Alienator

Member
Have 2002 p38 4.6 which has no electrics.
New battery fitted. No dash lights.
No ignition lights. No interior lights.
Any advice welcome.
 
Have 2002 p38 4.6 which has no electrics.
New battery fitted. No dash lights.
No ignition lights. No interior lights.
Any advice welcome.
Bad connection or new battery flat. Check the earth connection to the chassis, take the lid of the fuse box and see if it smells of burning.
It has also been known for the battery cable to corrode away inside the plastic sleeving.
You need a DVM for some basic checks.
 
The battery is connected round the right way (of course)?
its a fair comment.

the way the battery leads sit, some batteries wont reach of the terminals and if you spin the battery around the terminals still wont reach. so one may think the battery will on reach the terminals fitted one way, however the poles are reversed. found this out with Halfrauds battery
 
A 2002 P38 should have the extended leads and a battery with mid point terminals.
 
Bloody hell Tony, your up late, nursey forgot to tuck you in.:)

Not unusual but don't usually come on here at that time. Interesting night Wednesday ambulance > hospital > pulse rate 204. Abated of it's own accord after about an hour. Thought i had a road drill in my chest. Strangely i have felt better since. ;):D
 
@wammers my goodness that's not good. Did you have any other symptoms BP-wise?
Anyone said anything about a pacemaker yet? Glad to hear that you are feeling better and they let you out again.
 
Not unusual but don't usually come on here at that time. Interesting night Wednesday ambulance > hospital > pulse rate 204. Abated of it's own accord after about an hour. Thought i had a road drill in my chest. Strangely i have felt better since. ;):D

That sounds similar to the thing @Turboman suffered a while back.

Grateful if you'd stick around for as long as I've got the P38.

I think that it goes tax exempt in 2035 so it might start appreciating then. It would be nice to get my money back on it.
 
That sounds similar to the thing @Turboman suffered a while back.

Grateful if you'd stick around for as long as I've got the P38.

I think that it goes tax exempt in 2035 so it might start appreciating then. It would be nice to get my money back on it.

Yes, that sounds like classic AF symptoms, very lucky that the heart regained it's rhythm naturally.

Your P38 may not be tax exempt by the time IC engines are legislated off the road.
 
Yes, that sounds like classic AF symptoms, very lucky that the heart regained it's rhythm naturally.

Your P38 may not be tax exempt by the time IC engines are legislated off the road.

I'm confident that Shere Khan is going to pay for it to be converted to electric. He's just waiting for the battery technology to make it a viable alternative with a decent range.

If he doesn't, I will maintain my current opinion of him as being a poisonous midget.
 
No power anywhere?
As others have said you need to do some continuity checks on the main cables (power and earths).
Odd that NOTHING works. Does the Clock not change the displayed time at all (it has permanent power as long as the battery is connected).
 
its a fair comment.

the way the battery leads sit, some batteries wont reach of the terminals and if you spin the battery around the terminals still wont reach. so one may think the battery will on reach the terminals fitted one way, however the poles are reversed. found this out with Halfrauds battery
No power anywhere?
As others have said you need to do some continuity checks on the main cables (power and earths).
Odd that NOTHING works. Does the Clock not change the displayed time at all (it has permanent power as long as the battery is connected).
cheers Dan. Will double check that tomorrow as vehicle at in laws. Al.
 
There's an electrical troubleshooting guide on rangerovers.net.

When you say no power, is that with a voltage meter or turning the key and no lights?!
 

Similar threads