It fills up all the air struts and it can fail.
W220 air suspension problems.
Airmatic suspension as with other airmatic suspension check for leaks before buying the new pump.
This video shows automotive repair professionals how to convert the air suspension on a mercedes benz s class w220 chassis w airmatic 4matic to coil.
The facelift w220 will suffer from less rust than the early s classes.
Leaks on the w220 air suspension usually occur at the strut tops and the pump pipework.
Some of the air suspension components covered in this page are also used in w211 w216 w219 w221 w240 and w639 mb chassis vehicles.
Air suspension compressor for mercedes benz cls500 cls55 cls550 e320 e500 s600 s430 2003 2009 w220 w211 w219 air pump w relay 2203200104 4 2 out of 5 stars 13 104 00 104.
The w220 airmatic system is a fully supporting air suspension system which provides both static and dynamic support by means of four air struts located at the wheels.
This will impede the quality of journey and also the suspension elevation of the vehicle.
An airmatic pump will require calibration with the star machine once fitted.
In this several days project i have fixed a mercedes w220 with several airmatic system issues.
Summary of the most common problems with mercedes benz air suspension systems diy solutions are provided in the next section.
Air can potentially leak back into the compressor and cause internal damage to the compressor itself.
If you are looking for cheap s class air suspension strut also referred as.
Air suspension compressor failed easy diy repair average cost 200 the air suspension compressor does just that generates compressed air.
W220 airmatic valve block problems have a tendency to occur but drivers often misidentify this issue as air suspension damage.
These include a leak in the airmatic valve assembly leak on t.
1998 2006 s class w220 owners at some point during the ownership will experience air suspension problems air suspension is great but problems with it can be expensive.