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desv8

Member Since: 01 May 2020
Location: CHELTENHAM
Posts: 124

2005 Discovery 3 4.4 V8 HSE Auto Buckingham Blue

Suspension drop on the front

Hi everyone, new on here so please be gentle with me.

Bought a discovery 3 about 6 months ago. 184k v8.

Loads of issues but the one that confuses me is that the front suspension drops periodically and eaqually. To me this suggests that its's not air loss from the struts? Is it likely to be the air escaping back to the tank or from the front accumilator valve behind the bumper? is there a NRV on the tank side that can fail.

Any help advice would be greatly appreciated.

Des

26th Jun 2020 10:54 pm

Pete K

Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
Location: GL
Posts: 10383

2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Rimini Red

They drop equally as the computer maintains level even when parked.

You can remove a fuse under the bonnet to stop this for diagnostics overnight

No non return valve.

Yeah probably seals in the valve block behind bumper.

Seals £15 eBay

26th Jun 2020 11:03 pm

desv8

Member Since: 01 May 2020
Location: CHELTENHAM
Posts: 124

Thanks Pete.

I'll add the seals to the ever increasing list. Bit of a strange one mind as I had the battery disconnected for a couple of weeks while I did some other stuff. Didn't drop at all for the first week then as the second week progressed it gradually dropped equally both sides? Got it all back together yesterday, this morning all good no drop yet. we'll see.

27th Jun 2020 10:12 am

Pete K

Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
Location: GL
Posts: 10383

if its dropping equally with the battery off, then at least it's a good sign 1 strut isn't faulty.

27th Jun 2020 10:56 am

Pete K

Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
Location: GL
Posts: 10383

some chat here.
and links to seals forsale

https://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/suspension-...88106.html

27th Jun 2020 10:58 am

Asa

Member Since: 03 Jul 2016
Location: Essex
Posts: 172

2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Zermatt Silver

I had similar and found a leak in nearside front air strut, you could hear it as a very gentle hissing.
I think as there is no control over the drop so the other side tried to compensate, renewal of both struts problem solved.

27th Jun 2020 1:07 pm

desv8

Member Since: 01 May 2020
Location: CHELTENHAM
Posts: 124

Thanks Guys.

I'll have a good prod around while i'm doing the brakes. Here's hoping for just a seal kit.

27th Jun 2020 5:56 pm

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