L322 service

Considering getting an 03 L322 but wondering if these can be serviced by a regular garage?

I appreciate these are a 40K plus cars and parts etc will be expensive but im reasonability handy and have an excellent local mechanic.

Fuel/Tyres/insurance should be manageable and I only do around 5K a year.

Is servicing similar to a D3?

Cheers - intending to hand over the Freebe to the wife and this will be my new toy.

Use a Land Rover Independent. The L322 needs the correct lubricants and fluids, and access to the GTR TSB's on the vehicle.

There are three types of Service for the L322 :

1) Oil Service
2) Inspection 1
3) Inspection 2

and here’s what’s involved for each (I’ve left out the anti-corrosion checklist for brevity) :

Oil Service

• Reset the Service Interval indicator
• Check operation of parking brake
• Check operation of all lamps, horns and warning indicators
• Check operation of front/rear wipers and washers and condition of wiper blades
• Replace airbag SRS and seat belt pre-tensioners every 15 years

• Remove road wheels
• Check brake pads for wear, calipers for leaks and discs for condition
• Grease wheel centre surfaces
• Check tyre pressures and adjust if necessary
• Check tyres for damage, condition and tread depth
• Replace road wheels
• Apply silicone spray to top edge of door seals

• Check battery condition
• Replace pollen filter
• Check condition of ancillary drive belt
• Check/top up brake, PAS and screen washer fluid levels
• Replace brake fluid every 3 years
• Check coolant level, change coolant every 4 years

• Replace engine oil and filter
• Check all powertrain components for fluid leaks
• Renew petrol fuel filter every 150,000 miles

• Road test vehicle
• Endorse service record
• Report any unusual features of the vehicle condition and additional work required

Inspection 1

Same as Oil Service but with these additional items :

• Check condition and security of seats and seatbelts
• Check steering components for security and wear
• Check suspension fixings
• Check brake, fuel, PAS and suspension pipes and connections for security, leakage, corrosion and possible chafing

Inspection 2 (Petrol Derivatives)

Same as Inspection 1 but with these two additional items :

• Replace spark plugs
• Replace air cleaner element


There doesn’t seem to be too much there to challenge a reasonably competent DIY mechanic let alone a professional one. Service items really aren’t that expensive either.

Thanks for that - all pretty basic service stuff and the service parts look pretty cheap from what I can see. Some of the bigger items, exhausts, compressors etc look pricey but that's to be expected. 18" Tyres prices etc seems similar able my Freelander 17" for top brands. I tend to prefer spending my money on parts than peoples time to fit them - must be the Yorkshire man!

I found a diagnostic tool for resetting the ride height which seems to cause a lot of trips to the garage.

I will look into it and see if I can find an nice example - I don't do many miles (<5000) so the MPG is of no great concern.