Finally managed to make a special cable with a slim croc clip which will attach to the starter motor terminal and was all set to hook that up but I suddenly had a pertinent thought: Won’t connecting the juice to this terminal cause the motor to spark up and turn ? -or will it still require...

I think that’s the ‘middle way’

Thanks, That’s all very sensible. I don’t need it as a daily, my aging Audi does that for me and at 18mpg the L322 is expensive to run. I need to factor in that it’s costing me around another £100 per month in road tax and insurance too. I suspect that once the bonnet catch is fixed, she’s...

Hi, I acquired a 2003 4.4l (BMW) L322 last year as a runaround while my daily (Audi) was off the road. I have grown quite attached to the car as, annoyingly, she’s in great nick inside and all the toys work ! There’s a bit of rust in the underside (mostly Surface) and a wee bit of panel...

A wee update. I Can get to the starter motor from underneath and I can likely get a cable onto the 12V supply. Assuming I can find a suitable non oily / non rusty earth nearby and given that the supply to motor seems quite robust, would it be possible to jump start the car from there ? I...

So I’ve just been to the breakers yard to get some bits and pieces and I see where that cable is. There’s next to zero chance of being able to get to that without going in from underneath. I think I’m going to struggle with this one. I’m the plus side I did get a couple of decent bonnet...

Thanks for those, yeah, I’m already in at the cable release mechanism (which snapped in the cold this morning) tugging the cable isn’t doing any good at all and I’m worried the nipple is gonna fly off. Annoyingly I have a 7-Pin 12N socket rather than the 13-pin one so no 12V charging option...

<grumbles> Ok so not only did the banging the bonnet trick not work, the plastic retainer for the cable snapped. I can probably get a salvage one tomorrow but I’m starting freak out about getting the bonnet open. I wonder if the release cable has become detached where it extends to the far...

I don’t think the cable has snapped, there’s tension on it but I can’t seem to get it to release the latch

Hi, yes I can get into the car (thankfully fixed the broken lock barrel last time around !) I can only open the drivers door at present due to lack of voltage. Currently charging up the stunt battery and will try via the trailer socket -that’s a great shout -failing that, is the front firebox...

Hi, Have been quiet here for a while as life got rather busy (and expensive) and ive not had much time to spend on the L322. After locking me out and having to have her broken into, the garage informed me that one of the bonnet latches (Drivers side) was gubbed and not ‘latching’ but that the...

Hi, Just a very quick ‘idiot-check’ before i have a miserable afternoon using the wrong settings… I have a 2003 4.4L petrol L322 which is showing up half a dozen fault codes with IID which it won’t / can’t clear. I was going to have a look into inpa (I have the software and the cable) but I...

Hi just a quick query to ask how you got on with this ? I have a faulty fuel gauge (even on self-test the needle only goes to just over 1/2). I also have a whole spare cluster, although pulled from a Diesel (I’m petrol V8). Are these hot-swappable ? And what coding would be needed ? -I have...

Ha ! Just the two for me… https://www.check-vehicle-recalls.service.gov.uk/recall-type/vehicle/make/LAND%20ROVER/model/RANGE%20ROVER/year/1997/recalls

Hi, I know I’ve been busy with the L322 of late and have a take of jobs to do to get the P38 back on the road but I’ve just been told that there are a couple of outstanding recall campaigns on the beastie. Do do A255 or A359 mean anything to any of you ? (Other than them being toads somewhere...

Hi, just a quickie, I’m sure I had seen a discussion about this but I can’t find it now so I wondered whether any of you fine folks might know the answer or be able to point me in the right direction. My fuel gauge is faulty, well, it’s ‘offset’. When full it reads 1/4 of a tank falling to...

I got a second unit from the bay for £20 -it was reported as working but no display. When I opened it the LCD ribbon cable was disconnected -but to avoid any potential radio code issues I took the front panel from It with the buttons and volume knob and swapped it onto my unit Connected it...

In answer to my own question…. I think the connector is for the central speaker in the dash which a previous owner may have removed from my car but which I can restore tomorrow :) All the buttons and the clock / information system / CD multi changer now work :) Happy days

Hi, I’ve a 2003 L322 which has had an ‘iffy’ radio since I got it. Some of the buttons don’t work and switching it off causes the clock To reset to 12:00 ! I have a donor unit and was going to swap the control board for the buttons across in case it’s a physical issue (some of them work, some...

Hi, Thought I’d update this and ask for (yet) more help and advice… The great and the good tried everything with this and ended up having to smash the drivers window. I’ve done the lock repair and the key now physically turns the barrel -but this doesn’t open or lock the doors -I wonder if...