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Old Nov 3, 2021 | 02:24 PM
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So the rear drivers side of the car is sagging a little lower than the passenger. Maybe like an 1.5-2” at the tire.

airs up fine when raising. Never completely loses air on with side (isn’t sitting on the bump stops when I come out in the morning)

this just started happening and I’m not sure what it is. I tried adjusting the position of the sensor bracket while the car was running but doing so didn’t seem to do anything to the height of either side.

kind of at a loss on what to do next. Thinking about just converting to springs and saying to hell with the air setup.
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Old Nov 4, 2021 | 06:11 AM
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If you are sagging overnight, you've got a pinhole in an airbag or air line. You could try spraying the airbag down with soapy water and watching for tiny bubbles as a way to locate the leak.

Once you find the source, you can decide how to proceed. One nice thing about converting to springs, is you definitely will not have the other airbag start leaking the folllowing week, or ever again.
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Old Nov 4, 2021 | 07:06 AM
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Originally Posted by IanB2
If you are sagging overnight, you've got a pinhole in an airbag or air line. You could try spraying the airbag down with soapy water and watching for tiny bubbles as a way to locate the leak.

Once you find the source, you can decide how to proceed. One nice thing about converting to springs, is you definitely will not have the other airbag start leaking the folllowing week, or ever again.
so it seems to be keeping all air overnight. However it’s sitting when I park it for the night, it’s sitting at that same height when I go out in the morning. It’s just a constant lean to one side no matter how long I’ve driven the car or let it sit.
so I guess it’s good it’s holding it’s just bugging me that it’s leaning a little.
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Old Nov 4, 2021 | 02:31 PM
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Agree that it's probably a pinhole leak. If it's deep in the folds of the bladder, once it settles a little bit it'll squeeze the hole closed and stop leaking. Get out the soapy water and spritzer bottle!

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