L322 Diagnostics ...... again

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I'm still looking for a L322, P38, D2 or 3 to replace my JeepGC with as little cash injection as possible.

I looked at an '04 L322 today that needs work, but might be viable. I'm too old and feeble to do much myself, so have asked my friendly small garage man to take a look.

I had to be all over the Jeep with diagnostics, so I asked the person who will have to do most of the work what he had. Apparently he has recently changed from a snap-on to a Delphi (not sure what model), which he says has been much better with the D2's and P38's he usually deals with. He hasn't used it on an L322.

Does anyone know whether it will be any use?

I have trawled through postings here till my eyes hurt but haven't really got any sort of grip on what I might have to budget for to complement his results.

Is there a simple chart anywhere that lists the various options and vaguely what they will do. I appreciate there are basically ones that just diagnose and ones that allow settings alterations.

FWIW, on the Jeep I ended up with a bluetooth dongle and also a wifi dongle, which I only tried once.
I don't like wires.
 
Get a p38 and a nanocom. If you are tight on budget, that will be the best option.
Parts for l322 are much more expensive and most (not all) common faults on p38's are reasonably priced to fix.
Also much more help available on here for the p38.
 
Wazzajnr said:
Get a p38 and a nanocom. If you are tight on budget, that will be the best option.
Parts for l322 are much more expensive and most (not all) common faults on p38's are reasonably priced to fix.
Also much more help available on here for the p38.
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I really have been looking, but I've not seen anything in the p38 (or D2) line that is suitable and near here. You wouldn't believe some of the wrecks I've looked at, and the real problem now, after having got the Jeep up to the standard that I want, is that her indoors wants something that doesn't look to the neighbours as if we have had to trade in for a much older and more decrepit car.

I have to admit that I took the side covers off inside the boot of the L322 I was looking at, and was horrified by the amount of wiring there.
 
myfirstl322 said:
Consider a Kia Sorrento, utterly reliable and can haul 3.5T.
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My neighbour is on to his second one of those. Latest one is a 15 plate, he seems like them . BUT ..........Oddly, enough when he got the first one, a 12 plate,he kept telling me about his RR 'like mine', that he keeps in London (he lives in Scotland, sees London around twice a year :rolleyes: ) . Now he has the 15 plate Kia, he keeps telling me he traded his 'one like mine' , for 'the newer style' but decided to leave it in London :rolleyes:
RR envy much :D:D:D
 
Yes, a D3 would be great if I could find one local and affordable. I also have a temporary cashflow issue with car tax that runs out in a few days, which is skewing my judgement.
I've looked up Kia Sorento, which seems to cover a bunch of varied vehicles, none of which are rated at over 2,800kg towing limit. Also, they seem to have generated a lot of forum posts from people who couldn't understand how the 4wd low range worked, and few explanations of it that made much sense.

Meanwhile, I see that no-one has answered my original question about L322 diagnostics.

On a different matter, I parked my lady wife in the Jeep with the windows down while I looked at the (diesel) L322. When the seller started it up, I thought the starter motor seemed loud and long before the engine fired up. I tried starting a few times and it seemed OK, but still noisier than I expected. Seller then drove it a few yards at my request to check low range, and seemed to have a long starter motor run again when starting. This all seemed a bit weird, but are the starter motors on these louder than normal? When I started the Jeep to drive away, it was quiet, and her in the passenger seat said we don't want something that sounds like that rusty old thing when we start it up (it didn't seem rusty!).
 
Billaboard said:
Yes, a D3 would be great if I could find one local and affordable. I also have a temporary cashflow issue with car tax that runs out in a few days, which is skewing my judgement.
I've looked up Kia Sorento, which seems to cover a bunch of varied vehicles, none of which are rated at over 2,800kg towing limit. Also, they seem to have generated a lot of forum posts from people who couldn't understand how the 4wd low range worked, and few explanations of it that made much sense.

Meanwhile, I see that no-one has answered my original question about L322 diagnostics.

On a different matter, I parked my lady wife in the Jeep with the windows down while I looked at the (diesel) L322. When the seller started it up, I thought the starter motor seemed loud and long before the engine fired up. I tried starting a few times and it seemed OK, but still noisier than I expected. Seller then drove it a few yards at my request to check low range, and seemed to have a long starter motor run again when starting. This all seemed a bit weird, but are the starter motors on these louder than normal? When I started the Jeep to drive away, it was quiet, and her in the passenger seat said we don't want something that sounds like that rusty old thing when we start it up (it didn't seem rusty!).
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for a half decent D3 prices are around 7k upwards , did look at some earlier discos and rangies but finally went with the D3

i use a diagnostics called iid by gap, fantastic bit of kit , plug the dongle into the obd2 socket , is bluetooth that allows u to read all the results from an ipad , can adjust the suspension , read and clear faults, allow u to flash the ecus and a lot more

see the disco towing capacity is 3.5 kg

they cost around £420 , with the D3s being complicated it has paid for itself very quickly , considering an average cost for a garage to plug in a diagnostics is £60-100 a time

good luck with ur search what ever u decide to buy in the end
 
Wazzajnr said:
Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/332308335219
Not sure what your budget Is but the p38's will probably be cheaper on tax too.

As far as diag goes, there are a few but I don't think any are as good as nanocom is for the p38.
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The thing is that I don't want petrol or lpg as I've droned on about elsewhere. The vehicle will be used as a backup for when whatever is rattling on the main Skoda falls off, and petrol vehicles have this appalling fuel consumption when used to deliver little old ladies to the supermarket/doctors/vets/meals, all of which are a few hundred yards then long wait - hence the permanent "full choke" situation.

What you have helped with is the search. I've foolishly just used "Land Rover" and "Discovery" in the search box, so now I'll add "Range Rover".
 
All-Coms is a decent unit and affordable. Look at it here and see if it fits your needs.

http://www.rswsolutions.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=415&Itemid=81

L322 parts for the BMW based vehicles are not bad price wise. As the engine was used in so many vehicles the prices are affordable.

The only problem is something is always going wrong or leaking some fluid. Keeping them perfect is a full time job. Most shops will just say it is only a "small weep" - no worries. Suspension takes some time to sort out - otherwise a joy to drive.
 
Thanks, kg, that looks fine, judging by the video on the site. Coming from a Jeep, where the diesel and petrol versions had completely different codes, I was a bit nervous. The other question is whether the notorious Windows OS fault (still there in W10) of generating phantom usb serial ports is overcome by his software.

I've today "pulled the trigger" on an L322 at a good price. I had it inspected by a mechanic, and the only fault he found on top of the list noted by the seller was that the back of the transfer box was "a bit damp", which I assume is his version of a small weep. He works a lot on D1's and D2's, so he will be used to weeping.
 
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