I realise I'm new here but...freelanders are ****e. sorry..it had to be said. I have driven series three's to range rovers (not this evoke me to puke crap) and I am willing to go so far as to say..freelanders suck!

hey marky, i am no expert..i bow to wammers and others on here. This p38 is my first experience with the m51 engine. I have been certified ASE tech for 30 years but in petrol not diesel. (the training separates after suck, s_ueeze, bang, blow.) I will however try to help as I am reading all I...

sorry to hear that marky. the 4th injector is the start of injection sensor for the ecu. it is the most expensive injector. i have seen them as much as £220.00 might be worth contacting a diesel specialist to see if a rebuild on your injector would be cheaper. By diesel specialist..i dont mean a...

well here goes. i have just bought a 97 dse as a non runner. same issue no diesel at injectors. ill tell you what i found ...spoiler alert...lots of work..time and...well reasonable cost. first things first..eliminate the in tank pump. there is a union in the plastic fuel pipes before the...

woops sorry using my phone and clicked post instead of cancel lol

Glad you got it fixed! Maybe this means the land rover gods are smiling and my one will finally come to life! One can only dream!

yeah type in 'hot start issue p38' in the forum search and there are loads of threads that will help :)

Im new to p38s as well but so far in my research it would seem to me you have a hot start issue which there are kits for that seem to fix it. Im sure there are a few threads on here about it as I have read a few. Try searching hot start problem

Hi. I realize this is an old thread but I am about to remove a buggered fip sprocket so Im looking at the same job. Im going to assume that the sump was dropped looking at the manuals that seems to be the only option if not removing the head. Im not sure how you would reseal the front cover...

So i see from his post I have been reading! Very useful man to know. Trouble is we are not starting with a running FIP. Well it was running and then the guy took it apart to fix a leaky seal and now it doesnt run. So i need to figure out what he broke and then we can start with asking how to fix...

Hello and welcome :)

diving head first in the shallow end of a p38 diesel xP

Thanks guys I have it now. I am very grateful. Now all i have to do is study the diagrams and see what this guy misplaced in the FIP :/

Hey Dopey, this link seems to be dead. is there a new one or am i sunk?

Hello all and thanks for letting me in! My name is Matthew but Matt is fine. I am an ASE certified tech with 25 years experience and before you get excited...I worked on anything that I felt like working on so no I am not a Land Rover expert or expert on anything for that matter, Im just really...