Running with dead accumulators can take a toll.

The fact that the shocks leak is not a sufficient reason for the system not to work. I suspect that you have a level valve or pump problem. But, sitting on the car at reduced pressures (or none)won't hurt the accumulators any more than sitting on a shelf.

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Steve Brotherton
Continental Imports
Gainesville FL
Bosch Master, ASE Master, L1
33 years MB technician