Hi All,

This is my first post, ffrr was recommended by a member.

For the last month or so the instrument cluster on my 2003 L322 4.4 V8 has been saying that I have a "low key battery" and that I need to "check brake pads". I had an MOT done and my mechanic changed all the brake pads and sensors, and the key battery but the messages are still coming up.

My mechanic has said that the Instrument Custer is failing and needs to be changed at a cost of £495 + 3 hours to fit and programme. I phoned an Instrument cluster specialist in Norfolk who said that it sounds like a software problem that can't be fixed.

I have come across a used Instrument cluster on eBay less than £100 which is also from a 2003 V8 but I'm getting conflicting advice on whether it is compatible. A company in Southampton said that they could clone my info and input it to the new one but another company told me to check with RR because I need to check if that is possible?

Has anyone had a similar problem?

Any help would be appreciated.

Rich

please dont double post rich.  ... - .- -.




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Instrument clusters an be swapped between cars ... However .... The units when reprogrammed will always assume the highest mileage of any compnent installed cause different units store the mileage reading and cross refer then as a security check. Engine ecu, cluster ecu and lighting ecu all certainly do, and there is probably more. .

So if your car has done 50k miles and your replacement came from a car that's done 75k miles, then reprogramming will make the whole car jump its mileage reading upto 75k miles. ... Its a means by which to stop clocking the mileage reading.

What system is the mechanic using to read / clear the errors? The RR can store errors in multiple ecu's and where the original error might be cleared by the original ecu that threw it, the error can still be logged and displayed by other ecu's unless they are cleared too.

So you need all the errors of the car read and cleared sometimes. V8 or else ...