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 CTEK with FBH |
Siftah
 16th Feb 2024 1:41pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Mods (L322) · Replies: 21 · Views: 3049 · Subject: CTEK with FBH |
Still using mine!
Super easy to knock one up though, all the parts you'll need are on Amazon. |
| 2nd Battery, Suitable ACR? (TDV8 4.4) |
Siftah
23rd Dec 2023 11:29pm
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Forum: Technical (L322) · Replies: 19 · Views: 1812 · Subject: 2nd Battery, Suitable ACR? (TDV8 4.4) |
| That’s exactly what I did, posts elsewhere on here with the details of my “build”, but it’s basically a 200watt solar panel on the roof with a secondary battery and a DC to DC charger (CTek).
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| Bevinsee H7 |
Siftah
12th Dec 2023 11:09am
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Forum: Maintenance & Mods (L322) · Replies: 6 · Views: 944 · Subject: Bevinsee H7 |
Ah, yeah, I found the video now, couldn't see it last night when I looked! 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3T3XH89IrhU
I'm not convinced it's great to leave them just flopping about tbh, I th ... |
| Bevinsee H7 |
Siftah
11th Dec 2023 10:17pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Mods (L322) · Replies: 6 · Views: 944 · Subject: Bevinsee H7 |
What did everyone do with the dongle/ballast thing attached to them?
Did you secure it inside the headlamp or leave it outside?
A it has a kind of heatsink I wondered if it was heat sensitive an ... |
| 5.0 SC or 4.4 TDV8 |
Siftah
20th Jul 2023 10:09am
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Forum: General · Replies: 83 · Views: 32541 · Subject: 5.0 SC or 4.4 TDV8 |
Hate to be a doom monger but yeah - either vehicle is potentially going to be very expensive to fix, should a major thing need replacing.
I don't have much relative knowledge to know whether one is ... |
| boot open power usage |
Siftah
1st Jul 2023 2:45pm
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Forum: Camping, Caravanning and Holidays · Replies: 6 · Views: 997 · Subject: boot open power usage |
I pretty much leave the boot open all the time whilst we're camping, as we sort of "live out of the back" of the car and use the tailgate as a table etc.
Never seen any issues with batter ... |
| Show me your L322! Long live the 322!! |
Siftah
28th Jun 2023 10:30pm
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Forum: Photos, Videos & Media · Replies: 288 · Views: 149695 · Subject: Show me your L322! Long live the 322!! |
Do I get bonus points for a video?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1TuQcEfeDQ |
| 4.4 tdV8 Starter motor investigation. |
Siftah
28th Jun 2023 10:06pm
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Forum: Technical (L322) · Replies: 70 · Views: 13064 · Subject: 4.4 tdV8 Starter motor investigation. |
I went for smooth as it's what he did in the video and I have no easy way of creating a knurled surface.
It seems more logical it should be flat in order to make a good contact, but I'd also not sp ... |
| 4.4 tdV8 Starter motor investigation. |
Siftah
21st Jun 2023 7:58am
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Forum: Technical (L322) · Replies: 70 · Views: 13064 · Subject: 4.4 tdV8 Starter motor investigation. |
I’ve only just seen this thread.
You can easily remove the starter motor from these in 30 minutes from underneath the car without removing anything other than the undertray.
I’ve done it o ... |
| 4.4 tdV8 Starter motor investigation. |
Siftah
21st Jun 2023 7:55am
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Forum: Technical (L322) · Replies: 70 · Views: 13064 · Subject: 4.4 tdV8 Starter motor investigation. |
thx Siftah, I got it off. no breakages!
did you remove the propeller shaped copper contact to clean it?
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I did mate, I stripped it right now and cleaned all the threads and surfaces that conta ... |
| How to check DPF status with IIDTool |
Siftah
20th Jun 2023 7:31am
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Forum: Maintenance & Mods (L322) · Replies: 13 · Views: 1120 · Subject: How to check DPF status with IIDTool |
I'm getting *very* strong, "if it ain't broke, don't try to fix it" vibes and you guys are usually right so...
I'm not even going to read that topic haha |
| 4.4 tdV8 Starter motor investigation. |
Siftah
19th Jun 2023 11:07pm
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Forum: Technical (L322) · Replies: 70 · Views: 13064 · Subject: 4.4 tdV8 Starter motor investigation. |
| Well, there's basically three nuts holding the cover on, but then two electrodes that protrude through the cover, one just slides in but the second is the difficult one - pictures above with the chise ... |
| How to check DPF status with IIDTool |
Siftah
19th Jun 2023 9:57pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Mods (L322) · Replies: 13 · Views: 1120 · Subject: How to check DPF status with IIDTool |
I've no reason to suspect I've an issue, but I was curious about the status of the DPF as I've never seen a warning about it in the ~2 years I've owned the car...
https://www.fullfatrr.com/gallery/al ... |
| 2nd Battery, Roof Rack, Light Bars, Solar, CTEK DT250SE |
Siftah
19th Jun 2023 9:46pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Mods (L322) · Replies: 18 · Views: 2156 · Subject: 2nd Battery, Roof Rack, Light Bars, Solar, CTEK DT250SE |
| Again slow progress due to house stuff, starter motor issues and y'know, life, but I finally got the 3d printer working and managed a first draft at a replacement cigarette lighter socket panel for th ... |
| 4.4 tdV8 Starter motor investigation. |
Siftah
19th Jun 2023 9:35pm
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Forum: Technical (L322) · Replies: 70 · Views: 13064 · Subject: 4.4 tdV8 Starter motor investigation. |
So I finally got this all cleaned up and back together, refitted. All in all it took me way more than 3 hours, more like 7 or 8!
In the end I loosened the drop-links for the sway bar on both sides, ... |
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