Well the Old girl is going in for her hip replacements today with Alan the welder as surgeon. He cleverly asked us to remove the fuel tank guards as well as the 'beautification' panels ahead of the work and I know why now! Incerdibly annoying pain in the arse AND back process removing the guards...

Definitely sounds like a voltage issue, I am no expert on RR's mechanically, but I do know about electrics. The power drain on a poorly earthed or less than fully charged battery, even one that is only 18 months old, will cause you all sorts of problems. Is yours a Vogue or maybe an...

I am sort of answering my own question, removing the tank guards was a real pain in the arse! It needed a large (25cm) extender bar added to another extender to reach the bolts and nuts at the top of the cover. Incredibly difficult to remove the cover EVEN with all the nuts and bolts removed. If...

We are just about to remove the tank guards on our L322 2005 3.0 tdi and were wondering if anyone else has done it? The procedure seems quite straight forward, undo 16 bolts and 4 nuts apparently! Now call me a sceptic, but one thing I have learned is that rusty old L322's are full of hidden...

Yep, only a spot of surface rust

Well, good and bad news. See uploaded Pics, rot hasn't spread to the rear members but as can be seen has had a fair old munch elsewhere. I had only thought that the drivers side needed doing, but the passenger side is nearly just as bad. Alan the Welder reckoned it must have been used to tow...

Morning peopes! We are just about to start 'strippng off' the plastic bits that hide the chassis rail and sills and more immportantly for us the jacking pointof the rear of our L322 2005 3.0 diesel vogue. The horrors that await I am aware of and on 1st inspection things aren't good but could be...

We replaced our battery on L322 vogue 2005 at the beginning of the year with a 533107 Silver 020 12V Car Battery 5 Year Guarantee 110AH 920CCA 0/1 B13 By Varta From ebay cost was £140 but is now £152. Battery fits in perfectly, although as previously mentioned it is a tight fit and not...

Does anyone know if there is a way of looking up engine numbers for a 2005 L322 3.0 diesel? Ours is 202261110 and I cannot seem to find a way to look it up. Any help greatly appreciated, I especially want to know if it is still the original lump because it has done over 195,000 miles now. It was...

Funny thing about using the VIN, my L322 was originally exported to australia when new and stayed there for 15 years until it came back via Ireland to england. Although it has the usual SALLMAM prefix the VIN never works from an id point of view and we have to use the age etc. The major plus...

Went to see a highly recommended welder today, he's an old boy who is just about to retire and knows a thing or two about Range Rovers, particularly L322 rust points. It was only a quick look visit ahead of the work to do, but he straight away asked me to get my son to remove ALL the plastic...

To add to my burgeoning amount of 'council placed' obstacles struck I managed to 'inadvertantly' move a line of 'temporary' bike scaffolds that were erected supposedly only during the Covid outbreak and were due to be removed but never have. These 'obstacles' are right next to a post office...

I am about to attempt some rear CHASSIS MAINTENANCE BUT IT DOESN'T SEEM AS SEVERE AS YOUR PROBLEM, there are a load of spares available from G.O.S etc, but first would suggest you thoroughly research what exactly you need to replace. The less can sometimes be the more, especially when you are...

The one I hit didn't, but then again there are FOUR of them on the corner of the North End Road....overkill!

They have taken more than their fair share of front spoilers! Will be going past the one I had the encounter with tomorrow and will see how much it moved!

Pikeys all drive Audi SUV's around here!

No I think they are placed to cause maximum damage and are on the same level as the road, just on the corner!

Classic can be better and cheaper, however the premiums tend to sky rocket if you do more than 2,000 miles. We just insured using a regional insurer rather than a 'classic' specialist, end result same premium except we are allowedf 7,500 per year. Although used mainly for driving in London, I...

Last night on the way back from Shepherds Bush to Pimlico I thought I would adjust the passenger mirror while I was stationary at Fulham Broadway. Not concentrating properly at all, there was an enormous crash and I realised the Rangey had 'crept' forward and run into one of those huge bell...

Nothing wrong with a TD6, of course it depends what your daily use is. I spend a significant amount of time in London traffic jams so being able to race faster between red lights is an expensive option I don't exercise, for what I want there is more than enough power even for a 2 1/2 ton beast...