P38A 2.5 diesel- want one but scared!

RangeRoller dt · Jul 14, 2021

Main fuse box left hand side engine bay behind battery, there are others! Other main one is under the drivers seat - There’s a panel as you look at it. No tools necessary. General consensus is with fusebox ‘not broke don’t touch, is broke 1st thing to check’

Ignore the relay I’m pointing to, was for someone else.

Flossie · Jul 14, 2021

Jesus wept! Look at all them relays!

So is 11 under bonnet or seat?
Can't quite see the writing on the pointy finger pic.

Flossie · Jul 14, 2021

Oh, and winch don't work

Will have a fiddle tomorrow morning.

Flossie · Jul 14, 2021

Are you sure that's a finger pointing?

marjon · Jul 14, 2021

Flossie said:
Jesus wept! Look at all them relays!
So is 11 under bonnet or seat?
Can't quite see the writing on the pointy finger pic.

Seat. me thinks, top row last on the right at a guesstimate

J

Flossie · Jul 14, 2021

RangeRoller dt · Jul 14, 2021

Glad I cut my nail

RangeRoller dt · Jul 14, 2021

BTW them relays are Siemens ones (no pun intended) they are stupid stupid money and cheapies are a risk.

There’s plenty more electrics where that came from

shed load more under the other seat...and more...

tomcat59alan · Jul 14, 2021

marjon said:
Just tow it out to a good place for the loading. Even 50 yrds up the road wont hurt.

Fuse box underbonnet is huge you cant miss it think it even says fuses on the top also 1 under driver seat. no tools needed for either.

Not sure where the 11 is. Never used/needed It. But would find it if I had too

But we will require pics of said sexcapade.

J

Fuse 11 is in the fuse box at the side of the drivers seat.

Grrrrrr · Jul 14, 2021

Flossie said:
Where is this fusebox and do I need tools to access it?

Under the driver's seat. Top row, right-hand side.

Flossie · Jul 15, 2021

Mark Piercy said:
Get the mf31-1000 from battery megastore, it'll be quick delivery in the UK and you'll be laughing.
https://www.batterymegastore.co.uk/product/hankook-heavy-duty-commercial-battery-mf31-1000/

Now back in stock so I've just ordered one, £103 and shrapnel delivered

Flossie · Jul 15, 2021

brianp38dse said:
Flossie this is the voltage regulator to fit to the back of the alternator to up the set point to 14.7v which will help a new battery
https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/1661144803?iid=352317681762

Roger that.
So if I check my alternator and it's putting out 14.4v, still fit the reg in the link anyway?

brianp38dse · Jul 15, 2021

Flossie said:
Roger that.
So if I check my alternator and it's putting out 14.4v, still fit the reg in the link anyway?

For the money it cost, yes it can only do good and then you know alt is all good to go, you can always keep the old regulator as a spare to get you out of it

Flossie · Jul 15, 2021

Ta.
Just ordered one, got the new battery ordered and the chance of a new unused nanocom less than 20miles away.
Don't know how much yet, spares guy at my local indy knows someone who got one fairly recently for the diesel but then had the car wrote off in a side swipe by a lorry. Indy guy says he has his number somewhere and will ring him to ask for me.

RangeRoller dt · Jul 15, 2021

They gave me a voucher regulator cost me £3

Easy to change there’s plenty of room in there. My alternator isn’t exactly pristine but always pushes out over 14 now.

It will still discharge over time though. Most p38 owners have trickle chargers/solar panel on back shelf.
You know about the RF unit conundrum?

Flossie · Jul 15, 2021

Flossie · Jul 15, 2021

Oh.. summit to do with the remote central locking?

RangeRoller dt · Jul 15, 2021

Oh...theres a unit in the rear back shelf (drivers side). It uses a frequency that nowadays gets set off by WiFi things and wakes up your becm alarm checks. Dongles, doorbells everything like that causes your alarm to constantly wake up do its checks which runs the battery down. There’s alot of ways around it. My personal choice is to pull the blue cable to the RF box and tape it up so it can’t get a signal. Downside is fob only works standing close to the vehicle, but if it kills the battery what good is a fob that works 20yrds away but only when vehicle has charge

Your vehicle may already have something configured. If you are lucky it will have the extra expensive fixed version they made after they moved on to L322s.
Do not buy different colour dot RF boxes online! None of them really work and people put different colour stickers on them etc they ain’t worth nothing

Flossie · Jul 15, 2021

RangeRoller dt said:
Oh...theres a unit in the rear back shelf (drivers side). It uses a frequency that nowadays gets set off by WiFi things and wakes up your becm alarm checks. Dongles, doorbells everything like that causes your alarm to constantly wake up do its checks which runs the battery down. There’s alot of ways around it. My personal choice is to pull the blue cable to the RF box and tape it up so it can’t get a signal. Downside is fob only works standing close to the vehicle, but if it kills the battery what good is a fob that works 20yrds away but only when vehicle has charge
Your vehicle may already have something configured. If you are lucky it will have the extra expensive fixed version they made after they moved on to L322s.
Do not buy different colour dot RF boxes online! None of them really work and people put different colour stickers on them etc they ain’t worth nothing

Noted ta

RangeRoller dt · Jul 15, 2021

Oh and as Rubberknees warned, be careful....they can decide to lock themselves up when you least expect it. Keep key in your pocket if you get out

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