Thread: OK I'm back.

Hardly know what to say to someone who's lost 3 LRs in a bushfire, except, sorry for your loss. and hope you are recovering well.

You made me go and look. That thread, End of the road, is gut wrenching.

Yes, it wasn't just me hurting.
I had to write its life story as part of the healing.
People said "oh good, you only lost the shed". would have rather lost the house.

So to the question, anyone?

Originally Posted by rover-56

So to the question, anyone?

Not sure this response is on target for your problem.

The only thing I can offer comes from experience with the D1...any excuse to segue to D1's.

Bought a D1 300 Tdi, the owner exasperated with it holding gears for too long at very hi revs, before shifting with a lot of violence. Mechanics could not fix it.

From memory, in the engine bay, just required an adjustment to the screw collar tension put on a wire, I think it came from the gearbox to the to the injector pump. Not sure which way the winding gave sport mode and which gave regular - just way too much sport as it was set. If you have the wire then maybe your winding has too much tortoise and no hare.

And sorry, who are you again!

Yes I know, its been a while.
The engine and auto GB on the L322 is all computer controlled so very different to the 300tdi, so there's no cable. Thanks for the suggestion anyway.
I know a lot of people on here have owned L322s. I just need to know if the kickdown behavior on mine is normal. It just doesn't seem right.
Thanks, Terry

There are Foxwell scanners and there are Foxwell scanners, ranging from $30 on Temu to $1000 on Amazon. Despite their claims, I'd be surprised if the high end ones have full LR/RR functionality, especially from that era, and I'd frankly be shocked if the lower end ones did. What I'm saying is that codes may not be being read, even given the engine/trans combo is BMW. For me a WAG would be an engine torque fault, causing incorrect signals to the trans, but like I said, guess.

Stick around, there are some pros on here who will have a pretty good idea. Or, maybe ask your question with a clue in the thread title, as many of them don't read intros, which is sorta what yours looks like. Often folks will look at "New Posts" and not look at the actual section of the forum the thread is posted in at first. I know I do, which is why I focussed on the tragic vehicle loss in your post and not the actual question...🧐

PS. Definitely recommend investing in a dedicated scan tool if you are interested in fixing your own vehicle, which it sounds like you are. For your car the Gap IIDTool seems to be the preferred choice.

Apologies if all that is obvious to you.

Thanks, all comments gratefully received, I'm ok with Series, the D2 and was getting to grips with the P38, but I am at the bottom of the learning ladder with the L322. I only used the Foxwell because it was offered.(Its an NT301). I had a Faultmate for the P38, but that went up with the car.
Note your advice re the heading, felt the need to re introduce myself.I'll certainly repost if no one else spots my question.
I think you're right the engine ecu isn't talking politely to the gearbox ecu.
Cheers, Terry