I recently purchased a 2006 4.8is and have been browsing the community, which has been very, very helpful so far! I'm absolutely loving the x5 so far, but it does need a bit of work here and there. The first main issue I'm tackling is the air suspension, and I was hoping to get a bit of a second opinion on it. (This is my first vehicle with an air suspension!)

The main problem I'm having is that... well... the front struts are pretty much completely bottomed out. Pushing down on the car from the outside there is practically no movement at all. The rears have a bit more movement, but seem pretty weak as well. With that said, if I select the raised mode for the suspension, the compressor does kick in and raise the front (albeit for a short time before it lowers back down) and I have no error codes displaying.

I'm thinking I need to just bite the bullet and replace the front strut/air spring assembly and the rear air springs, but since the compressor does kick in to raise the car, and there are no errors, it seems that it is fine and the compressor itself won't need a replacement.

Is there anything else I might have overlooked, or something else I should replace while doing the front/rear suspension?

I can take some pictures tomorrow if anyone would like to see!

Thanks in advance for any guidance! The community here seems great, and I look forward to becoming a part of it!