Well, you certainly aren't leaving anything to chance Sandy.
I hope it was the CPS and if it never comes back that's wonderful.
I would keep the DVM in the glove box for a while; and the moment the Rev counter stops, pull over and check the volts at the battery terminals. If less than 14.3 then I'd change the Alternator. When mine went I was 70+ miles from home with a contra-flowed M25 to negotiate......... which was exactly where the battery volts finally dropped too low for the coil-packs.
After a 4-hour wait I was eventually recovered to home. This, I have to say, was no fun at all, reliability is what motoring needs not variability. Ha! Ha!
I hope it was the CPS and if it never comes back that's wonderful.
I would keep the DVM in the glove box for a while; and the moment the Rev counter stops, pull over and check the volts at the battery terminals. If less than 14.3 then I'd change the Alternator. When mine went I was 70+ miles from home with a contra-flowed M25 to negotiate......... which was exactly where the battery volts finally dropped too low for the coil-packs.
After a 4-hour wait I was eventually recovered to home. This, I have to say, was no fun at all, reliability is what motoring needs not variability. Ha! Ha!
Well done guys, I like the look of those work lamps. Are magnetically attached to the bonnet?
Don't suppose you have a link for those do you?
alexmcrobbie
Member
Haha, yeah I’ll try my best not to change too much at the moment.
Went to halfrauds and picked up one of the Yuasa Black series batteries with lifetime warranty (with trade card it came to about £110).
Will hold off and not buy an alternator for the moment though to see if it was the CPS/battery/contacts/earth fault which caused the issue.
Sandy.
martyuk
Well-Known Member
Good to see it might be sorted!! (I hope it is!)
Loving the underbonnet lights... a mate of mine and myself have been considering mounting a couple permanently under the bonnet and wiring them in so they come on when the bonnet is open... Haven't got around to doing it yet though!
Hope the issue is solved for you now!
Marty
Loving the underbonnet lights... a mate of mine and myself have been considering mounting a couple permanently under the bonnet and wiring them in so they come on when the bonnet is open... Haven't got around to doing it yet though!
Hope the issue is solved for you now!
Marty
alexmcrobbie
Member
Well, you certainly aren't leaving anything to chance Sandy.
I hope it was the CPS and if it never comes back that's wonderful.
I would keep the DVM in the glove box for a while; and the moment the Rev counter stops, pull over and check the volts at the battery terminals. If less than 14.3 then I'd change the Alternator. When mine went I was 70+ miles from home with a contra-flowed M25 to negotiate......... which was exactly where the battery volts finally dropped too low for the coil-packs.
After a 4-hour wait I was eventually recovered to home. This, I have to say, was no fun at all, reliability is what motoring needs not variability. Ha! Ha!
You’re absolutely right, variety might be the spice of life, but I’d rather things were predictable. Actually I take that back, you can usually predict that a P38 will break haha
I’ve got a multi meter in the car at all times so I’ll definitely bear that in mind and will check the voltages if the fault presents itself again.
Sandy
I’ve got a multi meter in the car at all times so I’ll definitely bear that in mind and will check the voltages if the fault presents itself again.
Sandy
alexmcrobbie
Member
Well done guys, I like the look of those work lamps. Are magnetically attached to the bonnet?
Don't suppose you have a link for those do you?
Hi Mark, they do have a magnetic base and have great little hooks which are ideal for hanging from the bonnet latch springs. I’ll have a look at my amazon account and get a link for you
Sandy
Thanks you very muchHi Mark, they do have a magnetic base and have great little hooks which are ideal for hanging from the bonnet latch springs. I’ll have a look at my amazon account and get a link for you
Sandy
alexmcrobbie
Member
Hey Marty,
If you do decide to wire up some permenant under bonnet lights then it would be great to see a write up with some photos! Given the amount of time we spend under the bonnets of these cars it seems a good idea to have some more permenant lighting.
Cheers,
Sandy
I'm glad to say I spend more time in it than under it!!Hey Marty,
If you do decide to wire up some permenant under bonnet lights then it would be great to see a write up with some photos! Given the amount of time we spend under the bonnets of these cars it seems a good idea to have some more permenant lighting.
Cheers,
Sandy
kapilamuni
Active Member
With the present rate that we keep the bonnet open, soon the battery will say goodbye with permanent lighting under bonnet.
Hello Sandy,Ive got the same problems you have described my p38 is a diesel manual.As the alternator fault lit up on the dash I presumed this was the fault also gearbox fault transfer neutral EAS light comes on and has a mind of its own.so had the alternator reconditioned the last owner had a new battery installed last august.Starts off the key got mil light flashing when changing gear,pulls well.Problem is getting worse instead of happening 20 mins or so into a journey its beginning to vairy also the fluctuating rev counter drops to zero and doesn't come back up and revs sit high.Have noticed that when changing gear the rev counter can drop to below idle very fast other times it climbs a few 100 rpm electric windows have also stopped working and sunroof and mirrors.Has the crankshaft sensor cured your problem?Any one else experienced these faults.These cars are an addiction.
Many thanks
chris
Many thanks
chris
Have a look at the CPS. Nanocom would pinpoint it.
Not if it's intermittent. Rev counter is driven by engine ECU at three pluses per revolution six per power cycle. Where do you think it gets it's pulses from? If you play with it, under no circumstances remove the bracket the CPS mounts on. Remove the CPS from the bracket only. If you remove the bracket it needs a special tool to position it. Various ECUs, EAS, gearbox, low range Etc need to know engine RPM if they are not being fed it they will throw a fault.
Good luck.
Put your location in or check the International Rescue map. Someone might be near.
