[mannyo]

Must be the season for problems.

Just been out to the car, suspension still at normal height after sitting for more than 24 hours.

Start engine, no suspension lights. After 5 mins running, amber light pops up again. All options still available under car on MMI.

Stop engine, and restart. All lights are out, car still goes up and down. Left running for 10 mins, no faults showing or anything.

Select LIFT, get out of car and listen to compressor by nearside front (difficult at the moment because the exhaust flexi has a hole in it). Not sure, but what should a good compressor sound like? Should it be audible above the sound of the engine, what does a failing one sound like.

From Auto to Lift, how long should it take before the rear and front of the car raise?

When left on Automatic how often would you expect to hear the compressor kick in?.

Sitting in the car, with the heater and aircon off I can hear the relay clicking as the compressor switches on/off.

Can I use VCDS to measure anything to tell me weather its the compressor or something else.

The car is having its cambelt and what have you changed on Tuesday, I'll ask the specialist to take a look at the compressor whilst they have the front end off. The specialist is 15 miles from here and they are collecting it and dropping it back later.

If the compressor is declared dead/dying then I'll most likely have to layup the D3 and go back to the D2 for the time being until I can get it fixed. I have found a source for a replacement compressor/relay in Germany, but I need the car to be reliable daily, and to be sure that replacing the compressor and relay is the first thing to try.