Looked at a diesel '98 P38 today, generally in pretty good condition given its age (done 120K miles).
Just wanted to check 2 things before taking the plunge,
1) After the test drive the engine bay seemed very hot, very hot air being blasted around by the fan.
The temp gauge went up from cold to ~12 o'clock position OK and stayed there during the drive but under the bonnet seemed very hot.
Am I might just be being a bit paranoid?
2) Noticeable body shake/wobble at motorway speed. (noticeable around 50mph, very obvious at 70mph). Its not really through the steering, the whole body seems to be shimmying. This was while driving at a steady speed, so not braking related.
When I had something similar on my BMW 3 series it was the suspension bushes that needed replacing. However that was felt mainly through the steering and when braking.
The tyres were looking a bit flat and not in best condition so could be as simple as that, are there any known body wobble causing issues?
Happy doing some DIY on it, just want to hear if this is a nightmare walk away scenario!
Just wanted to check 2 things before taking the plunge,
1) After the test drive the engine bay seemed very hot, very hot air being blasted around by the fan.
The temp gauge went up from cold to ~12 o'clock position OK and stayed there during the drive but under the bonnet seemed very hot.
Am I might just be being a bit paranoid?
2) Noticeable body shake/wobble at motorway speed. (noticeable around 50mph, very obvious at 70mph). Its not really through the steering, the whole body seems to be shimmying. This was while driving at a steady speed, so not braking related.
When I had something similar on my BMW 3 series it was the suspension bushes that needed replacing. However that was felt mainly through the steering and when braking.
The tyres were looking a bit flat and not in best condition so could be as simple as that, are there any known body wobble causing issues?
Happy doing some DIY on it, just want to hear if this is a nightmare walk away scenario!