I'm building a 3.9 V8 and I found britpart quality is not bad now as they got rid of the dodgy stuff people bought and then moaned about ---- soak manifold bolts in plusgas and gently ease loose/tighten loosen ---- slowly and you should be able to get them out ---

If not gasket it'll be the short Flexi pipe split on the manifold

I think LPG outlets are closing faster than most people realize ---- used to be 4 near me (5 mile or so) Now none If you can't afford to run a vehicle then get rid of it ----- tough but true ----- I've got a vogue I use weekend and going days out etc But use my 300tdi daily at 35 mpg too

I personally would remove the engine as trying to refit gearbox with converter in is a real nightmare ---- mate did his DSE and broke converter and pump ---- All because he didn't remove the engine

Am currently working on a 3.9 engine that made that noise ----- turns out lifters on right bank sized up and worn on cam face Push rods worn and cups of rockers worn Also cam lobes on inlet(3,5,7 worn down on peaks Yet left bank all fine ---- Hopefully yours not same ---- 3.9 basically same as 4/4.6 as far as valve train is

I think mine got ep90 in diffs

Mmmmm I prefer my Vogue's cherry bomb in place of silencer with straight through pipes it spits on over-run

You obviously have checked the fuse boxes haven't you

Spent all day getting vogue se ready for car show tomorrow ---- should be a good day

The twin pipes are more for style than anything else --- the whole system is not very effective from a performance point of view
I removed silencer and fitted cherry bomb then straight through pipes at rear ---- sounds great ---- can't see problem with 1 pipe at back --- most rovers with V8 only had 1 exit

Know you understand why I like the 300 TDI that costs £60 for 289 miles

The P38 V8 is the only version that will be worth keeping as the diesel has many engine parts no longer available It's not rocket science to figure out if chains wear ---- you won't get replacements so only option is engine conversion ---- but fundementaly not viable if you can't do it yourself
LPG on V8 is not really viable these days as less places sell it

That's why I prefer discovery 1 over P38 2.5 ok it was a weldathon But 300tdi is a great engine rough as ol' boots but with pump tweaks it'll blast a P38 diesel away ---- And parts are easy to get Ok it's rougher than P38 Some people are going for discovery 3 over P38 now that's what I found out at rover views anyway
Trouble with BMW is they don't believe in spares backup They rather sell you new model ---- planned obscelecence I'm afraid

Mine will squeel the tyres from standstill if I'm a bit eager to pull away ---- I have never used the sport button on mine --- I probably find it doesn't work ---- that would be my kind of luck

I put windows down and spray GT85 down window channels easy with thin plastic tube fitted to the spray nozzle
I've use this method on all my vehicles

I think all the drug dealers around this way given up selling drugs and sell fuel instead 😁😁 seriously though ---- it'll never go down because people are paying ---- if everyone kicked off broke fuel pumps etc --- like they did in France years ago Then price would come down 🤗 Unfortunately it's people are too wimp these days ---- Nobody wants to cause upset or offence

Well as most of the cost is tax & vat not only gas companies to blame -- pity you can't run bio diesel like my TDI does

I would say its head gasket as its low on 1 bank & leak between 3-5 probably water corrosion --- pink antifreeze can destroy h/gastets ---- had that happen on several Toyota 6 liter 6cyl ---- can't see it being valve's related as usually it's 7/8 has valve issues
As inlet coming off --- check cam lobes --- rods

My early vogue se spends most time parked up only for shows this year --- maybe I should sell it but nobody wants a 16mpg vehicle anymore
My disco 1s are at 196000 so just run in
They'll be laid up for summer as use the consul 58000 genuine miles so far
Bit of a short stroll compared to Gilbertd s P38 mileage--- doubt be that high if not on LPG ---- which is non existent 30+mile radius of me now

Hi pressure hose on eBay as for low pressure I'd do hose clamp