£30 Ebay Hydractive 2 Suspension Repair Kit?, Ive got one!

Roy has been very helpful with my Xm, especially with the window kits, as i needed a few since i messed up with the first All my fault.

I always got everything the next day after ordering it.

Roy also said he can repair ECUs too, so if yours has gone - if this kit wont repair it - then its not the end of the world.

Luckily mine has been great since, i have just done 500 faultless miles in it today, I dont even feel like ive driven anywhere! Such a relaxing car, and this kit makes it all the more pleasurable to drive.

Excellent

Actually it's pretty easy to confirm if u need Roy's kit, if in doubt: just pinch pins No1 (front e-valve feed) and No2 (rear) of the black or green suspension ECU plug with a cheap voltmeter, engine running, u should read around 2.7volts in "soft". If u read anything like 1.7 or 1.8v then the respective diode (and possibly its controller also) is toasted and Roy's kit will restore your soft suspension (if that's the only glitch, obviously).

cheers
George

Bought my kit late last week out of pure interest, but there are no instructions. Forgot to forward the RP number to Roy, which of course you need for the correct wiring

If you email roy your number he will send you an email with the fitting instructions for your car in an attatchment.

You only need to know which number and colour wires on your car goes to whichwire on the box. So your box is ok, you just need the fitting instructions.

I hope it works and you feel some difference like i did

Here's a photo of how to do it:






on my Hydractive II 1994 car, on the black plug it is the 2 yellow cables that connect to pin 1 (front evalve) and pin 2 (Rear). On an Hydractive I you only need to mesure pin1.

Without unplugging anything, get the engine running, push a sewing needle in the yellow cable(s) till you get a reading on te voltmeter (u will have wired the ground somewhere around the engine bay).

As in photo, it should read between 2.7-2.8volts steady (diodes: OK). If reads 1.7 steady the diodes are burnt and u need Roy's kit (or solder ur own on the suspenion pcb).

I wired the voltmeter in the car for live testing while driving so Icould make sure the sensors respond correctly to the input.

cheers
George