Hey dude, massive props for this video. i don't have any issues with mine but the walkthrough you did is 100% top notch. you single handedly made these airlift 3p/3h manifolds repairable by the masses. Thanks brother!
Thanks for taking the time to provide that very instructional video.. I liked being able to take a look into the manifold but it was even better learning some of the tips on how to fix leaking issues if they ever come up on my unit..
Thanks for taking the time to do this. I just had a failure today, pretty sure water froze in the manifold. Only the front left valve leaks, but the air comes out the back of the manifold from the center seam (where the top and bottom outer halves meet). I think the o rings got out of place or got ripped from the ice expanding in the manifold. Might try to do this before ordering a new one (or just go back to stock suspension for now lol)
@@justinngo4967 Ended up going back to stock and selling my air setup. Still have the manifold though, so I will probably just open it up to investigate even though I have no intentions of reinstalling
Just take the rear cover off and throw it in the oven for 30 min and moisture gone. Worked good for me and I put a water trap to avoid anymore moisture from enterning the manifold
Hi mate I have a pressure sensor failure on one of my bags. Researched told me its the manifold at fault and need a new. Could your solution fix this? If so which part for I need to take off and which part goes in the oven. Thanks
If you still have the warranty call airlift If not take off the bottom cap and and the 2 screws on the sides and put it in the oven for 30 to 45 min. I used 250 temp. Helps get the moisture out.
I'm definitely adding another one. I've got the one from the kit on the tank outlet going to the manifold, and being familiar with shop air and whatnot that thing looks really small. I've got a spare one for the shop that I think I'm going to plumb in after the first one. My system is mostly hidden ,but has easy access for draining the trap I've already got. The second one can be a little more hidden, as it's only to catch water if the first one doesn't get drained often enough. And I'm still building the car so it's not too hard at this point to go back in.
Great vid, my question is is there any electrical parts in that last piece after you took everything off?? My car was flooded back in September of ‘21 and it does work but I wanted to take it further apart and don’t want to ruin anything.. any and all info is appreciated 🙌🏼
Parts List: Small Green O-Rings (ID .007", OD .21", W .007"): GRAINGER Item Number: 1KER6 Large Green O-Ring (ID .614", OD .754", W .007"): GRAINGER Item Number: 1KET9 Pressure Sensor (PN 26PCGFJ2G): Ebay from seller sgayterboi20 was the cheapest option at the time. ($23.72 as I ordered 2) P.S. - Comment keeps getting deleted if I include URLs Reply if you find sizes/parts for other things to help others!
Hey bro, Do you have had any problems with pressure sensors. Im imaging that tohose black tubes on the back of the motherboard are pressure sensors, are they🤔 And do you think that cleaning them up could help with the pressure sensor fault?
Hey people if you dont have new o-rings take it from me do NOT NOT NOT drop any if them… I dropped one of the small black ones for the plungers and never found it… I wound up using a plastic one and the manifold apparently did NOT like it and when I out it back i wasnt paying attention to the controller instead focusing on leaks… there were no leaks but I didnt know that the damn manifold kept filling the bags until one exploded. I quickly unplugged it and had to cut the lines to release the pressure.
Seems like the only decent video anyone has made. All these other clowns say: I “fixed” my manifold… by sending it back and getting a new one…. How is THAT a fix???
Ever have the issue where if I start the car the manifold won’t power up. If I leave it on, then unplug it, and plug it back in, it starts up fine? Seems like the remote within the manifold is messed up somehow.
What if its leaking from the fitting part I'll own up to it I did a rookie mistake and pulled the air line out while the car was aired up i have read that I might of blown an o-ring left the car aird up over night and the next day that one side is completely AIRD out while all the other sides are still up checked it for leaks and its leaking from the fitting......HELP MEEEEEE
@@windjlw9918 I was able to successfully fix my manifold by replacing my front left sensor. My issue was a sensor fault of course but would read 0 even after letting it sit in the house on a heater for a week. I'd highly recommend removing your manifold and letting it sit on a heater vent in the house or putting it in rice for at least a couple days to hope that your issue is simple moisture in the sensor. If that doesn't fix it though then you for sure have a bad sensor or debris in the sensor. I'd recommend following my recent post on checking the sensors with a multimeter to confirm. You can separate the needle end from the sensor body but the sensors are VERY sensitive and my bad one I ended up damaging even more when I did it. Was just curious as I think mine failed due to some Teflon tape making its way in. That or some assembly grease.
@@BrownEye02 yea your the only one that’s really talking about this fault and a solution, i don’t have warranty and don’t see the reasoning for spending 900ish for a new manifold when it’s merely a sensor replacement. drop your email or some way i can contact you bro. id appreciate the help
@@windjlw9918 Sadly when I just checked I was being told like 1200$ for just a manifold...... Shoot me a PM and I can't drop you an email or something and help where I can. Was in the same shoes you are in not a couple weeks ago but hopefully you can join the "fixed it" club.
Anybody got any ideas for repairing inside the manifold where the PTC push in cartridges go? It got scratched pretty bad when replacing a cartridge and now leaks badly.
I was having that issue a lot bacn then.. but im prety sure i found the issue, normally you get that warning when you have over pressure in the tank, the manifold gets into safe mode and sends that code... for example, i go to gym and leave my car getting direct sun and with high tempetures, my tank being in full pressure and getting heat, the pressure expands, and the manifold enters in safe mode or pressure sensor fault. i made an experiment, and left the car again with direct sun light and high temperatures outside the parking lot, but this time the solution was to leave the tank half empty, and there you have it. . no more faults.. and i did notice the pressure was higher than before when i came back from the gym to my car. . remember you have some water in the tank, and with the heat the water condensates and creats more air in the thank....im so sure airlift knows this, but i bealive the dont say nothing about ot bcuz they run a bussines and that type of stuff gets the more manifod purchases when the manifold its not under warranty no more. I hope this its helpful for anyone out there having headaches bcuz of that pressure sensor fault thing lol .. and just to let yall know i havent got that issue any more, and i did not change the maifold either. and just for the record I run the 5 gallon tank and 2 compressors.. yalls may be diferent but its the same concept.
bigmac chronicles that’s awesome! I just bought a huge kit this morning from amazon. Only tough ring was the one large black one, that I wasn’t able to find online.
I have a problem with my pressure sensor RR i get a reading. But it is to high and sometimes it goes out of reach. As far as i can tell it isnt moisture. I noticed that while rising the pressure goes way up and after rising goes down to somewhat higher as the left side. Do you have any suggestions or can i replace the sensor? Hope you can help me thnx
If those parts are proprietary to air lift ,you won't find a substitute unless it's aftermarket, and even then it might be patented or whatever, and that means the aftermarket can't even reproduce them for 10 or 20yrs(when the patent runs out). O rings and stuff like that are easier to match up. If air lift is having them made by someone ,you might be able to find out but doing all that is a lot of research. Makes me wonder how much stuff they get "off the shelf" and if so from who, or do they produce those valves in house.
This is hands down the best tutorial I've ever seen! Down to every little detail
Hey dude, massive props for this video. i don't have any issues with mine but the walkthrough you did is 100% top notch. you single handedly made these airlift 3p/3h manifolds repairable by the masses. Thanks brother!
Thanks for taking the time to provide that very instructional video.. I liked being able to take a look into the manifold but it was even better learning some of the tips on how to fix leaking issues if they ever come up on my unit..
man, you are awsome, works perfect! i am having my manifold apart because i want to try and make an threaded manifold instead of the cartridges
Thanks for taking the time to do this. I just had a failure today, pretty sure water froze in the manifold. Only the front left valve leaks, but the air comes out the back of the manifold from the center seam (where the top and bottom outer halves meet). I think the o rings got out of place or got ripped from the ice expanding in the manifold. Might try to do this before ordering a new one (or just go back to stock suspension for now lol)
How did it go having the same problem
@@zpope9 haven't tried it yet haha
@@Aaphree did it work? i am having the same problem as you
@@justinngo4967 Ended up going back to stock and selling my air setup. Still have the manifold though, so I will probably just open it up to investigate even though I have no intentions of reinstalling
Just take the rear cover off and throw it in the oven for 30 min and moisture gone. Worked good for me and I put a water trap to avoid anymore moisture from enterning the manifold
Hi mate I have a pressure sensor failure on one of my bags. Researched told me its the manifold at fault and need a new. Could your solution fix this? If so which part for I need to take off and which part goes in the oven. Thanks
If you still have the warranty call airlift If not take off the bottom cap and and the 2 screws on the sides and put it in the oven for 30 to 45 min. I used 250 temp. Helps get the moisture out.
Very very good attention to detail, thank you
Nice video. I'm gonna run 3 water traps. 2 in between my 2 compressors and tank and 1 between my manifold and tank.
I'm definitely adding another one.
I've got the one from the kit on the tank outlet going to the manifold, and being familiar with shop air and whatnot that thing looks really small.
I've got a spare one for the shop that I think I'm going to plumb in after the first one.
My system is mostly hidden ,but has easy access for draining the trap I've already got.
The second one can be a little more hidden, as it's only to catch water if the first one doesn't get drained often enough.
And I'm still building the car so it's not too hard at this point to go back in.
Great vid, my question is is there any electrical parts in that last piece after you took everything off?? My car was flooded back in September of ‘21 and it does work but I wanted to take it further apart and don’t want to ruin anything.. any and all info is appreciated 🙌🏼
Good looks on putting this together, big help and much appreciated.
great video, thanks for taking the time to share this to your fellow diy people!
Thanks for this video! What are the brass screws for on the ends of the manifold? Are they like a drain or manual pressure release?
Thank you for pausing that, sounded crazy for a sec 🤣
Parts List:
Small Green O-Rings (ID .007", OD .21", W .007"): GRAINGER Item Number: 1KER6
Large Green O-Ring (ID .614", OD .754", W .007"): GRAINGER Item Number: 1KET9
Pressure Sensor (PN 26PCGFJ2G): Ebay from seller sgayterboi20 was the cheapest option at the time. ($23.72 as I ordered 2)
P.S. - Comment keeps getting deleted if I include URLs
Reply if you find sizes/parts for other things to help others!
Cant dint the pressure sensor or valve whats the part number ?? HELP PLEASE 😫
@@itzdreamer5815 search that part # and it should come up as a Honeywell pressure transducer
Can you send link can’t find I need the really tiny ones lost them while opening up
MVP if these actually fit for the small ones just ordered
Thx man 🙏🏽
Hey bro, Do you have had any problems with pressure sensors. Im imaging that tohose black tubes on the back of the motherboard are pressure sensors, are they🤔 And do you think that cleaning them up could help with the pressure sensor fault?
Wondering the same thing, did you try to clean them up or solved the problem? Having same issue of pressure sensor fault
Hey people if you dont have new o-rings take it from me do NOT NOT NOT drop any if them… I dropped one of the small black ones for the plungers and never found it… I wound up using a plastic one and the manifold apparently did NOT like it and when I out it back i wasnt paying attention to the controller instead focusing on leaks… there were no leaks but I didnt know that the damn manifold kept filling the bags until one exploded. I quickly unplugged it and had to cut the lines to release the pressure.
Damn man thanks for the video mine leaks like crazy
I bent my pins on the connector. Can those be fixed?
Wow is this the problem with all leaking manifolds including mine.?
tengo este problema ayuda por fabor
I have a feeling that I have the same problem. My tank leaks over 100 psi over night. But I’m not brave enough to do what you’re doing!
hey, do you know where to get the green O-ringers? Or do you have the sizes? I'm from Germany and the airlift is not that well known here... Thank you
Where can i get a new long seal? The one under the backplate? Mine stretched when I was cleaning them. Thanks.
Anyone know the plunger part number???
Seems like the only decent video anyone has made. All these other clowns say: I “fixed” my manifold… by sending it back and getting a new one…. How is THAT a fix???
Do you know what size are those small o rings? I have a broken one and it’s leaking and can’t find one that fits
Did you find one yet
"Does anyone know where I can get the wiring diagram in case I don't have the cable harness?"
Great video bro thanks
My plunger won't snap together even without an o ring. Is my plunger bad?
Where can i get the green orings?
Don't these have a lifetime warranty?
@@jonathanfraire8394 not anymore
@@Darrah24_ they have like a 1 year warranty now right?
@@chino022 yes. Their warranties have changed a lot. There’s certain restrictions. I’d go take a look. I switched to Accuir because of it.
@@Darrah24_ oh okay and I was having problems with my manifold it said on the control fault: pressure sensor and I took it today to get fixed
@@chino022 yeah that very common to be honest. Don’t know why Airlift won’t freaking fix it.
Hello. I really need a valve for manifold ALP 3P 3/8 ”. Can you advise me where to meet him? well thank you
Ever have the issue where if I start the car the manifold won’t power up. If I leave it on, then unplug it, and plug it back in, it starts up fine? Seems like the remote within the manifold is messed up somehow.
Hi mate you ever find a solution for this?
I tried doing this to mine but i still have a leak on the “T” connection. Would you know what i did wrong? Followed these steps carefully
Same problem
What t connection?
Did you guys fix it ?
I wanted to know..if you air up or air down and it doesn't settle is that a leaking issue?
Did you ever find out? My car has the same issue
Your the man 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
Who does not have problems with that brand 😂
What if its leaking from the fitting part I'll own up to it I did a rookie mistake and pulled the air line out while the car was aired up i have read that I might of blown an o-ring left the car aird up over night and the next day that one side is completely AIRD out while all the other sides are still up checked it for leaks and its leaking from the fitting......HELP MEEEEEE
Fitting are replaceable
I’m having issues on mines but once my compressor is one it airs one bag by its own ? Any tips on what the problem could be
Did you ever fix the issue?
Need a video on how to replace the pressure sensors
Just posted the part number and where to buy. Grab your solder gun and should be a quick swap
@@BrownEye02 did you just swap your sensor out and it fixed? or is this a theoretical fix that hasn’t been confirmed
@@windjlw9918 I was able to successfully fix my manifold by replacing my front left sensor. My issue was a sensor fault of course but would read 0 even after letting it sit in the house on a heater for a week.
I'd highly recommend removing your manifold and letting it sit on a heater vent in the house or putting it in rice for at least a couple days to hope that your issue is simple moisture in the sensor. If that doesn't fix it though then you for sure have a bad sensor or debris in the sensor. I'd recommend following my recent post on checking the sensors with a multimeter to confirm.
You can separate the needle end from the sensor body but the sensors are VERY sensitive and my bad one I ended up damaging even more when I did it. Was just curious as I think mine failed due to some Teflon tape making its way in. That or some assembly grease.
@@BrownEye02 yea your the only one that’s really talking about this fault and a solution, i don’t have warranty and don’t see the reasoning for spending 900ish for a new manifold when it’s merely a sensor replacement. drop your email or some way i can contact you bro. id appreciate the help
@@windjlw9918 Sadly when I just checked I was being told like 1200$ for just a manifold...... Shoot me a PM and I can't drop you an email or something and help where I can.
Was in the same shoes you are in not a couple weeks ago but hopefully you can join the "fixed it" club.
What size are the Allen Keys?
that’s what i’m tryna figure out
@@truereligionkhan4843 súper fucking small
Great video btw👌🏽👻
Thank you man!!!
Anybody got any ideas for repairing inside the manifold where the PTC push in cartridges go? It got scratched pretty bad when replacing a cartridge and now leaks badly.
Chances are that the leak is due to you not having the fitting in all the way. The front scratches dont release air.
Would doing this help a pressure sensor fault?
Possibly if there is debris there
What about the pressure sensor fault? Can it be solved in some way?
I too am wondering this.
I was having that issue a lot bacn then.. but im prety sure i found the issue, normally you get that warning when you have over pressure in the tank, the manifold gets into safe mode and sends that code... for example, i go to gym and leave my car getting direct sun and with high tempetures, my tank being in full pressure and getting heat, the pressure expands, and the manifold enters in safe mode or pressure sensor fault.
i made an experiment, and left the car again with direct sun light and high temperatures outside the parking lot, but this time the solution was to leave the tank half empty, and there you have it. . no more faults.. and i did notice the pressure was higher than before when i came back from the gym to my car. . remember you have some water in the tank, and with the heat the water condensates and creats more air in the thank....im so sure airlift knows this, but i bealive the dont say nothing about ot bcuz they run a bussines and that type of stuff gets the more manifod purchases when the manifold its not under warranty no more.
I hope this its helpful for anyone out there having headaches bcuz of that pressure sensor fault thing lol .. and just to let yall know i havent got that issue any more, and i did not change the maifold either.
and just for the record I run the 5 gallon tank and 2 compressors.. yalls may be diferent but its the same concept.
You ever found a part number or a size for the green o-rings?
I have a measuring device for o rings on the way to give exact measurements
bigmac chronicles that’s awesome! I just bought a huge kit this morning from amazon. Only tough ring was the one large black one, that I wasn’t able to find online.
@@bigmacchronicles4446 Any update?
@@johnnyg9248 Hello, can you give me link for o ring green please ??? thank you very much
Anyone know the part number or where i can get the valve or plunger
Did you find the plunger anywhere?
@@strboy718no I couldn’t find it
I have a problem with my pressure sensor RR i get a reading. But it is to high and sometimes it goes out of reach. As far as i can tell it isnt moisture. I noticed that while rising the pressure goes way up and after rising goes down to somewhat higher as the left side. Do you have any suggestions or can i replace the sensor? Hope you can help me thnx
Why everyone has problem with that sensor
.. I just have that problem too....😪😪😪
I got this problem too😖 I hope I will find out how to solve this problem.
@@jasperpulakka1466I fixed the problem, search for the honeywell 26PCGFJ2G. This is the sensor you need to replace. Hope this helps you out👍
Thaks A LOT man! I will try this!
@@GUITARboy255 what that bro ?
Hey bro like your vid. Great info... do you have an IG .. would like to see your Chevy
Yes sir! @the_real_bigmak
Does anyone know a part number for the 2 peice plastic/metal valve?
Have you found out yet? I’m looking for them can’t find them
If those parts are proprietary to air lift ,you won't find a substitute unless it's aftermarket, and even then it might be patented or whatever, and that means the aftermarket can't even reproduce them for 10 or 20yrs(when the patent runs out).
O rings and stuff like that are easier to match up.
If air lift is having them made by someone ,you might be able to find out but doing all that is a lot of research.
Makes me wonder how much stuff they get "off the shelf" and if so from who, or do they produce those valves in house.
Yeah ive been searching for months and nothing... my guess is they are made in house... 😔
Air Lift manifolds are failing left and right. A lot of people are going back to brass valves for cost and lifespan. Manifolds are garbage.
Make one for v2
Unfortunately i dont have one at hand bro
bigmac chronicles do you know how to do it though or where to find parts?
@@FabioSilva-ek5yk shouldn't be too hard
V2 really need to a video like this haha thanks for this rebuild :) you know where we can find part ? thanks from France :)