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Although this post is related to this thread it isn't primarily about the P38.....
Regards the top end refresh planned for the P38 and the rumbling L322 issue, I have been chatting with the girlfriend who has kindly paid for nearly £600 worth of parts for my crimbo and birthday presents (£330 on Cam, followers, rods, rockers, shafts, springs, washers, caps, gaskets etc & £250 on new front cover, gaskets, oil etc) about the next issues.
We have decided that as the P38 doesn't 'need' the new cam and etc (although after 179k miles it could do with it, it just doesn't need to have it at the moment) and the impending doom that is the gearbox on the L322 as it is rumbling away and juddering quite a bit now, even after the oil and filter change a few weeks back.....
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The time is rapidly approaching to do something about it.
Before when the first rumble happened in Jan 2013 prior to the first oil/filter change we were considering have the box rebuilt and a revised oil cooling system fitted, but the fluid change helped out considerably and it is only recently the rumble has returned.
Also, the L322 ignition key is playing silly games....it will unlock and open the tailgate fine, but trying to get it to lock the vehicle is a right ar$e, so I will be needing to replace that too...!!!
So, to this end we have decided to return the cam etc parts as discussed with Island4x4 they are happy to have items returned unused for a full refund, as the P38 runs and works...the refresh is just that...a refresh, it is not 'strictly' needed...I may just change the rocker shafts anyway and leave the rest.
Shame as I would like to do the work, to breathe new life into the engine, but at the moment a rebuild on the L322 gearbox is more important.....and unfortunatly I don't have the time or space or skill to do the rebuild myself, so I will be looking around at a specialist to do the rebuild. Because we now have Summer (our 8 month old daughter), I cannot have the L322 off the road for a couple of weeks while I set about rebuilding the box, so I would rather entrust it to someone who can do it in a fifth of the time and also guarantee their work!
So that's the score...refresh on hold....L322 gearbox to be rebuilt/replaced....new key for the L322....2015 looks like it is going to be an expensive year!
Although this post is related to this thread it isn't primarily about the P38.....
Regards the top end refresh planned for the P38 and the rumbling L322 issue, I have been chatting with the girlfriend who has kindly paid for nearly £600 worth of parts for my crimbo and birthday presents (£330 on Cam, followers, rods, rockers, shafts, springs, washers, caps, gaskets etc & £250 on new front cover, gaskets, oil etc) about the next issues.
We have decided that as the P38 doesn't 'need' the new cam and etc (although after 179k miles it could do with it, it just doesn't need to have it at the moment) and the impending doom that is the gearbox on the L322 as it is rumbling away and juddering quite a bit now, even after the oil and filter change a few weeks back.....
Recent Posts:
The time is rapidly approaching to do something about it.
Before when the first rumble happened in Jan 2013 prior to the first oil/filter change we were considering have the box rebuilt and a revised oil cooling system fitted, but the fluid change helped out considerably and it is only recently the rumble has returned.
Also, the L322 ignition key is playing silly games....it will unlock and open the tailgate fine, but trying to get it to lock the vehicle is a right ar$e, so I will be needing to replace that too...!!!
So, to this end we have decided to return the cam etc parts as discussed with Island4x4 they are happy to have items returned unused for a full refund, as the P38 runs and works...the refresh is just that...a refresh, it is not 'strictly' needed...I may just change the rocker shafts anyway and leave the rest.
Shame as I would like to do the work, to breathe new life into the engine, but at the moment a rebuild on the L322 gearbox is more important.....and unfortunatly I don't have the time or space or skill to do the rebuild myself, so I will be looking around at a specialist to do the rebuild. Because we now have Summer (our 8 month old daughter), I cannot have the L322 off the road for a couple of weeks while I set about rebuilding the box, so I would rather entrust it to someone who can do it in a fifth of the time and also guarantee their work!
So that's the score...refresh on hold....L322 gearbox to be rebuilt/replaced....new key for the L322....2015 looks like it is going to be an expensive year!
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