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tvor

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Hi

Todays problems did the prop shaft thanks to Wammers steering me in the right direction, but a new ABS accumulator on and new door mechanism which has now fixed the central locking

Took her for a spin across the forest yesterday and after a couple of miles the dreaded EAS fault came up

all points are down and the suspension button on the dash is showing all 4 settings lit Did soapy water test on all the points in the engine bay and its not showing any major leaks.

However Air compressor is silent and didnt vibrate at all so I suspect its dead

Other strange thing is gears (prop??) is gearbox is now stiff and I am finding it difficult to get any thing except N or D or R but as on roads isnt massive

any suggestions welcome cheers Chris
 
EAS is in fault mode, did you not get the "max 35mph message" on the dash?
Either way the compressor will not run until you clear the fault. Could be leaking airbags, tired compressor that has overheated etc.
Needs diagnostics, I can supply the EAS diagnostic kit.
 
yeah I got the message to on the dash, it has been fine all week just yesterday rear two went up but front wheel stayed down then with all four went to lowest position
 
tvor said:
yeah I got the message to on the dash, it has been fine all week just yesterday rear two went up but front wheel stayed down then with all four went to lowest position
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Sounds like a front airbag may have failed, the compressor will not run until the fault is cleared with diagnostics.
 
what do you think the gear box is? Always been sweet but I cant get park on road setting or any of the gears but the off road settings are all fine and I can get all those.
 
tvor said:
what do you think the gear box is? Always been sweet but I cant get park on road setting or any of the gears but the off road settings are all fine and I can get all those.
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do you mean you can't move the lever?
 
just but its very stiff for the road settings before my prop went and i replaced it it was fine

i can get off road fine and reverse, drive and neutral but not 1,2,3,4 or park
 
it feels like an issue with the settings being to tight or if they are on the P38 a selector issue. I dont know much about the gearbox on these but mines only done 98k so I would be amazed if anythings worn
 
tvor said:
just but its very stiff for the road settings before my prop went and i replaced it it was fine

i can get off road fine and reverse, drive and neutral but not 1,2,3,4 or park
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Did you play with the switch on the side of the gearbox or the cable that goes to it?
 
Ahh I may have knocked it I didnt know what exactly it is ?? But I remember trying to align the prop shaft and knocking into the gearbox as this was a 1st attempt
 
tvor said:
Ahh I may have knocked it I didnt know what exactly it is ?? But I remember trying to align the prop shaft and knocking into the gearbox as this was a 1st attempt
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You need to download RAVE and read up on it, quite a job to set properly if you have disturbed it or bent anything. Known as the XYZ switch. Cable adjustment is critical.
 
wammers said:
You need to download RAVE and read up on it, quite a job to set properly if you have disturbed it or bent anything. Known as the XYZ switch. Cable adjustment is critical.
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I have got rave upstairs on the PC in my cave

My cars off road at the moment because of the issues with the EAS at the moment. My original prop did smash off in the end but very close to home but as far as I can see just took out the o2 sensor which was lucky.

I may get my mechanic to tidy up what needs doing as he loves that car and has some knowledge on p38 and is old school honest

Would it be safe to drive the 15 miles to it the engine is running fine
 
tvor said:
I have got rave upstairs on the PC in my cave

My cars off road at the moment because of the issues with the EAS at the moment. My original prop did smash off in the end but very close to home but as far as I can see just took out the o2 sensor which was lucky.

I may get my mechanic to tidy up what needs doing as he loves that car and has some knowledge on p38 and is old school honest

Would it be safe to drive the 15 miles to it the engine is running fine
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If it goes into drive and changes gear normally 15 miles should be ok. Get your man to look at it, you must have damaged something under there.
 
wammers said:
If it goes into drive and changes gear normally 15 miles should be ok. Get your man to look at it, you must have damaged something under there.
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Oh no

Yeah I took it out this morning the engine is fine even yesterday driving through 18 inches of flood water had no problems just since I changed the prop
 
Driving 15 miles on the bump-stops is no joke. You might want to fix the EAS first.
 
Grrrrrr said:
Driving 15 miles on the bump-stops is no joke. You might want to fix the EAS first.
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I am lucky 8 miles is country lane and I can potter along without much disturbance the last 8 are A48 but apart from one railway crossing is not too bad surface generally

Other wise I can cross the forest
 
Don't try the forest! 1 mile on the bump-stops is a pain. The slightest bump and the whole of the car jumps in the air. If you have any loose filling it'll find them!

I heard a story of 1 guy who drove to the local specialist round here and they had to call an ambulance when he got there because his back had gone out.
 
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