I drop mine fairly regularly to r&r canoes or bikes from the racks.

Brian did you find a part number? Mine broke when I removed the plenum. It's on with RTV for now.

Must be on Bosch. My '01 Disco has it, IIRC it's a vacuum line for the brakes. That doesn't sound right for a P38 though, with the ABS pump giving the muscle.

It won't matter how long you have the battery out.

I thought the Arnott's were the coolest thing too. They do work as advertised. They stand behind their warranty. But I had 2 fail in less than 2 years. Fortunately I wasn't far from home either time.

I don't know about the Gen 11's, I had Gen 111's. I loved the way they rode, both on and off road. They are a bit stiffer than Dunlops in normal and highway modes, giving less body roll, and then soften in lift mode. Also, if you want more lift, they can give you an extra 2". I had the issue that Richard mentioned, so I went back to Dunlops. If anyone is interested in the Gen 111's, I would be happy to part with them for a good price, less than 2 years on them.

No rubber donuts on the P38. The Disco has one, and I suspect the Defender does as well.
For your drag links and track rods, if they are stiff to rotate they will be good. If they rotate easily, or are sloppy they need replacing.

I suppose you could unplug the airbag. You'd have to live with the SRS light. I doubt that the police would think this was all a good idea though.

Interesting. I don't remember the brand of gaskets I used. I ordered them from Will Tillery in the US. Mine lined up nicely.

Are you sure the manifold is seated correctly? I just did this on my Disco and I played around a bit with the bolts all installed loosely to make sure it was. I don't think you should slice the ends off.
I've only done one so I'm certainly not an expert on this.

I like the advert. Something tells me that Volkswagen isn't using that one anymore.

I think the sliding sideways is only for the windshield upper trim. I don't remember the lower trim needing any trick to remove it.

Richard, I went back to Dunlops after the 2nd one blew.
Don, I think most of what you're describing is mechanical, not electronic. I'm also much better with mechanics than electronics, but the electronic issues on the P38 don't seem insurmountable. There's a lot of good help on this forum for anything you need help with.

I've had 2 air springs (Arnott's) fail. When they did the car dropped to its bump stops almost immediately. Richards idea of a jackstand under a crossmember is a good one.

Yes. After disassembling I understand things quite a bit better. The coolant level kept going down, but stayed clean, while the engine oil was contaminated with coolant. The tops of the pistons were not steam clean looking. It really wasn't likely to be a head gasket failure. Coolant was being pumped directly past the failed timing cover gasket into the timing chain area, ending up in the oil sump. Next time I'll do a better job of diagnosing.

All back together, runs great! No apparent leaks (yes I did replenish the fluids).

Hi Mike, welcome. I also have an '01 Disco in addition to my '97 P38, both V8's. Both great vehicles.

I also made the mistake of not leaving overlap on my headliner. As virtually always, I'm stubborn and do everything by myself, extra hands would have helped. All in all it turned out quite fine though.

Thanks Marty. Yes, I suspect the airline in the boot might be for airing tires back up after off-roading. A more heavy duty compressor would be ideal for that.

Hi Pierre, I sent a PM for my 1997 4.6 HSE
Harv