hi guys,

well im new here so forgive me if these questions have already been asked, bought a nice RR there a few weeks ago and was going well for about a week, then when the tank got low the power dropped and had trouble starting it. so new fuel pump was ordered and has just arrived will be fitted this week. then i got "Gearbox Fault" message up on the dash in the same week, box went in to limp mode and RR dealer coulnt comuncate with it so i went and bought a new transmission ECU, BINGO! fixed, then the air suspension went last sunday, got new rear air springs shipped and fitted them, back to RR dealer for diagnostic! to be told there is a fault in the "Valve Block", so hey presto went out and got a new valve block fitted it and nope it didnt rise, went to RR and there T4 diagnostic broke! so been on the bumpstops for a week! (must point out i live in a rural part of ireland roads are very bad and my spine and liver and not happy with me!!) there is obviously a fault in the ECU that needs to be cleared and tracked a guy down that has a diagnostic machine to hopefully clear the faults.

here's my question, can software besides RSW solutions stuff be downloaded and do this kinda stuff ourselves? sick of going back and fourth to RR

2nd i know all these faults ive had are common enough with the P38 (mine is 2000 year) surely i must be over the worst! might i also point out that until 2 weeks ago i had no clue about this kinda stuff, funny how having a car you love will make you do so much research your eyes begin to bleed!

thanks in advance for any info!

 

If a hard fault is stored in the EAS ECU you need to reset the ECU. RSW solutions is one way of doing so. T4 or a Buddy Box should also work. There are a couple other options out there but they're quite expensive. I would go with either the Buddy Box or RSW Solutions software.

It does certainly sound like you're over the worst. I'm hoping you got a fantastic deal because your repairs must already be shockingly high.

 

Yes I got a good deal, so far I've only spent about €600. Which I think is not bad. New air springs only cost €150 delivered fitted myself ecu cost €120 diesel pump was €120 too. So far I think I got good deals

 

Wow!! If you want to come to America and fix my Rover you can any time!
Glad you figured most of this stuff out. The software you are refering to RSW and Buddy box...Is that some thing you can load onto a laptop. I am unfamiliar with these types of programs. I just use a generic OBD2 scanner. Is there a way I can use a laptop with Range Rover software? How would I connect, through the ECU?

 

RSW solutions does have a software program that allows you to read, reset, and reprogram aspects of the EAS ECU. The program is loaded onto your laptop or pc based handheld. You do need the proper hardware to interface through the OBDII input.

The only official Range Rover software is the T4 hardware system which is prohibitively expensive.

The Buddy Box is a hardware system that will allows you to read and reset any EAS faults. Provided the fault has been corrected, the system shouldn't trigger another fault.