My brother in law is also a bit run down !!

+1 on ARP Studs. I used them on my 4.0 rebuild a few years ago. Got mine from Real Steel in West Drayton. For head gasket kit, I used an Elring kit. Not sure if Thor is the same, but I simply hammered the old one out, and installed a new one. The covers are easier to clean if you...

when it's up in the air, tap the cats with a rubber mallet. You will hear if there's a baffle loose.

+1 on this. There's many car amps on the market with wild claims on power output. Most of them state the Peak Power of L+R added together rather than RMS per channel !! Even with decent bridge amplifier, the max is 55W peak as above, hence the 220W claim for a four channel amp. It's also...

Still take it back & make them fix it or refund.

If you have the 11 digit number from the V5, then you can check what MOT station did it. Try getting the dealer to sort the issues before going to DVSA. They might not have got the MOT's, but still have to sort it under warranty (assuming you only just bought it).

Whatever route you take, do a project thread like "Alibro" has done for his Freelander.

This is the Damian Maguire video about a P38 EV. Don't think he did the original work, but got it working. Bit of a mess conversion though. P38 EV Personally I could never justify the cost, unless we win the Lottery !! Then I would get it done by the experts !!

+1 on that. 10mm all round will drop the tank quite a bit. If you can't be bothered to measure the height, just connect Nanocom or EASUnlock in the evening & check the height readings with ignition-on & engine-off. Then watch for the initial height change after switching off & closing...

Might be an idea to take the inlet pipe off & check the turbine for play, etc ? My son's 2004 started following the whistle noise with a screech. Turbo bearing seals failed a few weeks later. It dumped loads of oil into the exhaust & inlet, followed by engine running even when switched...

Put a Noco Genius battery charger-Maintainer on the Blue P38 last week, because I'm not using it much yet. Seems good, and keeps it topped up !! Now I just need to sort the other job list ! (Distribution Flaps, EAS "Sleep with Ignition off" mod, Whining Front Diff replacement)

We've got an Android stereo in the FL1 2005. This on and the previous unit both do random reboot. Never found out why, but I suspect 12V feed in the adapter cable might be intermittent !! One day I might try the original stereo to see if that does the same.

Call LRSB and ask nicely??

I presume ordered at dealer. Then factory sends it to LRSV for the changes, and then back to the dealer for collection or delivery. Who knows, I'm too poor to buy a new car.

It's a really old system at LRSV & apparently only one guy who whows how to use it !! FYI, the sheets look like this:

When I read the thread title, I though you wanted a manual with headphones that read it to you !

It's also got this one on the lower tailgate. LRSV confirmed the car is genuine & provided me with the original build sheet !!

There's loads of app for Android & iPhone.

The BECM Menu on Nanocom simply tells you if the buttons are working. As said above check the voltage at BECM outputs.

This is mine: