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    L322 Td6 tapping engine what oil?

    You can get oil additives to quieten noisy tappets.
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    Transfail safe still engages ?

    I had exactly the same problem with a gearbox that had been reconditioned. It had only done about 3500 miles and started putting up 'trans fail safe prog' and locking into a high gear. I sent it back and the company admitted that they had nicked a seal when they re-assembled the 'box. I am in...
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    L322 Leather colour/code.

    If you deviants have finished......Steve Lewis tells me that my leather is charcoal.
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    L322 Leather colour/code.

    Blimey! That's Steve Lewis from Luton, he used to be very well known in Classic Saab 900 circles. He used to break cars and I drove up to Luton in 2005 to buy a tailgate for my 900 turbo 16s. Like you say, a very nice chap.
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    L322 Leather colour/code.

    Thanks. I will give him a try.
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    L322 Leather colour/code.

    How do I do the engine search? I did check the sticker in the door shut and the one under the bonnet but there was no mention of the leather colour.
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    L322 Leather colour/code.

    I need to get some leather dye for the drivers seat in our L322. I can get it colour matched if I have the name and/or colour code for the leather. It's a 2006 model in Zambezi Silver and it has the grey leather with charcoal trim. Can anyone help with the exact name or code?
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    L322 Front suspension knock.

    Thanks for that information, very useful. I have to say that's the first time I have heard of any Kwik Fit employees being sh*t hot at anything! I usually avoid our local ones. Got the front arms bolted up this evening and the car back on the ground but I haven't road tested it yet. I did take...
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    L322 Front suspension knock.

    Thanks, yes, same procedure as my 5 series for the pivot bolts. I should be able to do it with the wheel off and my trolley jack under the radius arm ball joint, as it has a large rubber pad on the jack cradle. Just waiting for a fine evening to get it finished. The N/S took about half the time...
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    L322 Front suspension knock.

    Well the weather was good today, so I managed to going with the front suspension overhaul at 10:00. I started on the off-side and everything came apart fairly easily, except, as expected, the bottom ball-joint which bolts into the hub. I tried to get a cold chisel under the flange, tried beating...
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    L322 Front suspension knock.

    Well, the splitter arrived on Thursday but unfortunately the rain arrived on Saturday! It eased up a bit on Saturday afternoon, so I thought I would tackle the front suspension. Ended up having a battle for almost two hours with the wheel nuts. The steel nut underneath had corroded and distorted...
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    L322 Front suspension knock.

    Ok. In readiness for the next step, what parts are common wear items on the rear suspension?
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    L322 Front suspension knock.

    Ok. I found that splitter set on e-bay, so I will see if I can get one delivered before the weekend. I think I read your post about the bottom ball-joint a few months back, so I was expecting that to be a PITA. I did finally manage to get the workshop repair part of Rave opened this morning...
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    L322 Front suspension knock.

    The arms are supposed to be OE quality and come with a 2 year guarantee. I have a decent ball joint splitter, the type that you expand by winding a bolt in, but from what you say will this not work?
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    L322 Front suspension knock.

    Sorry Holidaychicken, I have only just seen your reply to this. I have used Island 4 x 4 a few times before, mostly for parts on our old TD5 Discovery, and have found them to be very good. In the end I decided to bite the bullet and do a complete overhaul on the front suspension. I ordered all...
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    L322 td6 remap or chip for economy

    If it is using lots of fuel, then I would get the injectors checked out first.
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    L322 HSE TDV8 2006 TELEPHONE

    It should connect by Bluetooth to your mobile. Our car is a 2006 model Td6, which is slightly earlier than yours, and that connects manually by bluetooth. Apparently, if you update the software to the post 2007 version, it will then connect automatically and also transfer your address book to...
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    l322 TDV8 filling problems

    The Td6 is a pain in the *rse to fill too.
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    TD6 VOGUE 05 ALTERNATOR REPLACEMENT

    No sh1t Sherlock!
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    Lots and lots of white smoke

    Sounds about right. I can thoroughly recommend CR Turbo Engineering, if you want to get a second quote.