Thread: hard range 322....

Sounds like you might have got a bargain there!

They are a fab piece of kit.

Cheers
David

Originally Posted by jx2mad

Hi Andrew. Where are those extra batteries located? I have just bought a L322 TD6 and I cannot find a place for my second battery. Jim

They are in the rear drivers 1/4 below the floor. Origionally there is a plastic tub there, but this has been removed/cut. The cables run upwards to the 12v supply above. once the top carpet cover is back on, you cannot even tell its there. It has a redarc controller. There are 2 sealed gell batteries under there with the power running constantly to the 12v outlet in the rear loadspace.

I will post up pics soon.

Andy

Andrew
I would try and run a high dosage of injector cleaner through your system, BEFORE you pull other things apart. I have found that quality and blend of diesel varies considerably even here in Canberra. I always run my Td5 with additive after falling foul with fuel filter problems in my Tdi. The safest spots for diesel are the truck pumps with their high usage rates; algae etc is less likely to be a problem. The screen / mesh filter around the tank fuel pump is very fine. dirty fuel can block this and cause poor performance. In the Td5 overheating that has caused some engines to stop working all-together, sometimes hitting the tank frees the pump, BUT not always.
The Toyota injector cleaner is very good !!!
At present I use the PM Lubricants additive unless I fillup with Caltex Vortex Diesel which is very good!! and usally only 2c a litre dearer, cheaper than additive.
Laurie

Originally Posted by andrew e

They are in the rear drivers 1/4 below the floor. Origionally there is a plastic tub there, but this has been removed/cut. The cables run upwards to the 12v supply above. once the top carpet cover is back on, you cannot even tell its there. It has a redarc controller. There are 2 sealed gell batteries under there with the power running constantly to the 12v outlet in the rear loadspace.

I will post up pics soon.

Andy

Hi Andrew.

Is the Redarc actually drawing power from the rear fuse box? I was told that there's not enough voltage there to do that, which personally didn't make sense to me given the feed size.
Would be interested in your opinion of how the installation is going, in terms of charging ability – sure makes it easy if it can be powered from the rear...

I have found the spot in the rear of my 322 and it is large enough to fit my deep cycle battery. My local auto electrician says that under no circumstances should the power feed to the rear be used to charge battery even though it is fused at 50 amps because this will upset computer. Has anyone run a dedicated charge cable to rear of these vehicles and if so how did you run the cable? Jim

Hi Jx2mad,
I have a 6mm cable that comes from just under the 50amp fuses which is located with the 8mm (+)cable on the screw which travels to my anderson plug. I have had no trouble with this when it is charging my battery and running the fridge inside my van. Currently I will be installing another wire from this area to goe to a voltage relay and then to another battery in the back of my wagon to run my fridge/freezer.
Regards Paul

Huh where did you get these from?

Originally Posted by PaulP38a

BTW: the new leather driver's seat skin arrived today for my black Rangie.

Cheers
Paul.

Originally Posted by Remy

Huh where did you get these from?

Lucky find on eBay. Shame they didn't have a base as well.