HELP! EAS cable/buddy needed in Youngstown OH area

Thanks for all the advices and offered help. The funny thing is that I have the cable for the suspension - I just left it at home this time.

Anyway - after about 10 minutes of waiting the EAS somehow jacked up the car to the highway position so I pushed as far west as I could and I almost made it to Illinois. But then I had to fill up and it did not raise itself then so now I'm a little bit stuck in La Porte, IN. I hope it will lift itself in the morning so I can continue. From what I was able to diagnose the compressor is running fine, there is a pressure in the system (my gauge is showing up to 150psi) but the valve body is malfunctioning - I can hear regular clicks there but I don't feel anything on the valves and obviously nothing happens :-( Looks like stuck valve or something. 16 deg F probably did not help either. Oh well, we'll see tomorrow.

leftlanetruckin said:

Try to find a NAPA, they sell a fitting that is a schrader valve on top, and a 1/4" airline fitting on the bottom. Install the fittings and air it up.
The fittings are by the equalizers and air fitting they sell for dually's etc.
Martin

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Yes, I saw them and thought it's a great idea. But all in all I did not needed them - the Range made it almost all the way home. We were less than 100 miles away so I just called a friend to come and pick me up. Then I took my laptop and cable and went back to the Range.
The initial fault read said:
7 : Vehicle has moved
1 : FR valve stuck closed

Then I turned the compressor manually, went to calibration tab in the software and commanded it to go to normal height which it nicely did for me so I got back home without any further incidents.

Now I need to rebuild valve block (which BTW was already exchanged for a used one by previous owner). Funny thing though, when I tried to read fault codes again after getting home this is what I got:
0 : FL signal incorrect
1 : F8:2_Hidden
2 : FR signal incorrect
3 : F8:8_Hidden
4 : RL signal incorrect
5 : F8:32_Hidden
6 : RR signal incorrect
7 : F8:128_Hidden
0 : Engine speed fault
1 : Vehicle speed fault
2 : Pressure signal constantly high
3 : Pressure signal constantly low
4 : Air supply fault
5 : Air supply leak
6 : Target heights incorrect
7 : Vehicle has moved
0 : Cannot lower FL
1 : Cannot lower FR
2 : Cannot lower RL
3 : Cannot lower RR
4 : FA:16_Hidden
5 : FA:32_Hidden
6 : FA:64_Hidden
7 : FA:128_Hidden
0 : FL valve stuck open
1 : FR valve stuck open
2 : RL valve stuck open
3 : RR valve stuck open
4 : Inlet valve stuck open
5 : Exhaust valve stuck open
6 : FB:64_Hidden
7 : FB:128_Hidden
0 : FL valve stuck closed
1 : FR valve stuck closed
2 : RL valve stuck closed
3 : RR valve stuck closed
4 : Inlet valve stuck closed
5 : Exhaust valve stuck closed
6 : FC:64_Hidden
7 : FC:128_Hidden
0 : FL signal incorrect
1 : F8:2_Hidden
2 : FR signal incorrect
3 : F8:8_Hidden
4 : RL signal incorrect
5 : F8:32_Hidden
6 : RR signal incorrect
7 : F8:128_Hidden
0 : Engine speed fault
1 : Vehicle speed fault
2 : Pressure signal constantly high
3 : Pressure signal constantly low
4 : Air supply fault
5 : Air supply leak
6 : Target heights incorrect
7 : Vehicle has moved
0 : Cannot lower FL
1 : Cannot lower FR
2 : Cannot lower RL
3 : Cannot lower RR
4 : FA:16_Hidden
5 : FA:32_Hidden
6 : FA:64_Hidden
7 : FA:128_Hidden
0 : FL valve stuck open
1 : FR valve stuck open
2 : RL valve stuck open
3 : RR valve stuck open
4 : Inlet valve stuck open
5 : Exhaust valve stuck open
6 : FB:64_Hidden
7 : FB:128_Hidden
0 : FL valve stuck closed
1 : FR valve stuck closed
2 : RL valve stuck closed
3 : RR valve stuck closed
4 : Inlet valve stuck closed
5 : Exhaust valve stuck closed
6 : FC:64_Hidden
7 : FC:128_Hidden

That got me thinking a little bit. My only hope is that this whole set of crap is because the car was driving with cable and EAS software connected. We'll see later.

Thans again for any help.

shupack said:

because the car was driving with cable and EAS software connected

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yes, that will confuse the ECU and it will vomit lots of codes. driving with the cable connected isn't a good plan unless you're watching sensor readings etc..
the original code, FR valve stuck closed typically points to a weak compressor, especially if the FR actually came up right after that. 90% of the time it's combined with leaks in the system.

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I'm not sure it's a weak compressor as it pumps strong and is able to quickly get the system from empty to prescribed 120 psi (actually it stops around 140 on my gauge). Anyway, yesterday I took the EAS module out of the car and started disassembling it. Right now I can say for sure that somebody was previously messing up with it without proper 'technical culture' involved - some bolts holding body together have partially stripped heads, the bolts holding driver module were only hand screwed about 1/2 way in and after taking just two valves apart I was able to see o-rings not really flat lying in their places. Oh well. Now I wave to wait when you ship me my order so I can continue rebuild.

I ordered suggested above air intake valves (6mm pneumatic on one end, shradder valve on another). I'll mount them on airbag lines at the valve body end and will test bags and tank this way before putting everything back together.

NorCal RR said:

You did check your fittings at both the bags and the valve block correct? An automotive stethoscope is a nice addition to the Rover toolbox.

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I don't have a stethoscope but I have soap and water I was able to eliminate some remaining leaks on the line connections which _almost_ cured one spring - it went down only about .5" over night. The other one still leaks badly - more than 1" over night (less than 12h).

Now when I think about it, when I bought this car earlier this year and checked the suspension the very same wheel was constatntly reporting changes in heights, like every 30 seconds. I atributed it then to failing height sensor, but apparently it was already leaking back then.

Anyway - I always wanted III gen springs, I just couldn't justify the cost when everything "was working". Now I could convince myself to buy a set fr rear axle. Unfortunately front springs are more than OK so those will have to wait for Gen III (unless I discover that changing just one axle will cause it to behave strange - but I doubt it).