Yes, I have got a Garrett VNT turbo to go on - once I rebuild it. With an unmodded diesel engine I would think it too big and would be slow spooling up. Don't know. Before then I am fitting an external boost controller which should eliminate wastegate creep. It should keep the wastegate...

I have never had a manual p38 though I once had a manual classic. An auto box will put 10 years on your life. It is also a buyers market for p38's. My 13 year old diesel had the original HP22 box fitted and I was running with it chipped for the last 8 years. It was really only the last 6...

I have just learnt something new. The torque converter lockup can come on if the gearbox is locked in 3rd.

:)ccrdave wrote: The torque is more than the 4.0L particularly at low revs. It really needs the 4.6L auto ZF 4HP24 gearbox fitting. I can tell you howto do it.:) I wouldn't fit a manual box.

I have owned my diesel p38 for about 10 years now and I first chipped it about 8 years ago. I will tell you it transformed the car. I think we need to make the distinction between a Powerbox add on, which to me is just a bodge, and a full remap which alters the fuel maps in the ECU. The...

Langley wrote: If you have any technical info on that I would be grateful. I have a JFearne stage2 chip and Allisport intercooler. I have a current project to fit an external boost controller that should eliminate wastegate creep and a Garrett gt2256v turbo (as fitted to the M57 engine)...

Sorry Saint. You nipped in before me while I was typing. I am saying the same thing I think.

You will have the HP22 gearbox. The gearbox probably flipped into "limp home mode" due to a fault. It has happened to mine and it locked into 3rd when it did. Wouldn't pull away. It resets when the ignition is turned off then on. Think you are on borrowed time. Slipping clutches maybe.

It can be increased to 1.3 bars. JFearne tuned diesels to run at this amount of boost with the M51 engine. It needs the right chip of course and preferably a larger intercooler. With this setup it should give 190-200bhp and 350Nm. The Mitsubishi turbocharger will not however maintain this...

My 2000 DSE has got 2 temp switches on the end of the cooler. One is for the fan as fitted from 99 onwards.

When driving my p38 last night I wound the window down and it dropped right down and would not wind up. Investigated today - the motor and quadrant were OK :) , but an arm had broken off the winder mechanism :mad: A spot weld had failed. Took it off and welded it back on. God it was cold...

Enter the VIN no. into Microcat.

Is this the one with a separate aluminium chassis? I read a write up in the press about one in development. Going away from monocoque construction I understand.

Fit the 4HP24 box out of the 4.6.

I have plans to fit a turbo boost controller. Today I decided where to mount the bracket under the bonnet. The design is based on a design I found on an Aussie site.

I have read a number of posts on Rangerovers.net about the Audi A6 heater core mod. With the o-rings, the worst that can happen is a steady drip. The Audi heater core is connected with hoses and jubilee clips INSIDE the car. If a hose flies off behind the dash what are the consequences...

Get the auto. It will put 10 years on your life.

Buy a later p38. Most of the problems were sorted. The most comfortable 4x4 on the market. 4 wheel TC post 99 is worth having. If you can find one a 2001 MY. At the end some models were loaded with extras. My own pref is for a diesel. Cheap to run. Maintenance is everything. Buy from an...

I don't think revving the engine in neutral is the issue. I think it is revving it up and putting it into drive at high revs. I would guess the clutch packs would slip giving a fault message.

You asked for someone who knows what he's talking about which probably disqualifies me. :p However, I have just fitted a new auto gearbox myself and had a few error messages with the previous old box. This is what happened to me: I accelerated flat out from the lights, 1st, 2nd, just into...