated.
Arden