so today i fixed my tailgate , i hope . replaced the push button , still didn't work properly , fiddled with the plug out of the button , got an unstable reading with the multi meter so i replaced the plug to the button , still didn't work properly . only thing left is the solenoid , knowing that i didn't have another solenoid i unscrewed the cover on the solenoid and done an inspection , played with the motor and the plug , came to the conclusion it's the motor in the solenoid , knowing that the earlier model solenoid is different i wasn't happy as i may have to buy a new one i decided to dismantle the earlier model solenoid with a couple of screw drivers as it is clipped together and removed the motor that looked very similar as the later one i tried to fit it to find that there is some small differences . FYI the motor is identical it just had a small metal shroud that i removed easily and on the front of the motor there is a small piece of plastic that just unclips and then it's the same as the later model. so the early solenoid motor is the same on the inside as the later model solenoid for those that have a 1997 model rover that is different on the outside only , the mechanicals are different but the motor will fit.

just an FYI there is another unit that will read the rovers , "recovery" is the name of the unit . it's a dongle type that you read off your phone and cost around 160aus dollars , it will read all types of rovers and disco's and give live data with graphs , my friend uses it on his L322, seams to be ok when he shows me things.
'' google recovery land rover diagnostics dongle''

i have been having the same issue with my rear latch , sometimes it works and others it doesn't . still trying to work out if it's the button or the solenoid,. if i operate it manually, move the levers in the tailgate by hand that is , it starts to work again for a short time then stops again. i need to fix it .

check your water pump if you are using a little bit of coolant. there is a hole under the pump that will tell you its leaking . the hidden water leak.

yes short runs for a contiguous time dose not help things with rovers , i have always said that they would rather do a 1000 km run that 100km around town. they do need a good run from time to time .

well there is some interesting comments in their , especially the ones that want the things they already have , they just don't work. one thing that really pisses me off is this stop start rubbish when you stop at intersections and lights the car turns it's self off and then starts , i think it's dangerous as it can stall the car just as you take off creating a delay when you forget to turn it off . the savings on fuel is minimal but the cost of new starters and smart alternators and battery's is not . also all the other things like lane departure and the rest are also distracting and make drivers lazy. the thing i like about the screens is they incorporate reverse cameras ,google maps, music etc all in one spot without all the charging cables and crap in the car . anyway im of to the shack for the weekend , no tv their so a quiet weekend without the media pushing this stupid referendum down everyone's throat .

i was working on my friends L322 the other day and while i was sitting in the car i thought what would i like in my p38 that is in the car other than a cup holder . as my p38 is a base model and doesn't even have the cup holder in the center consul or electric seats or a sunroof . the only thing i could come up with was the center screen in the dash . is there any other options that you would like in your p38 that you don't you don't already have.
PS i do know that i could install a screen in the dash and i will do that one day, but is their any other options even from other makes or models that you would like to have.

arr that has taken the confusion out of it ,i thought he was an American truck driver, he has a very big rig , i have seen pics of it . he was carting wind turbine blades with it .

no , Martin Cordwell "left lane trucking", he's the one that done the LS conversion in USA . is he the one you are referencing in your comment .
Marty did help with the electrical side of things along with others that had input.

i didn't know Martin was a brit, learn something new every day.

you can do better than 300hp but you are still stuck with the hp 24 transmission. the 4L60e can be modified up to a 4L75e which is almost unbreakable. as the old saying goes , their is no substitute for cubic inches.

their is an LS swap on the other side if that's what you want to do . its all documented, so easier than going it alone, all you need is the shaft that connects the 4l60e transmission to the transfer case. technically you could put a 300+ kw ls3 in if its power you want . the question is how much do you want to spend.

i do know of a person that rebuilt a transmission and used the wrong rags when cleaning and wiping everything down . the rags left lint in major parts of the transmission and it all balled up and blocked of major capillaries in the valve body and blocked up the valves so the transmission failed within hours of the rebuild. maybe this is a similar issue where something has blocked off the small capillaries in the valve body . even thou the solenoids are operating the oil flow is not flowing by the sounds of it , could be a piece of clutch plate or rubbish that is lodged in the wrong place or similar giving an open flow of the oil . something to think about .

hi Richard , i just down loaded your rave copy from the downloads at the top of the page so i now have a copy for the l322 , thanks.

thanks Richard that's exactly what i need
my copy of rave only has the p38 on it . i used to have the full copy but when i found the one that only covered the p38 i somehow lost the other copy , but if i am going to continue to work on my friends l322 i may need t find it or get another full copy of rave .

i am looking for the wiring diagram for the steering wheel adjustor on the l 322, 2002 model, that's the electronic adjustor that moves the wheel in and out , up and down . i have checked the fuses, that's no 20 and 23 all good and i can hear the ecu clicking when i turn on the key on also the seat still moves as they are associated together with the steering wheel adjustment . if anyone has any info on this it would be very appreciated, thanks in advance .

mine may not have a sunroof but it still has a water leak in the top left hand side of the roof, i think that's where it is .

mine is a base model , no sunroof. it's a 97 model that had the se lettering removed from it before it was sold , i think it had something to do with the next model why it was removed.
ps i have 4 others that have sunroofs .

you could just by pass it until you have time to do it, either way .

will it go if you put it in gear manually , if so you have most likely inverted the sprag clutch and that's a gearbox removal job.