What to do if your Jaguar X350 has air suspension?
On the buying front, make sure the car has had all the recalls done (if it’s a V8, look for the brake pipe recall in particular), and depending on mileage see if the gearbox has been serviced. If not, set aside £500 for that to be done at an idependent place (ideally you need to diagnostic software to check levels).
What kind of air suspension does a Jaguar XJ8 have?
The XJ8 has the comfort suspension and XJR has the sport suspension. The comfort suspension has a larger air bladder and the sport suspension has smaller bladders for a stiffer ride. The two strut styles are not interchangeable.
How does the Jaguar air ride system work?
The modes are changed when the car starts, parks and reaches different speeds. The system can even detect if the vehicle is being jacked up and will stabilize the inflation in the air bladders. The XJ8 and XJR have different style struts. The XJ8 has the comfort suspension and XJR has the sport suspension.
How to clear air suspension fault in jagrepair?
1. Park the vehicle on level ground, ensure the ignition is switched ‘OFF’, the steering is in the straight ahead position and the transmission selector lever is in park. 2. Carry out an ignition cycle; engine ‘ON’/key ‘OFF’/ignition ‘ON’/ignition ‘OFF’, to clear the ‘air suspension fault’ message from the message centre. 3.
When does a Jaguar air suspension fault occur?
The fault detection software checks how long the compressor has to run to charge the reservoir. If too long it flags up the message and puts C2303 into the fault log. It tends to happen when the weather gets colder, (why I’m not sure), but swapping out the compressor normally cures it as it did with me in 2010.
On the buying front, make sure the car has had all the recalls done (if it’s a V8, look for the brake pipe recall in particular), and depending on mileage see if the gearbox has been serviced. If not, set aside £500 for that to be done at an idependent place (ideally you need to diagnostic software to check levels).
The XJ8 has the comfort suspension and XJR has the sport suspension. The comfort suspension has a larger air bladder and the sport suspension has smaller bladders for a stiffer ride. The two strut styles are not interchangeable.
Why is my air suspension not working properly?
“Air Suspension Fault” with the car behaving normally is usually a symptom of a failing compressor. The fault detection software checks how long the compressor has to run to charge the reservoir.