Soft Close Operation

[00slk]

On my R230 only works for about 5 closes then stops working, if I disconnect the battery for anything more than 5 days the soft close works again after reconnecting the battery for about 5 closes then stops working again. It has been like this for more than 4 years.
What should I be looking for or is it a job for the scanner?

 

[Timeandleisure]

Hello, I saw these videos which might translate to the R230.

(pumps in boot)

(door component)

(what a mess.. just illustrates the stuff under the seat)

 

[SL63 Mark]

Your boot catch is leaking, you need to epoxy the little ball bearings in the catch - I had this same problem. It is fairly common.

 

[Timeandleisure]

Your boot catch is leaking, you need to epoxy the little ball bearings in the catch - see my thread below when I had this problem. It is fairly common.

R230 Boot soft close

I wish I had thought about looking about on the internet first for this... could have saved a fortune! thank you for the info to keep in mind for future...

 

[star]

The boot catch is the first port of call, if not split, then pump internal electrics. Resetting it or disconnecting power to it resets it for a while.

 

[00slk]

Many thanks Star. Looking very likely the internals of the pump. If the battery is disconnected for a week or more it works for a few closes or it will work for many. After reading through the links its pretty much what you say.

 

[LostKiwi]

Put a vacuum tester on the boot latch.
You can get a test kit for buttons on Amazon.