Your right DATATEK. Start problem sorted at last. Second set of heater plugs eventually allowed the car to start. These little plugs are certainly a vital piece of equipment and very variable in quality. Has anyone had their car chipped to improve performance or has it proved to costly?

The problem of cold start is still present even with the glow plugs working. I understnad the reason for the allowance. However, the mechanic who is doing the job has not used the shim to set the timing with the camshaft setting tool. Looking through RAVE prompted me to investigate the...

I understand that a number of the diesel engines on the P38 have been 'chipped' to improve performance. Anyone got any comments on this is it a good idea or does it lead to more headaches?

I now have the RAVE manuals and have looked up the timing for the P38 diesel cam shaft. According to the manual ..Engines with recorded mileage in excess of 20,000 km (12,500 miles):Insert a 4.61 mm (0.18 in) thickness of feeler gauges between camshaft holding tool LRT-12-112 and inlet manifold...

Thanks for the replies www.myrangerover.co.uk site was used to download the RAVE manuals I was looking for. It took a number of attempts before I was successful. The file get getting corrupted as it takes so long to download due to the speed of my computer. Well worth the effort though, its a...

Thanks Datatec.. I may yet need your help. However, I have downloaded version from the website suggested by Pod51 but have run into problems with the material I got from the site. I used winzip to unzip the folder but then ran into a brick wall as I can't open the bewildering number of files...

Have tried this site Rick's Cars - www.cannell.co.uk only to find that the download is not available or the manual is corrupted. any other suggestions?

ref RAVE manuals have tried all ways to locate the site but just keeps coming up with a blank page or not available for some of the quoted web addresses. Need current web site address if anyone has it please

I have heard of the RAVE manuals mentioned before, where are these to be found. Has anyone got the web site? Typing RAVE into a web search brings up all sorts of weird and wonderful web sites!

Ok thanks for the advice. I think there could be a problem with the heater plugs..or the timing with the No 4 plug as the engine simply won't fire. I think it needs a sniff of Easy Start?

Wammers you mentioned that the injector pump timing is the same for both versions of the engine. What is the best setting for this? adv/ret

The glow plugs were changed for 6 Brit Part units..are these OK? There is some suggestion that they may not be as good as some others. Can anyone comment on the blanking off the EGR valve? I had this done with my classic 300TDI and the performance was improved. Was hoping that it would be...

Do you know what the difference is with the injector pump? Is it timing?

I have a 2001 car fitted with an earlier engine. At some point the engine has been replaced for unknown reasons. A recent blown gasket meant the engine being taken apart and rebuilt with a new cylinder head. I now have severe starting problems but when it goes it runs well. A...

Must agree the mechanic should have noticed..sorry..checked.. that the valves were set correctly before mounting the cylinder head onto the block it only required a 180deg turn to set it right.

The cam was set up on No 6 firing .. as quoted by them 'it is easier for us to set them this way' Like you I could not believe that a company could send out a head set up this way. I contacted the supplier and they confirmed that this is the case! The tappets were 'shot' as they were full of...

Hi Guys Thanks for all the points that you have made. I agree with everything being said and have said as much to the garage. The engine has now been started. The mechanic is experienced and went through all the checks mentioned here without success. The problem began with the new...

Hi could be the liners have moved .. a common fault. Had a disco go the same way gas pressure leaks into the water and boils it away. Just hope its your head gasket an easy fix compared to the liner problem.

My P38 Range Rover BMW 2.5 diesel engine overheated caused by a cylinder head gasket failure. The engine was running when it went into the garage but loosing water caused by the gas pressure in the cooling system. The cylinder head was removed and found to be cracked and has had to be replaced...