you name it, I did it, took best part of 12 hours to get the engine as loose as I could, on the first main, 2nd torque, it locked, did the same for every shell, I treble measured the shells, rang engineers who confirmed was a +10 regrind, right shells, but tight as hell, got the mains turning reasonable, it was the con rods that really stiffened it up, I pulled them all out again, did what I could to check there were straight, lightly sanded with 1400. It was a gamble as I knew it was reasonably tight, but funds didn't allow more work at the time. So end of this month out it comes again, me swearing who did these bolts up ? It was me ! Lol, blocks getting machined , I'm letting the engine shop install it this time,crank etc, , I'm getting to old for this, plus bonus of arthritis doesn't help

Last week, after7 months of running quite nicely, engine decided to knock for a few seconds on start up. Pulled it out last Wednesday and swapped over cranks with a spare I had, took a while to get the crank to turn, as every time I went to second torque, main or big, the engine locked, checked shells against crank for size, all ok. Built engine up, was tighter than I would of liked. Fitted back, started up nicely, now 70 miles on the same thing. Looks like at some point the blocks been cooked and has twisted 😟 So looks like engine out again in a few weeks and into the machine shop, possibly have top hats at the same time funds allowing ! So much for thinking I might have a quite year, lol, changing front diff and top and bottom ball joints this week, won't be long and bloody thing will have been completely rebuilt .. The joys of P38 ownership,, lol

MARY ? Is there something we're not being told, lmao

Thanks guys, will go ahead and order it, the whine is driving me nuts

Looking at grabbing a second hand front diff, I'm a bit worried about buying the wrong one, some adverts just say front diff (2 pin). Others are saying 24 spline ! Anyone have any idea what I should be looking for,, thanks

I would change the 5 pin relay for a four pin, that way self levelling won't start till you start the car. Mine did exactly the same as yours when I got out, obviously weight in the car has changed. When I took the engine out for a rebuild, connected battery to open the boot, again it all self adjusted. That's when I swapped to 4 pin. I know mine has no leaks in bags or valve block, sounds like the p38 poltergeist

Sloth wrote:

Thanks! Very odd. I'm pretty sure mine had labels on the rear of the magnets, but it was the external amp version.

I wonder if the version that had the sub mounted on the back of the speakers is different - I've not come across one yet in person, only pictures. But the amp does look quite a bit bigger, whereas mine is physically the same dimensions as a door amp.

Going to go with the custom route next month I think either way.

Mine is a 2000, so quite possible it's different, everything that's gone wrong, I have 2 choices, never been the cheaper one yet, lol

no10chris wrote:

Pretty sure I've got 2 sub woofer speakers, know one of them has split, not sure about the other till I hop in the loft, your welcome to them if you want to go down the repair route

Ok, popped up to loft, no numbers on speakers, only on the cones themselves
42-08138XXX002
00 097

The amp inside mine also is fixed to the magnets,, hope this helps you out

Sloth wrote:

Hmm, next time you're up there, would you mind taking a note of the model number? That way we can at least check if they are the same as the door speakers.

I think I've settled on actually building a custom enclosure for a 10" sub. Proper 6.5" subs are too pricey over here for my liking. My next problem is actually the number of cables I now have connected to my positive battery post. I have the starter, alternator, fusebox, LPG ecu, and my RL7 blower feed. I need to add a feed for this amplifier, and I want an anderson connector on the front of the car for jump leads... I think I'm going to need a bus bar of some kind at this rate, perhaps on the back of the GEMS/LPG ECU housing if I have room.

Pretty sure I've got 2 sub woofer speakers, know one of them has split, not sure about the other till I hop in the loft, your welcome to them if you want to go down the repair route

Oops, pos 2 for 20 mins,

Might be wrong, but seem to remember when I did the heads on my gems, I had to leave key in ignition , pos 11

Might be wrong, but seem to remember when I did the heads on my gems, I had to leave key in ignition , pos 11

Fingers crossed it hasn't had becm changed, just causes problems,, if you note the becm number surely LR would be able to check if it's the original ?

Fingers crossed it hasn't had be my changed, just causes problems,, if you note the becm number surely LR would be able to check if it's the original ?

What bugs me with him, is he goes so far off track, so what that's he's bought a Porsche for his son, it's a land rover forum, not bloody Porsche !

Thanks guys, my front has decided to start playing a tune, was expected as when I bought had a seal leak, due to idiot before putting it In on the skew,, was keeping fingers crossed I'd caught in time, but obviously not

Can someone explain to me the difference between 2 pin and 4 pin axle ! Thanks

If I remember correctly, I have a small tin of this colour I bought for my 97 dse, obviously this isn't an aerosol, means getting the spray gun out,, if you want, your more than welcome to it,, no good to me now..

Sainsburys do clutches, what ever next,, 😂