2014 RT with intermittent buzzing noise - any ideas on what it might be?

[Woodaddict]

You can disconnect the plug somewhere. Probably hidden near the pump

 

[Peter Aawen]

I don't believe that you can 'turn the compressor off on the dashboard' at all... You can adjust the 'height' up or down a little via the 'Hard/Soft' switch on the dash maybe (but then as soon as you start riding again, the automatic height setting part of the ACS will re-set the pressure to maintain the height setting loaded by BUDS, so doing that's pretty pointless at the best of times, and it won't stop the compressor anyway! ) You certainly can't turn the compressor off via anything on the dash on my 2013 RT Ltd, nor could you on any of the 2014 Oz spec Spyders with ACS that I've seen/worked on either, and there's been quite a few of them over the years.

You could try unplugging the compressor, IF you can get in there to do that, but you might then end up with suspension faults that restrict your ability to ride the Spyder, OR, if you're game, you might simply try adding saayyy, 20 mls or so of a 'Slime' type liquid puncture sealant to the air bag via the Schraeder valve inlet under the seat (with the valve insert removed to add the Slime, then put it back in again before adding air. ) and add about 20 psi of air to the bag before going for a little bit of a ride to let the Slime seal any punctures /leaks that might be present. That 'Slime' thing has worked pretty well as a temporary air bag repair for me and for quite a few others that I'm aware of too, but it's not necessarily a 100% sure fire fix, nor is it necessarily permanent - altho if it does work for you, then you might as well just ride with it like that until it doesn't work any more... I know of a few Spyders that have now run something over 100,000 miles with a 'Slime Sealed Air bag' without any further ACS issues, so you might be lucky.

Good Luck!

 

[Snowbelt Spyder]

One of the mechanics at Baja Ron’s advised me to put 50 pounds of air into my airbag manually and see if it would hold air for any length of time. I tried this three or four times and measured it with two separate air gauges. My airbag won’t even hold air for one minute. It’s back to zero after about a minute. Is there anyway to easily disengage my compressor so it won’t run all the time until I can get it fixed? The dealer said I need a new airbag and they couldn’t get to it until mid May. They advised me that I could turn the compressor off on the dashboard, but I can’t seem to figure out how to do that? Baja Ron’s shop said they were booked up that far also. I suppose if I can’t turn the compressor off, I should avoid riding until I can get it repaired by someone?

No, you can't turn it off at the dashboard. Don't know where they got that. You can tun it off in BUDS. Without BUDS, go into your left side fuse box - left side as you are sitting on the bike - and pull Relay R4 - suspension relay. See Pic. Easier to get to than the air pump plug. To completely disable the system, also pull off the right side panels, find the vent valve, and just unplug it. But if you plan on repairing the system back to normal, that is not required.

In the mean time remember, your system doesn't hold air. It doesn't necessarily have to be the airbag, it can also be the check valve on the outlet of the air pump, or the swivel elbow fitting at the vent valve. Many folks have just re-routed the air line tubing, from the air bag directly to the Schrader valve under the seat, and did away with the air pump entirely. Then the only place for leakage would then be the air bag. Everything else is eliminated. Yeah, it's a pain to work in there and do all of that.

 

[Flying V]

Employees at the authorized dealer East TN ATV in Elizabethton, TN told me that I could turn the compressor off on the dash. I researched and found no way to do that.
Do I need to remove the guard under the seat (4 bolts) to add slime? Will slime damage the compressor? Am I safe for the 30 minutes ride to the dealer or hour 20 minutes to BahaRon?

 

[Flying V]

Thanks, I plan/hope to get some knowledgeable shop that I can get in to repair it. I’ll try to pull the fuse until I can get a repair done. I appreciate your advice very much.