Bought some new Oil for her!!
The 5w was too thin!
20w50 ideally, but it's too cold at the moment for thick stuff
Dunno if this issue was fixed, but mine had this issue and it was the O-ring for the oil pick up pipe, it had turned to Bakelite and wasn't sealing causing oil pressure to bleed out..
It went from 15psi to 45..
HTH
If i hoofed mine i'd have to be mindful to give it the pedal before dropping to 2-3 otherwise it felt like it was locking the wheels up, obvs that it the engine braking doing feature of the box doing it's thing i imagine..
Mind you, it would fly like nothing else ;)
Gilbertd wrote:
Singlepoint on a Thor?? There's a recipe for disaster if I ever heard of one.......
She used to frontfire through the manifold and blow intake pipes and Mafs apart, apparently!!
Lpgc wrote:
StrangeRover wrote:
from 2003 - 2013 she had a single point LPG system fitted by "someone" her reg is BV51FDG/H19OAK so if you have records Simon then that would be her.
from 2013-present it has an AC Stag system..
I've checked records going back to 2008 which is when I generally started keeping logging numbers of vehicles I've seen, nothing comes up for either reg number but it could be one I haven't logged the reg on or one that the owner wasn't bothered about a receipt for a service etc on. Back in the day I sometimes converted 10 P38s in a row and saw many others for servicing/repairs.
Ahh right, it is possible that she was done before your records as the first conversion was "checked my own records" 22/11/2002 !
She a unique colour, so eh? lol
2008 this was taken, so you might remember her, if indeed she was done by you. LOL
'tis a long shot!
Gilbertd wrote:
I've heard people say this before, Oh it's got LPG fitted but I never use it as it doesn't run right. Now if you are talking about something that does 40mpg then running costs probably aren't that high on the agenda but on a car that can't even manage 20mpg, then you are simply pouring money down the drain. If the 400 miles is in a month, then getting the LPG system working correctly means another £55-60 a month in your pocket to spend on beer and women or waste it on more bits for the car. I never even think about fuel costs, I use my car as much as I want to as I know that when the tank is empty I'm only looking at another £35 to fill it again.
Thats a good point..
I appreciate the benefits and will get it fixed when i can :)
The savings are real i agree, the system was fitted by the PO i had no say in it!
from 2003 - 2013 she had a single point LPG system fitted by "someone" her reg is BV51FDG/H19OAK so if you have records Simon then that would be her.
from 2013-present it has an AC Stag system..
Gulp!!
BrianH wrote:
StrangeRover wrote:
I don't exactly remember what it did to £40 on pez as i always filled it on payday..
£132 would get me 407mi which wasn't too bad.
That would equate to £32.43 per 100 miles on petrol then.....
Not too bad then..
When you put it that way, you do see the saving LOL
Funny thing, it felt like it had a V8 on petrol, on gas it felt like a 300tdi auto RRC
I'll get it fixed,,
One day
I don't exactly remember what it did to £40 on pez as i always filled it on payday..
£132 would get me 407mi which wasn't too bad.
Yep part of my growing budget is to have a proper LPG system fitted.
the current one is shyte..
wiring is a mare and tbh the range was hilarious, i got 100mi from £40 and it ran like crap, i did contemplate having it serviced by them, but their reception is less than stellar.
in this case the numbers don't really denote thicker/thinner they relate to how thick the oil is at a certain temperature. A 75W-90 will be thinner at higher oil temperatures than a 75W-140. Both are the same thickness at lower oil temperatures. The 75W-140 is said to have a wider viscosity range - when more accurately it would be a wider temperature range. The idea of multi viscosity oils isn't to get thicker at higher temps - it's to maintain a said viscosity at the higher temps. Confusing? Yeah..
Changed the diff oil, full of metal bits..
Rebuild is on the cards.
feels like silt, defo metal though!!
The Old oil is magnetic, very odd.
Front diff is clean as a whistle.
Rear is shagged!
LOL
Lpgc wrote:
StrangeRover wrote:
Mine being a 2001 Thor 4.6. Over 3000mi it did an average of 18.7 on petrol mixed A road driving as for Gas i dunno it never worked!!! ;) LOL
Huh! Did I fit your LPG system?
No it was fitted by Profess autogas in swansea.
It is a shít system to be frank.
And tbf with the 6mi round trip i did LPG wasn't worth it, as it would switch over "when it worked" outside my work gates, bit late!!
I find myself wondering how you all shift your autos,
The people in the know say you should come to a complete stop before going from D-R or vice versa.
Myself in the 4,000 miles i've had her i myself have never really come to a complete stop, usually 1mph in either direction,
It seems to "go in" smoother when it is moving slightly..
H
On my lazy days i tend to browse forums looking at hot topics.
In this case I tend to see quite a few "what does yours do to the gallon" threads.
on these i find seemingly identical cars doing completely different figures.
Mine being a 2001 Thor 4.6. Over 3000mi it did an average of 18.7 on petrol mixed A road driving as for Gas i dunno it never worked!!! ;) LOL
Just curious to see what ya'll get.
More of a question of curiosity.
How does a P38 handle with springs is it as drastic as some might suggest?
Not that i want Springs you understand..
H
I fiited Bilstein shockers on mine, the ride is good, alot better than the originals they replaced!
Expensive though..
Fitted a Mahoosive Numax battery to the old girl.
120ah and 1000CCA IIRC!
Fills the tray length and height wise!
can barely get the cover on!