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[Stu.C]

For a while now, I'd noticed that there was a death rattle kinda noise coming from somewhere at the front of the car after I'd started it up. Only lasted a few seconds each time and I had it on my mental list, but you know how life just passes you by.    Anyhoo, I was out on my first long work drive in months this week, hit traffic on the M6 and when I rolled the window down I realised I could hear it constantly. Tracked it down to the OSF when I stopped, and on removing the wheel arch liner today I was greeted with this...





For anyone at the back who didn't recognise it instantly, it's the self-levelling suspension compressor. Not sure if it  combusted or there was something really corrosive in there that wanted to get out, but that bit circled used to be a metal casing with an air line attached. Unsurprisingly it wasn't doing much compressing any more 


Thankfully I've got a spare from the 3.0 I gutted last year...

[Doctor Gollum]

Do you still have the self levelling shocks fitted?

Also, I would be having a very close look at the pump loom all the way back to the relay and fuse box... To get that hot, it would have been pulling a fair current.

BTW, running at start up is normal, but prolonged running is indicative of an issue

[Stu.C]

Yep, and when I quickly connected up the spare compressor, dropped the linkage off the level sensor at the back and fired up - the rear started to slowly rise, just like it says so in the maintenance guide 


It went dark and cold though, so I'll actually swap it out and tidy everything up tomorrow...