The truth behind the L322’s engine woes, what’s been done and the parts list. The finale

[@gghomesvillaconstructionin855]

Good to see your back on track with the L322. I spent 1985-94 in Oman with an original 2 door - and then on to a Mk1 4 door. Great fun bouncing around the desert and off road tracks. Weekend camping just with a tent - sleeping bags BBQ and an electric fridge in the back. Your set up is a different ball game entirely! I'm now down in the Costa del Sol with my current 2012 Westminster. Looking forward to more videos. 🙂

[@davidduffy4924]

Welcome back sorely missed👍

[@Overlanding4WD]

Thank you!

[@jerrygreene7139]

Welcome back! It is very good to see you and the L322 again. I know it doesn’t help your bank account, but I for one am glad you fixed it to the extent you did and I’m sure it will be worth it!

[@jasonlewry3307]

Congratulations Mark. Great to see you back with the car. So glad you saved it….something unique and special is always worth the extra mile. Looking forward to the new set up.

[@rosshannemann7772]

Great to see you and xi back,hope future travel go's smoothly Mark.

[@fourbyforester]

👍👍👍 the new plates are so much better. Great update video. The L322 will be even more a joy to drive now. 🍀🍀🍀

[@richardsicard8890]

Good to see you back on air Mark, looking forward to seeing your future vlogs, and the L322 looks just great! All the best…

[@AJ-yw5zy]

So great to see you back, you've done a splendid job with the L322, never lose the faith. Diff's can always be issues, can be tooth contact, slightly off, bearing preload can be a problem. I went through the same with my 3.9 EFI, they were all original with 290,000 km on them, rebuilt them with Timken bearings, didn't last a month when one of them went pop, bearing cage just broke apart, took it back to the distributor, thankfully i had the boxes, dam fake Chinese rubbish, ordered a new pinion & crown wheel, set them up the same, runs sweet, you might want to give Dave at Ashcroft's a call helped me out with shims & what not.

[@Overlanding4WD]

I had two choices, break it, or fix it, I decided to fix it. Buying another, juts buying more problems, not an option. At least I know now it’s fixed.

[@georgecarousos6735]

I'm sending an email to you. It's good to see you back with the black beast. Looking forward to more adventures in 2023. Cheers

[@Overlanding4WD]

Replied, and thanks, good to have it back

[@RaptorFlyer3D]

Hi Mark, so pleased you have her back again. Thanks for the huge update, look forward to hearing how the tents / sleeping arrangements fair. Regards Matti.

[@Overlanding4WD]

More content on its way 👍🏻

[@pistonslapuk]

My god that labour bill is quite quite incredible. Never seen anything like it!! So happy to see you back! You’ve been missed. L322 is looking fabulous. I hope you don’t need too much counselling after those bills mate 😂 all the best, Leon.

[@Overlanding4WD]

A LOT of work

[@thelandycrew9482]

Ouch that's a big bill, as ever with Land Rover Ownership you need to be either handy on the spanners or have a deep pocket, or a spare one in the yard to rob bits off. Good luck with your refreshed L322 thought we might bump into you in Andorra as we leave Wed for Pyrenees but good luck with the camp setups, think i would have stayed roof tent having slept in the outdoors a lot for work through my life in a variety of options, the Roof tent is the quickest and easiest and keeps your bedding out of the vehicle. Good luck the tent stretcher looks a good option, always found tarps a pain.

[@Overlanding4WD]

The RTT discussion will rumble on, too heavy up top for one, it frees up much needed space for gear. The biggest reason for switching, cover over the rear of the vehicle, and a fixed awning is not the way to go either, again, not practical, IMHO. We shall see how I get on, but this seems a good set up for me, for now. The cot tent, the Swag and a T-P tent, all options going forward, and more on that as summer approaches. 👍🏻

[@cryptopelgrim4751]

Welcome back Sir! I am on the same journey with my L319 and the main issue I have, is the bank account not replenishing it's self like you so ellegently put it. :) Hope it will be the most reliable L322 out there, safe adventures ahead.

[@Overlanding4WD]

This is my hobby, so it was a simple choice, fix it, or scrap it. 👍🏻

[@roughrover_l3226]

This video has given me the proper fear about the costs of mine breaking in the future! glad you got it all sorted. personally i think you are going to miss your roof tent as finding a place to pitch a tent all the time is going to be a pain but i am sure your find a set up that works for you :)

[@Overlanding4WD]

I have tried to be honest with this build, about the pitfalls of L322 2nd/3rd/4th hand ownership. If you rationalise all this work, I could have put off the rear subframe issues, and saved a lot of money, BUT, it could have failed it’s MOT and I’d have been forced to do it anyway. It’s just this all came at once, but over 6 months. The turbos, well, that was probably down to me driving it when I should have pulled over when it went into limp mode, but who knows. I do now know that almost everything that could break, or needs replacing, has been dealt with, my suspension feels like new, as all the bushes and control arms, wheel bearings etc have been done, front and rear. Fingers crossed it’s good to go for another 3-5 years. Remember, this is a hobby for me, not a daily driver. I actually don’t think I’ll miss it, I like that the rood rack is free and clear again and I don’t have all extra weight up there, time will tell, but Ok with the decision at the moment. The COT set-up is very comfortable and I don’t have to clamber up and down the ladder, which is a pain, especially at night in the wet.

[@roughrover_l3226]

@@Overlanding4WD yeah it's like a new car now so worth doing. I did my first green lane the other day and loved it but it is my daily and doing off road is going to put more wear and tear on it for sure! I am committing to doing all the basic work on it myself to save cash so it's getting engine oil, power steering fluid, fuel filter etc this coming weekend and is booking in with my specialist for new rear bushings and an alignment. if that all goes well i might treat it to that back box delete you have on yours! :) be interested to see your cot tent review, looks good :)

[@edwarddalton7823]

Mark, glad the L322 is fixed have you look into a 360 fox wing much simpler to setup than a tarp. Oz tent also make swags with cots or raised be frames to sleep off the ground any way hope all is well

[@Overlanding4WD]

I’m trying to reduce weight on the roof, so a fox wing is too big and too heavy, for me, also, the rack is 2M and those awnings are longer, so they will jut out the front, which means you catch branches etc, had one of the defender and it was a magnet for branches, forever pulling them out. The ARB swag will fit onto my Helinox cot, so, all good there, I have a jake Lah Cot Tent, review in a few weeks, which is excellent and made for the cot.

[@DavidRodriguez-mw7ie]

Good video, did you do a dpf delete during the work too?

[@Overlanding4WD]

Already mapped out before I got it, physically still there.

[@jhow3d688]

Where did you get the gear drawers in your tailgate?

[@Overlanding4WD]

Made them myself

[@DDuck777]

Crazy how it took them 19 hours to say it was the turbos.

[@defendermodsandtravels]

My takeaway from this video is that one goes camping in Wales at one's peril.

[@Overlanding4WD]

The take away is, just because you have a FSH, doesn’t mean the work was done, correctly, with the right parts, and corners cut. Wales, just the back drop.

[@defendermodsandtravels]

@@Overlanding4WD It was a joke about wet wet Wales, where I lived for a short while, not about your vehicle.

[@CraigK80]

@@defendermodsandtravelsdon’t think he was in a jokey mood mate, especially after that last bill! The labour hours alone were off the charts, think you could of reshelled a car in less time.

[@bombardierboerboels]

Must have cost the same as the purchase price of the car

[@Overlanding4WD]

Simple choice, fix it or scrap it. Life, we move on 👍🏻

[@antoniopalmero4063]

Everything is fixable with enough money 💰, just bough my first L322 and it’s going to cost me £2500 just to get her moving 😂

[@marktalbot4wd]

But, they are worth it 👍🏻