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Stacker

Member Since: 04 May 2016
Location: Theale, Reading
Posts: 481

My Blue L322

This thread has been a long time in the making, so better get it started!

In around May 2016, I was looking at 'cheap' L322's, while I stumbled across mine, up in Birmingham it had been sat around for 6 months, needing new rear brakes and a battery. Got the car recovered to mine, and got to work.

Unfortunately, the back plates for the rear hub were completely knackered, and there was no way on earth I was going to get the hub nut off, so I set about another way of replacing the back plate:

My father got the genuine back plates, that fortunately came with the sale of the car and modified so I could fit them in two pieces and then just bolt together, to be honest it worked a treat.

I replaced the back brakes, and changed the battery, got myself a iCarsoft i930 to reset the suspension after some clown had unplugged the compressor in the boot, and she sailed straight through an MOT! Couldn't believe it, car only cost me £2400, and I spent about £250 on the battery, diagnostic reader and rear brakes discs and pads!

All had been going well, and haven't got round to doing anything else yet, until one day I got back to the yard at work to find the front sitting on the bump stops

Set about finding the problem out (this was in September 2016) and it appears the height sensor bolt holding the sensor to the suspension arm had rusted away, luckily I cable tied it up and all was good, for about two weeks.

Then I had a suspension fault come up, and the car went into full disco mode, lights flashing the lot. Narrowed it down to the drivers side front airbag leaking, apparent from the hissing.

Replaced the airbag for the shiny new Delphi part two days ago (17 October 2016)

Unfortunately, that wasn't the end. I forgot to order the new bolts from the strut to the hub, so test fitted it back together, and pressed, the drivers side raised straight away and held there. Got all excited, until I noticed it the other side went down, went round to find that side was leaking as well. Going to order the new one today or tomorrow for the passenger side. Serves me right really for thinking I could get away with only replacing one, but at least I know they have both been done at the same time.

That's all for now, will update this thread as new things are done to the vehicle!

Happy motoring

19th Oct 2016 10:58am

Road Stone

Member Since: 08 Mar 2014
Location: Uganda
Posts: 227

2007 Range Rover Vogue SE TDV8 Java Black

Great colour, that Blue, and I do like the tube style side runners.

I to had a front strut air bag blow and was told to replace both at the same time. Which I did and have no regrets.

Cheers, Jerry THIS WRECKAGE

20th Oct 2016 1:10pm

Stacker

Member Since: 04 May 2016
Location: Theale, Reading
Posts: 481

Cheers Jerry, the bars were fitted when I bought it!

I know you are meant to do them in pairs, budget didn't allow, learnt my lesson!!

20th Oct 2016 2:18pm

markyp

Member Since: 04 Feb 2013
Location: essex
Posts: 234

2004 Range Rover Vogue Td6 Zambezi Silver

The Fatty looks well, Looks like you've got yourself a bit of bargain there, even with the bit of agg you've had. 2004 vogue
1978 Pontiac Firebird
2010 Fiesta

21st Oct 2016 6:44pm

Stacker

Member Since: 04 May 2016
Location: Theale, Reading
Posts: 481

No further progress, but received the new drop links today

Yesterday finally ordered the passenger side Delphi strut, nuts and bolts to attach them to the hubs and two of the paper gaskets that are meant to go in the top

Providing Island 4 x 4 get their in gear and dispatch the order tomorrow, hopefully it will come Friday and have a day off so hoping I can get it back on the road.

26th Oct 2016 8:22pm

JAYBOY

Member Since: 17 Oct 2012
Location: South Wales
Posts: 2204

2017 Range Rover Autobiography 5.0 SC V8 Corris Grey

It looks in good nick.

Start saving for the next thing 2020 Porsche Panamera Turbo Hybrid (V FAST)
2017 Range Rover Autobiography 5.0 V8
2018 JCW Mini Cooper
2018 Skoda VRS

26th Oct 2016 8:38pm

Stacker

Member Since: 04 May 2016
Location: Theale, Reading
Posts: 481

Exactly that, I should start a game where people pay £5 to guess what will go wrong next, and the winner gets the remaining amount once I've changed it

26th Oct 2016 8:53pm

Stacker

Member Since: 04 May 2016
Location: Theale, Reading
Posts: 481

Haven't posted anything in here in a while.

Recently have had a groaning noise when I turn left at low speed, or stopped. I believe I diagnosed the problem last night as a knackered ball joint on the N/S lower suspension arm.

Have the new one here today ready to fit tonight, along with the OEM height sensor that I bought two months ago but couldn't be bothered to fix. Fingers crossed the nut from the old one will fit the new sensor, as they don't come with that.

Wouldn't it be much easier for these companies to provide associated fitting parts when selling an item, it's a nightmare to finally get an item in the post and then realise there's a few more things you need to order, which cost pennies and you pay ten times that to get them shipped to you!!

Squeaking brakes at the front will be stripped down later also, hopefully a bit of copper grease will knock that problem on the head, with the small possibility I might be able to stop the 'bonk' noise when braking at low speed, and accelerating again, not sure what part of me thinks it is the brake pads but doesn't seem to happen when at speed and braking!!

Post to follow later...

7th Dec 2016 4:10pm

Stacker

Member Since: 04 May 2016
Location: Theale, Reading
Posts: 481

All done on the passenger side lower arm and problem fixed. No longer have a cable tied height sensor, new one is working a treat!

Happy for now, until I tackle the other side next week!!

8th Dec 2016 3:09pm

jonnyboy54321

Member Since: 29 Jan 2016
Location: surrey
Posts: 380

Could the bonk noise be lower arms? 2007 Vogue TDV8 with 255/55/20's fitted

9th Dec 2016 9:16pm

Stacker

Member Since: 04 May 2016
Location: Theale, Reading
Posts: 481

Possibly, still need to do the drivers side but I'm hoping so now

9th Dec 2016 9:24pm

Stacker

Member Since: 04 May 2016
Location: Theale, Reading
Posts: 481

Replaced the drivers side lower arm yesterday, took me 4 bloody hours to get the old one off, 20 minutes to get the new one on!

Managed to bend the bolt so got a new one from advanced factors today, about to change it and put the new one in.

Also about to change the cranked lower arm, had a spare for a few months and I can see the bush is , defo on drivers side!!

Also got the nuts bolts and rear toe tracking arms to tackle if I get time, tomorrow if not

28th Dec 2016 1:14pm

Stacker

Member Since: 04 May 2016
Location: Theale, Reading
Posts: 481

She's done it, completed a 1000 miles holiday to Germany and back, didn't skip a beat!

Showing signs of the gear box / torque converter wearing out now

Happy picture near brünnchen corner of the Nürburgring in the snow!

13th Jan 2017 8:50pm

Rich86

Member Since: 10 Mar 2013
Location: Surrey
Posts: 509

How many miles has she done in total? I'm assuming well over 100k if the torque converter is starting to go, although I realise that gearboxes are a weak point on these beasts... 2009 Vogue TDV8 Nara Bronze
2002 Vogue V8 Zambezi Silver
1986 90 Pick up Deep Bronze Green
1978 Series III SWB Deep Bronze Green

14th Jan 2017 3:55am

Stacker

Member Since: 04 May 2016
Location: Theale, Reading
Posts: 481

146k 😳

14th Jan 2017 5:30am

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