Cheers everyday is a school day lol. My friend runs the local garage I'll ask if it's something he uses. It was his induction heater I was using at the weekend. It's water cooled and has 3 different end caps , a fantastic bit of kit and had the nut and bolts glowing bright red many times but even that didn't free the bolt from the ball . I couldn't use gas as my lpg. Inlet uses the towbar electrics hole right next to the ball . Also don't think I'd of risked blistering the bumper.

I googled it and see it offers a free trial. I take it work's on some type of subscription.

Thanks for checking that I'd never heard of microcat . One of the main advantages of joining a forum is the information you can find that even google can't flag up .

I thought it would be a good idea to take it off and put it in a wee cabinet blaster. Knowing what I know now a wire brush and a coat of black Hammerite would have been fine. We're due a good fall of snow in Scotland tomorrow so car should earn its keep.

I saw an original one for sale on eBay which ended up costing £20 inc postage I'm sure a new one wouldn't of been much dearer. I hadn't thought of rimmers or britpart cheers for that. As I said I'll never remove one again my arm was in shreds belting the thing, it was locked solid inside the removable hitch .

Anyone considering removing an old swan neck towbar be aware that land rover say the bolt and the full towbar are now obsolete. I had to resort to buying a second hand bolt and nuts from eBay. Land Rover parts advised a trip to the local hardware shop which wasn't an option I fancied.

Got 2 cars through an mot on Friday and put one in for a full valet . The car was looking great apart from a rusty tow bar sticking out the back . It was the original detachable swan neck type which looked as though it had never been touched for the 21 years the car had been on the road. What looked like a 10 minute job was a absolute nightmare. I loosened the 2 locknuts ,sprayed with a loosening agent and hit it with a heavy hammer. It didn't budge so I tried some heat and still no movement. I tried a heavier hammer and the 2 nuts rode up the threads stripping them . At this point I cut them off and carried on for almost an hour with a heavy punch and my mates induction heater . I will never try to remove one of these again unless it frees after a couple of hits . I was surprised the nuts stripped leaving me no option but to get it off. I'll phone landrover tomorrow and see if they supply the bolt an nuts for the towbar. I certainly won't be going to a scrapyard for one . The towball itself is stripped and painted and will be getting a good dose of copper grease upon refitting.

The newer ones are terrible at least with a p38 most of their faults have been discussed and ironed out on various platforms. The one I use the most has a 4.6 on gas . My friend runs the local garage and was having a go at me for drifting back to p38s . After a particularly snowy winter he asked if he could run my autobiography as he is also a retained fireman. It was a win win situation as he motd and serviced it.

Wish I could say the same my diff blew up in front of a wedding party ,very noisy and very embarrassing. It started whining on the motorway,I thought it was the transfer box and was going to pull in at lay-by after the wedding party but the car had other ideas ,it got really loud causing everyone to turn round ,let off a loud bang and rattled to a stop just after them. My wife and son were so embarrassed they refused to wait for green flag and phoned a taxi leaving me sitting with hazards on.

The one good thing about tinkering with them is that spares are plentiful and not expensive. The other thing I've noticed is that even bolts underneath that look pretty solid come out without too much trouble. YouTube can also be a help with many videos for p38 maintenance. I'm no mechanic but don't mind giving things a bash.

My BECM was working intermittently and ended up totally locking out. It first showed up as a suspension problem and after much swapping of parts from another car left me a bit confused. Fortunately the place I sent it to have managed to sort it out . If I'd remembered Rik the Pik I'd have sent it to him and was actually talking to a fellow p38 owner today who has used him. He's said he sorted the BECM and was very helpful,happy to discuss the issues over the phone. He probably would be an asset to the forum. My jobs for the weekend include a new n/s bonnet catch ,rear airbag, seal 2 leaking rims, full service. At least running a P38 give you something to do during lockdown ( better than watching rain/snow)

I used to tow a twin axle caravan from Scotland to Cornwall every summer with an lpg converted 4.6 no problem. We eventually left the caraavan down there permanently and just travelled up and down . During that period I bought a 4 year old sport hse with low mileage and full land rover service history. When I decided to sell the caravan I towed it home and blew the gearbox on the sport with only 38000 miles on the clock . Land Rover weren't interested as it was out of warranty and the company who replaced the gearbox said it was quite common and advised me not to tow anything substantial with it . Thankfully I'd hung on to my p38 .

I've always loved p38s since the day I first saw one . I had a 200tdi classic which was actually a good car but my first p38 was a Biarritz blue 2.5 dse which I ran for 7 years covering 100,00 miles. I'm now on my fifteenth Range Rover and think I'll stick with the p38 . I tried newer ones and yes they are lovely to drive but I always held on to a p38 eventually giving up the newer ones. If I had the choice between a new Range Rover and a p38 for towing it would be a p38 every day.

I did a google search and turner came up . Some of their reviews online weren't brilliant so I phoned them ,the guy I spoke to was great and promised it back repaired within a week . This timeframe was a big plus as the car had locked out on the local garage forecourt. The repair has solved many issues and I can only tell you my own experience. Unfortunately both cars were checked today and need some niggles sorted out before being tested on Friday. The one that had been in storage needed surprisingly little with all the brakes performing as they should . The one thing I love about p38s is they are so solidly built . If land rover had made the electrics more reliable I think these would of been the best cars of their day. I tried the Range Rover sports but have decided just to stick to a p38 as my daily driver. The sport was the worst of both worlds ,terrible electronics and serious corrosion underneath.

I see this forum has mainly p38 stuff on it which suits me fine . I was wondering if anyone on it has used rick the pick . I had completely forgotten about him and sent a BECM down to turners who did a good job . I think his company was called calrover or something like that.
Rick used to get a good. name in a forum I was in years ago.

The one I replaced the BECM on came up relatively quickly. The other one had been put into storage 4 years ago with what we assumed was a valve block issue . It was down on the bumpstops and after replacing the valve block and resetting it took a few minutes to fill. Both cars are working fine now and sitting at their correct heights. I should have explained the history, my wife always says I'm shit at communicating.

Hi folks a good weekend as far as p38s go .
Replaced 2 reconditioned steering wheels and a rotary coupler.
Also a BECM that was sent to turners diagnostics . Car was completely locked out no response from nanocom or Eka code ,no suspension,battery drain and no response from remote. The trip to turners has sorted all the issues, I've got to admit I was a bit sceptical when Eddie at turners said they would sort it all out but they have so happy days.
Tonight replaced and reprogrammed a valve block.
So 2 rangies that were on their knees booked for an mot tomorrow fingers crossed.
Anyone who runs these cars knows it seems an eternity waiting for that suspension to rise and those dash lights to settle.

Hi tried loads of different ways. Unfortunately I only have acces to an iPad and an iPhone just now. I’ll try again when I’m at a desktop cheers Alan

Hi thanks for that I tried imgur but can't get it to transfer from the app to the forum.

Hi folks , just joined the forum. I’ve had a love hate relationship with Range Rovers for nearly 22years . Love them when they go hate them when they break. Today I tried a cheap leather steering wheel repair kit on 2 of my cars . Very easy to use, time will tell how long they last . Can anyone tell me how you insert a picture using an iPhone thanks.