L322 ignition key problems

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badfluffy

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So business partner take his l322 td6 to mot station, locks car gives them the key, some time later get a call saying key don't work, of down to garage with spare key and neither will turn in ignition i know @goldrover had same problem but anyone have any ideas
 
badfluffy said:
So business partner take his l322 td6 to mot station, locks car gives them the key, some time later get a call saying key don't work, of down to garage with spare key and neither will turn in ignition i know @goldrover had same problem but anyone have any ideas
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I think there's a solinoid that gives problems with the ignition/steering column. Try a search.
 
Hello folks, I think this thread of mine will help shed some light on the subject. Half way through you’ll find it starts again and then again for Goldrover.

https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-ro...-2005-4-2-supercharged-will-not-start.312101/

Essentially, bad earth (engine to chassis) plus others - water ingress behind the fuse box, in the cabin and in the boot - low battery volts or dead cells.

All or any of the above can and will cause the symptom being described here. In my case i had to disconnect the battery every night for several weeks before the electrical circuits got their s..t together.

It’s as though the bad earth throws all the coms out of sync with error codes displayed at will. Stay calm be methodical and make sure you have over 13 volts, clean earth point connections and no moisture in the glove box or boot.

Keep us posted on your progress. Tricky :)
 
Yes that’s part of the problem as the electrics control the release of the key to rotate in the barrel. I had exactly the same symptom as well as all the dash lights and non-starting. The fault codes would change every time they were reset, nothing made sense even to LR trained technicians with all the software and testing procedures. It was as if every module had stopped communicating in the correct sequence. I still have the new immobiliser they sold me but didn’t need.
Tricky :)
 
Tricky of York said:
Yes that’s part of the problem as the electrics control the release of the key to rotate in the barrel. I had exactly the same symptom as well as all the dash lights and non-starting. The fault codes would change every time they were reset, nothing made sense even to LR trained technicians with all the software and testing procedures. It was as if every module had stopped communicating in the correct sequence. I still have the new immobiliser they sold me but didn’t need.
Tricky :)
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My memory must be improving.:D:D
 
I too saw this solution on another forum at the time but was nervous about drilling into a component with a very hefty replacement cost if I got it wrong. I believe this to be a good solution in theory if you aren’t the one paying if it doesn’t go well (a stray piece of swarf). I can report that my method also worked and the fault never returned, without drilling anything. Let us know how it goes please.
Tricky :)
 
badfluffy said:
well it appears google is my friend https://blackbox-solutions.com/photos/L322lock.pdf,
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Literally signed up an account just now to respond this this old thread 👌🏻

You sir have saved me a massive bill even from 3 years in the past 🤣

Carried this out this morning, literally took 15minutes total and now have a fully working steering column lock.

Issue I had was key was turning ONCE after a battery disconnect then was unable to be turned again.
Using a diagnosis tool (launch) i was able to monitor the immobiliser status when inserting the key, seems the column lock being stuck open was triggering the immobiliser until battery disconnect.

Can now hear the column motor turning when key is inserted and all my key/barrel/immobiliser woes are over.

Thankyou so much 🤝🏻
 
Depph said:
Literally signed up an account just now to respond this this old thread 👌🏻

You sir have saved me a massive bill even from 3 years in the past 🤣

Carried this out this morning, literally took 15minutes total and now have a fully working steering column lock.

Issue I had was key was turning ONCE after a battery disconnect then was unable to be turned again.
Using a diagnosis tool (launch) i was able to monitor the immobiliser status when inserting the key, seems the column lock being stuck open was triggering the immobiliser until battery disconnect.

Can now hear the column motor turning when key is inserted and all my key/barrel/immobiliser woes are over.

Thankyou so much 🤝🏻
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Welcome to Landyzone.
 
Depph said:
Literally signed up an account just now to respond this this old thread 👌🏻

You sir have saved me a massive bill even from 3 years in the past 🤣

Carried this out this morning, literally took 15minutes total and now have a fully working steering column lock.

Issue I had was key was turning ONCE after a battery disconnect then was unable to be turned again.
Using a diagnosis tool (launch) i was able to monitor the immobiliser status when inserting the key, seems the column lock being stuck open was triggering the immobiliser until battery disconnect.

Can now hear the column motor turning when key is inserted and all my key/barrel/immobiliser woes are over.

Thankyou so much 🤝🏻
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Now you've jinxed it🤣
 
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