Did this once before but then fixed itself. Now that doesn't happen.Thinking about getting a conversion back to springs and shocks. But with my luck it might be something simple. Any clues? Thank you.
This website has plenty of help with 1988 1994 Lincoln Continental Air Suspension Diagnosis Repair
From what you've described, you do have leaks in the system. Because the system goes to sleep an hour after you get out, the leak can only be from 2 parts. #1 Air Struts #2 The seals that seal the solenoid to the air strut. With the age of the vehicle in mind and the fact that the rear air struts are extremely hard to find, I recommend doing a Lincoln Continental Air Suspension Conversion 88 94
When I got my 1994 Continental, it had already been converted back to a coil-spring suspension, and the air-ride system was GONE. You will find that is the case with most of the ones that are still on the road. The air-ride system turned out to be an unreliable, trouble-prone, nightmare for most owners....and it was cheaper to scrap it and go back to after-market coils, than what it was to have a Lincoln dealer fix it. Looks like you're destined to join the club....If you decide you want to have it fixed, and make the car driveable, be prepared to PAY for it.
SOURCE: Rear air ride suspension is not maintaining height
The are ride height adjusters the look like arms. they are mounted on the bottom of the struts and lower control arms that control the height The can be adjust but for the most part if the were working fine before then they need to be replaced. Make sure that there are no leaks in the system.
SOURCE: air ride suspention front 1996 lincoln continental
The air pump is located in front of the radiator reservoir on the passenger's side - with the power steering
reservoir between the two.
The air ride is turned on in the truck. The panel in located on the opposite
side from the gas tank input (inside the trunk) behind a door. It should be
marked on the door.
Make sure the air ride is enabled. turn the ignition key on, You don't need
to start the vehicle. After about 5 seconds the air compressor should engage.
You don't always hear it when it's running well. Since the engine is off, you
should be able to hear any leaks in the air system.
Possible causes:
Hole/crack is air spring
Hole or broken air line or coupling
Failed air compressor
The rear suspension should use the same air system. If the pump is 'out' then
the rear will also fail to adjust, But since it is on a separate air-line and valve system, it will
continue to operate when the front has air leaks. And vise versa.
One pump
Two suspension systems - Front/Rear
Four air springs - One for each wheel
Another possible problem:
Your front wheels have a censor to indicate the height of the vehicle from
the ground (basically). If this come unclipped, your system will think It's too
high and will not add air to bring it to normal height. This usually happens on
ONE side causing the vehicle to 'lean' or seem to. One side will have the wheel
up in the wheel well, and the other will be a bit more gap between the wheel and the wheel well, but may seem to be 'low' too. On
the side which is lowest, turn the wheel that direction and look on the front of
the suspension arm for the sensor. it should be attached top and bottom.
If the clips have failed, there are no replacements available from the
dealer, and replacement of the sensor is required.
SOURCE: air ride suspension not working. blew the fuse
I would recommend going to strutmasters.com and taking a look at our conversion kits. these convert you from the airbag to a powder coated American made steel coil spring that is guaranteed to last the life of the car. Airbags and compressors are constantly having to be replaced. Also something alot of people don't know is that theses air suspensions are not meant to be in temperatures above 90 Degrees or below 40 Degrees. That is most of the world. The temperature will cause you to replace alot of bags. and typically when your replacing a bag you are going to have to replace the compressor to because the bag had a hole or small crack in it causing the compressor to over work and it will die. I posted the link below so you can take a look
http://www.strutmasters.com/lincoln-suspension-parts-s/1.htm
I hope I was of some help
Good Luck!!!
SOURCE: 1997 Lincoln Continental Suspension Conversion Problem
It could be a wheel speed sensor that went out or something... When working with the wiring, something could have just gotten crossed or tapped to get these codes as well. The compressor shouldnt be running anymore if everything was tied off properly. Take it in somewhere and have the codes cleared and that should fix the problem hopefully. I know AutoZone has a reader, but I do not know if they have they ability to clear the codes.
I hope this helps.
SOURCE: air-spring suspension 1995 mark Vlll Lincoln
Save your self the hassle and expence of troubleshooting and replacement parts, install a suspension retrofit kit which changes the rear bags to coil springs and the front to struts. A car this old you might as well start over for less than $500.00......
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