Bugger, after only 5 hours this time the book symbol is back. First thought was that I had a leak and had dumped all 1250 grams of R134a out but checked the AC and not only does the clutch kick in but it also got extremely cold. Nano is now reporting Distribution Motor stalled.......

Just back from getting it re-gassed. Pressure test showed no leaks after 30 minutes so it seems everything is OK. As it was done at the same place as last time, their records showed it was nearly 4 years ago when it was last done so it hasn't lost pressure as quickly as I thought. So, pushing my luck and saying, everything is working as it should again.

Lpgc wrote:

Charlie Browns was running an AC regas, AC works or no fee operation until recently and I think other firms do the same;

Charlie Browns is based up your way, none around here.

Can buy a DIY AC recharge kit from Halfords, I have one but it's only really economical if the AC just needs a top-up,

But it doesn't, it's got no pressure in it and you'd need quite a few cans to achieve the 1250 grams a P38 needs.

A very basic test of AC system condition (as in leak / no leaks) is just to depress the low pressure side schrader valve,

Or put a pressure gauge on it like I did......

Done properly it's pressurised with Nitrogen first to check that it holds pressure, then vacced, then refilled with the correct amount of gas and oil. I'm considering giving Kwik Fit a try if they do it properly, otherwise I'll just try and get it booked in where it was done last time. I'm thinking it may have a leak, as it's only lasted 2 years since last filled, but as it had the UV dye put in last time it was done, I can't see any signs of it having come out anywhere. Haven't had the grille off yet to see if it is the condenser and hoping I'm not going to have to take the dash and heater box out to get to the evaporator

True, you mentioning 20 years old made me look at the V5, first registered 18/3/98 so I've just missed it's 20th birthday (in fact, thinking about it, I sorted the rear washer on its 20th birthday, how ungrateful is that?). That combined with the 353,200 miles on the clock suggests I'm doing something right.

GeorgeB wrote:

Buggered if I know what that works out at into GBP as I only deal in in Dollars these days

Certainly is cheaper George. Today's rate shows a US dollar is worth 0.71 GBP, so our petrol prices of around £1.20 a litre works out to 1.70 USD. You're still winning.

Having been supplied with a replacement one way valve for the rear screen washer by Clive, fitting that and adjusting the nozzle so it sprayed onto the rear window and not the ground behind the car, I was able to say that absolutely everything worked as it should on my car. After 5 days of this almost unheard of state, the book symbol came up on the HEVAC. Nanocom reported a compressor clutch fault and setting the HEVAC to Lo on both sides and noting that the compressor clutch didn't engage I concluded that there was indeed a fault that didn't have an obscure description. Did a bit of checking and found that the reason it wasn't engaging was no continuity through the trinary switch. Reason for that was that it has no refrigerant pressure in it.....

I did notice that although the AC was working last summer, it seemed a bit feeble so it looks like I now need to get it re-gassed. Although the reason for it losing pressure could be down to a minor leak somewhere (it was last gassed about 2 summers ago) so I think this is going to get a bit more involved. Then, to add insult to injury, last night I switched the lights on, the dash beeped and the message centre came up with RH sidelight failed. So from no faults I've got two in the space of two days!

Just confirming that the no posts message appears whenever a spam post is deleted.

Good to know, I won't bother putting a headlight in the dishwasher then. Although it did quite a good job on one of my foglights so maybe washing powder and dishwasher 3 in 1 pods are different......

Fit it yourself, and in all honesty, there's nothing that you shouldn't be capable of, and you'd be looking at around £800 for a pretty decent system. As well as being a full time installer, Simon also supplies complete systems for DIY installers. One piece of advice, unless the car has dual trailer sockets, fit the filler in the centre (where the other trailer socket would be), no big holes in the bodywork and you can fill up from either side.

Isn't the cam sprocket different too?

I hoped OB would steer you away from the dark side. As for the droopy headlining, they all do it sooner or later. We had a headlining replacement production line going at our last Summer Camp in Wiltshire, did 6 or 7 over the weekend (see https://rangerovers.pub/topic/663-summer-camp-2017-head-lining-photos). Martrim is where you need to go, £60 for a big roll of headlining material and 3 cans of the stickiest sticky stuff you'll ever find.

Yes, ultrasonic sensor, I showed you that when I was last there but I admit that was in June last year. It's the thing above your left ear when driving (as your steering wheel is on the wrong side), pull it out, unplug it, give the plug a squirt of contact cleaner (or even WD40, or whatever the French equivalent is, if that's all you have) and plug it back in. That's all I did last time and it seems to have lasted a while. Otherwise, I'm sure someone has a spare one kicking around so you can swap it.

I think it's the way it's working since Gordon updated things. There were spam posts in both Oily bits and Electrickery and I let the power of having mod privileges go to my head and deleted them. After that it said no posts but I think it really means no new posts.

Getting back to the emissions, what do the lambda sensors show when running on LPG? If they are staying at one place then it really is running rich, if they are flip flopping about, then the mixture is correct and the tester didn't set his machine correctly. Did it give a figure for lambda? If it did, although he was testing to LPG standards the machine was measuring emissions as if it was on petrol.

Only got the one on the grille on mine, plod probably took the tailgate one off when they covered it in reflective stripes.

Local for me and got to be worth a visit. If the LRO show and others I've been to are anything to go by, it'll be about time the P38 got a bit more representation.

Only 37 miles for me though, some you win, some you lose......

Classic wheels won't fit, PCD is much larger. Classic, Defender and Disco 1 use one size, P38, Disco 2 and later stuff use a different size.

Nah, no LPG and the clips on the coolant hose are rusty (and it's a Sport so only a tarted up Disco really). I've actually been up to Kahn and collected a Bentley Continental GT they did and while the workmanship is outstanding, the taste often leaves a little to be desired.....

The reverse dipping mirror feature is turned on but the feedback pot has died. In theory it should dip to a predetermined setting when you select reverse and then return to normal when you go back into drive. When the feedback pot dies it may dip but not return or not dip but think it has and then try to return to where it thinks it should be. Easiest fix is to turn the feature off by turning the ignition on (but not starting the engine), select reverse gear and then press and hold the memory store button on the drivers seat for 2 seconds. The dash will beep at you and display Mirror Dip Off.