[John Gronberg]

ELC system symptons.
1. Turn the key on, the compressor does come on after 45 seconds and then shuts off after about 3 seconds.
2. Loading weight into trunk the compressor does not come on.
3. If I remove ELC Height Sensor Link and move the lever manually the compressor does come on.
4. When the compressor is running the shocks do not inflate.
My next test would be to remove one of the air lines and see if the compressor is pumping out any air.
However reading up on this system, it would seem the shock bladders are leaking, probably due to age, and won’t raise the car.
Question; are there any more test to pin down the problem? I have also read that if the bladders are leaking the compressor will run continuously, mine doesn't.

 

[basscatt]

Re: Elc, 5/6/15

ELC system symptons.
1. Turn the key on, the compressor does come on after 45 seconds and then shuts off after about 3 seconds.
2. Loading weight into trunk the compressor does not come on.
3. If I remove ELC Height Sensor Link and move the lever manually the compressor does come on.
4. When the compressor is running the shocks do not inflate.
My next test would be to remove one of the air lines and see if the compressor is pumping out any air.
However reading up on this system, it would seem the shock bladders are leaking, probably due to age, and won’t raise the car.
Question; are there any more test to pin down the problem? I have also read that if the bladders are leaking the compressor will run continuously, mine doesn't.

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other problem areas could be

a failed exhaust solenoid -

leaking air lines -

leaking bladders -

 

[Ranger]

Re: Elc, 5/6/15

2. Loading weight into trunk the compressor does not come on.
3. If I remove ELC Height Sensor Link and move the lever manually the compressor does come on.

Maybe you're not putting enough weight into the trunk.

4. When the compressor is running the shocks do not inflate.
Question; are there any more test to pin down the problem?

Get the compressor to run and then spray down all the fittings and shock boots with soapy water. The leak will start to foam.

 

[John Gronberg]

Re: Elc, 5/6/15

I though if the lines leaked the compressor would run constantly to try and pressurize the lines?

 

[rodnok01]

I though if the lines leaked the compressor would run constantly to try and pressurize the lines?

The computer shuts off elc after around a total 8 minutes of run time between ignition cycles to prevent it from being destroyed.

 

[mc_marto]

Re: Elc, 5/6/15

When I still had my old shocks the rear was not at an adequate level, however my compressor did not run all the time. Maybe mine had most of their oil leaked out and the bladders were actually not leaking. Anyway, one of them failed seized up and I just had them replaced. Good replacement shocks are not that expensive, and given the age of your car they might be at the end of their useful life.

 

[John Gronberg]

Re: Elc, 5/6/15

This car has been sitting with very LOW mileage over its lifetime; it only has 50000 miles on it. I will assume the bladders in the rear shocks are bad due to age, but here is another question, since the car was not driven that much and sat in the garage most of the time the shocks would not have been exercised that much. Don't most shocks ware out from use?

 

[rodnok01]

This car has been sitting with very LOW mileage over its lifetime; it only has 50000 miles on it. I will assume the bladders in the rear shocks are bad due to age, but here is another question, since the car was not driven that much and sat in the garage most of the time the shocks would not have been exercised that much. Don't most shocks ware out from use?

My rear shocks leaked at less than 50k just due to age. One of the pitfalls of low mileage cars is things just age out.