How-To: Tap into the Range Rover Air Suspension for Compressed Air to Fill Tires

From RangeRovers.net, an enterprising take on the fact Range Rover's have a built in air pump to run the EAS or electronic air suspension system.  Why not use that pump to air up your tires when in need?  Check the article for how-to information and tips.

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Introduction

On lesser off-road vehicles it is necesary to obtain and instal a separate air compressor and air tank in order to have air on tap for trail duties such as airing up tires after you have aired them down or repaired a flat -- or even to pump up a leaking tire temporarily to get you to the nearest service station.

Fortunately all late model Range Rovers come with a built-in air system, and it only remains or the owner to tap into it. Doing so also makes it easy to plug in a pressure gauge to help diagnose any faults in the electronic air suspension.

My First Installation

Installation of Air Line
The picture at the top of this page illustrates my initial air supply system on my 4.0SE. First, the drain plug on the air tank was removed (do it slowly to allow the air to escape before the threads are disengaged, and don't put your head in line with the plug in case it flies out). The drain plug was then drilled and tapped 1/8" NPT (outside the US you might wish to use whatever metric thread is convenient).

Read the full article here.