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Hello. I’ve had a 2002 L322 Vogue (4.4 V8 petrol) for about ten days now. I think it’s such a handsome car (Epsom Green with Ivory interior). And I love driving it - like sitting in a plush leather armchair strapped to a jumbo jet engine!
It started p!ssing coolant the second day I got it. But the second hand car dealer was true to his word/three month guarantee and has agreed to pay for a new thermostat and water pump to be fitted.
It had a new set of stalks fitted just before I got it and the wiring seems a bit cross(ed). Flashing the full beams every time I indicated was fun/must’ve annoyed a few white van men! But that seems to have resolved itself.
The usual little niggles; rear parking sensors are just a noise every time you select Reverse; driver’s cup holder won’t fold away fully; CD changer won’t eject. Quite looking forward to fixing those bits eventually.
However. Today she won’t start. Dealer was upfront with me and told me the battery drains if you leave her parked up for a few days. Even thought it’s a big new battery. So I went into it with my eyes open and bought a Battery Brain (£150 plus £90 for a garage to fit it). Been parked up for approx. 40hrs and, yeh, won’t start. Can turn the key in the ignition and the warning lights turn on. But the engine doesn’t turn over let alone fire. And the radio/computer won’t switch on. Also getting the “Air Suspension Inactive” message when I put it in Neutral to try and start it (which didn’t work). The dealer says that message will go away once it’s jump-started?! Hope so...
Anyone have any experience of these Battery Brains? Thought it was an elegant solution to the battery draining problem. But it either doesn’t work or hasn’t been fitted properly.
And can someone confirm it’s definitely a flat battery rather than an ignition problem please? And put my mind at rest re the air suspension!
I’ve enjoyed reading posts on here while I was looking for my car so have finally posted myself. Thanks in advance.
It started p!ssing coolant the second day I got it. But the second hand car dealer was true to his word/three month guarantee and has agreed to pay for a new thermostat and water pump to be fitted.
It had a new set of stalks fitted just before I got it and the wiring seems a bit cross(ed). Flashing the full beams every time I indicated was fun/must’ve annoyed a few white van men! But that seems to have resolved itself.
The usual little niggles; rear parking sensors are just a noise every time you select Reverse; driver’s cup holder won’t fold away fully; CD changer won’t eject. Quite looking forward to fixing those bits eventually.
However. Today she won’t start. Dealer was upfront with me and told me the battery drains if you leave her parked up for a few days. Even thought it’s a big new battery. So I went into it with my eyes open and bought a Battery Brain (£150 plus £90 for a garage to fit it). Been parked up for approx. 40hrs and, yeh, won’t start. Can turn the key in the ignition and the warning lights turn on. But the engine doesn’t turn over let alone fire. And the radio/computer won’t switch on. Also getting the “Air Suspension Inactive” message when I put it in Neutral to try and start it (which didn’t work). The dealer says that message will go away once it’s jump-started?! Hope so...
Anyone have any experience of these Battery Brains? Thought it was an elegant solution to the battery draining problem. But it either doesn’t work or hasn’t been fitted properly.
And can someone confirm it’s definitely a flat battery rather than an ignition problem please? And put my mind at rest re the air suspension!
I’ve enjoyed reading posts on here while I was looking for my car so have finally posted myself. Thanks in advance.
