ive had my 2000 4.6 vogue for over a year now and has been as good as gold,but like any 9 year old car things will go wrong,ive seen new 59 plate cars sitting on the hard shoulder with the bonnet up,so it tells me new or old they all breakdown at some point,just keep them well serviced,or like the rest of us skint nutters save what money you get,and you will end up with a new range rover thats cheap to tax,or wait another 9 year and get a range rover sport for the price of todays p38,after all whos the daft one,paying £50k for a new range rover or the best part of £5/6k when it,s 9 year old
If its a 2000 model you should get the THORE engine with the Boch Motronic ECU - a lot better than the earier 4.6 engine, more power and diagnostics that let you see exactly whats going on. Vast difference, even the spark plugs (diferrent size) and coil packs are uprated. If you can get a good engine (have a friendly diagnostic person with the proper kit to check the engine and other systems out before you purchase. The amount of diagnostic info on these engines is brilliant with ECU upgrades and loads of info on all the operations, fueling, 02sensors, lamda, electrics - advance retard, load, each cylinder fuel/air, adaptions etc etc etc etc
Universally_Challenged
Active Member
so are you guys saying that if im doing to get a p38, petrol it is, engine not important, unless i can strech to a 51 plate.
njh2
Active Member
Hi.
Yes they are.
I had a p38 on a t plate with the motronic and did an enormous amount of miles in it in a short space of time with very few problems. When it did go wrong it broke the drive chain in the T-box (ZF £160), the dreaded liner slip (£lots)and 1st gear went in drive (£300). The only thing that i would change is the air suspension as that turned itself off twice in a very short space of time whilst driving towards east midlands airport whilst watching planes fly towards me.................it's the only annoying thing on the car, fantastic when it work's. Think if i was ever tempted by another i would fit that valve block and keep a pump in the car!
Cheers, Nick.
Yes they are.
I had a p38 on a t plate with the motronic and did an enormous amount of miles in it in a short space of time with very few problems. When it did go wrong it broke the drive chain in the T-box (ZF £160), the dreaded liner slip (£lots)and 1st gear went in drive (£300). The only thing that i would change is the air suspension as that turned itself off twice in a very short space of time whilst driving towards east midlands airport whilst watching planes fly towards me.................it's the only annoying thing on the car, fantastic when it work's. Think if i was ever tempted by another i would fit that valve block and keep a pump in the car!
Cheers, Nick.
andystring
New Member
I've got 2 x 4.6 HSE's and no problems. If you go for the later 4.0 THOR engine, I believe these didn't suffer from the slipping liners problems as did the earlier GEMS units. I think the change from GEMS to THOR was in 2000 so if you go for a later one you should rule out this problem. If you want to know how to tell the difference, The THOR engines have a "bunch of bananas" for the air intake manifold.
