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    P38A Glitch?

    It was frozen shut the other morning had to use warm water to open maybe a blast of wd40?
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    P38A Glitch?

    4 litre petrol 1998 dash message saying rear right hand door open it isnt. But it is stopping the suspension from operating and it has also put all interior lights on. Don't know where the door switch is can anyone help?
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    P38A Emissions

    Gentlemen is there a diagram that shows where all the pipes go for the emission control it appears that I have more places that pipes go to than pipes. Dunno what happened there. I need diagram or pictures assume a 3 year old is doing the job!!!!!!! 4 litre petrol gems engine. Thanks
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    P38A Backfires back.

    Same amount of "smoke" from both exhausts
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    P38A Backfires back.

    Brand new plug and replacement injector have ordered a coil pack have tried swopping plug leads but problem didn't move so assume leads in order. Hopefully new pack will sort it.
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    P38A Backfires back.

    Posted on here a while back with the car backfire with a popping and tinny sound in the exhaust. Last time couldn't find the cause so disconnected the injector and ran it on 7 cylinders fuel consumption was horrific . Bit the bullet and got another cylinder head and fitted it this weekend...
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    P38A Fault codes

    Found it thanks
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    P38A Fault codes

    1998 4 litre petrol. Ok give up where is the plug for fault code reader?
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    P38A Probably more stupid questions.

    Cheers already done the cut a slot in the buggers last time I had them off. Once bitten...........
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    P38A Probably more stupid questions.

    4 litre petrol 1998 gems engine. What is the correct size socket for the exhaust manifold.I know they are splined and last time bumbled along with mixtures of metric and imperial. So much so that one of them has crossthreaded and won't seal the manifold. I just want to buy the one socket as...
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    P38A Is this an x file?

    So all in all I'm not going to make a fortune selling the stationary charging to tesla.
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    P38A Is this an x file?

    Ok since the last post regarding the flat battery on 4 litre petrol rr I have not been near the car. Been girding up my loins to find out what is wrong with it. Son rang me and said will be round about 11 this morning to jump it. Went up and stuck the key in the ignition and turned the key it...
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    P38A Flat battery

    Think mine is a platinum costs about the same as platinum. Been a long time since I owned a car and can't believe how prices have changed!
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    P38A Flat battery

    I bought the multimeter from the local cheap shop and it is probably cheaper to buy another than change the battery all in all if it pops it pops thanks will do that when son turns up with his car and get it started again.
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    P38A Flat battery

    After much consideration and reading of all your replies for such a massive power drain I'm drawn to the alternator to be at fault. The battery I replaced which is knackered was not the correct battery I've seen bigger ones in remote control cars to be honest the new one is huge. The car since...
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    P38A Flat battery

    I know the siren is disconnected when the key wouldn't do anything and the message engine disabled showed on the dash I got out locked then unlocked the car and all was back to normal. Also when I tried to start the car with the disabled message the lights were flashing so I don't know what's...
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    P38A Flat battery

    No wash wipe on lights and stereo is not particularly posh.will check battery just to make sure.
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    P38A Flat battery

    What is an eka had flat battery over Christmas it was that flat no lights at all anywhere it was if the battery wasn't connected jump started it with out a problem.
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    P38A Flat battery

    4 litre 1998 p38. Over Christmas didn't use the car and when I came to use it the battery was flat no power at all.jumped with leads and it started. Started it next morning and ran it to work about 5 miles and battery was flat again. Read about disconnecting the rf box and all that did was...
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    P38A Inner door release

    You are right as far as I could feel the fixing on the lock end is different to the front probably due to the child lock.