Eventually the compressor gave up.
Bmw x5 e70 air suspension leak.
Air suspension leaking car rear would sag overnight.
It is common on bmw x5 2007 to 2013 to have leaky rear.
Rear suspension deflating 2007 3 0 user name.
System costing me more money again they said it is probably the pump leaking and to see how it goes.
See those little white dots those are on a x5 e70 right rear airbag those are the leaks i found here a better picture customer said the right rear suspension starts to sag when parked for a short time so i took some soap water and sprayed down the airbags sometime this works it s a 50 chance that you find a leak but i got lucky on this one i have also seen the airline.
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I m sure there is a kit out.
Gave it to bmw sytner and it was the rear suspension air bag which had a leak in it.
Any of these parts can fail.
Hope it is just the airbag.
2009 bmw x5 4dr suv.
An air suspension consists of a compressor pipes and hoses leading the air airbags made out of rubber valves everywhere and then lots of electronics monitoring this.
A steel suspension consist of a steel spring.
Mine had two new bags put in at 488 each and then the compressor at 1 300 luckily it was under warranty.
This video shows automotive repair professionals how to replace the rear air suspension spring on a 2007 2013 bmw x5 e70 chassis and 2009 2014 bmw x6 e71.
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Due to the leak i had in the airbag it had to work in overdrive.
I had similar problem with previous car s air suspension not bmw and left it too long to address and burned out the compressor.
X5 e70 air suspension.
Air suspension never fixed.
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Supplied and fitted it cost me 470 but soon after the air pump started to play up as well.
Compressor should only have to work to adjust levelling with load changes but was being over worked to maintain pressure in leaking air bag.
It isn t the shock it is the air springs that are leaking or possibly the compressor valves.
That cost me 1021 00 supplied and fitted by bmw.