L322 Anyone want to watch an L322 burn?

Just when I thought I could learn to like the heap of **** again, this happens - 200 miles into the first day of my French holiday.

This car is SERIOUSLY ****ING ME OFF.

And to top it off, another fault scan:

P0011
P0021
P0102
P0112
P0155
P0305
P0306
P0307
P0308
P1300
P0328

Less than 1 hour later:

Stop! Engine oilpress

If this ****ing car runs my holiday I absolutely am going to torch the ****ing thing. I don't care anymore.

I just checked the oil (I know you shouldn't do it when the engine is hot, but I'm in the middle of nowhere and need to get to my hotel) and it's about 10mm over the top of the max fill line on the dipstick.

I guess there is too much oil? That will teach me to allow a mobile mechanic to work on it. :-(

Yet another problem to try and solve. I'm going to have no money left for my holiday at this rate.

Not good, i'd be suprised if 10mm over max would cause all that!
Whats the coolant level looking like?

Lost all power whilst driving. She is dead and I am done with her.

martynv8 said:

Not good, i'd be suprised if 10mm over max would cause all that!
Whats the coolant level looking like?

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Topped it off before I left and checked it again before I left the hotel this morning. Was fine.

Ok, just wondered if coolant was getting into the sump & causing the oil level to rise. No idea on L322's tbh but really feel for you!

That sounds very much like no oil to the hydraulic lifters and/or big ends.
Oil pump failure maybe?
Really sorry for you mate, that's such bad luck. I always have European breakdown cover from AA when I go abroad. It's expensive but at least you can carry on with your holiday then. I know that's not very much use to you now though.
Let's just hope it's something easily fixable.
Good luck mate.

I have euro breakdown. Am waiting forever for them to turn up.

I have euro breakdown. Am waiting forever for them to turn up.

Pluribus said:

I have euro breakdown. Am waiting forever for them to turn up.

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Where in france are you ?

Currently in Nolleval, Normandy

Pluribus said:

I have euro breakdown. Am waiting forever for them to turn up.

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At least you're not totally stranded then which is at least one small piece of good news. Will they give you a car to continue your hols?

Don't know yet, still waiting for them to find me...

Pluribus said:

Don't know yet, still waiting for them to find me...

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I was lucky when the merc died in Czech, I was only 2km from my hotel so I went there in a taxi and made arrangements for them to pick me up the following day. They even paid the hotel for me. (they didn't know that I was staying there anyway!)

Sounds to me like zero oil pressure - really feel for you - on hols as well.

Hope you get a rental and salvage what you can of your holiday, that's important.

Any competant workshop should be able to do simple checks and come up with a diagnosis for sensible money - make the decisions then - cross that bridge only when you get to it.

I wish you well as will many others on here.

It would be a shame if the fuel line developed a pin hole leak whilst the engine was hot and the vehicle unattended to for 5 minutes, miles from a phone.

I really hope that's all it is...

Just arrived at hotel, need to relax for a bit...

myfirstl322 said:

It would be a shame if the fuel line developed a pin hole leak whilst the engine was hot and the vehicle unattended to for 5 minutes, miles from a phone.

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Should there be a "hint hint" at the end.