Recent content by ParaJake

Honestly, I'd rather have the car than the money. But I guess it wasn't as bad as it could have been!

Hi all, sorry for the constant delays. New house, new wife, and a baby on the way realigned my priorities. I just wanted to post an update to this thread. The previous fixes all worked well and the AHC system was working fine for the most part. I was having an issue once in a while where the...

@ramangain I appreciate the hospitality! However, I believe I found the main problem! I realized, based on my very limited electrical experience, that the height sensors are just potentiometers. Which are relatively low tech. When I installed the new sensors I noted that the front right sensor...

Correction!: I'm an idiot. Sorry for the rapid fire responses everyone, I'm posting as I make discoveries. So I just realized I've been doing the active test wrong this whole time. On the procedure it says to use comfort mode. I didn't realize that meant the selector had to be all the way to...

Thanks @IndroCruise I've attempted the active test with the bridged wire in the diagnostic port. The vehicle would not move. I have connected the vehicle to TechStream and took the picture below. (Sorry about the bad picture quality. Old Windows computers really make taking camera screenshots a...

Then that would be the one. Connecting the correct terminals in the diagnostic port in the engine bay. This is the "manual" active test. I will try this tomorrow.

Are you talking about the diagnostic port pins in the engine bay?

I can't see any obvious alteration in the wires or ECU. If there has been tampering, it was extremely cleanly done. So, I let the car sit for a while in my driveway and when I started it back up, the indicator showed neutral but the vehicle was obviously in HI. I selected the down button, at...

The rear height sensor is not new. It has not been replaced. I never bothered with it because it was showing good readings.

Hi all! I'm back from my road trip and picked up the new relay on my way home. I figured, since it's so easy to install, I'd do it in a parking lot. Well, I can confirm that the AHC relay was a success in that I can control the AHC from the cockpit now. As soon as I pushed the HI mode, she...

I appreciate all the help and resources. I have one on the way as we speak. @ramangain I appreciate the offer. Im actually driving it down to VA to Virginia Beach tomorrow night for a week long vacation. If I was passing through the area, I'd stop and see if it works. The way I see it, I'll...

That might explain why none of it is working. I did perform the manual active test with the paperclip in the DIAGNOSTIC plug under the hood. I was not getting any movement or noise from the motor/pump. Does this mean there are problems other than the missing relay?

Did a quick check and sure enough, the main relay is missing. I found the plug tucked up a little higher in the dash. I'm assuming this 4 prong yellow plug is where the relay should go?

I will definitely do that. But I'm going to try to find the plug first. Maybe the relay is intact and on the vehicle but tucked up under the dash in a less than obvious place.

Great pic. Very useful. Thanks @uHu. I haven't taken a look yet. I wonder, if it is disconnected, if that would throw a trouble code. And if it is disconnected, I wonder what benefits somebody would have by removing the relay. These pics at least give me a plug type to look for tucked under the...