1. jimmacD

    Range Rover L322 No Drive!!

    You need to give age and model to get some helpful advice from the gurus on here.
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    broke down already

    That's a double whammy! Gaylander TD4 doesn't have a dipstick either..... just serviced the box on mine! Suzuki Vitara might have a dipstick?
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    broke down already

    Gearbox dipstick? Didn't know the L322 had a dipstick? You thinking of P38.... life is never that simple with L322 ownership.
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    broke down already

    Hi and welcome to the wonderful world of Range Rover ownership! What L322 is it? If it doesn't light up the dash, chime the "bong" of doom, smell of burning or make a nasty clattering sounds then you might be OK with a gearbox service?
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    L322 4.4 petrol 2004 can bus fault

    I had same problem after having my alignment done, drove out of the ramp and got the dreaded "bong" of doom! Checked everything, sensors etc and nothing could explain the issues. Couldn't see how the alignment procedure would have triggered a fault as the car wasn't jacked up, I had stuck it on...
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    Help with L322 HSE (2003) stereo upgrade.

    My L322 came with an aftermarket Dynavin unit for BMW, it's plumbed to the DSP, steering controls, engine sensors for coolant etc.. and factory CD multiplayer. Gives me TV, DVD, SATNAV, Telephone plus a charging point and various slots for memory cards. It is a nice touch screen unit. I think...
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    What size battery?

    I finished the restoration on it in 2011, ended up swapping out the 200tdi from my disco. The Perkins went for export, gearbox went for classic jag racing and made more than I paid for the RR and restoration costs! I couldn't live with it being so agricultural and also realised I had no use for...
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    1996 P38 DSE ECU Replacement

    Ecu ordered and should arrive next week, probably setting myself up for disappointment? Haven't had a huge amount of luck lately with stuff off the interweb.... wrong lower arm for my A6, wrongly described centre caps for my van and a P38 boot actuator which turned out to be for a door! I think...
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    1996 P38 DSE ECU Replacement

    Checked power coming into ecu with RR ignition off and on. Becm is sending low volt signals and healthy current so that part of the system seems to be working and it points towards the ecu being faulty. Now in the process of sourcing another automatic non egr ecu... some sellers seem to think...
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    1996 P38 DSE ECU Replacement

    Hi, done all that... earth wire on ecu, checked for wet, eaten wires and becm.... going to have another check of power/ignition feeds to ecu. My gut tells me that its the ecu and most with same symptoms ended up changing ecu after spending out on everything else. Thought I would start with the...
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    How do I get avatar picture to load?

    I think I understand your problem.... your living in an alternate universe where there is no concept of space and order? FL1? Kawasaki at the back and FLH Road glide nearest at the front. Had bikes before I started sticking a LR needle in my eye... started with a Series 2a in 19whenever. I have...
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    How do I get avatar picture to load?

    Impervious to ridicule, I own a P38 and an L322... next up a t-shirt which says "kick me!"
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    How do I get avatar picture to load?

    Hi, ta for info. I have tried all that..... flippin' eck that is slow.... it has just uploaded as I write this, five minutes and four attempts! Couldn't find a pic of the LR fleet or vain enough to post "me when I had hair" or "my own teeth!"
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    1996 P38 DSE ECU Replacement

    Hi again Datatek! This really seems a comms problem, in tank pump whirrs away happily when the relay is jumped. The ecu just isn't getting or reacting to the comms from the becm... no glow plugs, engine light etc.. which seems to point to the ecu? Fuel delivery etc.. I think is secondary to the...
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    1996 P38 DSE ECU Replacement

    Had a quick look at the ecu for usual suspects... corrosion, dry joint and blown capacitors. All seems OK, will take it apart properly and hunt for a chip, when I can remember where I left my torx thingies! I only have basic diagnostics and the syncmate. Tried local diagnostics chap who was more...
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    How do I get avatar picture to load?

    Hi all! Been on here for a while and decided to upload a profile pic. How the feck do you do that? I have gone onto profile etc... choose file etc... but nothing happens? Cheers for any help.
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    1996 P38 DSE ECU Replacement

    Hi all! Back to the ongoing issue with my P38 project car. Posted a few months back that I had a "no start" issue... no glow plug, engine cranked OK, healthy battery, healthy fuel pump etc.. etc.. Cleaned all the earths, bridged the fuel pump relay and she came to life and seemed fine? Back to a...
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    1996 P38 2.5 DSE Non starter!

    On the rare occasions I have to use Halfords, I always have a chuckle when a kid asks me "can I help you?" Uh, probably not! Not unless it's to do with a SATNAV or Stereo.... do they even call them Stereos these days... ICE? They seem to struggle if I ask for a deep reach socket or a crow foot...
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    1996 P38 2.5 DSE Non starter!

    Going to investigate some rodent damage, drivers side bulkhead. It was there when I bought the old farm vehicle. Had a little peak back then and damage seemed limited to the scuttle seal and sponge next to the bonnet hinge. It does feel like something is going to earth when it shouldn't? I did...
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    1996 P38 2.5 DSE Non starter!

    My Jag/LR stealer in Boston also claimed they didn't have software, something about not being open long enough to acquire old software package or can't be bothered to work on old stuff whilst feeding frenzy for new Defender, Evouqe, Velar etc... is still going strong? I ended up replacing...