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Rich O'neil
TryHard
Queensland
90 Celsior
Posts: 253
Reg: 05-2006
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How many of you have replaced the dessicant [ silica gel ] in your air suspension filter/dryer ??
This is quite important , one of the reasons the air sus lasts so long is the dry clean air it gets , the silica in the filter pack is now 16 plus years old .
I have refreshed mine and it made a huge difference to the speed of height adjustment , also I have done two systems where the exhaust solenoid had seized from water getting into it as it's mounted on the bottom of the filter container .
I bought a 15 Kg drum of silica as it worked out way more cost effective than just getting enough to do mine .
So I have a fair bit left over for anybody who wants to do this maintenance . |
Dave Rose
TryHard
wa
uzz31 v8
Posts: 288
Reg: 03-2007
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RICH can you give a few pointers ?..what you did to get to it etc, as i think quite a few people would be interested in doing this? given the price of air bags...DR |
Andrew Ferres
DieHard
WA
'90 C-F Celsior V8, '84 Soarer V8, '91 Supra V8
Posts: 772
Reg: 07-2005
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As above.
Some more details please  |
Rich O'neil
TryHard
Queensland
90 Celsior
Posts: 254
Reg: 05-2006
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Well for anybody in Queensland I would do the job for them , only takes about 1/2 an hour .
The cannister is inside the right hand guard just in front of the wheel , just remove a few screws from the wheel splash guard and pull it out of the way and you will see it .
With the car on a ramp or a stand remove the wheel and you will be able to lie on your back under the right front side of the car , look straight up and there it is , you will need to remove the plug from the solenoid on the bottom , undo the air line feed from the pump [ 14 mm openender , leave the hose on the cannister easier this way ] , remove the out line from the top of the cannister [ there is a little stainless spring type clip to stop the hose coming out ] and then pull the line out , make sure you keep it straight , you will probably need to use a pair of pliers as it's been in there for a long time and will be hard to get out , then undo the clamp holding the cannister in place and drop it out .
The top of the cannister unscrews and under that is a spring , then a stainless plate with holes in it and then a felt type pad , under that is the silica , tip all the silica into a container [ just in case you need to save it ] and on the bottom is the same felt pad and stainless plate .
Also remove the exhaust valve solenoid on the bottom of the cannister then clean it all out and make sure it's dead dry !!
You can probably hold the nut on the cannister's top in a vice and turn the cannister itself , it seals on an O ring so should be able to be done .
Replace the silica with the nice blue stuff Rich has sent you and then reverse the process , make sure to put some O ring lubricant on the cap O ring so that it goes down nicely , a little bit of vaseline will do if you don't have any O ring lubricant .
I have Dave's to do shortly so will take some pic's and post it up .
It sounds like a lot , but it's not rocket surgery .
It also wouldn't hurt to spray a touch of WD40 or suchlike onto the business end of the solenoid , don't want that seizing up !! |
Ross Francis
TryHard
Queensland
90 Celsior
Posts: 109
Reg: 03-2006
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Gday Rich, would you possibly be able to do mine sometime please?
If so, just let me know when and how much, thanks. |
Rich O'neil
TryHard
Queensland
90 Celsior
Posts: 256
Reg: 05-2006
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No probs Ross , I think $25.00 would cover it , Saturday morning is a good time for me . |
Ross Francis
TryHard
Queensland
90 Celsior
Posts: 110
Reg: 03-2006
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Cool, thankyou, much appreciated.
This coming saturday? |
Robert Hayden
Goo Roo
Victoria
2 x 1991 UZZ32, 1991 UZZ32 Supercharged, 2 x UCF11 Celsior 1990, 2 x Ferrari Testarossa, Range Rover Vogue SE.
Posts: 1164
Reg: 07-2005
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Rich, maybe you could bag up in zip lock bags enuff stuff to do the job and post it off to blokes (like me) to make a few bucks for your trouble.
I'd be keen to do Suzie's Celsior purely for the longevity of the car. |
Rich O'neil
TryHard
Queensland
90 Celsior
Posts: 257
Reg: 05-2006
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Yep this Saturday would be good , I'll send you a PM with my number .
I could do that no trouble Rob , I have scales and a sealing machine at work so no trouble to double bag it .
I'll weigh exactly how much goes in so that I can calculate how to cover costs from the 15 Kg I bought .
It will will certainly be no more than $10.00 odd plus postage . |
Aaron Mead
Goo Roo
NT
Celsior 1UZ-FE Mines, JZZ30 1.5JZ-GTE To4z
Posts: 1862
Reg: 03-2006
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Nice job rich, excellent work!! NEver knew about the silica. Always wondered though, beng a compressor by nature, if there was some sort of moisture remover... |
George Kyling
Tinkerer
NSW
UZZ31 V8
Posts: 28
Reg: 05-2006
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Rich,
I am also interested to buy some silica off you like Rob.
I'll PM you. |
Matt Tan
Tinkerer
Victoria
LS400/Celsior V8
Posts: 20
Reg: 02-2007
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I wouldn't mind getting some of this silica stuff, but am pretty sure that I wouldn't be able to do this myself. Anyone in vic that could help me out  ??
Otherwise, would i be able to get any mechanic to do this job? |
Rich O'neil
TryHard
Queensland
90 Celsior
Posts: 258
Reg: 05-2006
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I'm organising a couple of spare canisters that I can do with new silica and then send with some instructions , much easier to just swap a cannister over especially with some pic's to go with it .
Rob send me a full address and name and I'll get some on it's way .
E-Mail me at kjt.oneil@bigpond.com |
Aaron Mead
Goo Roo
NT
Celsior 1UZ-FE Mines, JZZ30 1.5JZ-GTE To4z
Posts: 1864
Reg: 03-2006
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If I eat 380 packets of chinese lollies, i should have enough silica packet to fill up the canister, and a bonus lymphatic tumour! COOL |
Rich O'neil
TryHard
Queensland
90 Celsior
Posts: 262
Reg: 05-2006
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Did Ross's filter/dryer on Saturday , took about an hour cos we talked a bit , also we took some pic's , will add some today when I show how far to fill it .
Totally successful , hard to tell if it made it any quicker to go up and down , a bit quicker , mind you his has just clocked over a genuine 100,000 K's so it's low miles and original , he still had quite a few pink beads so there was definitely moisture in there .
For me it just brings piece of mind . |
Stuart Mullen
Newbie
NSW
V8
Posts: 1
Reg: 03-2008
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Rich,
I would like to get some silica.Would it be possible for you to post me some? |
Aaron Mead
Goo Roo
NT
Celsior 1UZ-FE Mines, JZZ30 1.5JZ-GTE To4z
Posts: 1872
Reg: 03-2006
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Me too rich, if you have enough to go round Id like a pack as well. PM Sent.
Robert Hayden wrote on Friday, February 29, 2008 - 07:28 pm:Postie hasn't turned up with that heavy box yet?
Its coming |
Ross Francis
TryHard
Queensland
90 Celsior
Posts: 111
Reg: 03-2006
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Thanks for doing my car on saturday Rich, much appreciated.
Did the photos turn out ok? |
Rich O'neil
TryHard
Queensland
90 Celsior
Posts: 267
Reg: 05-2006
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No worries Ross , was a pleasure , haven't had a chance to get them on the puter yet , doing another one tonight plus resetting the ride height arms , have the bags of silica all done up and haven't mailed them yet either !!
Need another 10 hours in a day . |
Sam Avery
TryHard
south australia
celsior v8
Posts: 142
Reg: 10-2006
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haha hey rich, can you throw some of that silica in with the high tension lead please mate.
get back to me on the email and ill send some money over to ya. |
Rich O'neil
TryHard
Queensland
90 Celsior
Posts: 268
Reg: 05-2006
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Silica being sent out this morning sometime [ Friday ]
and Sam I'll add the coil lead in with yours . |
Sam Avery
TryHard
south australia
celsior v8
Posts: 144
Reg: 10-2006
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no worries rich thanks,
hate to be a PITA but reckon you can get some of those pics up so newbies like myself know what the hell we are doing. |
Stuart Mullen
Newbie
NSW
V8
Posts: 5
Reg: 03-2008
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Hey Rich, Received the silica,thanks a lot!Also received my two replacement air struts for the rear yesterday from arnotts. |
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