Update Whilst cocking about doing some mot repairs to the p38 the other day, I decided to have a poke into this running issue finally. I Suspected the injection pump had been messed about with before so had a good look at it, found the bolts securing the pump top quite rounded off! It has been...

Yeah need specialist equipment to play with the pumps properly. Been out in the truck today for a hour or so drove really nice up to temp and it was pulling well. Parked up for twenty minutes, whent back out to reverse onto the drive and it wouldn't move flat out eventually slowly crawled...

Not too silly price wise

Yeah in the Bmw world you can swap out your 525tds electric control pump for a earlier e28 524 td pump there rare as rocking horse poop to find euro only spec cars. Add a petrol engine throttle cable and pedal off you go. Put bigger heads in the pump and a turbo from a lorry and some crazy...

Messaged them, cheers for the info!

Got a new sensor to go in, when I get around to it, don't want to spend too much until I know this engine issue isn't terminal! Is there anyone in the North Wales /North West area with nanocom with edc plug in? Was looking at manual pumps yesterday hmm tempting!

Small update, as mentioned yep correct the snap on machine was spewing out bull poop figures. Fired up ye olde testbook earlier correct discs and cables and wouldn't connect so dunno on that one. Got the Bosch diag out and finally got some sensible numbers! Coolant temp is all good, fuel temp...

That is a excellent chunk of info! Pervious owner is a top bloke and sending over all the ecus and bits and bobs to help me put this back together again. He's a v8 gems or thor man this diesel stuff doesn't agree with him !

Not many ice rinks in Britain possibly only one in Wales, Made it far too easy! if you said behind the old b&q that would of thrown me Rhydymwyn service station if you need anything the boss is a Landrover mastertech top bloke been around long enough he used to pdi p38's We've got a testbook...

Are you on about land ranger by jubilee garage? If so nope

Haha! I do actually know what he's on about I think

Haven't looked into RAVE again I have access to genuine Landrover topix will have to have a dig around. Recently started working at a Landrover specialist but I admit I'm no expert on the brand especially the early models!

Supposedly the engine ran great on the early manual ecu but obviously stuck in one gear won't work with auto box different part number ecu. Current ecu fitted is a early auto jobby with immo off I think. I've read so many informative posts from wammers massive wealth of knowledge. I don't know...

Righty I'm gonna try and get the correct original later ecu off the previous owner, he's been very helpful to be fair. Then Purchase a late model loom and try and re-instate everything. What coolant temp sensors are you using also what did you do with the egr valve etc any info appreciated I'll...

Great info cheers, but with this butchered mash up running a early ecu is the maf now a paper weight? There is a intake temp sensor fitted in Ah awesome, I'm coming from bmw and there was different pump numbers and they had to correspond to the correct pump. Crude immobiliser really. So why...

So you fitted a early engine but kept the later ecu and maf sensor etc? Does the early high pressure pump work with the later ecu? Mines running a early ecu so I presume the maf is redundant.

I do have access to jlr test book will try and give that a go maf sensor is there but just being a bit of pipe to connect airbox. My educated guess is that the loom is a early manual one modified to automatic. As the inlet air temp sensor wiring is all there. Definitely a mix of parts!

Will have a look at the gearbox oil level, fill plug in the side of the box as it's a later one? Will unplug the map sensor and see if it goes even slower on the way to work. Just concerns me why so many sensors are reading incorrectly on diag but it could just be the snap on reader. What are...

Hi Doesn't even try and rev up in gear. Knock into neutral and rev it up a few times back into drive and it'll move but not full power until up to temp. Used low range earlier to pull off into the workshop easier haha won't climb onto a 4 poster when cold! Cheers for the info there, looks...

Joined this helpful forum to learn more about Landrover's and possibly share some advice and info. Qualified mechanic recently started working at a land rover specialist. Just bought a p38 Dhse with issues (obviously) please see my post in the tech section to help!