The Lincoln Town Cars air suspension uses an air compressor located under the drivers side fender. Lines run from here to the air bags. There is an electric relief valve on the top of each air bag, that allows air to be exhausted. It senses the amount of air pressure in each air bag, to keep both sides equal. There is a leveling sensor that controls these valves. This leveling sensor is a movable arm that will be moved up if the rear of the car goes down. As it goes up it will activate the air compressor, which will fill the bags to level the car. It will also allow air to escape from the bags if the rear of the car is high.
Sensor for Air Bag Spring Lincoln Town Car
Here are just a few of the problems you might experience with your 1998 lincoln town car air suspension.
1. The back of your car is low and the air suspension light is on. Check your fuse first. If its not the fuse check the air suspension switch in your truck, and make sure it is on.
2. You took it in for service and it was put on a lift or jacked up. And now the bags are full, and the car rides rough. Well you should have shut the switch in the trunk off before lifting the car. Now you will need to bleed the air out of each bag manual and reset your system.
3. You suspension is all the way down. This could be caused by a leaking or stuck valve or a leaking air bag. If it is a leaking airbag, they will all go down, as the car attempts to level itself. So you will need to watch for the one that goes down first as that should be the one with the leak.
4. Your car goes down overnight, but comes up when started. This could be something electronic or could be a leaking bag. Which will soon cause the compressor to go out.
If you experience these air system problems you have a few mechanical options. You can either opt for the costly air suspension replacement, or you can go with the quality coil system that will not break. We at Air Suspension Reviews recommend the coil spring system. Otherwise you will be spending lots of money to replace your air suspension system that will likely break again. More info on lincolns: 98 lincoln navigator air suspension.
July 26th, 2009 at 12:48 pm
my light comes on while im drivine the switch is on and the fuse is good it just started doing this recently after i had the brakes done. what would be the reasson for this any ideas welcome.
September 7th, 2009 at 12:24 pm
Hello… I read a post of yours, and you posted this…
“You took it in for service and it was put on a lift or jacked up. And now the bags are full, and the car rides rough. Well you should have shut the switch in the trunk off before lifting the car. Now you will need to bleed the air out of each bag manual and reset your system.”
I acquired a 1996 Lincoln Continental.. and the air ride on the rear seems to be at full height…. and will not come down. the ride is rough (not lincoln like !) you say that you have toshut the switch off and then bleed the system… OK, How do you manually bleed the system ?? Please help !
December 9th, 2009 at 9:47 am
Pulled compressor out it was sized up. Pulled it apart cleaned it reinstalled it work good for a couple of days.Now it pumps up but it wont shut off right and will blow the fuse.Thank you in advance
April 7th, 2010 at 12:46 pm
i have 96 towncar and the rear is really high, where can i adjust the pressure in the bags to lower it
April 11th, 2010 at 11:33 pm
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July 14th, 2010 at 8:30 am
I had a 95 Town Car and the thing leaked so bad I thought I would never get home from work. Instead of spending lots of money trying to get it fixed I decided to go with a non air conversion kit from Strutmasters. I saved money and time.
July 22nd, 2010 at 11:19 pm
Check the air suspension leveling arms, there is a good chance one is stuck.
July 22nd, 2010 at 11:24 pm
Sounds like its going bad. Click Here for good deals on compressors, coil spring conversion kits, and other suspension parts.
July 25th, 2010 at 7:02 pm
The rear of my 97 Lincoln Continental sits down and will not raise when I start the car (as was the case until 2 days ago). It seems there is something wrong with the hydraulics. The rear of the car runs bumpy and sits low. Please help.
July 27th, 2010 at 6:56 am
I just ordered a kit from Strutmasters. I thought that I would never find a fix for my Town Car. One thing I have learned in a very short amount of time is that this is a great option to fixing my air ride and spending all kinds of money on them parts. I would say that if your having issues you need to check them out.
August 7th, 2010 at 5:06 pm
Is there any way to manually release air from the air bags on a 2006 Lincoln town car