In 2014 I sold my last Supercharged L322 as I was planning to upgrade to a 5.0. In the end I gave up looking for the perfect 5.0 as I was being very picky on the colour and spec.

Nearly 3 years ago I bought a Jaguar XFR to cure my lust for a 5.0 and have been looking at 5.0 L322’s on and off ever since.

On Christmas Day when everyone else was asleep I was flicking through eBay as you do and found a 2007 Supercharged advertised as spares or repair due to a misfire. I was told that it hadn’t been properly diagnosed but the worst was feared due to the car having LPG. I spoke to the seller on the phone, he named his price and a deal was done.

I thought about going down with the trailer to fetch it myself but with COVID and the borders supposedly shut I thought it best to have it delivered. Quotes were under 300 quid door to door which from Halifax to Glasgow seemed more then reasonable so delivery was booked.

The car was delivered at 2pm today and considering I bought it and paid for it without even seeing it, I’m pleasantly surprised! I didn’t want to ask the delivery guy to drop it at the door as the road had some pretty nasty frozen bends on it and it didn’t seem fair to ask him to drag this lump on the trailer up there so it was dropped 1/2 mile away at the start of the lane to the house.

It’s filthy after sitting on the trailer behind the tow car that tugged it up the A1, A66, M74, M8 and needs a good sorting out. I’m going to de-chrome it and put the wheels back to silver too. I always have my cars detailed so it’ll get that treatment when my guy can fit it in.

Looks great, I saw this on ebay as well... I'm glad its been an easy fix, I wish I had been brave! Best of luck with it! 2005 E60 M5
2006 L322 4.2 SC
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2004 L322 4.4 Vogue, 2019 NP300 Navara, 2016 NP300 Navara, 2002 L322 4.4 HSE, 2006 (MY07) L322 S/C ,2001 330Ci Sport Track Car, 2005 650i Coupe, 2001 P38 Vogue, 2003 530i Sport Touring, 1999 P38 4.6 HSE, 2002 E39 M5, 1995 300zx TT Slicktop, 1997 M3 Evo, 1992 300zx TT Targa, 1998 323i Coupe

Ahhh man! i missed that one

Lucky me!

It took me a couple of days to make contact with the seller, I was genuinely amazed it was still there. It was on eBay for over a week with no bids too! 2002 4.6 Vogue SE - Alveston Red with Lightstone Leather
2012 Range Rover 5.0 SC Autobiography in Indus Silver with Jet/Ivory Interior
2012 Range Rover 4.4 TDV8 Autobiography in Baltic Blue with Sand Interior

Go on P*** all of us off, what did it cost?

Everybody always finds something cheaper than what I paid! New 65" tv bargain 2 months later and I'm gutted! lol Range Rover 4.2 Supercharged 2006
Ford Focus EcoBoost 1.5 2017
MG TF 2003

Previous Cars of note
Land Rover Discovery 2
Jaguar Mk2 3.8 - Company car
MG Midget 1974 - Concours

About the same price as 4 years worth of road tax on it.

That includes having it delivered and the coil pack. 2002 4.6 Vogue SE - Alveston Red with Lightstone Leather
2012 Range Rover 5.0 SC Autobiography in Indus Silver with Jet/Ivory Interior
2012 Range Rover 4.4 TDV8 Autobiography in Baltic Blue with Sand Interior

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Ha Ha, I don't pay any road tax, so must be free  Range Rover 4.2 Supercharged 2006
Ford Focus EcoBoost 1.5 2017
MG TF 2003

Previous Cars of note
Land Rover Discovery 2
Jaguar Mk2 3.8 - Company car
MG Midget 1974 - Concours

...I was eyeing up that one too.. 2010 L322 Autobiography Black Edition
1975 Land Rover

Well done - I saw this as well lol

Great write up and I'm looking forward to following your progress with it  Gavin

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Thanks

There's a very feint noise when it's idling. My Dad can just hear it but I can hear it enough to know it's there and not be happy with it. Disconnecting the Supercharger belt has confirmed that it goes away when the drive to the Supercharger is removed so I'm going to remove the Supercharger this evening and will speak to Powerhouse again tomorrow and work out what we need. I'm debating doing it myself or sending it to them to be fully rebuilt.

When changing from 2nd to 3rd gear in automatic I noticed a slight tug between gear changes. In tiptronic mode it's as smooth as silk. Again, it's not bad but I'd rather nip it in the bud before it gets any worse. A service kit for the gearbox is just over £200 from Sussex Auto's. I'm thinking about ordering a set of solenoids to change them whilst I've got it drained down as at 130k they're likely to be a bit worn anyway. They seem to be around £250. It kinda makes sense to change them and only have to refill it with oil once.

I PM'd RRPhil for some advice last night but have since seen a message saying he's retired which is a shame.

Those are the only 2 things I've seen wrong with it. They're not even big issues but I'm a firm believer in prevention being better then cure and at least it gives me something to do during lockdown rather then listening to Mrs H whilst it's broken down when we start using it.

Once it's mechanically sorted, possibly even before, the chrome tubes will be coming off as will the chrome mirror caps, side vents and the grill, and the wheels are going back to silver.

David. 2002 4.6 Vogue SE - Alveston Red with Lightstone Leather
2012 Range Rover 5.0 SC Autobiography in Indus Silver with Jet/Ivory Interior
2012 Range Rover 4.4 TDV8 Autobiography in Baltic Blue with Sand Interior

That will make a good car when sorted David. Nice easy fix on the misfire, the box will definitely benefit from a fluid swap, and solenoids will possibly smooth it out further.

I didn’t like the chrome tubes on my 07, and I didn’t want to go to the expense of deplorable steps on that one so I had them powder coated in black, looked loads better, but then again there are probably some cheap steps out there as it’s an 07 I’m sure there will be some old stock lying about!

Good luck on getting the mirror caps off. They may be aftermarket, in which case they should be easy to get off, but as you may have seen if they are original then they don’t come off easily! Have a pair of black ones ready to go on as if they are original then the mirrors underneath won’t be salvageable! Edit... Looking at them they are full covers which won’t be original so you may get away with it!

Are you planning on keeping it on LPG? Or having the system taken out? There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
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The LPG system on it looks to have been installed quite nicely. It’s got twin reducers, the electronic flashlube system, and everything appears to have had some thought go into mounting it.

Once I’ve got it sorted, I’ll run it on LPG and see how it runs, if it runs well enough and doesn’t mess around of feel down on power I’ll probably leave it be.

If it’s going to be a nightmare I’m not going to spend any time on it so it’ll be getting removed.

It’s in the workshop parked next to the 4.4 AB just now. You don’t half realise how dated the 2007 cars look when it’s parked next to our 2012.

After the announcements from the powers that be this afternoon/this evening, I’m glad I’ve got something to be tinkering with now!

David. 2002 4.6 Vogue SE - Alveston Red with Lightstone Leather
2012 Range Rover 5.0 SC Autobiography in Indus Silver with Jet/Ivory Interior
2012 Range Rover 4.4 TDV8 Autobiography in Baltic Blue with Sand Interior

Got a few bits looked at on the SC today. When it’s cold there is a very slight miss so I’ve ordered 8 coils for it. There’s also an oil leak from the unit the filter mounts to. There’s a rubber seal between it and the block so I’ve ordered that. I’ve not found anything untoward or out of the ordinary other then effectively a major service and a few odds and sods.

I noticed that there was a leak from the water pump so took the fan and both belts off to get into the water pump. It’s the gasket between both halves of the pump that’s leaking but it’s not worth messing around with so I’m going to replace the whole unit.

The idlers and tensioners for both belts didn’t feel particularly nice either so I decided I’d replace them. I don’t like aftermarket parts as I’ve had bad experiences with them not lasting in the past. Genuine idlers are expensive for what they are too. Thankfully, all of the pulleys on this are metal so I pressed the bearings out today.

The bearings in both idlers and both tensioner pulleys are the same. They’re 6203-2RSH bearings. The numbers were visible on the original bearings along with NTN Canada manufacturer markings. A quick trip to the Bearing King website and I was able to order 4 SKF bearings, including delivery for less then 20 quid. They came out very easily using a socket and a vice so the new ones should go back in nicely enough.

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That was on my watch list, glad it's a simple fix and some one on here got it

David, i presume you know about the rubber tubes and gaskets above the mechatronics in the gearbox? These when warn can create bad shifting...