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hi guys I'm new to the forum so I'm really hoping someone can help, I own a 53 plate range rover vogue & I work abroad at times, my problem is, I was away for six weeks and when I returned my battery was flat, I gave it a jump & everything was good, I only drove around 20 miles in 3 weeks & I went away again this time for 6 weeks, when I returned again the battery was flat, it took around 20 minutes of jump start before it started only this time by suspension wouldn't rise at the front end, also my brakes weren't working & I detected a fluid leak. I goggled the suspension fault and its telling me the usual turn the steering wheel hard left & right but to no avail. I popped in to pentland landrover & they told me they are £102 per hour & this is just to look at it without repairs.   I'm hoping you lovely people can give me a solution. also I know it sounds crazy but could the suspension problem & brake fluid problem be related ?. please help. 

It could very well be related. The air suspension ECU will have a fault code stored for low brake fluid warning (if the red light is on) which may prevent the suspension from working. Easy way to check is to refill the brake fluid, and see if it starts working again

thanks for the quick reply ill give that a try. only other problem is the day after I took it for a 10 minute spin with no brakes the next day there was a puddle of brake fluid so im not sure if I can top up the fluid or if its just going to pour straight out. I might end up taking it to a main dealer for a look but I really wanted to avoid this if possible.

as it sits along time it would be of value to buy a hawkeye or nanocm

Have you tried the independant land rover specialists like strathearn engineering or lixtoll ?

as it sits along time it would be of value to buy a hawkeye or nanocm

Can you explain the logic of this, not understanding

Thanks for all the info guys ill really take it on board, if anyone out there could recommend a repairer around Edinburgh I would be grateful cheers

have a look here http://www.bearmach.com/downloads/Diagnostic/User%20Manual.pdf

Nice1 Mike Cheers any idea the price of this & where I can obtain one

ebay is as good as any around  £300

Maybe not explaining myself fully,
 I understand what the Nanocomm or Hawkeye is all about, have used them myself a couple of times.

What I was trying to understand is the relevance that because it was "sitting a while" the Nanocomm or hawkeye was a good way to go.

Tommy

I went away again this time for 6 weeks, when I returned again the battery was flat, it took around 20 minutes of jump start before it started only this time bysuspension wouldn't rise at the front end also my brakes weren't working & I detected a fluid leak. I goggled the suspension fault and its telling me the usual turn the steering wheel hard left & right but to no avail. I popped in to pentland landrover & they told me they are £102 per hour & this is just to look at it without repairs.

can diagnose sls problem without a trip to dealers 102 quid saved i think you kno the rest i personaly have saved a heep of cash using my hawkeye

that's great mike thanks  I think your right iv had a look on ebay & think there worth having but at the moment I need to concentrate on getting it back on the road, before, I spend an additional £300ish, but ill defo be getting one. thanks again 

not sure if the nanocom works on the L322 rangerover, the hawkeye "should"