I need to do mine and not really looking forward to it as everyone who has done them says they're a pain in the **** Do the new stats make the seats heat up quicker as well as hotter? Is ebay the place to get the stats from?

Just drove the car for approximately 2hrs round town and up and down the lanes and the temp gauge has stopped perfectly in the middle. Nothings exploded, all pipes etc. are still in place and waters still in the system. The expansion tank cap sounds like its releasing a small amount of...

Lol Wanted to avoid using any sentence using the words * stiff * hard * feel and hose in case you got the wrong idea!!!!

Hi all Just replaced the head gaskets on my 1998 4.6 and I'm a little concerned that the top hose Is a little over pressurised. The expansion tank was receiving air from the bottom hose, but this appears to have stopped so hoping it has just been air locked. The temp gauge has never...

Sorted!! What I did not mention was that the car has a single point lpg system fitted. I have removed the emulators which sit in place of the main wiring into the injectors and now it runs great. These must be faulty or not setup right. At least I know its been rebuilt correctly!

Hi all I have a 1998 4.6 Gems engined P38. I have just changed both head gaskets due to a blow between two cylinders -all liners were checked and they were where they should be. The problem I have now is rough running. The engine ticks over if not a little rough, and hesitates and...

Ok sorted. I missed the earth strap which sits below the alternator. Bolted it on and all is good. Thanks all ;)

I'm open to all suggestions so no probs. Yes, the battery is fully charged.

So I finally got round to doing the head gaskets on my P reg 4.0l p38. Well, the excitement of that first turn of the key was met with - nothing! A few clicks of relays can be heard but nothing else when trying to start. The battery has obviously been off for a fair while and i'm wondering...

The main pool of engine oil has no sign of water in it though. Pull the dipstick and the oil is perfect. Surely a cracked block would lead to water in the sump oil? Cracked head??

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I've now removed both heads. The misfire fault sticks out like a sore thumb - Blown gasket between 2 and 4 cylinder. What is a bit concerning though is that the right hand rocker cover internals were...

I've now removed both heads. The misfire fault sticks out like a sore thumb - Blown gasket between 2 and 4 cylinder. What is a bit concerning though is that the right hand rocker cover internals were covered in oil/water emulsion. The head gaskets look fine between the oil and water...

Hi all. I know there are many threads on many aspects of this but I would like a bit of advice on the replacement. Mine seems to have developed a fault between no 2 and 4 cylinder and i'm going to carry out the work myself. Generally, if anyone has any tips or advice it would be greatly...

Just checked compression on all cylinders. 6 reading at 150psi and cylinder no's 2 and 4 reading 50psi - head gasket it is then!

Woahhh :):rofl:

Just found it. Rave states: -References to RH and LH banks of cylinders are taken viewing from the flywheel end of the engine. Cheers

Does rave refer to left hand side from inside car or from front?

Can someone please clear up some confusion? I have a 4.0l gems 1996 right hand drive p38 and I want to double check the firing order is right. When looking from the front of the car, I have been told by one person that the front left cylinder is no1 and another person said front left is no2...

Tried both a replacement maf and coil - still the same. We have however noticed that if you disconnect the ht lead from either of the two front cylinders on the left bank (as you look at car from front) the car runs the same?? both plugs have been checked and are sparking so we are now...

Air filter is dry. If you unplug the maf it trys to cut out, if you give it some revs when unplugged it stabilises but still runs the same as when plugged in. Been told that if the fault is the same on the gas it's more than likely going to be the coil pack, as the maf is not utilised as...