Gilbertd has a Disco? the shame!!!

I sometimes wonder if they get a bonus for each advisory. My "fave" so far was Headlights Slow to Illuminate - because I'd fitted a HID kit to my BMW E30. The garage owner hates HIDS but he couldn't fail me on beam pattern because the ellipsoid headlights worked perfectly despite the longer bulbs. The self levelling/washwipe stuff is only relevant for cars with HIDs from new or he'd have nailed me.

Hah, I'd like that plate :D

I had a similar problem with my jeep. What is the idle like when hot? If it's rough, try disconnecting the petrol injectors (from the wiring loom, not the fuel rail :) ) one at a time while running on LPG. You might find one of the cylinders is getting both fuels and misfiring due to a very rich mixture.

A friend of mine has a D90 on a chopped RR Classic chassis. I wouldn't call it a sports car, even with a 4.6 turner engine in it - but it's a fun toy.

Brim to brim, same pump, use the trip meter. The best measure is Miles/Litre which gives you a quick way to see cost per mile. Most people on here seem to break 3 miles/litre. I don't quite. Possibly because my wife regards the throttle as a switch and we live on back roads. 😁

The MPG computer only knows about petrol. If the LPG is adjusted perfectly the trims won't change between petrol and LPG so the average mpg on the computer won't change. That's not the same as measuring how much LPG is actually being used, because the LPG ECU will be squirting in gas according to it's own map. The LPG ECU isn't fully independent. It reads the petrol injection times and adds injector timing to allow the LPG injectors to flow the correct amount of gas.

The Petrol ECU is still in charge of petrol injector timings and will trim them according to the readings it is getting from the O2 sensors. If the LPG is set a little lean, the petrol ECU will compensate with longer injector timings to bring the O2 reading back to target. This will show up as higher fuel consumption on the dashboard but you're still only burning the correct amount of LPG.

Congrats - that's always a good feeling :D

Looks like a great day :) Although there seems to be a disturbing lack of charred meat products...

Lpgc wrote:

Not trying to change the subject but if I'm allowed to digress from P38s a bit... I recently bought a Nissan Elgrand people carrier which has 2 AC evaporators (one in the front and one in the back). AC wasn't working, didn't have time to take it for a proper regas so I tried the Halfords kit. It worked at first but then the missus could hear a hissing from the back end and it stopped working - hissing coming form the corroded front to rear AC pipe on a bend near the rear. Normally I'd probably try cutting the corroded bit out and replacing with some compatible high pressure flexible pipe (like I once did on a Pug306) but this pipe has another pipe running inside it. A new pipe is over £1000 and special order from Japan so bugger that! I need to either find a replacement pipe in a scrappers or fix this pipe.. Anyone good at aluminium pipe welding?

Aluminium pressure vessel welding is quite a rare coding, I'd suspect! What happens at the ends of the pipe?

He who does not use Jack Stand will become Jack Stand.

(I think I got it the right way round this time!)

Many religious wars have been fought over rust products. I've used POR-15 in the past. With careful prep and use it's excellent - but unpleasant to use and expensive. I've since converted to Bilt Hamber which I find more reasonably priced and works just as well. I don't really rate Hammerite.

https://www.bilthamber.com/corrosion-protection-and-rust-treatments/

Deox for rust removal
Hydrate 80 for protection
Electrox is a high zinc primer (good for galvanised bits)
I haven't tried the UB wax but it looks exactly like the sort of stuff I'd like to spray under my cars once I've finished fixing them!

Well the later P38s had battery backed sounders, quite possibly from BMW so it sounds like a good one to try!

That's an epic tale 😁

Do you have a sunroof? That adds to the fun...

We've already done the headliners. We had a little production line going over a couple days. I did some sticking down but was mainly the guy cutting the excess from round the boards 😁

Disassembly, scraping, stick and trim, installation, reassembly 😁

Welcome to the madness :)
And yes, I'm sure you'll be posting soon! There are no stupid questions, especially compared to some of mine....
Good luck!

I based the 3-4 months above on the price I paid Simon for a full install with a 4 hole tank. Ask him how many p38s he has done 😁

Holy carp - you need to get that sorted out! It'll pay for itself in 3-4 months.

I don't think there's any good news if it's the DSP system. You can't even replace it with an aftermarket head unit very easily. MartyUK is looking at a DSP replacement kit but I don't know if he has done many/any for sale yet.