Airmatic issue

2011 MERCEDES BENZ S550
214,000 MILES • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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BHAMDOC1973
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It had a bunch of codes, cleared them all but the only ones that keep coming back are these two, when i activate them they all start to rise. Compressor i think is not 100% functional cause it says it reached its time limit of 1 minute, so either there is a leak to the front right or compressor is weak. Hard to diagnose. Tested compressor and it showed 7 bars when it should have been 14. So not sure. The car airs 90% correct, the front right is a bit lower, but I drove it 40 miles and it was okay.
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Jul 5, 2022 at 8:17 AM
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You are right about the leak in the right front, this happens when the airbag starts to leak, which is common, I would do both fronts. here are instructions in the diagrams below on how to do the job. To confirm the issue, you can try a spray bottle with a soap solution but that is about 1/2 effective. Check out the diagrams (below). Let us know what happens and please upload pictures or videos of the problem.

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Jul 5, 2022 at 5:52 PM
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Replaced strut and compressor since they were not too high and all fixed.
Jul 13, 2022 at 4:35 PM
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Glad you could get it fixed, that kind of problem can be tough. Please use 2CarPros anytime we are here to help.
Jul 14, 2022 at 10:11 AM