I had the same thing happen that Gilbert describes above, a few years ago. Also replaced the relay with no further issues.
Yeah, LR's have been a great investment for me (not to mention the joy of driving them). I sold the S2A after 27 years for 15x what I paid for it. The Disco 2 (about 7 years in now) is probably worth 5x what I paid. I don't think P38's have increased in value nearly as much, but it certainly is worth at least what I paid for it 9 years ago. You can't say that about many other vehicles (and did I mention the joy of driving them?).
33 years of Land Rover for me. Only 9 years of RR with the P38.
This could be a sticky perhaps. Good explanation (as usual) Richard.
I've only had one driving P38, but I had a 1998 parts vehicle. I still have most of the parts. The shell went to the breaker. And I have a Disco 2. I sold my 1963 Series 2A a few years ago, after driving it for 27 years.
I saw this P38 for sale in the forum I frequent for my Disco. The ad looks good. It's in London so it could be of interest to some of you.
https://landroverforums.com/forum/range-rover-p38-2nd-gen-56/classic-range-rover-p38-sale-128017/#post945601
Always nice to hear the problems solved. Thanks for sharing the solution.
Because it's a P38?😉
Nigel I agree that you should look for leaks, but the level does slowly go down as your pads wear and the calipers retain more fluid. (This doesn't necessarily mean you have a problem).
Welcome here. Others with more experience with the door locks will chime in, but my first thought is that your door is "super locked". I'm guessing it's your right hand door. If it's locked, your boot will not open.
One of these years it will work out for me to join the party. Happy New Year to you all!
I hope you're lucky, but I think that once you're hearing noise new oil isn't likely to fix the problem.
I'm glad you got it sorted despite Amazon's very helpful instructions!
Driving 300 miles on the bump stops would be horrible.
P38 electronics are complicated enough, but child's play compared to newer vehicles. We got a 2019 Outback for my better half. The Service Manual is over 7,000 pages!
It will eat into the tyre. If the pull isn't too bad, the wear may be minimal, but it will be more wear than if it was properly aligned.
Replacing hardware that is OE is probably never a bad idea. But personally I would reuse a Land Rover bolt that has had an impact gun on it before replacing it with a generic part, unless the original is obviously bad.
I've had two Arnott springs fail catastrophically and immediately, so I wouldn't trust being under the car with them. I haven't had an issue with Dunlops. I'd still put some jack stands under the frame for safety.
If you’re talking about the commutator (the brass/copper part that the brushes contact), I’m pretty sure that’s not replaceable. Regulators should be, but might not be easy to find. There was a company in the US that sold alternator parts, but they didn’t even ship to Canada.
Thanks Gordon!