I have a noisy tappet or worn camshaft on a 95 diesel P38 with the BMW engine. I get a loud ticking noise when it warms up but it is fine when cold.Been like that for the last 2 years/20,000 miles. The engine has done 180,000 miles.The car runs ok but I am thinking of changing the camshaft and...

Thanks for the info Ian. As a matter of interest what did you pay for the engine? It seems there is little or no market for Omega bits but one or two of the breakers add a premium if they know you are looking for Range Rover parts. On recently renewed my turbo. Cost me 100 pounds plus the vat...

I have had so many things go wrong on my P38 I thought I'd plan for the worst. Will the Omega /BMW car engine adapt to replace the P38 BMW 2.5 and if so anyone on here done the conversion?

I've had a noisy tappet on my 95 2.5 DSE P38 for over a year (20,000 miles). Having just spent a small fortune on a gearbox and clutch I don't want to attend to it now. Am I likely to get big problems soon? And how big a job is it to sort?

I have just had the turbo go u/s on my 95 2.5 DSE with the BMW engine. (10 miles after fitting a replacement gearbox and a second clutch in twelve weeks!!!) This same engine was used in the Vauxhall Omega The Omega turbo is a Mitsubishi 47177-06420 The P38 uses a Mitsubishi 47177-06430...