Goosey

Had similar problem with my 2000 Vogue. Converted to springs. See my post of 24.06 when vetted. Regards.

I have a yr 2000 4.6 Vogue and its air suspension has always been temperamental. Recently it took the high setting of its own accord and then, a few hours later dropped to the bump-stops and stayed there. Without diagnostics equipment it is almost impossible to do any meaningful investigations. With a ‘box’ spares one could always do some swopping but that was not an option for me. I decided, therefore, to disconnect the air springs from the system completely and inflate each one manually. Firstly, I cut each air spring pipe from the compressor/valve assembly. Using standard tyre valves,(stripped off the rubber moulding), to expose 4mm brass tubing, I then Super-glued (gell) one into each of the air spring pipes. A small chamfer on the brass tubing allowed it to enter each air pipe by about 10mm with minimal effort. After just 15 min I could manually inflate each spring. This should be done on level ground and some iterative pressure adjustments were necessary as there is a level of interaction as each level changes. There are manual conversion kits on the market but they cost several tens of pounds. Mine cost two! Now for the rub! One of my air rear springs had a leak and the other decided to jam in mid position. Air pressure made no difference to height. Maybe these were the cause of the original problems. However, I now faced two choices: Replace the faulty springs or change to coils all around. Two air springs cost around 120 pounds and a coil kit around 350. I decided on the latter and bought a Brit Part kit from Brookwells. Without help, I would allow yourself a day. You will need two axel stands and two trolley jacks and a fair amount of patience, but it’s worth it! The ride is firm but supple and a transformation from the choppy air spring original. Good luck.

Had same problem with my 2000 p38 vogue. A new door locking module (sited in the driver's door) fixed it. Via RR suppliers it's around £140 and takes about two hours to fit, the first time around! Good luck.

Hi Andy, Expect 15-20mpg on local runs and, perhaps, mid 20's on a long run.

I have a year 2000 P38 4.6 Vogue and have always regretted how quiet it was. Such a shame to stifle the glorious note of the V8. In search of an alternative to expensive systems (£500 +)I've done the following. Removed both rear silencers, by cutting off directly at the rear, and replacing with straight stainless pipes. These need to be 600mm I/D to match the old pipe and joined with 67mm couplers, cut from other pipe. The rear silencers are suspended both at the front and rear but the new arrangement needs only suspending at the front, due to losing the weight of the silencers (15kg each). A very simple bracket can be made from stock items, to attach to a standard exhaust clamp and bent to hang from the rubber mounting. The result looks very neat and sounds beautiful. Just loud enough to hear the V8 melody but not enough to become tiring. I sourced my stainless pipe from scrapped Mini Cooper S system, for less than £5, so with the brackets the whole mod came to less than £15!