New RR owner, New project

Hi all

I have recently bought myself a 2005 L322 Vouge SE TD6 as a little project to keep myself busy on my days off. It was a px from a dealer mate of mine and I've always fancied owner one, however as with most px'd vehicles, it has its share of problems. As such, I'm calling it project 136 as many of my friends think I'm a bit nuts to be doing it up. I shall be popping on here to look for guides and ask for help and advice, thankfully I have a good working knowledge of mechanics and can do many jobs myself.
So, the car I bought is a black Vouge SE with 211K on the clock. The mileage does not scare me. I did some research prior to buying it and was reassured to find that the air suspension is quite and does not sag. The gearbox is a little slow, but hopefully a service will sort that out. There are other problem areas though.

Amber flashing light for the active headlights
Parking sensors and reversing camera not working
Oil leak from somewhere in the engine bay
Knocking from the front suspension
Loose steering
Rattle from underneath
No radio/TV signal
Headlights clouded and yellow
Rust on the rear wheel arches behind the rear doors
Big rust hole on the upper tailgate
Torn leather on the rear seat bench
Steering wheel adjustment not working at all
Rear TV remote and head phones not working/connecting
Blue tooth connects but does not put calls through the speakers
General paintwork scratched with the odd small rust patch

Over all the engine is good despite the high mileage and lack of power for its size, and I'm using it as my daily commuter, so it shall be a rolling restoration project. Having done my research, I have found that most parts are easy to get hold of, and relatively easy to fix such as the FSR for the heater blowers which I have already fixed. I bought it cheap with the aim of saving it from the scrap yard, and hopefully I will be able to accomplish this.
Any help, advice or guides that you could all provide would be much appreciated.

Steve

Toshea said:

Hi all

I have recently bought myself a 2005 L322 Vouge SE TD6 as a little project to keep myself busy on my days off.
Steve

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Hi Steve, welcome.

You will be very busy on your days off, i hope you get lots

Welcome

Wow you have a list

But by the sounds of it you are not wearing any rose tinted glasses, so good on you too take it on.
Just plod on through your list and you will have a nice car in the end.

Would suggest some sort of diagnostics should be on your list of toolbox items. It will help with some of the jobs for sure.

But enjoy it

J

Thankfully I do have a few days off in a row, so plenty of time to graze my knuckles. Most of the list is small annoying things, but firstly I shall service the gearbox and see how it reacts, as that will make or break the restoration. Then the suspension and wheel arch rust to ensure it will get through the MOT. On the flip side, its the first car I've owned with working heated seats, and they have come in very handy.
I will look to buy a diagnostics thingy marjon, thanks for the tip. Any ideas on a good one??

Do a look around there are many to chose. Some good reviews on here. From @Saint.V8 I think but can’t find it now.
Some good/bad reviews.
We have IID Gap for our L322 and find it very good, for what we have needed so far.

Do some homework as lots available some are lots of pennies.

J

At that mileage the car must be on it's 2nd gearbox GM5l40

I'd budget for another gearbox if its "slow"

The GM gearbox is a pile of crap, cheese springs to mind..

Welcome to the forum

I wouldn't be surprised if it is on its second box. Not quite sure what Land Rover/BMW were thinking when they put a gearbox running at the edge of its mechanical tolerance on a vehicle of that size. BMW had much stronger boxes to use such as the one in the 535d. I used to have one and it was bullet proof, especially when you consider the torque running through it. A service on it though should extend the life by a little at least.

Welcome to the joys of Range rover ownership, straight in at the deep end i see, you will get all the help you could need on here as well as a bit of p1ss taking enjoy the ride