EAS Fault
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Is this your first problem with the EAS? If so, I'd like to suggest that you don't waste a cent on a compressor, valve block or whatever else the problem may be. The EAS is an incredibly dumb system and will cost you $$$ over the years. I've spent the last two years replacing every EAS part and I still have problems with the EAS. Be warned, get your car converted to coil springs immediately!
Good luck.
Good luck.
I just picked my 1999 4.6 this morning after having the suspension kit added due to the complete failure of my EAS about 2 weeks ago. From what I can tell, basically every RR owner will face this issue somewhere along the way as the EAS system just is not designed to last.
Before deciding to go with the more conventional suspension kit, I took my RR back to the dealer who continued to try to talk me into buying a new RR since I've now had mine for over 6 years. He said that the new RRs changed the EAS system so that when they fail the car will at least be drivable, something our older models cannot do.
I am no mechanic and was glad to find a place in Atlanta that basically sounds like they are putting on these kits as fast as they can get them ordered. In fact, they told me that the demand has been so high that they were backordered earlier in the year. Now they just order lots of them at a time and had 3 kits sitting there when I called them for the first time last week.
My RR now drives great (absent the ability play around with the EAS), I will be able to rotate the tires without having to find someone that can lift the car by the axels, I will never again have to worry about the EAS breaking, and the cost (installed) of the new suspension kit was half of what it would have taken to have had my RR dealer replace the EAS back to its original condition. All that works for me!
Before deciding to go with the more conventional suspension kit, I took my RR back to the dealer who continued to try to talk me into buying a new RR since I've now had mine for over 6 years. He said that the new RRs changed the EAS system so that when they fail the car will at least be drivable, something our older models cannot do.
I am no mechanic and was glad to find a place in Atlanta that basically sounds like they are putting on these kits as fast as they can get them ordered. In fact, they told me that the demand has been so high that they were backordered earlier in the year. Now they just order lots of them at a time and had 3 kits sitting there when I called them for the first time last week.
My RR now drives great (absent the ability play around with the EAS), I will be able to rotate the tires without having to find someone that can lift the car by the axels, I will never again have to worry about the EAS breaking, and the cost (installed) of the new suspension kit was half of what it would have taken to have had my RR dealer replace the EAS back to its original condition. All that works for me!
I don't want to get into a EAS flamewar, since it is a touchy topic amongst RR owners. You either love it (when it's working) or hate it (when it's not). Currently, mine has been flawless, so I love it. However, Spring says that a broken EAS system is something every RR owner will face somewhere along the line. That's true...but it's also true about so many other components on the RR that get used constantly. Brakes, bearings, alternators, batteries, etc. The EAS is simply another component that needs to be taken care of. Granted, the EAS tends to be a little more expensive, especially when you let the dealer work on it. But many times a EAS problem can be solved with a little soapy water and patience. For example, many times the dealer will recommend a complete valve block replacement instead of replacing a .50 cent O-ring. They'll make more on the valve block labor than the 15 minute O-ring replacement.
In Darover's case, it could be as simple as a loose wire and a cracked air line which will cost about $5 in parts. Or, most likely, he's got a bad air compressor, which would cost about $150 to replace on eBay. Take off a couple of bolts, pop out the old compressor, put in the new one, screw on the air line, and you are done. (You will have to get the EAS fault message cleared at the dealer. I know, it's stupid...but it's reality.) Or he could have cracked air bags, and a bad valve block. In that case, yes, you may want to look into a spring replacement, if only to save yourself the hassle in the future.
I just think the EAS gets a bad rap sometimes. Maybe just because mine works...ask me when I am stuck on the side of the road with my RR on the bumpstops!!
Darover, did you have any past problems with your EAS before the fault? Did the compressor take a long time to fill the tank (before it died, of course.) Or did you come out one morning to find it in it's current state?
In Darover's case, it could be as simple as a loose wire and a cracked air line which will cost about $5 in parts. Or, most likely, he's got a bad air compressor, which would cost about $150 to replace on eBay. Take off a couple of bolts, pop out the old compressor, put in the new one, screw on the air line, and you are done. (You will have to get the EAS fault message cleared at the dealer. I know, it's stupid...but it's reality.) Or he could have cracked air bags, and a bad valve block. In that case, yes, you may want to look into a spring replacement, if only to save yourself the hassle in the future.
I just think the EAS gets a bad rap sometimes. Maybe just because mine works...ask me when I am stuck on the side of the road with my RR on the bumpstops!!
Darover, did you have any past problems with your EAS before the fault? Did the compressor take a long time to fill the tank (before it died, of course.) Or did you come out one morning to find it in it's current state?
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