Have tried RAVE downloads without much success. Will give it another go.

Still trying to find the fuel cut off solenoid... supposed to be on to of the main fuel pump but can't find any electrics? I have lost the "glowplugs" light on the dash which makes me think that there is comms link problem effecting start/stop valve, glowplugs and injectors. These components are...

Nope, had fuse box and ecu out to check for obvious.... corrosion/burning. Nothing else is effected in the car so I don't think it's a BECM fault, it's not immobilised... did an EKA entry to confirm. Car cranks OK, mahoosive tractor battery makes sure of that! One minute the car worked, then it...

Ta much for pointers, I am waiting on a fuse buddy (fooking Hermes, a week late) so I can systematically check all the fuses and their readings. The car was fine, left for a week, non start, bridged start relay as no signal from ignition... started fine, started fine with relay back in? Then...

Just finished watching a vlog from an umercan who claimed his L322 death rattle wasn't the vanos or timing chain issues but just a case of changing the power steering fluid and the noise goes away! Problem with that theory is that the power steering pump is on other side of the engine from the...

Does anyone have a wiring diagram for ignition, becm and ecu comms routes? Been busy with life.... fecking L322 threw a suprise spanner in the works with what I suspect is a failed timing chain guide.. totally out of the blue, started her up for School run and a bag of spanners rattles from...

David Elcomb-powell is the name of the seller. The switch packs seem to usually sell between £70-140 second hand but they can be had for less with a bit of haggling!

Chap near me in Boston UK, not the Umercan knock off, is just starting to break an L322... I know there are loads being broken but this one has just come off the road due to needing a brake line and the owner can't be bothered putting it back through an MOT so stuff is working rather than lying...

If it works.. it works! I fitted a second hand switch pack for £40 and that was three years a go. They don't fail through wear like the P38 switches. Don't buy from a smoker, they, like me travel with the window down in all weathers and the windscreen washers can dump water in. I would just buy...

Couldn't find a fix... poor design/placing means water gets in and they get knackered! Easier just to replace it.

Chooks are my babies, Cockerels tend to run away when they see me.... Alpha male, I drop kick them at least once a week to confirm my leadership! I want a goat and ducks, Daughter wants a Ferret but usually Daddy ends up looking after and cleaning out her whims! I draw the line at her snake and...

If I lived in Yorkshire it would be expected that you keep Ferrets and Chickens in your junkers! I found my Chickens were best for dispatching rodents but Wifey won't let me keep them free range... apparently they poo too much on her patio and dig up her plants, I could live with that as they...

Sometimes find the odd dropping on top of the L322, how the feck they get up there and why, who knows? Spent ages chasing an abs fault on my Jag, changed out the sensor etc.. eventually found a nibbled wire right up inside the wing. I was given a car by a Customer as she was fed up of the Rats...

Does that involve stamping on it or using a re-sync tool, I have tried one of those things!

??? The ecu is same as old and should resync, I don't think it has any effect on the immobiliser, that's more to do with the becm. It isn't immobilised, cranks etc.. just nothing going on with the ecu, same as old one with "ecu not waking up" from syncmate. That is the frustration... it's not...

Does seem to point towards a break somewhere? There is a small bit of previous rodent damage on driver side bulkhead/bonnet foam, it didn't look like anything serious as no holes or damage into the cabin/dash. I think I will start there and just work my way through the wiring loom. I keep...

I have no engine light or glow plug symbol when starting which makes me think it is a wiring/comms issue rather than failed components. My syncmate.. doesn't and comes back as no comms with ecu? I have replaced the ecu, fuse box. I think it is possibly a damaged wire in the loom but where to...

Family went down with COVID so stuck in doors for a while. Replacement fuse box arrived, fitted with everything crossed that it would solve my "non start" issue! Nope, still have a non starting early P38 DSE? Local breaker recommended looking at the glow plug relay but that looks fine to me...

Just smile and wave.... smile and wave. As I said in previous post, if it doesn't light up the dash, smell of burning or clatter like a bag of spanners, you might be lucky? Not such a PITA working on RR gearbox compared to a family car.... just fooking heavy for DIY enthusiast with two spoons...

I thought we were trying to justify the pain of ownership? We all strive to hit that sweet spot where everything works... if only for a few minutes, for me, just before I sell it! It does feel like pass the parcel, hoping you are not the one who gets the hand grenade!?