Sensor height stock values
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Sensor height stock values
2005 LS430. I noticed that my left rear was lower than the right. I don't have any errors showing up on the dash.
I connected my Techstream and the left rear is at -13 and the right rear is at +15 at normal height. I have never messed with the height and the previous owner was not likely to have messed with it either.
The Techstream does not show any errors. I can raise and lower the left rear with the Techstream but when I go back to Normal there is always an imbalance as indicated above.
I assume from this that the sensors are OK since I see them go up when I raise the car and come down when I lower it.
If I had a leak I would expect the left rear to get even lower which does not happen its just not level with the right.
Any suggestion what I should look at (please no replace with springs, if it is a serious problem that will be one of my options but I would like to see if this is fixable)?
Does anyone know what the stock values should be for rear at normal height?
I connected my Techstream and the left rear is at -13 and the right rear is at +15 at normal height. I have never messed with the height and the previous owner was not likely to have messed with it either.
The Techstream does not show any errors. I can raise and lower the left rear with the Techstream but when I go back to Normal there is always an imbalance as indicated above.
I assume from this that the sensors are OK since I see them go up when I raise the car and come down when I lower it.
If I had a leak I would expect the left rear to get even lower which does not happen its just not level with the right.
Any suggestion what I should look at (please no replace with springs, if it is a serious problem that will be one of my options but I would like to see if this is fixable)?
Does anyone know what the stock values should be for rear at normal height?
This is a tricky road to go down. I'm currently trying to fix this on my 460 and no matter what I do the car just won't get level. You first have to determine what the standard ride height is for your 430, then you start to adjust the height control links at each tire to bring it within spec. Afterwards you would use techstream to do a height offset and you should be good to go, right. It sounds simple but I'm reality it's not. Whenever you adjust the links the car tires to correct the imbalance that you just made because the suspension ECU already believes that the car is level according to it's own calculations.
It can be done but it's a lot of trial and error. The car had to be in level ground with no extra weight in it so you have to remove everything that did not come from the factory. Make sure you have a battery tender on your car and that your computer is plugged into power. I've been messing with this weekly for that past couple of months and just last week got everything to where it is level but I believe it created a problem with my radar since the car is not not at the height that the radar was calibrated. My PCS unavailable light blinks all during my ride now.
It can be done but it's a lot of trial and error. The car had to be in level ground with no extra weight in it so you have to remove everything that did not come from the factory. Make sure you have a battery tender on your car and that your computer is plugged into power. I've been messing with this weekly for that past couple of months and just last week got everything to where it is level but I believe it created a problem with my radar since the car is not not at the height that the radar was calibrated. My PCS unavailable light blinks all during my ride now.
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