L322 Help I think I've bought myself a bag of trouble :(

hi all

Decided to get myself back in a fatty after a year out with a Kia (yeah I know)

So I have a 2008 3.6 TDV8 120k I bought four weeks ago, test drove it twice to make sure I was happy

It's got great history and the turbos, EGRs, compressor all new in last year

A few days in It started going into limp mode when I kicked it down throwing a transmission fault up, so straight to my mates garage for code read and gearbox service. Picked it up and gave it the beans a bit to check and black smoke so straight back to garage for a them to look
Turns out it was a split rocker cover that was opening on high revs that was causing the original fault so had that done.

Then about a week latter it starts to throw up transmission fault limited gears available but only in the morning, turning on and off seems to clear it, but every day it would get more faults like HTC inactive and then parking brake fault, it's like it has a virus!

Back to garage for code read and it's showing various comps errors, garage cleared them and cleaned up a multiplug they susspected was causing it

Complete system reset and on my way again

Two days latter transmission fault limited gears etc and park brake fault again only in the morning, it sits all day sunbathing at the station and at 6pm it's absolutely fine

I've had the battery tested and it's fine

My mechanic is scratching his head and so am I to be honest

I've had a read of other members with the problem but I can't find any posts that actually say how they finally fixed it

I love the old girl and realy don't want to have to off load it to WBAC I'd rather fix it

Thanks in advance for any advice

Paul

Replace the battery regardless, welcome e to the madness

It's only a year old I got the receipt with the car, wondering if the garage that done it will honour the 3 yr warranty
But I'm willing to do it if you think it may work?

Stick in there it will be sorted as said ^^^^^

What battery? Fit a bigger 1 (amp/cca) they are available and it fixes many faults.

Do a search on here and you will see so many silly faults cured by a good battery.

First thing on the list and then work from there.

Good luck you will love it in the end......promise

J

Cool I'll get one from euros tomorrow
Is it better to get a AGM over a lead acid???
I remember changing one on my old fatty it was a pain in the ass
Thanks for the tip mate

Just checked the invoice for the battery he only paid 140 for it fitted! Cheap and cheerful

Try Tayna batteries, I've not used them yet but will when I need one (jinx ) they're meant to be good

www.tayna.co.uk

1988smithy said:

Try Tayna batteries, I've not used them yet but will when I need one (jinx ) they're meant to be good

www.tayna.co.uk

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I'll see if euros do them

Oh and any pics of your range rover? If I can keep my D3 going for a few years I might pluck up the courage to go for one. I'd want the 4.4 tdv8

You can buy from them direct, fast delivery etc etc

1988smithy said:

Oh and any pics of your range rover? If I can keep my D3 going for a few years I might pluck up the courage to go for one. I'd want the 4.4 tdv8

You can buy from them direct, fast delivery etc etc

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I'll take one tomorrow when it's light mate

140 supplied n fitted with 3 year warrenty....yep junk fit the biggest one you can in the space you have uprate the cc amps

biketeacherdave said:

140 supplied n fitted with 3 year warrenty....yep junk fit the biggest one you can in the space you have uprate the cc amps

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This is what tayna come up with on a 3.6 tdv8 reg cant be right can it..?

Had a look on Tayna they got some good deals but not as cheap as euros with the bank holiday sale they doing a Bosch for 120

But thanks for the tip mate

Can anyone advise on a AGM opposed to lead acid? What better for the fatty?

1988smithy said:

Oh and any pics of your range rover? If I can keep my D3 going for a few years I might pluck up the courage to go for one. I'd want the 4.4 tdv8

You can buy from them direct, fast delivery etc etc

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The 4.4 get better mpg apparently

I get 28 round town and 37 on a long run in my 3.6

paulh71 said:

The 4.4 get better mpg apparently

I get 28 round town and 37 on a long run in my 3.6

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That's alright ain't it! I'm doing 25 round town and 35 long runs in the TDV6 disco

Stick with the lead acid some of those agm require batteries require some odd charging cycles

Thanks mate

1988smithy said:

That's alright ain't it! I'm doing 25 round town and 35 long runs in the TDV6 disco

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Haven't the discos got the slightly smaller engine? I think the 4.4 are economic as they are hardly reving round town

paulh71 said:

Haven't the discos got the slightly smaller engine? I think the 4.4 are economic as they are hardly reving round town

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Yeah 2.7, I only get 35mpg on a run by driving like I'm running on fumes realistic is 32