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Losing air on rear left side of air suspension

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Losing air on rear left side of air suspension

Post by ozzyhufc » Fri Nov 29, 2013 9:42 pm

I have had new air bags and new self level  sensors on rear of my x5 , when I park my x5 up it always keep lowering on the rear left side of car and you can tell by looking at it.........anyone had this problem it's doing my head in , no faults on dash and I have been back to garage to reset it all ok then it does it again

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Re: Losing air on rear left side of air suspension

Post by kkx5 » Fri Nov 29, 2013 10:17 pm

Self level sensors bad fitted? Arms on sensors needs to go outside. Had that on few x5s...

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Re: Losing air on rear left side of air suspension

Post by ozzyhufc » Wed Dec 04, 2013 7:30 pm

Hi can anyone show photos of how they should be fitted the levellers on rear , as person replayed saying they need to go outside, I did have a garage fit them , but kkx5 says he has seen this loads of time fitted wrong photos please

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Re: Losing air on rear left side of air suspension

Post by kkx5 » Wed Dec 04, 2013 7:54 pm

Lower (blue arrow) to watch outside, wheel side, when dropping x5 down.
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=bmw+x ... B478%3B637

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