Many thanks for the replies. Have ordered some maff cleaner, and will check for any exhaust leaks tomorrow. Then take it for a good run before the mot.

Hello all. Some advice needed please. My 2001 4.0L Thor failed its mot this week “Exhaust lambda reading on 2nd fast idle outside specified limits” . The vehicle hadn’t been used for a while and maybe the drive to the testing station was too short to get the engine warmed up correctly? I was...

Thanks for that, will give it a try!

Will give it a try!

Hello all. Just took my recently my bought donor car along for an mot - just to see if I could use it for the summer, before putting the interior in my 96 4.0L . Only thing it failed on was emissions, high hc's and co. Today I changed the spark plugs, ( all the old ones looked ok),changed the...

Many thanks for the replies. Think I may have the p38 bug so will splash out on the nanocom!

My only thoughts was that my current ( 1st ) p38 is probably a " gateway one" leading on to better things? I was hoping to buy a unit that could be used on any gems unit. Does the nanocom link to a specific vin or would I have to buy an extra license for my next vehicle?

1996 4.0L gems. Thinking about buying a Hawkeye total diagnostic tool. Looking at the data sheet I can't see that it will diagnose and re-set airbag faults on a 96 . Is that correct or am I mis-reading the data sheet.