1. weekendangler

    p38 overheating...

    bit late in the day, but i may have found the problem. A few weeks back after a bit of a do with a merc, i pulled into tesco only to see water pouring down from the rear of the engine over the gearbox. Assuming a core plug had popped it was taken to a garage on the back of an AA truck. Turned...
  2. weekendangler

    Help!! Engine Disabled

    hiya mate, i had similar problem with my p38 a few months ago, filled up with gas only to find disabled message coming up. eventually it started up, from what i can gather it was interference from the airport less than 1/4 mile away. happened again in mcdonalds, same shopping car park, two a few...
  3. weekendangler

    engine disabled. !!!!

    just wondering if anybody else has had a similar situation? fuelled up with lpg at my local morrisons station in blackpool a few weeks ago and returning to my car i turned the ignition key and dashboard message read "engine disabled" , im not saying i panicked but i didnt tell the wife.. Turned...
  4. weekendangler

    p38 overheating...

    i will see how it runs these next couple of weeks and obviously keep a check on the coolant level. The viscous fan coupling was changed and the fan makes more of a noise now, so i guess its whirling around as it should, all the same though im not out of the woods yet... if all else fails then...
  5. weekendangler

    Mystery P38 problem.... Circulation / overheating...

    Hiya mate. i have had an overheating problem with my 4.6ltr lpg. only overheated after standing in traffic. Changed the waterpump, thermostat and viscous coupling. All seemed fine til yesterday. Travelling back from cornwall, after 2 hrs started to overheat .Stopped the car let it cool and...
  6. weekendangler

    p38 overheating...

    its a bit of a late reply, but thankyou all for your advice. I ended up having the water pump, viscous coupling and thermostat replaced, (all new parts) and all was good. After a 3 day round trip to cornwall this weekend covering about 800miles, the car decided to start overheating after 2 hrs...
  7. weekendangler

    p38 overheating...

    No, the coolant level remains correct throughout. The problem is only in standing traffic as mentioned, on the move, i can be travelling any distance, any speed as long as i am moving, The two occasions it has got hot have both been on a very hot day. perhaps i need to make sure the coolant...
  8. weekendangler

    p38 overheating...

    oops, just posted this in the newbie say hello section , doh !!! :doh: Hello all, i hope you good folk can help me upon my way. I run a 98' p38 4.6 hse running on lpg. I have owned the car since april this year and on two occasions the car has overheated. Once on its first run down the m6, after...
  9. weekendangler

    p38 overheating?

    Hello all, i hope you good folk can help me upon my way. I run a 98' p38 4.6 hse running on lpg. I have owned the car since april this year and on two occasions the car has overheated. Once on its first run down the m6, after an hour of travelling at a steady 70mph, we pulled into traffic, and...