It was a huge load off my mind David, I has a feeling it was going to pass almost everything underneath is new lol

But being that it is my only form of transport I would of been a bit stuck!!

Smart looking motor, the old XK6 and V12 are nice motors, with wire wheels it looks like good fun..

Can't imagine it weighs that much...

as for the Alfa when I saw "spyder" my mind immediately thought of the 1960 and 70s model! Hmm....

That ronart looks interesting..

The Alfa spyder i'd be tempted if I could afford one, don't think i'd fit in it would make a nice yard ornament though LOL

I was going to pressure wash it underneath but the cold horrible weather put me off lol

The Oil leak is the front pump seal for the autobox, I need to address it one day LOL

it isn't too bad, but still noticeable!

with the new shockers she drives like new!

love it..

Richard, I don't envy you and that paperwork, what will be on the trailer this trip?

The job isn't bad the only issue being you usually need to replace the tranny cooler too due to the steel nut welding itself to the ally cooler and wrecking the threads.

Passed!

Well chuffed and only one advisory for an oil leak..

Only 5k since the last MOT which is around what Richard does every month lol

could also be the front pump seal which is quite common on the HP22 as the bearing that supports the input shaft wears and the shaft starts to "orbit" instead of spin true and it wears the seal..

Mine has it, not too concerning on mine "yet" definitely worth pulling the inspection plate off the bellhousing and having a look inside to see if the inside of the bellhousing is dry, usually it collects on the cover and you get a nice mess when you remove it!

And as Richard said it can also be the cooler lines weeping.

I've since fitted the new Britpart shocks to replace the TF ones, and the ride is transformed it has gone from juddery speedboat to a nice comfy cruise ship. 🆒:D

The choppiness and harshness has vanished and to be fair the handling has improved, I don't drive it like a sportscar anyway I bought a 4x4 not an MX5 so a spongy ride and a bit of body roll doesn't bother me, on the roads I frequent from work it is far easier to maintain the limit "60" without having to slow down when approaching either potholes or undulations in the road.

Before it would hit a pothole or undulation and bounce which was quite disconcerting and it would force me to slow down which was an irritation

Also if it hit a succession of potholes it was truly horrific :mad:

Now even locked in "standard" it is sublime I'm very happy with it..

😂

Thanks.

18" Comets which are a D2 wheel they came standard on mine due to a supply shortage for the Hurricanes during the last year of production, mine was built Oct 11th 2001 so quite near the end of production.

If i'm honest I prefer them to hurricanes, I'm was quite biased to a nice Mondial however after living with the Comets they're my favourite wheel.

Oh and the 16" wheels on my D2 "Meteors" apparently..

4.3 sounds ok, I dropped out just under 5 litres from mine

A fill should be around 5 litres.

I wouldn't heed Auto express articles about compatibility all they're trying to do is weed out the old cars..

A scare tactic, which is funny.

One of their journos Luke something or other wrote a fair few about E10 and every single consecutive article contradicted the last/

the yanks have been using ethanol rich fuels for years their 87 octane is packed with the stuff

it can play havoc with carbs if left standing

Those look like spurious faults from no comms.

Have you got the "good idle" on the RSW software??

Reminds me of the unit GM pushed out the 6.2 N/A diesel that was based on the petrol equivalent

IIRC 130hp and 240ft-lbs from 6.2 litres to pull around their land yachts

Could never understand why it was needed, fuel economy was nothing to crow about either

The VM HR492 was the first diesel engine offered in the RRC with 106hp and 230nm it couldn't pull yer knob straight, it wasn't until they pushed out the 425OHV that the RRC diesel appealed, 300nm made it bearable.

Thanks

I fitted the +2 "stupidly" so they need replacing whether I like it or not..

The ride is bad to say the least even on smooth roads it find massive bumps and potholes to bump over.

Branching out from my other thread regarding shock absorbers..

My experience with them have been a bit like goldilocks and the several sets of shock absorbers..

original BOGE units were knackered.
So I fitted Bilsteins thinking they'll be better, and unfortunately the ride was so hard I sent them back and put my originals back on!
The next week she found herself with a set of BOGE dampers I managed to get from Island4x4 and Ebay the ride seemed perfect, far better than ever, for around a month before one started to mist oil!!
As a final ditch effort a set of Terribly ferm shockers were fitted, which have made the ride near unbearable

So i'm back at square one..

As said in my other thread shipart shockers are the only ones left to try and i'm sorely tempted..

Oh and not the "dynamics" or any of that shit, the standard black ones, I just want a soft ride..

Don't care about how sporty it is to drive which is all the manufacturers seem to care about, etc etc

My question is how well should the P38 ride?

Is it supposed to be "magic carpet" I'm guessing with 18" wheels my ride will be slightly harsher than with 16"s

Mine at the moment seems to find every single bump in the road, which ain't ideal...

THKS

H

Thanks Gents

Richard, yes i'm of the same mindset it seems a good deal, considering replacing them is an easy job around 20mins for each end.

The reason for replacement RomanRob is I have the TF +2 shocks which aren't correct for the stock Airbags, as on full droop the bags will pull apart.

That good eh!! lol

Gonna be replacing my TF shocks with some new'uns..

BOGE are NLA and I have very little cash to spare so i'm going to punt on some Britpart shockers from rimmers..

I can get a set for £75..

Should be a good bit softer than the set I have now..

Simple.

the P38 came out in 1994 and the TD5 was introduced in 1998.......

I have the TD5 in my D2 and I certainly wouldn't want it in the P38...

As said above.

Highly doubt us mere mortals could afford one though..