Thanks as always, spot on. However, I was not the one that did all this, but my predecessor ... and since I never had an issue, I decided not to wake up anything and not to bother.
In any case, issue solved and have a laugh ...
I woke up the other night at 4AM and remembered that not only in 8 years I never had an issue, but also that on the first cranking I had a feeble rumbling, and then died, and that it was not immo issue since it was not the classic "vrum pof"
I had parked in a spot that I seldom used, but could not be interference since the car would open and close with the fob not a problem.
BUT
It was on a slope and I was in a hurry to get home and did not refuel and ....
well, I went with a jerrycan to the nearby station and dumped 5 liters of the precious liquid and after some insistence it fired up and been in use since.
Lesson learned....
And in any case thanks Richard I went to look into the papers that Marty sent me when he checked the BeCM and found the EKA and will put it through Nano to be coded in, just in case.
And I also saw I got some errors on the 02 sensors and is time for them to get renewed.
Once again, the biggest problem of a P38 is its owner ... present or former!
Thanks!
I've done nothing, but I got myself "blocked" by my own car ... funnily enough, it is the first time in almost 8 years!
I got a "Alarm serial link fault signal too low" ... fob battery is ok, car I used it all day yesterday no probs. Funny is that I have everything disabled in the BeCM, but it still works lol
Now I am going to submerge in reading ... perfect for a rainy cold Sunday afternoon! NOT!
Aragon thanks! I did use this platform and it was great, I managed to do the delivery without too much hassle, and at a very acceptable price.
Thanks again!
What great news! Happyness to both!
Now, once she is wife, now she's the boss .... until now it was more loosey goosey love. Wait until the axe falls ... ah ah
Just kidding!
Best wishes for this new - same as old - life!
Thanks for the tip, will try this next!
Thanks, I've sent you an email with details!
I am also for the starter getting tired, although mine failed from one start to another, no warning sign. Died like a true hero at over 260K km ... my friend the electrician who sorted out mentioned the brushes were totally consumed, one so much that it remained only the spring, and that is why it failed!
The next thing to consider is the crankshaft position sensor, mine did that game for two/three days: start well as cold, once it gets hot engine dies, no hot start. Replaced and never again an issue.
Cover in the back yes .... let me know how you want to do it :-)
Hi fellas, this is a strange one, but I hope since we are in a P38RR forum we are not entirely normal and someone can chime in and give me some ideas or support.
I will try to be succint ...
I have an old-timer project, a 280ZX which I sadly came to the conclusion it will never materialized as a restauration during my lifetime.
I've given up and found a brother in arms willing to take it up, but he balked at the cracked windscreen and asked me to deal with it and then get to discuss business.
After long searches, I've sourced in Cardiff (CF32TX) a windscreen (aftermarket, but is new!), a practically unicorn part as you can imagine.
Problem is the windscreen is not packed, and seller is not taking the responsibility to pack it for transport, nor willing to organize shipping. I could pay it online no problem, though.
Now my forwarder (warehouse is in Kent) is willing to solve both issues, and pack the screen to come to me in Bulgaria, but wants an inordinate amount of money for the in-UK transport, like 2GBP per mile (each way). They were honest enough to suggest I look for an alternative locally, and they can deal with the international part.
I have no idea how much a courier pickup would cost, even less if we talk about something bulky and fragile as an automotive windscreen.
I know it might be a shot in the dark, but is there anyone that travels that route and would be willing to take this on, dealing with the seller as well?
Obviously I will compensate adequatelly .... if this is somewhat possible, my forwarder can take care of the rest from Kent onwards.
Is not an urgent or big rush, but if it can happen, the sooner the better, to liberate myself and move on ....
Thanks!!!
Anyone has one 'round cover' for the front fog lamps he is willing to part with? I am searching but cannot find elsewhere, and I must have lost mine somewhere. I have way to bring it to me without hassle ....
Thanks in advance!
Very informative posts ... I got randomly the same type of errors and probably issues. Will see what my errors are, and ponder what to do, if at all, as the car runs fine - the little I use it - and consumption is not worse than the usual horrendous :-)
Aloha after a long hiatus, a number of personal, professional and other issues has kept me away from the RR and from here as well. Sorry!
I had almost not used the car in these past months, very occasionaly. Obviously I kept the battery topped with the charger, and I must say the V8 rumbles to life every time even after 10 weeks without hesitation. Great!
Unfortunately, a couple of occasions I had to leave the car out of the garage in the street, and obviously after a couple of weeks battery goes dead. A couple of times I managed to resurrect it, wit some deep, slow charging, but last time I forgot the lights on (in spite of her beeping I neglected to check) and this time I think the barely 2 year old Varta is kaputt - by the way, I am VERY disappointed about this particular battery performance, I am never buying Varta again .... three days I am trying to get it alive but I think i done. Very bothering as this is a 'present' to the next owner, as I believe I will part with the car, I want to replace it with something more 'agricultural' I can go back to the woods again.... would love it to be a Landy, but ... will see ...
In the meantime what I've accomplished:
Here are couple shots for viewing pleasure ... note still with winter tires, sigh
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Been away for looong due to health issues, and obviously had not time for her majesty.
Took it out of hibernation last week, had been three months almost. Fired right up (it was on hold charge), settle right straight as it should be, all well! Still has the hesitation/misfiring issue when very hot, but I did not get around to do the coil.
I did manage to refit the bumper - it was broken due to a stupid mishap - which took 7 weeks to "my guy" after he begged and promised 2-3 days .... oh well.
During my convalescence, I suffered visions of a nightmare I have not owned yet, that would be an early Def (Tdi), a 90/110 or a late Series, in random order of desire. I will open a separate OT topic to gather my senses, if I manage to ...
That is correct. Also adding that breakers are seldom car conoisseurs (even the famed ones), for them a car to break is money to be made, thus I have often seen stuff thrown inside ruining carpets, seats, plastics, and the like.
They focus on the quick money and carpets are stuff for the very special people ... pity.
If you talk 'beige', I believe you are referring to the Lightstone. It took me long time to find decent ones, so nice I never even put them on, and probably never will (might think to sell, in that case will tell you, first I need to find them!).
You could put yours here, not that I have seen lots of action in this topic (I had high expectations, perhaps)
https://rangerovers.pub/topic/1983-the-place-for-sales-swaps-wants-offers-gifts-and-giveaways
Sorry I see this just now, next time I go see my friend where the 'donor' P38 remains will look at it and make a photo.
Richard your "little jobs" they always turn into an adventure!!!
Me I had a simpler life ... after months of procrastinating, finally I decided to deal with the broken bumper (front), for which I had a plastic outer part in good shape, but without the metal part. I took mine off, unglued the metal part, and was ready to transfer it to the other when I noticed the sides in the "plastic" were shaved off, probably somebody ripped them off when splitting the metal inner part with the plastic outer part. So off loaded everything and went up the road where there is a shop where they do "plasticky" things, so they can weld new fittings to fix the metal sides. Will take a few days but oh well.
In the process, unfortunately removing one of the breather hose into a fog light, it was very stuck and it broke the little pipe in the body of the light. Any ideas to fix that? The stub that was left into the hose disintegrated when I was trying to remove it whole .... darn
Great happy purchases to all!
...and the LPG filler in the rear wing, probably because it has twin electric towing sockets so there isn't a spare space to fit it there as it is on both the others. Not really much that can be done about that but it is a shame.
Well, not wanting to offend, but I think the installer of that system was lazy, or a bit of an animal. I have the LPG filler in mine "inside" the fuel flap, there is space under the fuel cap. It was not done by me, but I have seen another couple cars with the filler in the same position. Shame indeed.
I do not have any need to put LPG currently on any car, but if I had to, I would be very clear to the installer in what and what not to do.
Another favorite is the senseless drilling of helpless (and expensive) trim panels to put the switch/controller. I relocated mine inside the ashtray ...
I have a related question for a friend, how do you actually extract the cable from the firewall? There is some grommet but it seem very stuck...
I also believe in the "myth". I think the reason is the association between 4-pin diff and ETC, because of the (apparent) higher stress on the driveline when the diff "locks".
Since the P38 first came with a 4-pin in the rear, and ETC in the rear also, when the next version ABS included ETC on all four wheels, it became natural to associate it with ... a 4-pin diff :-))
I did exactly as Richard said on mine, just get DIY/hardware store stuff and get on with it! :-)