I love my 4.4 VSE and every trip is a delight. I've done some maintenance on it since I've had it, the major bit being full genuine JLR pulleys/idler/tensioner etc when the aux belt snapped after a pulley seized. Luckily this was 2 weeks after buying the car, so covered under the warranty - which was nice. I also had a new JLR water pump fitted whilst everything was off the front end for good measure.

I managed to get the car for a very decent price, as there was mileage discrepancy on the MoT history. The trader I bought the car from said it was due to an instrument cluster change. The mileage had dropped by 120,000 between one MoT and the next, so a massive red flag for anyone casually trawling the history.

Luckily for me there was documentary proof of the cluster change, so I'm 100% happy that it's all kosher.

Question is though, do I now get the odometer changed before the next MoT - it will go from 21,000 displayed, to 144,000 or so ? Given the MoT history is all online, I have no issues explaining both changes.

I'm happy to do it and very much leaning to putting the mileage to where it actually is, but thought I'd chuck it over to the perceived wisdom of the forum for thoughts.

Cheers

Jonny

Was looking at my GAP IID scanner/reader tool and I cannot see how this can be done using IID, but I am sure anyone who has the official SDD tool from JLR can correct the mileage, might be worth asking your local Indie garage who specialise in Range Rovers for advice on this as well

Yep - I'd get my local Indy to do it. They'll charge me £30, which is well worth it, as if anything goes wrong they'll sort it.

I can envisage nightmares if I tried it and mucked it up...

What is the benefit ?
I would leave it alone, why risk something going wrong for no gain.

Perfect - just what I wanted, alternative thoughts to challenge my own mental(ity).

I'm now leaning towards leaving it alone, with the paperwork to back it up if I ever sell.

It's like the old Fast Show sketch..

Any more for any more ?

I think legally when you sell the vehicle you're supposed to leave the old instrument cluster with the vehicle, if it's been replaced.

Additionally, the mileage is stored in multiple ECU's (not just the instrument cluster) in a fattie and it'd be good if they all correlated.

Personally, I'd have the mileage corrected in the replacement cluster, if it's only £30. Very little that can go wrong TBH, assuming your Indy knows what he's doing.

Just my thoughts.

EDIT ---> Just checked, it's not a legal requirement to keep the old cluster with the car, but it's recommended, as is having the paperwork, which you have. I'd still get the mileage corrected. Actually mileage can be read from many of the other ECU's

EDIT #2---> Done some further digging and if there is a discrepancy between the mileage in the instrument cluster and that stored in another ECU (such as the BCU or Headlight ECU), the instrument cluster should default to that higher reading apparantely, so unless it's also been changed elsewhere, I don't understand why your instrument cluster shows the lower mileage?

Jon 1992 RR Classic 3.9 efi Vogue
2014 Disco 4 HSE
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Both my fatties now gone...
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I'd leave it. Why complicate it further if you have proof of the clocks change?

That said, if you're keeping it for a very long time/until it dies, then it doesn't matter what you decide. 2012 Vogue TDV8 in Aintree green over sand