Bull Bars

Yep, one can't beat the ABS, EBA & DSC on the L322 compared to the Jap 'rap.

It's amazing how often Jap 'rap owners want to compare their toys with LRs but safety can't be beaten.

During my 10 years of ownership of a Toy I went through about 5 ABR bull bars and lots of panel damage when the bull bars were pushed back into the bonnet and mud guards.

In my 10 years of ownership of the P38 & L322 I've only hit wallabies with minor panel damage. On the L322 I came to an emergency stop and then the wallaby decided to run into me at full speed.

The one good thing about DSC is that it can be switched off,my brakes got very hot north of Broken Hill as it was working full time.My L322 is getting hooked up today as it has a miss when driven slowly,gas it up and it rockets along but cruise at 60 and it coughs and carries on. Pat

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The one good thing about DSC is that it can be switched off,my brakes got very hot north of Broken Hill as it was working full time.My L322 is getting hooked up today as it has a miss when driven slowly,gas it up and it rockets along but cruise at 60 and it coughs and carries on. Pat

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We've got a Renault Espace here in Europe - picked up brand new and now has 9600 km on it. It also has an off switch that disables both ETC and DSC. Handy when one wants to do a hill start as otherwise the turbo lag combined with the electronic hand brake amkes it difficult to keep the thing moving forward.

Please let us know what the results of the diagnosis are?

Mate,looks like your right about the tranny fluid.My auto was filled with something,most likely Transmax Z and the hicup looks like it's the tranny not knowing what gear to select.I'm going to get it flushed again in town and get it filled with the castrol fluid Holden use in the SV6 bomberdoor which uses the same GM box.I'm alittle annoyed that the auto specailist I took it too didn't check weather the right fluid was used. Pat

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Mate,looks like your right about the tranny fluid.My auto was filled with something,most likely Transmax Z and the hicup looks like it's the tranny not knowing what gear to select.I'm going to get it flushed again in town and get it filled with the castrol fluid Holden use in the SV6 bomberdoor which uses the same GM box.I'm alittle annoyed that the auto specailist I took it too didn't check weather the right fluid was used. Pat

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Hi Pat - sorry to hear about the AT issue.

I'm not sure if I posted it on this forum or another in response to Phil.
There is no Castrol product suitable for the RR td6 tranny!
Although the td6 shares the same tranny as many other GM vehicles its the valve body that requires the exact spec ATF.

Look up my other post to see the ATF specs that do meet the GM specs.

Castrol lubrication representatives specifically warn that none of their products are suitable for either RR td6 or for the BMW td6 trannies and should NOT be used under any circumstances.

Hope this helps! - Daniel.

Mate I found your posts on another forum regarding the tranny oil,I'm abit worried about the gearbox's being only good for 100,000 miles,mines almost done that. Pat

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Mate I found your posts on another forum regarding the tranny oil,I'm abit worried about the gearbox's being only good for 100,000 miles,mines almost done that. Pat

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Yeah, I only assume that the 161k km applies to typical pommy shopping trolley use - ie lots of stop start driving and in earlier 2003 td6 L322 models. Mine is also approaching that mark and all I've noticed is a slight vibration noise when doing 60 kph and backing off on a very smooth AC surface. As with all auto trannies it's the valve body that fails first and that's why the ATF is so critical. I've imported filter kits and plan to change my ATF and filter as soon as I get back from Europe.

We've had some fun driving some boggy tracks in rural Poland this week. Testing the Espace's ETC to its limits. Can't wait to get back home and drive the goat tracks that we call highways in NSW. One thing that I'm not looking forward to is the stupid attitude we have to enforcement of road rules. We've now driven just short of 10k km throughout Europe - seen 2 highway patrols. The last was when we drove past a radar gun wielding HP in Lithuania at 145 kph in a 90 kph zone and all they did was indicate that I should slow down. When will our cops loose the attitude they gained back in the rum rebellion?

So is your tranny fault induced power shudder there for good or did they remove the fault code that induced it?