Recent content by shandonman

Yes Mackies will keep you right for the autobox. The main dealer in Glasgow sub contracts all the broken gearboxes to them. Strathearn Engineering ( less than an hour away ) will look after the rest.

Here is mine at the recent L405 launch. Looks quite nice there as the dealer had spent a day valeting her. Normally she looks a bit tired and I think its the Borg warner box that is starting to whine a fair bit. There's always something eh

No bill as yet. I have written to LR to complain but not sure what will come of it. Thanks for the advice - I will Google a specialist or if anyone can recommend one around Glasgow or even Scotland

I just cant believe how this problem has become a really bad situation. After conceding that this wasnt something I was going to be able to fix DIY nor even a job for the local garage, I decided to bite the bullit and give it to a well known main LR dealer in Glasgow to diagnose and repair...

I have just read this whole thread and can see where the confusion has begun right at the beginning. This guy got a great description of how a VCU works but then a slip up up let him believe that he had one.

Yes it wasnt the cheapest at £3k but it was important to us getting a 100,000 mile/ 3 year warranty from a reputable place. That included a new TC and oil cooler and vat. I really was just mentioning it as the symptoms talked about were exactly as described by them for this ZF G/B on its path...

For what its worth, when our 02 L322 started to give trouble at around 120,000 miles we contacted Mackie in Glasgow as they have a good reputation and are used by the dealer. I only had to tell the service manager what vehicle it was and he described the symptoms to me ( namely juddering when...

Intermittently and getting worse is the sudden loss at the start or during a journey of all functions in the centre console ie: HEVAC, heated seats, parking sensors, everything in this panel bar the air susp. No warning lights. For no apparent reason, it will all start working again, either on...

At last received back repaired ECU and spent time yesterday refitting. Still a PITA to get access from under the seat base diaphram but at least as soon as its plugged in I could move the seat fully forward or back to gain better access for final positioning of the ecu and the 5 connectors...

This is just my thoughts on the subject of removing V8,s for diesel engines but it just seems to me that unless the engine is knackered or its a daily driver and doing many miles, it may not be as clear cut idea. I mean lets say a decent all round figure is 17mpg on the V8 and 30mpg on the Tdi...

I had problems with mine. Motor all checked out ok so had a look under the dash, whipped out the delay timer relay (stamped PRC7404 but now PRC9957) after testing it there was 12v in but not out, plugged it back in and all works fine. I have ordered another relay as its either a poor connection...

Excellent, looking forward to seeing more pics of progress reports.

Ive just found out: A) The top half of the lower circle is not another tail light, its the fog light. B) The standard light unit DOES also use LED's for brake light ( not just the high level one ) so the dealer was talking tosh.

Thats fine. I think the resistor is there to stop any problems and the dealer was just covering his back saying put get some original lights back on. PowerfulUK have a good diagram showing the half dozen different rear lights used on the L322. BTW the dogs are only in the car for posing...

The bottom circle is split horizontally having a tail light bulb ( Diadem ) in each half. The top circle has a bulb for the indicator but looks like LED,s for the brake light and a resistor is wired into this.