I have a P38 dse with the M51 engine I have an intermittant fault and thought I would ask the forum for any help/ideas, it can be harder to start when warm. The power can be fine and then just drop off, it can drop off at below 30 or at 50+ but at times we can get full power. If I do it slowly...

Can anyone beat 94.6mpg?? If you can take a photo to show what you are getting and post that would be a real challange...............lol I know at times we are on our own so please don't take a pic whilst driving, get a passenger to do it........lol

Yes I understand that but it sat like that for over 20 miles and only dropped when I started to go up a bit of a hill. It's just a bit of fun at the end of the day and wanted to throw it out to see if anyone else was getting over the normal mileage Cheers

This is just a bit of fun and see what we are getting MPG on our P38's I just want to know what other people are getting on the display MPG on their P38's I went on the motorway yesterday, nice day and was driving at a reasonable speed when I wanted to check what MPG I was getting from my p38...

Thanks Kev, I will try another way of contacting him Cheers

You are a good distance away from me but what is the chassis and body like and what do you want for a off the road discovery Thanks Dave

Thanks to everyone who has given the great advice, I for one appreciate it. To update everyone, I have managed to fix this problem and this is what I have done The suggestion of a fuel filter change and an air filter change (can't remember who suggested it) partly fixed the problem as I got...

Thanks for the guidance, it's as I thought but needed to get confirmation as some things I do seem logical but then I screw up..........it happens The spill pipe I have is 3.2 and I have fitted it and it works The problem I am having is the leak off pipes don't want to seal and seem to be...

That's what I was thinking but if it is given enough time to dry/drain it should be OK don't you think the gunwash I have never used so don't know what it does The problem I have is I was a diesel fitter military trained and worked as an MOT tester etc etc prior to me becomming ill, it is hard...

Update Spigot clear, I don't feel it is the wastegate as it doesn't feel like it is over boosting, it feels like the other way I am going to try fitting the other two pipes from the left hand side of the intercooler when I strip it down to clean it up as I have done the one on the right from...

I will admit I am still learning and as I have FMS and spinal issues memory is very poor and any activity is a big issue for me so things I may have known I forget or need to re-teach myself on most tasks....................so sorry if I mess up when I post I am only human. I have checked the...

I have not checked to see if the pipe is blocked, I will do that next I have just tested the 3 wires on the map sensor power 5 volt ground and sender wire. I get 5 volts from the power wire and 1.7 volts on the sender wire, I believe this should be 5 volts and it drops depending on the vaccum...

Sorry, missed this, no warning light on the dash when it happens

Hi Guys Thanks for all the advice as always. I am going to clean the intercooler system and change the fuel filter and air filter as part of the service but I might have discovered the problem I disconnected the MAP sensor and took it for a run, it runs smoother (no boost as expected) but it...

Thanks, I will check the suggestions tomorrow and report my findings I had intended to do the intercooler but what is the best solution to flush the intercooler rad? Thanks

I am sorry if this has been covered before but I can't find any link that covers what is happening to my P38. It is the Diesel M51 BMW engine none egr and I will explain the problem I have If I drive normally the car drove fine, then I found that the air in pipe to the turbo had come off and...

As promised I said I would report back to the group To keep the costs down as it was unknown if the part would be the problem I have bought items from eBay. I know the risk is that the parts can sometimes have issues, but I discussed with the seller to ensure that the part worked and if it did...

Hi Just a heads up, if you are offered this please let me know (pictures attached) I had a good spare alloy and brand new tyre at the front of the house, under my bay window I have just come to move it and some sod has nicked it Not that it is worth too much but some thief has nicked it from...

Could the outstation be a cause for the issue that I am experiencing If this intercepts the signal from the BECM to the door latch and one of the plugs had been slightly wet, would it be a reasonable assumption that the outstation might not be causing the issue between the RF receiver and the...

Does anyone have any idea on if the door latch is the problem and how is it best to test it once it is off Thanks