Ok, my on going fight to find the clunk when I turn the steering.. Looks like I might of finally solved the problem, had the car on ramp and floor but couldn't find the clunk, my stepdad walks in and first thing he says upon hearing the clunk, is,,, your chassis has a crack in it, I said don't be stupid.. But as per usual he's was right ( you can grow to not like people, lol) seems that the chassis doesn't like my 20" Khan wheels, the extra pressure of turning the wheels when not moving put a nice crack down the chassis between the steering box mountings, so in a few weeks time when I do the engine change, I'm gonna drop the steering box and get the mig out,,, oh joy !,, don't think I could ever sell this rig, I'd have an advert like a book the amount that's gone into getting it right,, so everyone this is a sign to look out for, also advice of don't change your wheels,,

I did at my stepfathers garage, all the tools plus a 30 ton press, as long as you have plenty of packers to hold the hub up while you push the shaft through its not too bad, certainly not for the DIY person, but as p38 owners we don't fall into that category,, if you feel confident I would say go for it, I removed mine the day before and had them soaking in plus gas, but I would make sure you have some heat at hand aswell

Thinking I might grab another manifold and do mine similar to yours, mine looks a bloody mess, I thinking of running 95% of the gas supply above the engine in copper, just to tidy it up, rubber hoses going everywhere at the moment,, may I ask how the gas fittings are fitted into the manifold ? Drilled, glued ?

get ready for lots of comments about keeping your banana nice and clean,, lmao

Correct me if I'm wrong, 1 downside I see is once pipes are clamped your knackered if you wanna remove the bunch of bananas,, mine are piped into the bananas on top

Mine are each side of the manifold, I know Marty repositioned his, I would personally leave where you can get to the connectors in case of fault finding. One of my injectors is lazy on switch over, takes 10 seconds till its on all 8.. Once fitted you will notice the drop in your fuel bill for sure,,

No vibrations, just an annoying clunk when turning the steering, check your front props uj's, I had a vibration and noise when I first got this one, everyone was saying it's coming from the wheels, wasn't till my prop sheared the UJ that I found it, lol, if you only get clicking turning one way, sure sign of UJ

gordonjcp wrote:

Have you tried taking the drag link and track rod off, and seeing if you can move each part by hand to see what the clunk is?
Will find out today, it's going up on blocks, and not coming off till I find the clunk,

Well I changed both cv joints and took for a spin , looks like I've solved the problem at last, did find that the stabiliser bush ( think it's called panhard, correct me if I'm wrong ) is on the way out, the poly bushes supplied with the car were yellow ( shitpart) out done themselves , 6 months and well on the way to being replaced,,, my fault, should of checked before I fitted,, will replace with originals and get a good few years

The clunk I have is really weird, should of had a look at summer camp, but it was a wee bit muddy underneath, lol, I can't pinpoint which side, it's only when turning the steering, stationary or moving.. I've changed track rod bar, drag link, all ball joints, poly bushed everything, replaced steering box, flexi coupling upto steering column, front bearings, I'm crossing my fingers that it is a cv joint, if not I'm at a loss

Tell me about it, when I saw the price they wanted I nearly fell over,, they seem to like to punish us for having a p38 grrr, the bearings cost nearly double what a complete hub costs for a RRS. Think ive only got brakes pipes left and that's the underside done, unless I pull the body and send chassis off for powder coating,,

Cheers OB, that's a weight of my mind, really didn't want the shitpart ones, will be on the phone as those guys open, thanks again

Hi guys, hope your all well, I'm continuing my fight to find the clunk I have when turning the steering,, island4x4 seem to list a shitpart replacement, was wondering if anyone has used one yet. I'm not happy using anything with that brand name. It's the last thing on the front to change, everything else has been swapped, never want to do another set of bearings, they were fun, didn't wanna come out,, a lot of heat and 30 ton press persuaded them, lol,, your opinions would be appreciated..

Gonna have to fill mine and see what mileage I get, cars comp is saying average 18.3 at the mo, despite playing cat and mouse all the way back with a sport and a 405,,

My other half did exactly the same, she parked up at work and left the shift in between reverse and park, I wasn't happy after walking a mile at 4am to find that was the problem,, Gotta just smile and grit your teeth,, 😁

First thought is set fire to it, it's a focus,,,, on a serious note, check the egr valve, they can cause the smoke,, check engine breathers and clean the maf. Upon searching seems that a lot have the expanding pipe syndrome ! Make sure pipe connections are well sealed, 1 guy said remove pipe, clean and spray hairspray inside at both ends where it connects to inter cooler etc

Cheers Martin,, just spent 20 mins with jet washer removing half of Swindon from under my car, lol, just having a cuppa then back out to give another go,, got home 10.30. M25 closed, north circ at a standstill, grrrrr,, hope things go well today,,

A big thanks to Richard, I'm back running on lpg, gotta give the car a serious wash today, but was fun playing in the mud,,frightened the crap outta some kids on quads when I came screaming round the corner, lmao

Pity you can't make it,, there's always next time,, hope they sort you out soon

Martyuk wrote:

OK, Question for someone who's coming tomorrow....

Anyone have a REALLY BIG spanner? I'm about to go an have a look at my steering box, but the replacement one doesn't have the arm on it, so will need to swap that over from my one... which means a BIG spanner/pipe wrench to undo the old nut.

I've got a huge adjustable spanner, will make sure it's in the car

Gonna drive up on petrol, if we can sort it's a result, if not nothing lost, will bring lead and disc I have in case it's needed, tools are in the boot, so can help others where needed. Lpg is not the best apparently, landi renzo multipoint system,, we be there between 9 & 10 I would of thought,, see you all tomorrow,,