Then I'm sure it'll all be OK. It drives a lot quieter now though, I think.

The securing bolts on the bottom were completely rusted in on mine and so it was more like 30 minutes but, as you say, better then causing accidental damage by trying to sneak in behind it in situ.

I couldn't find a way to get to the bolts without removing it. I tried loosening it and just pulling it forward an inch or two but I gave up in the end and just lifted it up. Not a big job really, in the end.

I might have been a bit rash and whilst the radiator was off to get to the thermostat, I might have taken the viscous fan out and conducted the air con fan mod. I'll find out if that works come spring time. I live in the North of Scotland and so I don't think it'll be an issue.

Sorted this issue lads. The previous owner of this beautiful girl should never be allowed near another Land Rover for as long as he lives! So many things have been bodged and the thermostat was no exception. It had been taken out and bent open with a screwdriver for some reason. So that's fixed...

Thank you for the tip, I'll use a few mini cable ties when changing things out

I know I could have bought a metre of pipe for £5 but these were already cut to length and I couldn't find the size required (until after purchasing the over priced pipe)

I've taken to splitting my small issues in to their own threads. So if anyone searching for a fix looks for one, it might just happen for them. Quick update first. The girl passed her MOT but the fuel spill pipes look to have popped off since (£20 on ebay for a full set on order). Drivers door...

I believe you guys, I'm brand new to all this and so I'll email Bearmach and ask what the Dickens they've put the ABS fault in to the BECM for?

Apologies, I thought I did. The ABS ECU had the fault of a sensor short. When checking the BECM stored faults it had one stored as 'ABS Fault'. That's really just it. If only one of the systems was cleared, then the fault remained. It took clearing both at the same time to clear the lights. No...

Is it possible the manufacturers have used the BECM to piggy back to another ECU and get around some sort of Land Rover coding block? Just spit balling. I'm happy regardless. She is booked in to her MOT on Thursday morning. Just have to change out the drivers door handle and she's good to go.

I can't say if it's an anomaly in the Hawkeye or not but I cleared the exact same 'historic' fault code in the ABS ECU many times and each time, the ABS and TC light stayed on. I gave up for a spell and started looking in to what the Hawkeye is able to read and the only fault code the BECM had...

Update lads. All ABS sensors changed out. Brake pedal switch checked and boojied. Two new front calipers. A RAVE bleed. An ABS top up. STILL historic ABS fault code. There is a caution to this tale though. The BECM was holding on to an ABS fault and so every time I cleared the code from the ABS...

Getting closer

I will be checking that tomorrow and will update. I can only assume that a fault code would be thrown if this was the issue though? Hopefully not! I know I have 2 very very very very seized front calipers (slider pins are slidey and pinney, so no issues there) and so I will check the brake...

That's going to be my next port of call. No faults present anymore as the tool found and cleared the faults. Would the brake light switch throw a fault? I'm going to maybe bleed the brakes tomorrow as per RAVE. There might be air in the system throwing a fault maybe?

I took it out and they stayed on unfortunately. Nice thought though

It was very clear actually, so must have had an update. It threw a rear right ABS sensor fault. Changed the sensor out and the fault cleared. So it doesn't get mixed up with the sides like some others seem to. No fault codes on Traction or on ABS but still have the lights. New thread time methinks.

Also, Hawkeye speaks to the diesel ECU, which means it really is the one stop shop that I need to get the old girl back on the road.

Quick update lads.... Hawkeye is a dream come true and found a dead rear right sensor within seconds. The garage tried charging me £60 for plugging their machine in. I explained that there was no way their Snap On tool could have spoken to my ABS unit and they should have known that. The fight...