Hi all,

I have just purchased a 2001 P38 HSE 4.6 Vogue. Took it to a Land Rover "mechanic" and he looked it over (computer test, drove it around and checked the paint if original) and assured me that everything was running well and it was a good buy for the year etc. The Land Rover Service Centre wouldn't look over the car for me as it has LPG.

When I was driving home on LPG, I noticed that when I was pressing the gas a little bit for stable town driving, the car was shuddering.. when I accelerate more, then it feels normal. But over 90-100 km/hr the car is not easy to drive, shuddering and it doesn't feel very powerful. When I change it to petrol, the engine is shuddering a lot (especially noticeable when starting in the morning before switching to LPG). Also, it doesn't go over 60-70 km/hr very easily on petrol. On LPG the engine is quiet and semi-ok when the tank is full, after half-way it feels less powerful.

When I got home I read the codes that were given to me (which the mechanic said were normal when running LPG and I wished I paid attention to before buying - I think because they don't speak English, they don't pay attention to them).
- KOD001 = Lambda sensor upstream catalyst bank 1
- KOD002 = Rough road signal implausible
- KOD003 = Oxy sensor heater upstream cat bank 1
- KOD004 = Oxy sensor heater upstream cat bank 2
- KOD005 = Mixture adaption factor FRA bank 2
- KOD006 = Lambda sentor upstream catalyst bank 2
- KOD007 = Catalyst damaging misfire multiple cylinders
- KOD008 = Catalyst damaging misfire cycl 4
- KOD001 = Short circut fault in SRS warning lamp circut 1
- KOD002 = Short to GND in RH pretensioner circut
- KOD003 = Short circut fault in driver airbag circut

Also then saw a whole lot of errors on the dash (mechanic said was due to car not being used for awhile and probably battery):
- Airbag Fault
- Bonnet open
- Traction failure, slow 55km/hr
- Sunroof not set (drove home in torrential rain/snow and sunroof was leaking)
- Occasionally an ABS error comes up

I am not mechanically-minded but sick of people saying they know what they are fixing, pulling the whole thing apart, charging me lots and then not actually fixing it. Would like to go to the Service Centre with an idea so I don't get ripped off.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Cheers,

Cathy

 

I got this one.

You need to open the sunroof all the way and hold the button for 3-5 seconds in the open position. Then close it and hold in the clised position for 3-5 seconds.

Sorry, all I got. I have a 2001 but it's petrol only.

Good luck.

 

The ABS light on my 2001 comes on then when the break pressure comes up (after about 1 min or so) Turns off and is fine. This is a ?? problem since my wife's LR3 does the same thing SOME TIMES.
After all it is British and they did gives us "LUCAS the prince of darkness)