Is there a way to tell? I couldn't see any sort of actual pressure reading for it or the reservoir, just the temperatures (which did go up)

OK, so this has me confused (in fairness, that's not hard these days). Using Autologic with LR software : Looking at the suspension readings and everything is reporting back as I'd expect it to - all four height sensors are claiming numbers that make sense (-100 rear and -50ish front) given...

Top and lower bushes replaced, link arm replaced, now as solid as a rock and drives beautifully. Once I'd taken the old ones out they were all so shot you could manipulate them around just with one finger! I had to chop out the link bar as that was totally seized and dismantle all of the...

So having fought and won replacing all bushes and the link bar on the rear left, with the drivers side wheel also removed and jacked up, obviously both sets of suspension dropped to the maximum. Having replaced and done a short test drive (joy - it's a different motor entirely!) it's now sunk...

OK, so having realised that at least one of the stabilising arms (toe link) was also shot as well (have ordered a pair to do the other side as well) - how the heck do you get access in to undo the bolt at the top securing it to the frame?! The ride height sensor gets in the way of getting a...

This is a 2004 without the fancy display! If I can figure out a safe way to get the front end high enough to get underneath (as I guess the engine needs to be running to get the PAS pump active?) then I'll take a look, else I think a friendly backhander to a workshop may beckon... Come to...

Weird - once I'd rubbed the dismantler off, one is virtually brand new but the other is f'd. However both bushes look the same age and are shot. My guess is someone had to get one side aligned.

And on to the next issue.... ABS is temporarily disabled and Autologic returned a fault of 'steering plausibility'. Some quick googling and I can see that's not an uncommon issue and many reports of needing to change the sensor, which I'm pretty sure I can do myself. However, before I...

It will literally depend on how corroded in they are. I've had them both soaking in dismantling fluid for a few days so fingers crossed. I'll know later today once the rain stops!

I hear ya! It's not so much about being a cheapskate than just remembering why I bought it - as a casual/emergency winter vehicle to get in and out of rural home in bad weather, that's it. I'll probably sorn it for half the year!!

I'll definitely be marking them regardless as in theory you should be able to translate the washer mark over to the new one, all depends on if I can get the old ones out intact.

I'm guessing the teardrop washer that goes on the other end is a separate part as well. I can find the original LR ones pretty easily just need to hunt for some OEM as I'm a cheapskate 😃

In fairness I haven't really had a proper look yet, just made an assumption and ordered a pair in anyway but it's interesting that the PO used it for just that - as a car trailer towing vehicle. I meant to get a set of new bolts too when I ordered the bushes (found Rimmer Bros very helpful) but...

Any tips on if I'm better off doing it in lower / upper or upper / lower order? Or take both off together for maximum fun and weight?!

Speaking of instrument clusters, on mine the LCD backlight has/is going on one side, is this a repairable backlight thing (because old ones used to actually be lamps!) or will it need a new LCD display? And if so, can you even get them?

So my plan is to replace all four upper/lower hub bushes as they have quite clearly had it, and given that OEM ones are less than a London pint that’s no big deal. (I don’t have an issue with OEM parts for this as the reason for getting this vehicle in the first place is solely as a ‘just in...

Autologic with LR specific software. Has a reasonable help and diagnostics guide (even has pictures of parts) but it still needs a grown-up to tell you what half the stuff actually means. I think the instrument cluster is all legit, when you interrogate it the data that comes up all looks back...

Perfect - cheers.

PO was sound and all the paperwork checks out, just a tinkerer style car nut who'd had the USB adapter cable and random bits of downloaded software but didn't seem to be able to even work his laptop..... (he tried to show me when I bought it). 2004 L322 4.4 petrol

Is that one of the universal sets you can find pretty cheap on Amazon / Ebay? I was going to ask if they were actually up to the job / large enough.