Thanks for all who've contributed, I borrowed the comp tester so wont be able to do the oil in the plug hole to check the rings, its suggested that I may have dropped liners on two pots so I may be looking at an engine swap out! Best quote for which is £500!!!** is this about the going rate guys??

here are the compression test results #1 175 #2 155 #3 170 #4 150 #5 185 #6 185 #7 180 #8 180 Plug #1-4 were black with soot ..plugs in the other head seemed ok..all cleaned replaced and engine runs but not smoothly..so to the diagnosis..any suggestions guys?

OK well aiming to do a compression test over the weekend..located a mate with the kit who'se free to help me Monday night, I'll hopefully know whether its 'just' a head gasket then all being well

I take it the holts wonderweld (and another product steel seal) are NOT recommended?

Waterpump was changed last summer when it seized causing overheating then, all ok since then upto now

My P38a has the v8 4.6 litre petrol engine. It had been overheating on a couple of occasions, my local garage replaced the coolant cap. But this seemed to settle down, I wasn't doing long journeys and carried spare water in the boot just in case. Then I started to experience really bad...

Thanks all, well having driven the car the suspension does now lift to the correct driving position, albeit after some time, so this jobs on hold pending my engine trouble being sorted which is the next job on the critical path to getting my wonderful car back on the road, or indeed off road..so...

Thanks Brian, I found the 'How to' section.. :) pretty damned impressive if I say so, I'm burning the midnight oil so will be spending my sunday under the bonnet along with my laptop. G'night all!!!

OK thanks for the input guys, so now I checked the compressor housing which is vibrating so I have a running compressor. With the door open after about 10 minutes I tried to see whether I have any pressure, built up, unfortunately just a smidgen, enough to lift the rear about an inch. As there...

Hi guys thanks for the welcome, and for the advice about posting / car type etc.. My P38 is a 4.6 HSE petrol done 103k miles. So I decided to tackle the gas air suspension first, as long as is it doesn't cost me an arm and a leg!

Ok so after being idle for some 2 weeks I came back to find my Rangey's suspension wouldn't lift. The supension indicator on the dash shows its trying to achieve normal height with the flashing light continuous at the second from top position and the continuous light on the lowest position. The...

Hi Im Mike 55 and here because I nearly lost it yesterday with my Rangey! HAd it for 4 years, great source done just over 100k miles...BUT lately its been one thing after another..replaceing the usual stuff I don't have a problem..tyres, discs, brakes..exhaust system even...but transfer...