Hi all

My P38's ABS pump suddenly stopped activating all of a sudden. So far I have swapped the two abs relays, and a new pressure switch to check if they were the problem and the pump still isn't activating. Is there a way to bench test my ABS pump before I source a good used one? Thank you!

My 1995 4.0 has a weird shifting issue that I'm currently experiencing now. The transmission goes through all the gears normally and smoothly but it does hold onto designated shift points. For example 1st to 2nd will shift at 1700 rpm, 2nd to 3rd will shift at 2,250 rpm. When I plugged in the faultmate, the transmission thinks its in low range even though it is in high. The transmission also holds the gears whenever I let go of the accelerator pedal. Also, whenever I press sport mode, it the sport light in the center console lights up dimly without any indication of sport on the dash. The transmission also skips 2nd and 3rd in sport mode hence its smoother, it goes from 1st to 4th immediately. I also have a transfer neutral warning appearing on the message center whenever I turn the car on. Searching in the forums makes me think its the Transfer case ECU going bad. I already have two on order, just waiting for it after this quarantine lockdown we're having. I have driven another P38 and its a completely different experience. Hopefully the TCU solves the problem but I'm wondering if anyone on here has experienced the same thing? Thanks everyone! :)

I first saw a Range Rover P38 when I was around 8 years old when my dad's friend picked him up from the house. It was a british racing green P38A. I told myself that hopefully someday I was gonna have a car like that. It became my dream car of almost 13 years. Around 2016, I was offered a white 4.0 SE that was for sale by a close friend of my friend. I really wanted to buy the car because it was how I wanted my P38 to look like with the facelifted lights, and 18 inch hurricane alloys. The car had a broken bumper and a bad interior with a warped dashboard. The car was sold the day it was offered to me and I already lost hope in getting that particular car.

A year after, knowing that I like P38's so much, another friend informed that his neighbor has a white P38(Quite hard to find in our country). Upon knowing about it, I toured around his street in order to see this p38 that he was talking about, and I saw the unit that it was the Rover that I missed out on. I would pass by this street where the white P38 was parked at different times just to be able to see a P38 during the day. I later knew that the owner of that same P38 was also a friend of the person who first offered it to me.

In 2018, that same friend messaged me again that the same white P38 was sale. Upon receiving his message I was instantly very excited and decided to go out of the class I was attending in order to have a chance to talk to him and go home. He gave me the owners contact number, and I immediately scheduled to view the car the next day. Immediately after, I called my parents to inform them that I was gonna look at a car and if they were gonna allow me to buy it. (I was only 20 years old at the time and needed permission) I told my dad that it was the same white P38 that I was stalking from time to time. I got shocked when my Dad told me that he was gonna accompany me to look at the car since he doesn't really accompany me to look at cars, and more especially P38's. On the way to view the car, my dad whispered to me that "we're only looking at the car and weren't buying." To which I already accepted in myself that they wouldn't allow to buy the car, and I would miss out on it again. I saw the car in much better condition, with a new interior, and it was running very smooth. I test drove the car around our village and was really happy with the cars overall condition. Upon getting back at the owner's house, I was shocked when it was my dad who asked the owner about the price, knowing that we weren't gonna buy it. The owner seeing my enthusiasm, even gave us a discount without asking just cause he saw how enthusiastic I was with his car. We finished up the deal, and brought home the car the next day. That day was one of the happiest days of my life, and the car still brings a smile to my face everytime it starts. I really hope to keep this car forever, because it really is my dream car achieved.

So here is my dream come true. A white North American Spec P38A 4.0 SE (ignore the badge) that was built on April of 1995.

Here are some pictures of the car when it was offered to me around 2016 with the cracked bumper, and tired interior.

Car when I first got it

I had the car detailed by a professional and this was the outcome. Not bad for a car that is turning 25 in April.

This is the car at a recent Land Rover club of the Philippines show with Vitesse edition P38's, and a P38 group meet with GeorgeB.

This is how the car stands now, with the new interior, dash, and mondial 18 inch wheels. It is currently sitting at 144,400 miles.

Thanks for reading guys! Hello from the Philippines! I hope to meet you guys when I visit the UK in the future. :)