Cadillac: Rear Leveler, speed bump, compressor head


Question
Hello again.  Got another question for you about my 92 Sedan DeVille.  I did previously ask you about how when only one person sat in the back that the car had a hard time leveling itself, and you said it was the height sensor.  Well, now the car is doing a different thing.  When the car is in park, either with the car running or not, the compressor kicks on and the car levels itself no problem with the extra weight in the back (I hear the compressor going for about 30 seconds).  However, once I start driving the car with the extra weight in the back seat, the car eventually starts to sag in the back slowly but surely, and every time I go over a bump or hump in the road, the rear end jumps and then seems to bottom out.  And every time I stop the car or I'm at a light or something, I can hear the compressor trying to level the car.  Why would the car be able to level itself in park but start to sag when I start driving with the extra weight in the back?  Is it possible that the height sensor is bad?  I really need to get this fixed because with this extra weight, when I go over a speed bump at school, the tail pipe is getting torn apart.  And like the million times I've ask you about this car, thanks always in advance!

Answer
Most likely you have an AIR LEAK in one of the plastic lines going to the shocks or to the compressor.

Could be that the HEIGHT SENSOR is NOT adjusted correctly.

Could be a problem with a leak in the compressor head.


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