Hi y'all, something has bugged me for ages so I thought I would throw it out there. Because I am an old fart and stiffer than woody in a porn film I always drop the car to access to climb in and out. One thing that bugs the life out of me is when I do it the car drops like a stone on the front...

Got any of them special latex single finger gloves with the dimple at the top..................................... ;)

+1 here too, its a waste of time trying to clean the connectors, usually the corrosion has gone back further into the wire

Depends on the use, conditions, maintenance etc, mine did 19yrs, I only changed them because I got a set of new ones that someone had taken off a car he was putting on springs. I actually kept 1 front and 1 rear for spares and they are actually still pretty good!!

If it is any thing like mine a few years back they lifted the car on a low setting which can cause the rubber to separate from the end cap which would do what you are saying. This is fixable, PIA but you can put the bags back together again. Tearing the bags by lifting is probably not the cause...

This is the usual fault list when the comms are not correct, do you have a good (green) idle ? if not try changing your comm port or as mentioned, the OBD port or the wiring in the kick panel. I would try the comm port first. See upper left on the photo where it shows "Good Idle"

+1 with you Keith, bad comms, when you are using EASUnlock do you get a good idle (green rather than red)

Personally I wouldn't, you will void the warranty for one and as you say, things may go wrong as per Murphy's first law of P38 tinkering ;)

I Succumbed and bought a new one! So I currently have 2 rebuilt, 1 on the car, 1 on the bench and now a new one on the way. I have a brand new driver pack, new height sensors (Dunlop) and a fully tested valve block. As soon as it gets warm again I am going to be tinkering again even though the...

A good price, I have a couple of rebuilt ones but I may invest in a new one soon!

Sometimes flaps just need sorting out........................... ;)

I would hate to see nipple marks on the roof lining :0 :)

And hang on tight, remove any false teeth and make sure your bra is tight.........

Bugley, North Dorset the profile says

The bag can separate from the end cap if it is jacked with the bags hanging at access, ask me how I know.......... If you are at standard height it is usually ok, best to jack under the axle as previously mentioned. I always make sure the car is at standard height nowadays and so far no problemo

Just what I was going to say, unless it is an actual garage that works on P38s that is basically what their diagnostics will say because they won't be able to read the P38's EAS stuff. +1 on bypass kit but probably EASUnlock will reset the faults. If it is what happened on mine a few years ago...

They cannot be separated unfortunately, the one thing to watch is that very often the double ended bolt/screw is very rusty (usually the visible one) the nut usually shears the bolt bit. You can extract the screw in bit and use a self tapper, I bought some spare fixings coz I'm a tad fussy..........

Same process as cleaning the tail lights, the little weep holes in them get blocked and they get moss or mould growing inside, as with my tail lights my numberplate ones are back to new. A few years back I actually had an MOT fail notice because there was not sufficient illumination to the...

I cleaned mine the same way as Keith is suggesting, soak the inside with Fairy liquid and shake them vigorously. I made some thin long strips and wrapped cloth on the end to do the hard bits, then blow with an air gun to get the bits in the edges out. Mine are back to brand new now. Even if you...

Thatcham's, they still do