Late to this thread but bought my first LS430 bronze 2001 yesterday.
The owner an older gentleman for the last 6 years.
Said the rear suspension became temperamental after going through a big puddle and has now completely stopped raising. I tried jacking it up on the day before collecting it and both wheels came up. Drove it home and it was bouncy as ****!
Today I jacked it up as I couldn't hear any hissing from the air bags, nor did it scrape on the ground the entire journey. As I jacked it up both sides the wheels stayed down, so I believe I've freed the struts as the car was sitting for a long time like that but it fell back down after taking the jacks out.
Before I get right under to check the components and the solenoid for water in them or incase they are loose.
Would a blown fuse next to the relay in the fuse box under the bonnet cause it drop?
The relay and the fuse in the drivers side door panel are fine.
There is no noise at all for it to even attempt to raise even pressing High height on the centre console.
Any advice is appreciated as I've had help from a breaker assisting me but want to know a little bit more from anyone with a similar issue before I get struts incase its a cheaper job than I imagined cheers!
George
