just got in to my 1999 528i touring at the shops drove out the car park and
there was a slight bang and the whole rear end of the car is now down to the
bump stops
however for the last week there has been a slight hissing sound at the rear
passenger side
any ideas please

In article <KZidnUjm0IFMrbjbnZ2dnUVZ8sGvnZ2d (AT) bt (DOT) com>, dale hammond
says...

If so, not any more.

It is "air suspension" apparently extremely reliable but expensive to
repair when it does go wrong (so I am led to believe).


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jeremy
['01 BMW 530iA SE Touring]

Jeremy wrote:
Actually - not all that expensive or difficult to repair - it's an air
suspension, not hydraulic as the older BMs were.

The airbag/spring on that side has gone blooey (tech-term) - people have
replaced these in their driveway - but on a lift would be lots easier.
The bags list for someplace around $200.. can probably be gotten cheaper
with a bit of searching.

yep you were both right passenger side air bag had blown about a 4 inch
split (lucky i wasnt doing motorway speed when it happened). New air bag
£100 and it took 1/2 hour to remove and 20 mins to replace on the drive way
really easy to do
many thanks all
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