Just ordered some Castrol Edge FST 10w60 for the P38..

Anyone else used it?

H

Gilbertd wrote:

Not got poly bushes in it by any chance have you? Like Gordon, I'd go for the Shitpart ones as original Boge are no longer available, cheap, with a warranty and easy to replace when you have to take them off to replace them under warranty.

No standard shitpart bushes!

Gilbertd wrote:

I know you've spent hours polishing it but what have you done to the suspension? Bushes, ball joints, shocks, etc?
I fitted new drop links and ARB bushes + radius arm bushes.

And a set of Dunlop air springs..

The Shockers seem to be only thing left. .

Hiya

It has always been a bit shat!!

EAS is in pucker order..

However the ride is akin if not worse than my old D2 which has saggy old coils..

Would this be in part to the fact the shockers are original, would it be worth throwing a set of Boge or Bilsteins on it?

Cheers

Looks great David..

I'll be wrapping my manifolds when i pull them off, as i find the heatshields a pain in the rear to remove and refit!!

Evening Gents..

An unusual issue that has plagued my P38 since i bought it is an iffy cold start.

If you fire her up the revs will bounce between what seems like 250 and 1000rpm, it'll do this a few times before settling down to a good idle. if you give her some throttle it sorts itself out faster.,

However I learnt that if you give her a TINY bit of throttle when starting it stops the hunting but will settle to a very low idle..

Once it's HOT she purrs like a V8 Kitten and sits at the correct idle speed.

I should note there are no misfires..

Cheers gents.

I'd remove it from your order, the cap won't fit, mainly because the float won't fit in the P38's expansion bottle.

The expansion tank and cap was the same for the RRC Diesel and Petrol hence the "fits 2.5 and V8 models"

Sounds like fun!

Remember the pics!!

Looking forward to the progress!

Assembled a "just in case" supplies box in the boot..
Box matches the colour of the car too!

Dremel in there too!! fits like a glove..

While mucking around in the boot, found the RRC habits die hard.

dhallworth wrote:

I want a Vogue SE badge as mine is missing one. I looked at getting one made and Orangebean said he'd got the measurements for it but never got around to sending me them.

I can't bring myself to spend £45 on a badge that looks battered though.

David.

Amazing they ask that much for a gel badge..

Personally i think they should of used the "chrome" VOGUE badge and just plonked SE on the end! LOL

How's the VSE, you got the engine in yet?! "nudge nudge" lol

I'm only allowed out to get shopping..

I enjoy the P38 for the few miles though LOL

Sounds like you had some fun!!

Retirement sounds nice, only 40'ish years left for me!!!

LOL

reset the trip.

more shopping to do..

got an average of...

running on petrol.

ABS plastic would get my vote.

it's the grease in the servo motor for the HI/LO that turns to concrete and burns the motor out..

As Dave3d says it's really a good idea to shift between Hi and Low frequently to stop the grease solidifying.

XYZ switch seems to be atleast part of the issue.

It is common for the input shaft seal on the ZF box to wear, your leak could be ATF..

Found some coolant leaks!

This piece leaks when hot!!

Oh and a nice coating of OAT on the sump!!

Grrr!!

Oh and the outside temp has gone from "toasty" to freezing!!!

I was out in a T shirt yesterday!!

Now in a full coat!!

Hate weather.

Could never get my head around the feature myself..

It is annoying when reversing a trailer as it ends up pointing at the floor, which is no help..

Been disabled now!!