Hi Car back and the only fault apparent was a deformed thermostat. New rad fitted however, it came from Eurocarparts and when I got home I felt the top which was hot and the bottom was..............not even warm What a ****er Anyway at least no cracked head....... Thanks to all for the...

Picking it up from the garage, £375.00 lighter in my bank account.......

Hi John Informative thread here http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f10/how-bad-p38s-263574.html Buy as new as you can, 2000 + although tricky on older vehicles, try and get one with as full a service history as possible. I bought mine for 3k and have spent 4.4k on it, the majority of my problems...

I bought a 2001 Diesel P38 with little knowledge, but had a experience in land rovers having had them in the past and recently sold a new Defender that I couldn't get on with. It was 3k to buy and I have spent 4K on it, but essentially swapped out lots of stuff as preventative maintenance but...

Yes, I may have been a very silly boy, my only excuse is that I have had mainly modern "fire and forget" type cars up until I bought the P38 and my other car is an air/oil cooled 993........but no excuse really, the P38 has been running so well, thanks to the support and knowledge on this forum...

Yes it seemed to go into a crawl mode a couple of times, although there was no audible warning and no display. Embarrassed to say that the garage phoned me today to say that it was low on coolant when it arrived, but it did lose a bit of coolant on overheat plus, the rad seemed to be weeping...

Hi Steve yes thanks for the tip, that was something I didn't change when I originally sorted the cooling system. When I first bought the car it broke down on the first Cornwall trip I took amid bouts of getting hot on hills, I may have done some damage to the head which has finally caught...

Great, thank you for the advice everyone, hopefully the guys at Cranbourne will sort it for me, doing a few projects at home so can't face ripping it apart on the drive.

Hi Keith Thanks Sure, I will check but the impeller was a metal one and not brit part, the VC was an expensive part as I remember but not sure which manufacturer. Reading through a few posts the HG appears a common failure and I think that the engine in this car has been messed with and not...

Hi Wammers Thank you for replying, for pressure build do I just hold my hand over the expansion tank cap. The hoses were very hard, I'm guessing that's a bit of a giveaway, since posting late last night I have been doing a bit of research. Thanks again

Hi Gents So after 11000 miles of trouble free journeys,the old boy overheated today. Hoses were rock solid, red light on and steam coming form expansion tank. VC, water pump (metal impeller) and stat all changed about a year (11K) ago. We were in stop start traffic when he blew...

I had a lot of problems, drivability, hill climbing and general sluggishness with a P38 and then with advice from the guys on the Range Rover section, I blocked off the EGR and it transformed the car, it now drives really well and can go up hills........ I had a new Puma 90 and one of the...

Hi Keith Great thanks for the tips of course your sealing comment makes complete sense, I should have realised that. When you say you had to grind the sides of the gun, I can't visualise the procedure, is it to make the actual head fit deeper in the UJ? Thanks again Ash

Try these guys, I know PB is a bit of a distance but they do the stuff I can't do or that I don't have the inclination to do Dave is the main guy but they are pretty busy so sometimes you can have a bit of a wait Cranborne Garage Cranborne Industrial Estate Cranborne Road Potters Bar...

Hi Gents I tried to do this and the grease just squirted out and didn't enter the relevant UJ. What is the procedure, do I just need to take of the grease nipples and clean or replace them? The gun seemed to seal ok, but it was a bit of a cheap one. I take it you have to jack it across the...

Hi I had a similar problem and as Steve says a careful look around the rear seals is a good Idea as is did cure the diesel whiff. Look for distortions around the bottom corners and the general condition of the rear hatch seals

What year was your P38 Martin? Mine broke down 3 times 2 recoveries and one I fixed roadside and then replaced the part (starter motor) It now seems ok and has been quite a good drive but it has cost me over 3k to renovate plus the initial 3.2k purchase. I also looked at the Passat and...

The Original LRT 12 105 is a really beefy item. My local Main dealer were kind enough to let me loan it for free, you could try the same, as Wammers has said it is essential for this operation. I had a lot of problems because the previous owner had lashed this job up. From memory I think I put...

My drivers side fan runs full tilt all the time, have removed the relay for now. HVAC is the last area of my car that needs sorting to have it up to scratch. I have changed the blend motors but evaporator needs refitting and then the AC putting back together, unfortunately is has been fiddled...

Just an update. Have done quite a few London to Cornwall trips and a complete transformation, better fuel consumption, running and pulling well and so much more drivable. Thanks so much for all the help everyone, for all the money I have spent on the car a penny piece made all the difference!!!