Air suspension, front cross link valve. Do all 2005 models have it?
My right front air bag went recently. It wansn't gradual, it was more like a pop and the air just hissed out rapidly. My first hope was that it was a line that popped off, either at the bag or at the front crosslink valve. I heard the hiss come from the right front. I peeled back the wheel well liner to check the cross link valve connections. I was surprised to find that there was none. I did see the 3 mounting holes where it would have been. As a matter of fact, it looked as though at some point there was one mounted there. The paint was brighter where the rubber grommets would have been or were. I assumed that someone bypassed this somehow. Two mechanics have now told me that some have them and some don't. Is this true? What would distinguish between which models do and don't have this valve? Mine is a US 2005. Curious.
My right front air bag went recently. It wansn't gradual, it was more like a pop and the air just hissed out rapidly. My first hope was that it was a line that popped off, either at the bag or at the front crosslink valve. I heard the hiss come from the right front. I peeled back the wheel well liner to check the cross link valve connections. I was surprised to find that there was none. I did see the 3 mounting holes where it would have been. As a matter of fact, it looked as though at some point there was one mounted there. The paint was brighter where the rubber grommets would have been or were. I assumed that someone bypassed this somehow. Two mechanics have now told me that some have them and some don't. Is this true? What would distinguish between which models do and don't have this valve? Mine is a US 2005. Curious.