Shippers
Well-Known Member
Here we go...
Here we go...
Thewilbury
Member
im guessing this is bad
Shippers
Well-Known Member
i like the sound of these guys
This was a customers car not ours and Barry is VAG qualified diagnostic technition with all the gear...
Shippers
Well-Known Member
im guessing this is bad
Carpets get wet when water leaks in and....runs down behind dash where all the wiring is..and all the connectors are and the pins go green...not sure about L322 but a huge problem on P38 as all electrics under RH seat..
brianp38dse
Well-Known Member
I seam to remember reading that on the l322 the wiring runs in a channel in the floor that can fill up with water and that there is also some wires spliced in that the water effects, might be worth a look.
Thewilbury
Member
any idea which side brian?
brianp38dse
Well-Known Member
I seem to remember its passenger side and the harness ended up completely immersed in water.
Thewilbury
Member
will get on to him first thing tomorrow with that info.
brianp38dse
Well-Known Member
Worth a look even it it just eliminates it out of the equation.
Thewilbury
Member
lads fingers crossed its something simple like this. ill report back on progress!!
Shippers
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2 garages 7 months and then given to us...Number 1 fuse blows every time ignition\battary on..bcm\binnicle sent to Rick nothing wrong asked on here Marty said connect DMM this way and check everything did that and as we did Barry lent on central console and meter went crazy...turns out wire from window switch pack was trapped round stud and owner had lent on it all dash electrics\locking\windows failed as he shorted them out and blew the fuse and every other fuse replaced until we released and repaired chaffed wire...
Shippers
Well-Known Member
Just LOVE stories like this!!
You wont believe what we have to sort down here..the S2 I'm restoring all split pins were nails bent over okay if they were just the right size but no they hammered a bigger size in till the head was flat to the nut and then hammered the end round...and the steering drop arm was on the top of the swivel instead of underneath!..
Mad, like the sort of thing you used to find on cars back almost to the 50s. Sawdust in gearboxes etc etc.
First car I ever bought, well I didn't buy it, I just paid for it cos I was working evenings and couldn't get out to look at cars.
so I let my mother buy it.
It was a Mini De Luxe. It came with a new MOT. And my ma had spent the money i had set aside for insurance.
Give it its due, for an 850 Mini it went like the clappers. BUT it had a rust hole near the bottom of the B pillar on the inside vertical panel the size of a fist. She just didn't see it.
So the MOT was obvs bent. Bought a cleaner one when the MOT ran out and stripped bits off it to improve the second one.
Have almost always had more than one car and/or projects ever since. Steep learning curve to begin with but few of my cars have ever been to a garage, only when I absolutely couldn't do the job, like the recent removal and replacement of the auto box on my D2 to sort out the ATF leak, as I physically couldn't do it where I live.
Wonder how many of us have started working on cars cos they couldn't afford them any other way!
Tricky of York
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Seriously, you must get the water out and track the leak path in, because if you don’t you’ll be spending hundreds on someone else doing it. All the comments on damp electrical connections and green corroded terminals are based on real life Range Rover ownership not stab in the dark ideas. I have three dehumidifier pillows in my car that get microwaved every two to three weeks just to remove everyday moisture and condensation in winter months. If you have wet carpets you will never be able to confidently drive the car because the next electrical fault will be waiting to bite you in the wallet
. Good luck.Tricky
Tricky of York
Well-Known Member
Regarding fault codes, can you tell us what they are or were? Also if cleared then cranked are you getting the same codes repeatedly or new ones each time. On the L322 I wouldn’t be so bold as to state that any fault code was not related to the main issue of not firing. My car was in a garage for weeks before they got it started and when I got it back it wouldn’t lock remotely or various warnings flashed up every time I started it until after driving it around for about three weeks everything went back to normal. Personally I think they’re all possessed
.Tricky
RangeRoller dt
Well-Sprung Member
+1 on Barry.
Guy refuses to be beaten.
Guy refuses to be beaten.
Shippers
Well-Known Member
Took two of us though...its surprising how many fault finding jobs need two people...
RangeRoller dt
Well-Sprung Member
I will burn it before I go to the lengths you two did. From what I’ve read lately I should be okay. only need to keep it going until 2030 then it’s banned here
