It doesn't seem like there's many of us in your local area to make recommendations.

Have you had a look around for Land Rover/Range Rover specialists or even BMW specialists as recommended before?

You need to find someone that knows about this specific engine/pump in particular rather than a generic diesel/car mechanic.

My suggestion would be contact your local Land Rover Club or BMW owners club/forum and find out who they use or recommend in your area.

I know in my Land Rover club we actually have several members that actually have their own workshops/businesses specialising in Land Rover/Range Rover repairs. They're all Leciestershire based though.

Once you've found someone recommended, looked at reviews and decided in your own mind that you trust them and their opinions/abilities you need contact them about your issues and go from there. Try to find someone willing to look at the estimate you've been sent and give their opinion in the work done.

I think the biggest issue you'll face is getting your car away from where it is now. You won't be able to just have a tow truck show up and take it away. You'll need to negotiate what you will and won't pay with them before they'll release the vehicle.

https://www.alrc.co.uk/alrc-member-clubs/member-clubs.html#anchor1

This is a list of the official ALRC Land Rover Clubs. There should be at least one that is local to you, maybe even two or three.

Interesting stuff:
https://www.theaa.com/driving-advice/legal/car-repairs

a bit late..but some might be useful still

There are hardwoods who are LR Jaguar folk. Do not know about BMW yet. Without having any transport and having to use public transport, I have less time time to do anything. My social life, well what little I did have, is non exsistant and it is all very depressing. Seem to keep going around in circles but getting absolutely nowhere. The link to the club's is blocked by my anti virus software and I had to enter at my own risk!!! Anyway no clubs around West Sussex it would appear.

The South Coast LROC and the Surrey Hills LRC should both cover your area. The addresses might be a long way from you but that's just the address of where the club is registered.

My club covers an area from Huncote to Grantham are nearly 50 miles apart and over an hour's drive.

I guess your AV software may be set a little too strict if it's filtering out the ALRC website.

If I were in your position id seek out their Facebook pages and ask there for recommended LR specialists in that area.

Have found a P38 owners club. There is, apparently, a guy in billingshurst who is a wizz with P38s. Now Billingshurst is not a million miles from me. Will try to get more details in the week. Absolute land rover. Tom Dusty are the details I have. Some other chap laughed at my problems. His has been off the road since it "sailed" through the not in Feb. He probably has other transport. I, on the other hand, do not and it it really getting to me now.

It is Tom Custy not Dusty . Damn predictive text.

Well have had a chat with Tom. He is nuts about P38's. Has 5!!!!! He agrees with all you guys that the tank pump would not throw up a code.He also thought that they should have reset that actuator after it was removed to fix the diesel leak. Could not tell him all the problems as the phone ran out of charge. His take on it is to get someone to look at it who knows what they are doing to see what the issues are and and go from there. He is included in the folk who know what they are doing. I told him I was going to either shove it over a cliff or jump over the cliff myself!!!!!! He said don't do either. He has an obvious passion for these vehicles. Now need advice from you guys please.

I would personally give Tom a call back apologise for the phone cutting out and ask if he as access to transport that could recover it form the garage for his attention?

I did txt him and apologise for the hiccup with the phone. He said to get back to him when I had sorted out what I was going to do.

I did txt him and apologise for the hiccup with the phone. He said to get back to him when I had sorted out what I was going to do.

Well I think I have decided the way forward. Will source transport and send it to Tom. He seems to be real passionate about these lumps of metal, and like you guys says get it back from Portsmouth. Hope I am doing the right thing!!

All you have to do next is haggle the bill with Powerdrive. Don't pay the first figure they throw at you.

I’d be tempted to go and get the key, and grab it back, then haggle the price, there definitely taking the pee, how can you be expected to pay when they’ve f%@#£d it up !
I’d tell them they can expect a bill from the garage that’s going to put there cock up right, I don’t play with diesels, why, because I’m not up on them, I wouldn’t take a car Incase the same thing happened,,
It’s no good pretending you know about something when you don’t, maybe a call to citizens advice might be helpful

We need to get Tom Custy to join this forum, me thinks.

Mmmm He certainly seems to have a passion for these things. I told him he was f........ing nuts having 5 of them. He got his interest in them when working at a land rover garage. He said the boss person used to go and cry in a corner when he saw a P38 going into the garage!!!!!! Can't say say I blame him. If you want to look at his details he is Absolute Land rover Billingshurst.

I'd have thought the boss of a Land Rover repair place would rub his hands together and cackle with glee when a P38 came in :P

Well. Just caught a film of Woody Woodpecker. The guy on there does not have a problem with his getting RR around. He tows it around with his very big RV. So........all I need now is a trailer and an RV. Problem solved!!!!!!!😛🤸🤸🤸🤸🤸🤸🤸

Just caught up with the goings on. Sorry but the driving and the new job are keeping me away...

I can confirm the things below as I have done it:

FIP
To remove the FIP you need to lock the engine at TDC using the FLYWHEEL locking pin - not in the pump. If you don't put the pin in all the way, when you undo the FIP nut you turn the engine backwards. That's why I'm having to change my timing chains as it's as easy to change them as check them.
You also need the special tool to hold the timing chain in place while you remove the FIP or the timing chain moves inside the housing and then your timing is out. I believe that is what the first "mechanic" that swapped my first FIP did (or technically DIDN'T do). Smokey as hell and massive reduction in power.

FIP SEALS
If they changed the TOP seal only on your FIP - it doesn't need any special tools apart from removing the security bolt. It also DOES NOT affect anything else at all.

The one that you have to be careful about is the second one down, that DOES need to be done carefully and in a certain way.

The FIP being "on cam" is (as far as I know) ONLY for changing the HP o-ring that the 6 pipes go into as a bit can fall out and get stuck internally if it's done wrong.

VP37 EDC
The FIP is an EDC version of the Bosch VP37 - that's the special electronics bit in the top as far as I'm aware. Electronic diesel control I believe.

In tank pump (aka lift pump)
The in tank lift pump gives no faults when it fails. You will have trouble starting the car with 1/4 tank or less of diesel and especially if it's pointing up hill at 1/4 of a tank or less. Mine did.
You can check if the intank pump is working or not by removing the fuel pipe from the fuel filter and measuring how much squirts out into a measuring jug. If nothing comes out when the ignition is turned and the engine cranks - it's f*cked 👍 There is a specific amount it squirts out so you can measure if it's working 100% or reduced rate. It only squirts once on start up, after that the FIP suction takes over.

These cost around £25 and if the hole has been cut in your floor should take 30 mins maximum to change. Honestly.

You are best to install a non return valve between the fuel filter and bulk head in the fuel line. You will NEVER know that your intank pump has failed again once you do this 😄

Good luck Mazz1, if I was nearer I would have helped but I'm working in Cornwall & Devon and travelling Sunday's & Friday's.
If you intend to keep the P38 definately buy a Nanocom or similar. You won't regret it.

All the best and keep us posted,

Hoppy

Thanks Hoppy. The chappie at Powerdrive said the code I gave them, which my local garage picked up, did not relate to the FIP but to the intake one. How do I argue the point? I don't know if it really was faulty. If you look further back in he chat there is the "estimate" they sent me. It looks like they have charged £170 labour to replace the in tank pump and 2 glow plugs and £287.55 for the pump and £24.72 for the plugs. From your info it seems rather extortionate! Their estimate for the "work" carried out is £920.72. I asked what diagnostic machine they used and the codes they found They have not provided either. The code the garage told me was Fault code 1 fuel quantity adaptation. Does that relate to the FIP? I don't know and nor does anyone else it appears.