In my former S430 I had these front struts leaking. I took them out because you can't get a proper angle to repair it. So, take them out, use a dremel tool to remove the old resin. Clean it out well with thinner or something and fill it up with a good brand 2 component resin. That will do the job. It's worth the work if you can do it yourself and it's cheap and permanent. Don't drive the car too long with leaks, to avoid wear of the compressor.
I own the 2005 E500 and I hate the air strut , both leak and replaced 2 times already and it is very anoying every time open the door the air pump make big noise to pump the air to lift the car up. I m thinking replace 4 of them to spring coils kit.
I absolutely love love love these cars owned a couple over the years they drive and ride amazing so ahead of its time and cars out today will never compare the comfortable seats and motor and everything that it was equipped with but so sad that Mercedes didn’t put the time or effort into the abc system it was it’s biggest downfall the motor and transmission was built for a lifetime
Mine's totally Lord from the driver side front I cannot hear compressor at all just purchased the vehicle it was fine for a couple days what are your thoughts?
I'm not sure why you don't have more subs. Great video on the s430. I love my 06 4matic. It goes through the snow like a banshee. The air struts are very simple once you understand the system. I dont fault anyone for converting to conventional struts but in my humble opinion you just can't be the air ride. The cost is pretty much the same and actually cheaper if you shop around. Have a great day!👍🏼💪🏼
Eddie from the UK living in Italy were going back to the UK I bought one online without saying it £4000 I hope it’s going to be okay it looks okay the photos wish me luck your videos very interesting thank you very much Eddie 👍👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🙏🙏🙏🙏
Looked like a lucky shot in the dark - you never bothered to actually check for leaks, you just plastered the tops with JB Weld... Why not spray soapy water first to verify that it was leaking there???
You assumed I didn't. There were cracks in the top which is also a sign of failure. Even if I didn't check for leaks, JB weld is only about $5 which is a chance worth taking for a cheap quick fix in an emergency.
@@onekeycargarage2934 People really say some stupid crap! They're always trying to be a wise guy and trying to 0retend they're smarter than everyone instead of giving some good advice and trying to help others out. I guess that's one of the pitfalls of having a UA-cam channel. Anyway, I just stumbled on your channel and love the content and think you're doing a fantastic job. Have an awesome day! 💯🔥👍
Great, 20 min of mindless bs . Get to the point save everyone from all the time waiting for 5 min of information . Although it as a good emergency fix, I give you that.
You're welcome for consuming the free information. The video is not 20 minutes but glad you took the small amount of time to learn something. What do you have to offer society?
Looks nice! Give a look to mine aswell if you intrested :P Stumbled across similar situation that i used to have same chassis based s class way before sold it but now got seriously cheap offer to an s500 wich has 118 700 original km-s on clock, sat since 2k18 in garage , left there due airmatic issue obv that standing killed some other parts aswell, managed to fix those :P
@@ImStep-by-Stepyes for the air suspension. Also if you get any leaks try to take care of it soon, my relay pump module burnt , it’s been six years no further problems.
Ur pretty cool and explained well for been a black guy, i have same leak just like you so I'm gonna try to JB weld it as well. For everyone that's watching this video , to access the top of the rear air struts inside the car rear window you have access panels on each sided 😁.
I hope you're a black person making a fcked up comment like that. What the hell does being black have to do with it?! Some peoples kids are really fkn stupid!
Slow down your camera movement! Good grief! Jb weld to funny! You send the shock assemblies to a shop in California to be rebuilt. Or go to LKQ junkyard and pull them off of a junk car!
In my former S430 I had these front struts leaking. I took them out because you can't get a proper angle to repair it. So, take them out, use a dremel tool to remove the old resin. Clean it out well with thinner or something and fill it up with a good brand 2 component resin. That will do the job. It's worth the work if you can do it yourself and it's cheap and permanent. Don't drive the car too long with leaks, to avoid wear of the compressor.
I own the 2005 E500 and I hate the air strut , both leak and replaced 2 times already and it is very anoying every time open the door the air pump make big noise to pump the air to lift the car up. I m thinking replace 4 of them to spring coils kit.
I absolutely love love love these cars owned a couple over the years they drive and ride amazing so ahead of its time and cars out today will never compare the comfortable seats and motor and everything that it was equipped with but so sad that Mercedes didn’t put the time or effort into the abc system it was it’s biggest downfall the motor and transmission was built for a lifetime
Mine's totally Lord from the driver side front I cannot hear compressor at all just purchased the vehicle it was fine for a couple days what are your thoughts?
Hello how the find out those “on board pressure monitoring” please?And how about same but rear strut top leak using this epoxy?
I'm not sure why you don't have more subs. Great video on the s430. I love my 06 4matic. It goes through the snow like a banshee. The air struts are very simple once you understand the system. I dont fault anyone for converting to conventional struts but in my humble opinion you just can't be the air ride. The cost is pretty much the same and actually cheaper if you shop around. Have a great day!👍🏼💪🏼
Thank you. Much appreciated 🙏
Just clean those bubble eyes and it should good to go! Another great vlog! 🙌🏾
Definitely. Thank you Sir!
Eddie from the UK living in Italy were going back to the UK I bought one online without saying it £4000 I hope it’s going to be okay it looks okay the photos wish me luck your videos very interesting thank you very much Eddie 👍👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🙏🙏🙏🙏
Thanks Eddie! Good luck and congrats on the new purchase. Hope it all works out. Safe travels 🙏👍
Updated 5/1/23 Just changed Airmatic compressor and both front Airmatic shocks and the front is still slammed not picking up atall
Could be a failure or leak in any one of the other system components I.e. valve block, lines, filter, tank, fuse, relay, etc.
That was great.
Thank you
You spent half the video showing the look of the car. Terrible
Maybe you should watch the other videos
Looked like a lucky shot in the dark - you never bothered to actually check for leaks, you just plastered the tops with JB Weld... Why not spray soapy water first to verify that it was leaking there???
You assumed I didn't. There were cracks in the top which is also a sign of failure. Even if I didn't check for leaks, JB weld is only about $5 which is a chance worth taking for a cheap quick fix in an emergency.
@@onekeycargarage2934 People really say some stupid crap! They're always trying to be a wise guy and trying to 0retend they're smarter than everyone instead of giving some good advice and trying to help others out. I guess that's one of the pitfalls of having a UA-cam channel. Anyway, I just stumbled on your channel and love the content and think you're doing a fantastic job. Have an awesome day! 💯🔥👍
@@auck1969 Thanks for your kind words. Much appreciated 🙏
Thank you for your video as far as the response from Mr. negative. I think he needs a pacifier and a diaper change.
@@onekeycargarage2934 👍🏼💪🏼
Great, 20 min of mindless bs . Get to the point save everyone from all the time waiting for 5 min of information . Although it as a good emergency fix, I give you that.
You're welcome for consuming the free information. The video is not 20 minutes but glad you took the small amount of time to learn something. What do you have to offer society?
Looks nice! Give a look to mine aswell if you intrested :P Stumbled across similar situation that i used to have same chassis based s class way before sold it but now got seriously cheap offer to an s500 wich has 118 700 original km-s on clock, sat since 2k18 in garage , left there due airmatic issue obv that standing killed some other parts aswell, managed to fix those :P
Thank you. Nice find and great work on yours. Looks clean.
Humble yourself homeboy nobody cares about how many cars you have just howvto fix the shock
You're welcome. Remember to subscribe.
Mine had the main reservoir hose going from the pump to the reservoir cracked, put a new one, good as new.🤷🏻♂️
For the air suspension?
@@ImStep-by-Stepyes for the air suspension.
Also if you get any leaks try to take care of it soon, my relay pump module burnt , it’s been six years no further problems.
@@chrisstanley81 thank you!!! Definitely have a leak - I can hear the hiss on the rear passenger side - good info
Ur pretty cool and explained well for been a black guy, i have same leak just like you so I'm gonna try to JB weld it as well.
For everyone that's watching this video , to access the top of the rear air struts inside the car rear window you have access panels on each sided 😁.
"for a black guy"??
That's what I'm going to do today
@@theearlofwestfieldExactly, racist!
I hope you're a black person making a fcked up comment like that. What the hell does being black have to do with it?! Some peoples kids are really fkn stupid!
Fuckin racists!
Why you didn't show how you apply JB Weld it could be all fake
U never know. Lol
Slow down your camera movement! Good grief! Jb weld to funny! You send the shock assemblies to a shop in California to be rebuilt. Or go to LKQ junkyard and pull them off of a junk car!
For emergency short term situations