I have a problem with my P38. I was at the MOT and it started to misfire, drove home with lack of throttle responce, tank pump has now been replaced. But I cannot get it to start before or after it was replaced. I thought the lack of diesel was the problem (Nanocom showed low fuel flow) No...

I always connect up the radio and try the aerial in the one that gives the best reception on all AM/FM bands. Sometimes they use a second port to link into another device 8 track:fighting2: or sat nav (early types needed a aerial) FM does require a shorter aerial but will work on a AM one as...

Leak off is exactly what it is, the amount of pressure to the injectors isn't all used and some leaks off via those hoses and then down to the pump return union to the tank using a venturi effect it draws the diesel away. The fabric was devised to allow them to rub against other things without...

Fuse warnings are usually a sign of a fuse board burn out OR a relay that supplies those fuses. Have you got a copy of RAVE if not go to Ebuy gum and search for a copy. the circuits are on the disc. I have swopped relays of the same colour especially those with a key symbol (ignition relay) to...

Nanocom evo 2 http://www.nanocom-diagnostics.com/ here is a link to their site.

I'd just like to use mine. It's shuffled off it's mortal airbags. As a Rolls "Our cars never break down, they simply glide to a halt and cease to go further". CKP ?

Glad to have found this thread, I have a suspect sensor. Story goes, at the MOT [U]Diesel[U] after passing emissions starts to misfire, generally bad throttle response on the way home. No overheating, felt like it was out of fuel. Plugged in the nanocom and found low fuel flow. Hence changed the...

Have you been off road recently, there maybe a pipe leaking or damaged. Check your sliders on the caliper, when were they last serviced.

THe boiling water test can show the thermostat is opening, but you should test it opens at the right time. I find that a new thermostat is best when your doubtful. Quinton Hazel are the best for pattern ones, avoid cheap ones. Waxstat was the original supplier. Testing a thermostat involves...

What is the pressure like in the cooling system ? Are you needing to top up the rad/tank. White smoke is usually a sign of water. a blueish smoke is unburnt diesel and black too much diesel. When a glow plug packs up, its usually a difficult starter and once going loads of blue smoke and the...

Is your alternator charging right, you have worried me. Spending money on a battery maybe a mistake. your alternator should charge the battery at around 13.5v, but sometimes the volts aren't enough and you need a ampere check using a meter that uses inductance to measure the charge rate. If your...

We wished we had gone for one that has a back boiler and transferred the heat through to the rads. We bought a yotul with the big window. It's nice to come home to a fire and know it's safe to leave unlike a open fire. Watch the gap and distance around the stove. Some stoves that are too close...

Mechanical Lift pumps need to be off cam to pump, so next time you check one, crank the starter and turn the engine over a fraction then retry the manual priming lever. Every apprentice gets caught out by this. I had it on my trade test in the army, they had cut off the lever inside the pump...

I always check the trans fluid with the engine running and in park. But if you have left the vehicle laid up then run the engine until warm and sitting in (brake on)go through all the gear selections slowly so that fluid can pressurise the parts that have lost their fluid.

Try operating the hazard switch several times, the switch isolates the stalk column switch and if not correctly reconnected the normal side to side lights will go wrong. I must admit these circuits are a headache and I have been doing electrics for decades they still can do you up. The best...

I found the same on the RAC, if you leave nothing in view then even with all the doors undone a simple super bright LED is enough to scare them off. With the law now leaving entrapment vehicle's for the low lifes to get caught. They seem to think something's not right and leave it alone. I'm...

BLOWER CONTROLS K1 CIRCUIT OPERATION 1 CIRCUIT OPERATION Front Blower With the Ignition Switch (X134) in position II, battery voltage is applied to the Ignition Load Relay (K127). The relay is energised, applying battery voltage to the Front Blower Motor Relay (K192). When the Front Fan...

Right its the heater resistor pack

Sorry to hear the bad news, I think tomorrows drivers will have to tick every box before they start driving. Laws, it's enough to send you driving off the road, wait a minute, we do ! Keep the motor and get a mate to park it up for you. if you haven't space. I know it's a pain and getting around...

Thanks for the info, Handbook, can you trace the previous owner from the Logbook V5 are they in the phonebook. Someone with the right gear can access the codes, you can get the fob and the modules to synch, Really you most write down the four digit code for the emergency access. The light on the...