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All,
New to the forum, long time lurker, first time poster.
2017 X5 M50d owner. Owned for nearly two years and love the car. Ticks all the boxes.
Have had a previous issue with the infamous "sagging rear end" - deemed to be leaky rear bags (50k and 5 years old, seems to be around the trigger). Bags replaced with Dunlops 3 months ago - no issues since. Until last week.
Car was fine. Started her up, sat in to wait for 3/4 minutes to warm up and the rear sagged right to the floor. Almost as if the compressor wasn't working. "Chassis" warning came on screen (not the limited/restriction message, simply "Chassis - get it checked".
Took into BMW this morning and they have called stating the compressor needs replacing. Eye watering amount.
I am considering moving to springs, front and rear - Eibach seem to be the go to. A couple of questions though;
How can I confirm that it is indeed the compressor that has gone?
Can my car be converted to spring only?
If yes - is any coding required to when removing the air system?
Anything else I should be aware of?
Thanks a lot!
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