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(Message started by: Jackattack2002 on May 13^th, 2023, 5:42pm)

Title: Estate - Self levelling compressor location?
Post by Jackattack2002 on May 13^th, 2023, 5:42pm

Hi. Can anybody tell me where the suspension air compressor is located? I thought SLS was standard on all Ultima Estates, but I cannot find it anywhere

Title: Re: Estate - Self levelling compressor location?
Post by Tompion on May 16^th, 2023, 9:35am

They have self levelling shocks, see here:
https://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=Advice;action=display;num=1247573255

The worn lower bush shown wasn't available (and would fail the MOT) or if they were leaking some people fitted standard shocks rather than pay for the very expensive self levelling ones (although you could swap the bushes over instead).

If you look at yours the proper ones are too fat to be taken out down through the wishbone, if the self levellers have been fitted they're thinner and will go through the wishbone hole.

The bushes did become available & I changed mine:
https://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=admin;action=display;num=1560878386

Title: Re: Estate - Self levelling compressor location?
Post by Jackattack2002 on May 18^th, 2023, 8:17am

Many thanks. Does that mean the self-level fuse & relay references in the manuals are a red herring and a false carry over from the earlier (pre-95) Scorpio/Granada estate?

Title: Re: Estate - Self levelling compressor location?
Post by Tompion on May 18^th, 2023, 11:26am

I think so, but always possible very early Scorpio's still had the Granada set up.