Leaking air struts cause suspension fault?

[dereckmnielsen]

Just wondering, does a leaking air bag cause the "suspension fault normal height only" code to come on? My front two air bags have a small leak on them. I discovered it with my leak soap that I use from my natural gas job ironically haha. I also get the suspension fault message on the dash. Any help is appreciated!

 

[unseenone]

it's possible... on the bright side, at least it is normal height only, and not bump stops. When I had a leak, there was an occasional tip fault, and the computer error said "too many transitions"

Is it the bag, or at the top of the strut?

 

[dereckmnielsen]

It's right on the seam of the black rubber bags. When I soap it down there is a fuzz leak coming out of about half the seam. Installing new front struts today.

 

[dereckmnielsen]

it's possible... on the bright side, at least it is normal height only, and not bump stops. When I had a leak, there was an occasional tip fault, and the computer error said "too many transitions"

Is it the bag, or at the top of the strut?

So I installed two new fron air struts today, no more fault codes! Woo. Also took out the front valve block and took it apart cleaned the o rings and then reinstalled. Trouble free now. The new shocks are nice and firm I like the ride

 

[Silmarillion]

Did you use OEM?

 

[Jwestpro]

nobody that i had seen sells the struts WITH dust/mud boots. Yet, there is a "genuine" land rover boot kit for the front as well as what IS delivered on vehicles for the rear. Weird, no lr3/4 have front boots on WHY?? Anyway, they're easy to put on when the strut is fully removed.

There are automotive type metal retaining rings but you could actually use a long zip tie or like I did, 3M super 88 electrical tape wrapping several laps to hold the lower boot up onto it's sitting position. I did it mainly to keep in place until I decided on zip ties or sourcing the correct tool for the special metal rings but that was ....a year ago and they're still just fine but I do want to get the tool for the single use metal ties.