sounds like its failed/failing

i nobbed about with the cap for a while last night.. parked at work this morning and there was some pressure in the system! so i think that proves its a dodgy cap

Newspaper test - roll up a newspaper and slowly insert into the viscous fan. When cold it should stop the fan turning but as engine warms it should get more resistance and try to shred the newspaper. (Free when cold - locked when hot) Careful to...

It should roar like a tank on start up then go quiet then roar again when it gets hot. just because its turning does not mean its working right.

That's definitely not something I'd like to even try 😜😂

Like a P38A but everything is a little higher.

if you don’t have sunroof 😂 unless p38s can do backstroke

P39?

Just renewed the engine oil and filter. So annoying there's no dipstick

I don't have a Landy with a DPF, but I'm very familiar with them from other cars... So as lynall says above, it will be because of something else either failing or not happening. The typical issue you see is people driving around with the fuel...

Yep Turns out the new hose was not reinforced, so it expanded then contracted every time. This caused a small hole to get bigger and bigger until it ended in a slit about 21/2 inches long and hence the wheezy noise

Diddle you say not long back you could hear a wheezy sound?

Always nice when a fix goes to plan. That happened to me, once! It was about 10 years ago, the windscreen washer stopped working.. i topped up the fluid and it started working again!! 🥳

No power going up hills and slopes and a whooshing noise coming from turbo. Outlet hose had split. New hose fitted and full boost now back. :vb-bouncy2: 👍 👍

Every time I've tested... maybe on 3 different green pressure valves, they've stopped the compressor at 150psi on the dot. I'd have thought the compressor itself would have given up the ghost by 200psi! I don't know how accurate my pressure...

Not sure what the valve block seals will handle, but if it really if getting that high, check the pressure relief valve. It should blow off above 180psi.

Absolutely correct. There are loads of electrical noise sources in cars, hence why the HK Audio uses balanced audio connections & have each amplifier grounded. Most likely that car has corroded connectors in the footwells . . . where the...

I must apologize about the typing... This funking phone is smite 🤬

Economic fabrication I call it and in the aircraft zone and quoted by an engineer I spoke to in the aircraft or airliner game, they call it value fabrication. It's a question of money and budget as with everything. Although in comparison a...

Overhauled the EAS on mine a few times, spent a small fortune on it mechanically. Youngest P38 is 23yrs old you'd have to be a bit of a dreamer to expect it to be 100% reliable. EAS makes the P38 in my opinion, part of its character.. :p

I never had a problem they all helped me sort mine, and I had to learn from scratch.

+1 on that Keith. . . . it will be HEVAC motors, compressor clutch, condensor failure, SRS connector problems, heated seat failure, tired water pump, rusting steel brake lines, overheating fusebox, leaking rear-view mirror, etc, etc. ;)

I have had years of trouble free motoring in my P38 on Arnott Gen 2 airbags and wade height is dead handy when the valley floods. It's all about maintenance, even springs can break as happened on my X19. Don't worry, there are plenty of other...

Yes. BTW, as well as one of the connectors, it could also be a bulb failure in the cluster. There's two bulbs, & if one fails the other SRS light stays on.

Any Nanocom for P38 should read the SRS system. Only the engine ECU's require unlock codes. If you want to pop up to Langley I could take a quick look. No promises on fixes though. Most likely it's a bad connection on one of the seat...

Can't help with SDD or GAP, but I like this phrase. :)

Have got my ÉCU booked in with a company who disable the immobiliser for £50 . Hopefully that will be the end of the story :)

The tapping sound could be from many parts in the engine. A result of the original failure or another issue in the engine. Unfortunately I can't give you an exact diagnosis without seeing and hearing the engine myself. Is the noise at the top...

The 3.0tdv6 isn't a great engine unfortunately. It's not a question of "if" it fails but "when"!! 😢 Métal would be found in the fuel filter not the engine oil, if that's what you mean? Any tapping noises near the bottom of the engine block could...

Best of luck with MOT after all that.