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    Screaming from my engine!!!!!!

    Well just to let you know it ended up being the manifold gasket..... the screaming/whining sound stopped after a day or two aned was left with just the clicking/spitting sound. Sooty deposits were noted to the rear of the engine bay indicating an exhaust leak and low and behold it was just the...
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    P38 2.5DSE Fuel consumption

    Hello, mine is a 2.5 manual. I avereage around 17mph heavy traffic to 20mpg around town generally, On the motorway and this was from Brighton to Plymouth it averaged 35mpg which i did not think was too bad.....:D
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    Screaming from my engine!!!!!!

    Thanks...i shall have a look today....another feasable option, marvellous
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    Screaming from my engine!!!!!!

    Thanks everyone.....i shall check all these ideas tomorrow.....like the idea of loose hose.....makes sense..... not to sure about the ticking noise though... i dont think tappets as the engine is lovely and quiet before today and when not under strain....i first thought exhaust whole...
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    Screaming from my engine!!!!!!

    Just drove over 600 miles this weekend and the car has been spot on....until i got to Exeter at Haldon Hill..After climbing the hill at full throttle the car has developed a ticking noise when i accelerate but this quietens when not under strain. At first i though exhaust....pretty sure not...
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    hello! bit of advice needed!

    Hello, i have just bought a P38...... had a much lower budget than yours.... i managed to get mine off of ebay for £1000 with BeCM problem....i think this is one of there main problems and with Landrover expensive but i managed to find a place called CALLROVA that did it for less than Landrovers...
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    Off Roading in the South West?

    WOW.......bargain....just had a look at some previous pics of days there......Looks great fun. Defo fancy day there......Have to let me know if there is a day when a group of members go.......
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    Off Roading in the South West?

    Cool.......what sort of price are the pay and play days. I live in Plymouth now, previously in St. John just outside Torpoint. Cheers ..... will let you know if could make 22nd
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    Off Roading in the South West?

    Cheers thankyou, will look into those. Not sure if i would be a S.L.A.P.P.E.R. or a S.L.U.T...........Preparedto travel a little. Bristol is not to bad because i commute from Plymouth to Cardiff on a weekly basis. Thanks again
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    Dog of a P38 or are "they're all like that sir"

    Mine cost me £1000 off of ebay, listed as spares or repair as it needed a BeCM because the dash was not working...The guy though had reciepts for new wheels and tyres, gearbox and clutch, air bags on the suspension all round and 12 months tax....oh and two leather interiors.... I googled a bit...
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    Off Roading in the South West?

    Hello, Had a browse over the site and its very interesting. This is my first Land Rover but have owned a few smaller 4x4s. I was wandering if there were any CLUBS or OFFROADING days in the South West as i have never done this before and quite fancy a go. Hopefully i wont have to post too many...
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    Where do you live?

    Hi, My name is Dan, I live In Devon on the Devon/Cornwall border. Juts bought my first Landrover which is a 2.5 DSE P38.
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    P38 Glove Box Gap

    Mine has a gap of about 1/2 inch..... i just thoughth this was normal.....but am going to play around with it now....
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    1996 range rover dse elecy probs please help before the wife makes me sale it

    Hi Just got my first P38 with a few electircal problems....Google CALLROVA in Brighton......sorted mine out at less tahn half the dealers price.
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    Newbie with P38 and New BeCM

    Hi, i recently bought my first Range Rover......Fantastic car but bought it with a dashboard fault......expecting it to be the BeCM after a little googling. Anyhow i managed to find a company/guy called CALLROVA in Brighton.....I was quoted £450 for a BeCM and reprogramme which was less than...