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 Delay pulling away - Trans remap? |
d-9
 Thu Mar 13 2025 3:47pm
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Forum: General (L494) · Replies: 2 · Views: 306 · Subject: Delay pulling away - Trans remap? |
| Recently bought a 5.0SC l494 to replace my l320 tdv8, it’s great in most respects, apart from the delay pulling away when not in sport mode. Pulling onto roundabouts and out of junctions has a massi ... |
| Tailgate (yes, another one). |
d-9
Thu Jan 02 2025 6:39pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 4 · Views: 794 · Subject: Tailgate (yes, another one). |
| Probably thinks the lower tailgate is open. Open it and close it again. |
| What a total |
d-9
Mon Dec 30 2024 9:52pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 50 · Views: 4474 · Subject: What a total |
| Alternator has a horizontal bolt going in from the front, access from the top, and two vertical bolts accessed from below. Don’t remember a bracket, but if it was obvious/easy I may have forgotten a ... |
| Update L494 Climate controls from 2014 to 2016 Part No? |
d-9
Mon Dec 30 2024 9:48pm
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Forum: General (L494) · Replies: 30 · Views: 8629 · Subject: Update L494 Climate controls from 2014 to 2016 Part No? |
Has anyone had issues with rear climate controls after doing this upgrade?
I did the update a few weeks ago and the heated seats and front climate all work fine (including the sync function across ... |
| What a total |
d-9
Sat Dec 28 2024 10:14pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 50 · Views: 4474 · Subject: What a total |
As I was saying above, it's mainly (well so far) the pipe connected to the metal pipe in wary of loosening incase of a coolant pipes and get it in my eyes again (bloody stung and got a fright inca ... |
| What a total |
d-9
Sat Dec 28 2024 8:43pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 50 · Views: 4474 · Subject: What a total |
It’s a pita. Mine caught fire and I was thinking about doing it in the hotel car park. Called my mechanic and he told me I probably didn’t want to try that.
Off the top of my head, you need to ... |
| To wrap or not to wrap? |
d-9
Wed Nov 20 2024 11:11pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 8 · Views: 1022 · Subject: To wrap or not to wrap? |
| Usually cars that have been wrapped are covered in little cut marks where the wrap has been trimmed, leaving them only fit for a respray or rewrap. |
| Sticky switchgear |
d-9
Wed Nov 20 2024 1:16pm
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Forum: Detailing & Car Cleaning · Replies: 8 · Views: 3560 · Subject: Sticky switchgear |
| Scraping the sticky layer off with a thumbnail and cleaning up with windex seems the normal solution. |
| L494 10 Year Service - £2,400 |
d-9
Wed Nov 20 2024 10:03am
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 21 · Views: 2910 · Subject: L494 10 Year Service - £2,400 |
| I'm not someone who can do these jobs on the car. Inde's totally have their role and provide value etc. I do use them for most things. But, and its a big BUT here, I prefer to have my car serviced at ... |
| Choice of diesel - regular with additive or premium |
d-9
Wed Nov 20 2024 8:12am
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Forum: General · Replies: 15 · Views: 1556 · Subject: Choice of diesel - regular with additive or premium |
| My tdv8 ran fine for years on regular diesel, but last spring started misfiring. Since then I’ve run it on super diesel and the misfire has gone away, few quid extra per tank is much cheaper than a ... |
| L320 facelift differences? |
d-9
Sun Nov 17 2024 3:26pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 6 · Views: 1260 · Subject: L320 facelift differences? |
| Per a LR tech when they launched, facelift has anti-sway control for trailer towing. Torque vectoring. Less ridiculous resume on radar cruise (that doesn’t launch you at the horizon when the car in ... |
| How Much Better Can a L494 or Later Be |
d-9
Sat Nov 16 2024 4:58am
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Forum: General · Replies: 14 · Views: 2391 · Subject: How Much Better Can a L494 or Later Be |
| I agree with most of the above on L320 vs L494. The 494 feels like an upgrade in quality and refinement, it’s quieter, the trim is higher quality and the ride quality is massively better. The 8sp is ... |
| Real world mpg... 3.6TDV8 vs 5.0 supercharged? L320 |
d-9
Sat Nov 16 2024 4:26am
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Forum: General · Replies: 11 · Views: 1417 · Subject: Real world mpg... 3.6TDV8 vs 5.0 supercharged? L320 |
| Typically 23mpg from my tdv8, running around doing short journeys and using all the power. Got 28mpg on a run to the alps, but never see that day to day. It drops a lot towing. Generally 14-16mpg with ... |
| l320 centre screen |
d-9
Tue Oct 29 2024 9:32pm
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Forum: In Car Electronics · Replies: 10 · Views: 1412 · Subject: l320 centre screen |
The 4x4 info isn’t very interesting.
It is if you're driving off tarmac. 
Does it? I can see what traction control mode it’s in on the dash. The air suspension info never seemed ... |
| l320 centre screen |
d-9
Wed Oct 23 2024 3:43am
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Forum: In Car Electronics · Replies: 10 · Views: 1412 · Subject: l320 centre screen |
| L320 center screen is one of the most annoying things about the car. It’s really bright at night and needs turning off every time you drive it because it doesn’t remember its previous state. One o ... |
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