what is the operating step by step procedure to finding where a leak is in suspension 99 Linc Cont

Asked by lovmylinc Apr 09, 2016 at 05:45 AM about the 1999 Lincoln Continental FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

The cars suspension is good when driving.  But goes flat when I turn off  the
ignition. sometimes will stay up others it goes flat

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You put the car somewhere quite, have the car jacked up, crawl underneath and listen for the leak. Also have a spray bottle of dish soap & water mixture and spray onto anything that involves the air. Bubbles will form around the leak.

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Mix up a spray bottle with 20% Dawn dish liquid and water. Spray it on all the suspension lines, connections and parts. Any dish soap will work, but I found Dawn is particularly good at locating small leaks. Small leaks will create bubbles. The mix is called snoop and mechanics working on compressed air and other compressed gas lines have used it for well over a 100 years to find leaks. It is the best way to do so if a visual shows you nothing.

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