Yea definitely put line into groove. Anyway thanks re the washers, sounds like that’s it, I’ll refit them and hopefully that will sort the creaking! Still not sure what the tapping noise is though, will see once I’ve done the washers as it’s bit confusing trying to work out exactly where the noise is ...

Anyway also have couple of issues. As explained above I had to access compressor which meant removing the under shield. Put it all back together and noticed 5/6 black rubber washers lying on the floor. They had obviously fallen off when removing shield which I didn’t notice, and haven’t had time to g ...

^ I didn’t read the instructions but had done plenty of research beforehand.

Also to be fair, it’s just a nut/washer and can’t see any obvious reason as to why the old one can’t be reused.

Quick update, no issues so it was the ferrule washer that I had fitted upside down!

I generally don’t unless it’s from a part I’m unlikely to need to touch ever again but lesson learnt! Anyway, got the airbag off today to have a look and I had actually replaced the ferrule washer. The Washer is tapered so the only thing I can think is I put it on upside down. I flipped it around so ...

I actually got the new nut out the bin an hour ago as I remembered something. I originally threw it away as I just reused the old one. But I remember when I disconnected the airline, that tiny ferrule thing you just mentioned fell off and I honestly can’t remember if I put it back on or not. Luckily ...

My only inkling, if it isn’t the bag itself, is possibly the valve might not have seated or sealed properly when I screwed it back in so will check that first.

I didn’t, as it seems such a common fault for the bag itself to leak that I just put it down to that rather than anything else. Also, Bmw told me when they inspected the car a few weeks ago that the airbags look very worn. Surely the air is contained within the airbags themselves once inflated. If t ...

No but I didn’t touch anything apart from the airbags, and also that side was not leaking before with the old bag, it was the other side. I changed both however as that’s what’s advised.

Not sure what else could be leaking apart from the new bag itself.

Looks like one of the bags is faulty as it’s going flat within 30 minutes of switching car off!

Did the job today. Went with the method above of just piercing the airbags, bit of a pop as the pressure released but worked a treat, didn’t need to touch the compressor. Also didn’t need to disconnect battery or pull any fuses. Getting the car onto axle stands was a nightmare due to rubbish jack, bu ...

Still not managed to sort this and given up now lol. But a related issue, I’ve been getting a lot of high battery discharge warnings last few months. I got battery checked and it’s fine, been doing some research and apparently faulty comfort access handles can drain the battery. Anyone confirm this a ...

The guide I saw was basically: - disconnect battery or fuse - jack car and remove wheels - slowly pop/cut air bags to let any air out - twist to release airbag and gently pull until you can see the airlines at the top - disconnect airline - fit airline to new bag and refit Sounds quite simple and ...

Just remember if you put a hole in the car will drop like a ton of bricks so it's safer to vent at the compressor and pull the 40amp fuse as otherwise the compressor could start without warning when fitting crushing your hand!! The car will be jacked up so the suspension won’t be under any load, so ...

Thanks for the replies. Just to confirm, I’d disconnect battery first so no chance of the compressor accidentally running. Also the hole would be tiny so it should deflate slowly and controlled. I realise it’s not a huge amount of extra work to access compressor but just wondering if there is any nee ...