Watched it drive off with its new owner at the wheel, sold it after 9 years (well ok 9 years on 5 december) p38 gone now doing battle with a l322 td6 and already fitted side steps, gearbox oil and filter, rear parking sensors sorted, transfer box ecu (no cover been wet) and sorted the cd player out. Now if I can just get heater to work before I freeze my round ish objects off I will feel a little better !
gold rover
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I bet that tugged at the heart strings. Have you checked the brake pipes on the L322, they are a hidden nightmare.
As for mine, booked her into the Land Rover Hospital. I still have a major vibration through steering between 55 and 68ish. Wheels have been balanced, tyre pressures are spot on, just passed MoT. So above my pay grade. Also battery keeps draining, so they can search for that. I'm driving to the bottom of Englandshire in a couple of weeks, so need her right.
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I bet that tugged at the heart strings. Have you checked the brake pipes on the L322, they are a hidden nightmare.
As for mine, booked her into the Land Rover Hospital. I still have a major vibration through steering between 55 and 68ish. Wheels have been balanced, tyre pressures are spot on, just passed MoT. So above my pay grade. Also battery keeps draining, so they can search for that. I'm driving to the bottom of Englandshire in a couple of weeks, so need her right.
If it was a P38 I'd be looking at bushes, starting at the radius arm but God knows what the L322 has.
biketeacherdave
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gold rover
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I wasspeaking to a friend tonight, when I was checking tyre pressures and explained issue.He uttered the one thing that just hadn't crossed my mind,"have you checked the tracking". It's amazing what slips by when you're distracted! So off to get tracking done tomorrow morning .
Had to get her started by the AA again. Guy who came out is a JLR specialist from Glasgow area. I got his phone number in case any of us in the Glasgow area need it in future.
myfirstl322
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GR, Ditto with commiserations,
It is truly heart rending to lose a pet, feel for you.
It is truly heart rending to lose a pet, feel for you.
gold rover
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Thank you.GR, Ditto with commiserations,
It is truly heart rending to lose a pet, feel for you.
frog hopper
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Unfortunately I cant seem to transfer the photo's I took of the full of sh1t sedimenter, anything else yes just not those.
Anyway, I could maybe have saved myself a load of grief if I had got round to cleaning it out while I was doing the rest of the filters a month ago, as it is today I've been under the bleedin thing in the cold all day trying to sort things out.
First off, sedimenter is clean, undo unions on fuel line to lift pump and blow out (had to borrow a mates compressor) same with lines to filter and tank, put some pressure through filler neck and blew out that as well. took the lift pump apart and cleaned the very little crud in the internal filter, diaphram and non return valves seem to be ok.
Did think of draining the tank but as the sedimenter was now showing clean thought that was probably ok.
Took her out for a run and everything seems to be fine. A longer run tomorrow, hopefully this time it will be ok. Must say though that I didn't find loads of crud anywhere to clean out, just little bits here and there, the air line maybe did some good though. Fingers crossed.
Anyway, I could maybe have saved myself a load of grief if I had got round to cleaning it out while I was doing the rest of the filters a month ago, as it is today I've been under the bleedin thing in the cold all day trying to sort things out.
First off, sedimenter is clean, undo unions on fuel line to lift pump and blow out (had to borrow a mates compressor) same with lines to filter and tank, put some pressure through filler neck and blew out that as well. took the lift pump apart and cleaned the very little crud in the internal filter, diaphram and non return valves seem to be ok.
Did think of draining the tank but as the sedimenter was now showing clean thought that was probably ok.
Took her out for a run and everything seems to be fine. A longer run tomorrow, hopefully this time it will be ok. Must say though that I didn't find loads of crud anywhere to clean out, just little bits here and there, the air line maybe did some good though. Fingers crossed.
In my hour of saddnes you wanted pictures !!!!!
biketeacherdave
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The new one !!
gold rover
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After being reminded about tracking,I called a few local garages but couldn't get an appt for this AM . Which is good for the little guys but I have to go to the Rock this afternoon. So quick call to kwik fit. Twenty minutes later she was on the ramp.
Picture cos it happened.
Picture cos it happened.
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biketeacherdave
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Used it to go see x2 guys in Gatwick one breaks discos the other breaks range rovers picked up a tow bar and electrics for the p38 and a standard radio for the disco, radio fitted looks much better than the crap that was in it and steering wheel controls all working.
gold rover
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After getting tracking done, went for a drive, got about 10 miles, about turned and asked them to check balance. Which were all out! Set off again and still vibrating. So popped in to see friendly, local, indy. Between us we have come to decision it is looking more and more like an injector. Threw some injector cleaner in tank. Did a 60 mile round trip, slight improvement but not enough. So LR hospital can check it out next week.
biketeacherdave
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60 miles is not enuff for injector cleaner to work which is basically kerosene so I'm thinking you put a 150ml bottle into a half tank of fuel ?? Try putting a couple of litres in or remove the fuel filter fill it with the kerosene and run it do it a few times if its a dirty injector that will clean it good as new
Dopey
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A cap full of Isopropanol will get rid of any water... some brainy scientific bod told me that water is attracted to it and the H2o attaches to the molecules and then when you use car it will burn off, or some such bs... anyway my heads hurting now time for alcohol....
gold rover
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Nope . Hadn't realised that tank was very low, as have been distracted. So put in tank with just over reserve. Drove 15 miles, added 30 litres, drove another 50 miles. Never assume.
Also it is going in for other reasons, no harm in checking injectors, if issue not resolved by then.
Nothing in the doors? I' be temped to just run a wire into the door if required.
EDIT. Just realised you put footwell puddle lights. Thought you meant the lights on the bottom of the doors. Don't think mine has footwell lights either.
myfirstl322
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Footwell puddle lights is not a thing,
Footwell lights is a thing, and puddle lights are a thing, but a hybridisation of the two is not a thing.
On a lighter note, Saint had puddle lights that emitted the LR logo, cool as...!
I'm just off to have a look at my reversing full tail beam!
Footwell lights is a thing, and puddle lights are a thing, but a hybridisation of the two is not a thing.
On a lighter note, Saint had puddle lights that emitted the LR logo, cool as...!
I'm just off to have a look at my reversing full tail beam!
