Ram 1500 suspension problems/DIY fix
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- Опубліковано 12 лют 2021
- My 16 ram sport suspension has been having problems with the cold winters in northern VT with the temps roughly -10’ to 8’ for days and sometimes weeks at a time,
Truck first started with the front dropping almost scraping the ground and the back was in ATLEAST off road 2 , I first brought it to a place to look over it and fix it and it ended up being a corroded wire from the “compressor “ and I advise you before you take to anywhere you should try these tips with the heat pad atleast,
Anyways after I got it back it was fine for a bit but another cold snap happened and the trucks back passenger side was in off road 2 and the driver side was in exit/entry mode and the front driver tire was inside the wheel well and passenger side was almost there so it was all over the place , so I picked up a heat pad ran by a extension cord from the house and some “air break antifreeze” as far as I no there’s really no difference in the brand’s except what they “claim” so I wrapped the compressor and put some of the antifreeze in the hose behind the tail light “one with filter” and drove it for a few minutes and bam works now with no problems I will update in a few days to make sure it’s still working
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I've heard of this fix, thanks. My 2014 was trouble free until 2 winters ago and only when very cold. This year it started at 28f.
Sorry i didnt get this notification but Yes that's how mine started and since i havnt had any issue except 1 time and it was a few weeks ago the temp dropped to 8 degrees pretty fast but i just plugged my battery blanket into my dash and wahla al good and not problems since
Hope this helps
@@cliffordsawyer2994 no worries, I have a small channel and trying to keep up can still be hard I picked up the CRC airline antifreeze diesel additive last night. Going to try to do it sometime soon when it warms up a little bit.
Going to try this. Thanks for the video. Had my air compressor replaced two years ago under warranty. Now it's starting to screw up again. I'm sure it's from frozen moisture in the system.
Sorry for the late reply, this video was from last year and all summer I have had zero issues with it , I live in northern VT and just in the recent months it’s been getting very cold and still no issue I have yet to plug the heat pad in ether , so 🤷🏻♂️ it’s got to be doing something, IF anything I’d advise you to use a little rather than a lot ,
@@cliffordsawyer2994 I put some in, I'm sure it will work. If it works on air brake systems it should work for this little air ride system.
It's mid January 2022, I've had this stuff in my air ride system for two months. Absolutely no issues. The truck seams to go up and down smoother than it did when it was new. Thaw your truck out in a heated garage, drop it down, locate the air intake hose behind the passenger side tail light, push your controls to take it up to off road level and put a capful of the antifreeze in the hose. I'm not an engineer but this does the trick on my truck. Thanks Clifford.
My truck is 2014 Laramie
@@wfs340 hey that’s good to hear! I’m glad this helped! And I myself have noticed it’s much faster and smoother when raising or lowering,
Anyone watching , I have been very busy to update BUT it has been nasty nasty cold and wet for the last weeks and I hAvnt had any issues since doing this, I hAvnt even plugged it in for the last week or so,
Wow, there actually is blinker fluid!! 😜
Yes, yes there is 😅
I have a 13 with the air ride and personally I hate it, lol. Was told it was charged with nitrogen but I don't think so as you can add air brake fluid to the hose which means it can't be a closed system and when it does come up to height it vents.
I absolutely love my air ride now that I figured it out, holds more weight , wash board is almost none existent and big bumps and dips in the road don’t slam your struts up inside your truck
You got to fix the leak so it doesn't drain the nitrogen out and system doesn't have to pump in wet air that freezes in winter
Awesome video, I'm going to try this but I'll do it in the fall when it's not quite as cold out. I know I'll have problems again this coming winter. It's inevitable at this point. The RAM air suspension is a complete trash system.
I hope it works for you, I havnt had any problems since
Do you plug the blanket just overnight or do you plug it inside the truck?
Currently I hAvnt had it plugged in at all , it’s still tied up on the compressor though, I was skeptical at first so anytime I got home after my drive I’d plug it in to a outlet outside , but then realized over time between my drives the truck was fine, ultimately I think once the air break antifreeze is in the lines your all set, I hAvnt had any issues since . Today the high was -8 “real feel” of -27 and the truck is fine,
Thanks for watching
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I though that perhaps that liquid who go through your air compressor and fuck it up or something. I drive semi truck but that system uses true air vs nitrogen which is used in these ram 1500 with air ride suspension. I have one my self but it is a 2015 1500 Laramie edition. Never had to use air brake fluid for it. And I live in Ontario Canada where we can get up to -40 and under up north here.
I live in Ontario too, I have a 13 and have had nothing but issues with it. After awhile driving it will eventually start to work
@@doyouliketowatch you used the antifreeze in the intake correct, just a capful it so.
Hi cliff tks for vidéo...my 40A fuse bluoff yesterday do you know why these fuses keepn Blowing??i try To jump the fuse and my jumper caught on fire. Mabe i have a wire somewhere not good....what do you think?
Tks
You could have a Corroded wire going to your bags or compressor.... generally when fuses blow it’s one of 2 things electrical or somethings working harder than it’s supposed to, when I had first purchased the truck I had a problem and under your hood on the wheel wells you have what looks to be sensors and in side the rear wheel wells there are lift links jiggled those and it stoped blowing fuses , they were loose some how, but in my recent experience when the fuse would pop it was because there was moisture in my air lines and in Vermont it gets very very cold and it would freeze my valves open/closed vice versa so the compressor wouldn’t run ,
Tks for your answer its very kind and helpfull...i Will check all those thing you mention....me too its cold over here up north quebec canada...tks again
I have a question, do you know how many pounds of pressure the air suspension system (Nitrogen) requires?
I read on a forum that someone said theirs was 85 and the dealer recharged much higher to 185. Take this as a grain of salt, as I heard this second hand.
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A year out, how's it holding up?
Its still doing just fine, the other day it did give me a tiny problem the temps dropped down into the single digits BUT was quickly solved after plugging it in for about 5 minutes, i belive maybe the "moisture" evaporation stuff in the airbreak antifreeze maybe not as potentas it was when i had first done it 🤷♂️ but that being said zero problems
Not sure why you have a vent tube for that system. My 2015 is a closed nitrogen filled system with an air tank under the bed just behind the rear axle. There shouldn't be a vent line unless the system was an air system prior to 2015.
It is sealed yes, but if the system thinks it is low on nitrogen for any reason the system pulls outside air in to fill completely, Iv gone in and out of these systems read thousands of threads and talked to many many mechanics about this issue ,
@@cliffordsawyer2994 Wow, that kind of defeats the purpose of a sealed system. I had the same issue as you when my truck was 2 years old (2017) and it was -15degF outside in Colorado. They replaced the compressor and valve block with a redesigned version, recharged everything and I haven't had any issues since then (fingers crossed). Do you operate your suspension often? Mine always goes into Aero mode several times a day and I always seem to be playing with it. You would think if they were going to allow it to pull in outside air, they would they would have some sort of desiccant to dry the air out first.
@@brianarant1309 agreed, and I think the “sealed” part is more like transmission “sealed” where if you knew what you where doing you could change/empty the fluid I think the same goes for this and this little fix hasn’t been around for very long all the dealership I spoke to said the last 3-6 years they completely stopped ordering air ride suspension due to cold weather specifically, but any where else in the world people absolutely love them, me including, Iv had struts and springs but NOTHING compares to the air ride , and to the “aero mode” yes mine goes in and out multiple times within my driving times I used off road 2 quite often because the snow plows love to build up massive walls so off-road 2 and lock the 4wd and over I go, one thing I have noticed as well as others who have messaged me personally was after putting a little bit of this stuff in there pump it’s much faster and smoother of a lift up and down,
Please tell me where in the fuse box do I put the 40 amp fuse?
Can’t remember off the top of my hand BUT I do remember it being on the top right side of the box , it most definitely will be labeled as “air compressor” or somthing of that nature
@@cliffordsawyer2994 okok thank so much 👍🏻
If you google the fuse box location for your year etc you should be able to find a diagram. It'll be typically right side edge, midway called F5 - (40amp) green (don't substitute a 50 amp) you can try a 30 amp if you have nothing else.
Where did you add the antifreeze at?
Sorry i didnt get this notification,
But behind the passenger tail light, you need i belive a t25 bit and bihind the light there with be 2 hoses you want the one with the filter and you can ether take the top half of the filter off and apply the antifreeze or you can pop the hole filter off,
Hope this helps
You also could put a 50 amp fuse
How did that work for you putting a 50 amp fuse in when it requires a 40 amp? Personally, I wouldn't do that. I would imagine it could cause permanent damage to the expensive compressor. I couldn't get 40 amp jcase fuses so I opted for a 30 amp & used those til I could find some air line / air brake antifreeze.
Its not a true air ride system bro
its got nitrogen don't use that air brake stuff or you will fuck it up !!!!!!!!
Uhm idk what that has to do with anything, you DONT fill a reservoir you put in just enough so the fumes evaporate the water..... in the lines, Iv talked to many different people and Iv read thousands of threads about this system and how it works , YES if you pour a entire bottle in the lines your going to mess somthing up, and IF ANYTHING your pro-longing the life of the valves and lines from the conditioners in the antifreeze, it’s been weeks and I have yet had an issue it’s been well under zero degrees for days at a time day and night and I hAvnt even had to plug the truck in
Having the same problem with my Ram 1500 EcoDiesel
It’s really unfortunate, there such nice trucks Iv had a 2009 dodge with the shocks and leafs then a 14 with shocks and springs and now my 16 with the air , I wouldn’t trade the (ride) for anything , hopefully your problem will be fixed
Good luck 🍀
Please tell me how and where exactly did you add antifreeze in to the lines? do you have some photo ?
Unfortunately I do not have any photos, BUT if your truck has this air suspension you can take my word for it, behind the rear passenger tail light there are 2 hoses 1 has a filter and one does not, take the filter off and drop some in and put the filter back, I had to hit a few bumps to get it shook up enough to melt and dissolve the water but it worked just fine no problems and still to this day no problems, last few days have been -5 still no issue
@@cliffordsawyer2994 Thank you! Did you try to add de-icer into the tank (air reciver) ?! What do you think about this... ? (V=100 ml)
To add to this thread, I would say. Before you add the air line antifreeze & if you can get your truck into a warm location & get the air suspension working. Get the system into the transport mode or even the entry-level height. Then add the air line antifreeze to the inlet behind the taillight (filter end) this way the antifreeze cycles through a little quicker, but nonetheless it will make its way to where it needs to go, I would suggest a little capful of this stuff yearly to keep it working optimal. :-)
I have a question, do you know how many pounds of pressure the air suspension system (Nitrogen) requires?
I have no idea, best bet is to look on rams site or call them... from my understanding and from what I have been told from local shops is you can rent a tank and do it yourself , so apparently it’s not a super hard job or need any “official ram” tool or somthing crazy expensive
@@cliffordsawyer2994 yes i will definitely try to do it myself, thanks for your reply, 👍🏻