Air Suspension Pump
 

Morning! Y'all know that I have had my fair share of Air Suspension woes on my current X5. The past couple of days, I have not heard the pump for the airbags kick on. The truck seems only slightly mush, likely because I have been twaddling around in the F250 and the X5 has sat parked. (was feeling a little redneck)

I don't know if its me being paranoid but it seems alright and I have no error codes.....at all. I guess I am just used to always having something "wrong" with this thing but is there anyone else who has the airbags in the back who notice that the pump barely comes on?

I stopped listening for it a couple weeks after I replaced the bags, once I was convinced they were holding up.

But I have noticed it kick on a couple times, only when we're loading/have loaded up the trunk with stuff when we're taking off for the weekend. Haven't heard it just day to day driving, but I wouldn't expect to, that means it's leaking. If the rear end isn't sagging, I don't think you have anything to worry about.

My driveway is a bit of a slope, and it's not uncommon for the pump to come on for a few seconds when I park on the hill and then shut the car off. I do not have original airbags in my car, so I know what it's like when they are leaky; I don't have any current leaks. It is normal for the airbags to level the car.

Also, when the vehicle is heavily loaded, or you hook up a trailer, it is normal for the pump to come on. I don't ever notice it coming on in normal driving. If the pump was bad, it would not adjust.

If you are really worries about it you could check the fuses in the back. If the fuses are good, and you have known good air springs in the back, you are probably fine. It's when you notice it coming on every time you crank the car, and even when you are driving down the road that you need to worry! Ask me how I know! LOL

Thanks Guys. It Kicked on this morning for about 10 seconds....It seems to be working fine.Was looking like I was gonna be error free for a while but of course there was a small pool of coolant under the drivers side wheel.....expansion tank. Grrrrrr.