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    Just when i though it was sorted

    The Full closure won't work if any of the windows need setting. When you operate any of the windows do get beeping and a message saying window not set, If so you have to take that window all the way down and quickly all the way up
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    The best looking P38 in UK.. Do we all agree?

    I would say it's worth less than a standard RR, 'cause you're going to have to pay someone to take all that crap off and rent a skip to dispose of it all
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    19" wheels

    Are you saying MTs are available in 19 size?
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    P38 2.5 diesel T'stat

    OK, thanks for your input. what makes these forums so valuable is the experience others beforehnd. And i'll put it rght when i've fixed all the other isues I have.
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    P38 2.5 diesel T'stat

    Strange, This seal in the rebate is a perfect fit, not only the diameter but the depth also. If it wasn't such a pig to access i'd take it off and photograph it. I can see your point, and now you can appreciate how awkward it would be with another O ring on the outside with nothing to locate...
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    P38 2.5 diesel T'stat

    Mine definately has a rubber ring engine side, it is approx 4mm square section and sits inside a machined rebate, so that it is flush with head. I think the incorrect outer O ring was supplied with my thermostat as when i used a thinner one everything went together better. with the supplied ring...
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    P38 dse blowing hoses

    Stick your nose in the expansion tank filler, on a gasoline engine you can smell a head gasket gone. Never tried it with a diesel but i guess you should be able to smell exhaust. Another test From cold remove filler cap to equalise pressure, replace the cap. Start engine and give it a good rev...
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    P38 2.5 diesel T'stat

    I had a bit of confusion in this area, ended up doing the the job more than once. With the Thermostat i got a round section O ring, but when i took the old stat out i did not see an o ring. I could have missed it dropping, it's very dark down there. So I put it back together with the supplied...
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    Black Smoke P38 2.5 DSE

    Mine would pump out enough black smoke to be visible in the rear view mirror when under stress from my right foot. I considered it normal. But i've noticed that it has reduced since changing a U/S thermostat, my temp gauge very rarely entered the normal zone hovered around the blue area
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    eas wire on ebay.............

    I gave my 1998 p38 a fault whe i wrote settings back into EAS and i could not reset fault until I added some comms delay and had the engine running while doing it. Coinsidance? not sure, I will only know when i pluck up the courage to have another fiddle Laptop with USB to serial conv'
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    The best looking P38 in UK.. Do we all agree?

    No he wasn't serious! 'Pimping' my P38 has gone no further than clear front indicators And my other car is a moderatly lifted Grand Cherokee with mud for carpet dented sills and tyres with 20mm tread, so I'm hardly a candidate for that POS. Those 13 bids aren't real if you look at the history,
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    The best looking P38 in UK.. Do we all agree?

    I think a big spoiler on the roof would set it off real nice :rolleyes: customized range rover on eBay (end time 23-Jul-09 23:06:59 BST)
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    P38 2.5 diesel T'stat

    Thanks I didn't get a reply before I went out and did it as you say. Only had to remove top hose and the little cable tray holding ECU cable, and as you say it's fiddly. you need 1/4 inch deep 10mm or a very short extension I was expecting to find the Thermostat stuck half open and was a...
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    P38 2.5 diesel T'stat

    Hi How easy is it to remove the Thermostat on a 98 diesel, according to rave you have to remove viscouse fan and cowl. I don't have EGR pump in the way Karl
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    New Member P38 2.5 DSE questions

    It idles a knats' past the 666 mark
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    New Member P38 2.5 DSE questions

    I think it is timed, Popped the box open and inside is a relay but also along side it an 8 pin chip. How does this work? Is it fooling the ecu with a low temp condition for sart and the following 30 seconds
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    New Member P38 2.5 DSE questions

    Thanks for the replies. I'm possibly being a bit fussy with the vibration thing, this is my first diesel car. it is purely vibration ,no lumpiness and you can't visibly see the engine moving about. I'm comparing it with my daughters 307 Diesel and in that you can't feel if the engine is running...
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    New Member P38 2.5 DSE questions

    Hi All Got my first P38 DSE Auto last week Very pleased with it so far but as expected it's not without issues. Remote unlocks and locks rear doors but not the fronts, Key will lock the rear doors but not the passenger front. How likely is this to be sticky actuators or U/S lock units. Also...