Rear harness almost in, engine harness connector labelled and routing figured out, dashboard removed, all after market wiring ripped out. Seems I have to pull out the heater unit as well, as the main harness passes behind it. There goes my TÜV...
Sooo, I skipped training today and attacked those harnesses!
Good new first: all colors on the Autospark one, so far, are the same as those in the repair manual (only exception in one in the engine bay). That is quite good! The rear loom is...
Yesterday i took my 1999 P38 for MOT at 2.45 pm and by 3.30 i drove it out with a pass. Not bad seeing it hasnt been on the road for 5 years but before it went in i had to replace 5 bulbs but that was all
today i taxed it.
I changed the ignition coils with new BOSCH units. problem solved!!!!!
by the way , I suspect that the problem came from a small leak from the Throttle Body Heater Plate damaging the plug , lead, and the coil for the cylinder 1 [exactly where the...
Ah, the yet unwritten future! Did I think about that the last days, or rather weeks!
Anyway, the plans changed, mainly due to budget and credit card limits.
First, things that didn't change: She will be used for a one week trip to Corsica to...
I've done it before in situ when I fitted a Speedi-Sleeve.
Belt off.
Fan off.
Get a socket on the crank pulley bolt and undo that. It's bloody tight, you might need something to stop the engine turning. Pull off the crank pulley, and retain...
Hi mate I'd just like to thank you,
I've rebuilt the valve block and after some fiddling around with a split compressor pipe it air up extremely quick .
Cheers 👍👍
There is a small inspection plate on the bottom of the bell housing you can remove to have a look at the flexplate.
With a cracked flex plate it'll produce a horrendous noise in all gears even park..
issues with 1-2 on the 4hp is usually either...
Ive just come bak from a town where if you leave the boundaries of the town by law you have to carry a loaded rifle. Also if the siren souds you have to go to the nearest house and stay inside untill the all clear.
seeing as im back in the uk i...
Funny thing, those old Land Rovers, aren't they? Just checked the new wiring loom, did a quick comparison against the THREE (!) diagrams in my repair manual, which is so badly printed most of the color codes are unreadable. Need to check against...
The wiring loom and new speedo cable have been delivered today! So guess what I am going to do the next days! With some luck, I might even get her through TÜV / MOT by months end before our summer vacation! Wish me luck!
I'd have to check RAVE next time I have the laptop running but it is less than you think. 90 nm sounds way too much. 25 nm sounds more likely.
The high pressure pipes just need nipping up so they don't leak. Finger tips tight using a 17 mm...
Strangely the original parts seemed to last a very long while.
I think he was referring to the labour but yes, their parts prices take the urine. Jaguar used to have an owners club card where they gave discount for old Jaguars and did deals...
We were talking about this on one of the forums the other day.
Helpfully, youtube just served this up to me. It is on thaor engined Disco, but the P38 is essentially the same I think.
Somewhere in the comments a chap with a P38 has made the...
Last time I went for parts from my Landy dealer the kid pointed out the car was considerably older than he was and he generally only sees JLR cars still under warranty because the dealer prices are so high. Fair point!
Pro Evo+ seem to specialise in JLR and are based not far from me in Abingdon. Guess that's their office and everything shipped from China?
https://proevoplus.com/#about-pro-evo
24 month guarantee on all products, apparently. Tempted to pop in...