04 A8L Suspension Question....
Hello everyone. I just picked up an 04 A8L, I notice when I park the vehicle over the course of a couple hours I will come back and the car will look as though it is sitting lower than when it was initially parked. When I open the drivers door I can hear and see the car raising back up again. Is this normal or should I be looking for a leak somewhere?
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This happens to my car if there is a significant temperature drop, but never when I just let it sit for a couple of hours with stable temps. Your air suspension may have a leak. Does the entire car sag, or just a particular corner?
l8r) |
not normal. the suspension should hold its last setting while stopped.
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Definately not normal, if the entire car is sagging its going to be a problem at the valve block, if its lower at one particular corner you have a leak in the air spring.
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Damn... I fugured as such.
I may have to get the measuring stick out, I think the drivers front may be the culprit. I'll take a closer look and report what I found out. Thanks for the replies folks!! |
Yea... the front drivers side corner is lower than the rest. I won a pair of used shocks/struts/air springs... whatever you call them... on ebay. I should have them by the weekend. Kinda sux you can't just take the shock out by itself as the upper control arm housing has to come out with it which means I have to do an allignment once I'm done.
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Originally Posted by powerplant
(Post 1248044)
Yea... the front drivers side corner is lower than the rest. I won a pair of used shocks/struts/air springs... whatever you call them... on ebay. I should have them by the weekend. Kinda sux you can't just take the shock out by itself as the upper control arm housing has to come out with it which means I have to do an allignment once I'm done.
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80k on mine and it is still running perfect. Every once in a while you hear a charging noise and the noise of the parking brake or something releasing then going back into place. Happens maybe every 1-40 rides, always after I shut off the car. Seems to re-stabilize the car and put some good air back into it if it was a rough ride or something.
I love the car, although I wish it didn't have air suspension, only one more expensive thing to repair if it ever goes bad. |
Originally Posted by Brozee
(Post 1252226)
I love the car, although I wish it didn't have air suspension, only one more expensive thing to repair if it ever goes bad.
l8r) |
Originally Posted by ludikraut
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I used to think so too, until I started adding up how much it would cost to properly maintain a standard suspension - i.e., new shocks every 50-60K.
l8r) A shock "needing" changing, though? ...103K and perfect on mine....countless others I know of up to 160-210K and still fine...no bounce, etc. I personally don't know of any failed on a D2 at any mileage. In fact on 10 plus VW's and 3 Porsche's up to 185K miles, never a failed or weakened shock...with the exception of a 65 Beetle that the previous owner put J C Whitney's on. Example: At the time, I had more $$ than time, so I once had a dealer replace shocks on a P-928 with 115K with exact replacement OEM's (same brand and rating) I had purchased seperately....assuming that the originals had softened over time and I had just not noticed the slow change. WRONG...even they agreed that the old shocks had the same dampening rate as the new ones. The car's ride and handling were unchanged...a waste of money and a lesson learned. P.S. Not just me. Please read this thread, if you haven't before: https://www.audiforums.com/forum/sho...t=lexus+struts |
I guess I must be pushing my cars harder than average then, since I have yet to have a set last me for more than about 60K miles on any vehicle I've owned. It's too bad I sold my old D2, would have been a great candidate to put this to the test.
l8r) |
Have you worn out shocks on German cars in 60K miles?
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I haven't directly, although my '00 B5 A4 has about 60K on its current set of Bilsteins, and they're starting to go. I've contributed maybe 10K of that mileage. Not sure if the Bilsteins are OEM, though.
l8r) |
Wow.... 2 pages on this topic? After reading, most replies dont even apply to what I asked. Thanks for those who responded. I installed the shock... fingers crossed that it isn't sitting lower tomorrow morning
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Originally Posted by powerplant
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Wow.... 2 pages on this topic? After reading, most replies dont even apply to what I asked. Thanks for those who responded. I installed the shock... fingers crossed that it isn't sitting lower tomorrow morning
How did it work out for you? |
Originally Posted by powerplant
(Post 1253307)
Wow.... 2 pages on this topic? After reading, most replies dont even apply to what I asked. Thanks for those who responded. I installed the shock... fingers crossed that it isn't sitting lower tomorrow morning
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