Airmatic problems
 

Hi, friends. Last week I had a deflated front Arnott strut passenger side on my 2001, S430 car. I order an Arnott replacement and installed it this weekend. During my test drive I noticed that the compressor was on more frequently than normal. I then removed the Polyamide tubing in the strut and replaced the broken o-ring. I left the car one day without any deflation. Used the car yesterday, normal ride in the morning, left in the parking for 7 hours, and slowly the car lowered in the front. Move the car to another parking and the compressor was on but the front end would not lift. The car is in a parking, unable to move. The compressor turns on but no air can be feel through the polyamide line.

Question: Can I fill the strut with nitrogen temporarily, with the car jacked up, in order to ride it home? I suspect the block valve is not working properly. I tried to push air through the tube, with my mouth and is shot, while the compressor was on. Could it be a defective refurbished Arnott strut?

Please reply if you have any thoughts about how to move the car. Unable to tow from that parking.

Thank you all.

Darrel