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[YZ250]

Yep I reckon my self levelling doesn't work at the moment, and I'm still towing the van. .........................................

Monroe shocks are maybe the answer, cos if the rest of the self levelling system isn't working, and needs a lot of fixing, then the Monroe shocks  can  be pumped up manually to get the level ride and will be set up per journey

Regards

Dave

Have you tried the test procedure in the maintenance guides? 

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=90617.0

Might be worth checking before deciding. 

[Seth]

Have you tried the test procedure in the maintenance guides? 

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=90617.0

Might be worth checking before deciding. 

If this procedure fails, then the Monroe Ride-levellers must be worthy of serious consideration.

I've got the LA361's fitted on our Estate, and am happy with 'em.
Have also inserted Grayston Coil-assisters into the rear coil springs, though experience dictates that the latter are not absolutely necessary.


Here's the result with the correctly-loaded caravan hitched-up:



Hope this helps!

[daveball]

Hi

Nice outfit Seth. I normally check my tow ball weight, and I run it around 60-70 Kg which should be OK. The car definately sinks with this weight and doesn't recover. Similarly if I sit in the boot it doesn't recover. The compressor runs when ignition switched on after about 20 secs. I disconnected the sensor arm as suggested and pushed it upwards and the compressor runs OK and the car rises slowly, very slowly because air is leaking out of the shocks, you can can feel and hear it.The shocks definatey need replacing cos they leak fluid also, as I said at the beginning of the thread.  What I don't understand is the compressor doesn't seem to kick in with only a small movement of the sensor arm, there seems to be a large amount of slack in the system or dead spots. Can any one tell me the operation method of the sensor, is it a variable resistive type and can I check it with an ohmeter, i.e. what sort of resistance values should I expect. Whats the normal total range of movement of the levelling system am I expecting too much?  The car must drop about 75 mm with caravan coupled, measured at the towball. Is there any adjustment on the sensor, I haven't studied the part yet cos I need to get the car up in the air, so I don't know what the connections are like and whether obvious adjustment is present ?



Any advice please??

Dave

Dave

[daveball]

Last thought, can anyone tell me the height measured from some body point that I can check for normal levelled car.

Dave

[Entwood]

IIRC .. the sensor is not continually active, it doesn't monitor/correct all the time you are driving , just for the first minute or so on switch on, Otherwise it would be on and off for every bump and dent in the road !!!

When my shocks were leaking a few years back, the system slowly settled whilst towing, and could be seen by the position of the caravan window in the rear view mirror, if it looked "wrong" then a quick on/off of the ignition at the next set of traffic lights and it went back to where it should be ... until the next time. On a motorway that would be a long time, on a rough country lane it could be just a few miles.... it obviously depended, in my case, just how much movement the 'van was forcing on the suspension. It didn't move at all solo.

New shocks and the problem was solved.

Heavy van (1670 kgs) all connected up with self levelling working as it should ...



HTH 

[biggriffin]

Two omega's ruined with them bits on,hope that mod dosnt catch on.

[MonzaGSE]

Two omega's ruined with them bits on,hope that mod dosnt catch on.

If you're referring to the monroe shocks i really dont think you know what you're talking about. Have you tried Them? Only difference i can see is that the connection for the air lines seems more secure than the clipon system on the standard shocks. How that can ruin a car is beyond me.

[Entwood]

Two omega's ruined with them bits on,hope that mod dosnt catch on.

If you're referring to the monroe shocks i really dont think you know what you're talking about. Have you tried Them? Only difference i can see is that the connection for the air lines seems more secure than the clipon system on the standard shocks. How that can ruin a car is beyond me.

I think you have just bitten .....  ( not much of a worm on that hook either ...       )

The previous poster was referring to the caravan "mods" that Seth and I have ....  also known as "Tin tents" or "Pikey wagons" .. of course  certain admins wouldn't be seen dead in  one .. until tea/biscuits and a warm environment to do some soldering in  is required .. and yes ... we have the photo's ..... 

[MonzaGSE]

Haha.  oops sorry about that. Must defend myself that english is not my first language. Obviously got that one all wrong. I havent done the caravan mod myself. However i have a 67 Opel blitz van for camping:)