nogger1
3rd November, 2016, 08:58 PM
I have been asked about a problem on the instrument cluster for a Range Rover Sport HST (2009 ) V8. The guy who owns it has been getting conflicting info from various sources so i thought i would see what you all have to say.
Initial problem was car would not start, indicators not flashing on display but working outside and the Radio and Heating controls have a mind of their own switching on/off at will . Someone looked at it and said it had ' a deeply embedded software problem' but when they refitted it , the car started ok but this time the mileage ,temp and fuel display would not work. Now it has reverted back to the original faults of not starting etc. I don't normally do these clusters but i am thinking it sounds like a Can bus issue or something similiar .
My questions are: Any ideas on these faults, can a used one of these be erased/reprogrammed to the car and what would be required in terms of software tools , programmer etc.
Also, is it true a cluster from a V6 can not be used on the V8 , they look identical and can this cluster be easily powered up on the bench ?
I have attached a couple of images of the cluster.
Thanks in advance
Nogger1407853407854
Initial problem was car would not start, indicators not flashing on display but working outside and the Radio and Heating controls have a mind of their own switching on/off at will . Someone looked at it and said it had ' a deeply embedded software problem' but when they refitted it , the car started ok but this time the mileage ,temp and fuel display would not work. Now it has reverted back to the original faults of not starting etc. I don't normally do these clusters but i am thinking it sounds like a Can bus issue or something similiar .
My questions are: Any ideas on these faults, can a used one of these be erased/reprogrammed to the car and what would be required in terms of software tools , programmer etc.
Also, is it true a cluster from a V6 can not be used on the V8 , they look identical and can this cluster be easily powered up on the bench ?
I have attached a couple of images of the cluster.
Thanks in advance
Nogger1407853407854