Sorry for sarcasm but couldn't resist your a/c drains are up above gearbox sump on both sides :D

Congratulations your air conditioning drains aren't blocked and working fine lol!!

Do these stomp tests work on p38's and the blink codes are the same as my old bimmer even on a 2000 edc system But my old car bimmer used a cheap obd2 scanner from flea bay

I've never seen any after market Bosch software or scanners made by our far eastern friends ?

What would help us DHSE owners would be finding out what protocols the engine ecu uses is it eobd ,obd2, can bus etc etc .. I've tried finding out but there's not a lot of info out there for diesel p38's Just a live data software would be nice !

I also use a ten year old laptop kept in my boot for the Eas software via a obd2 to serial port lead , I would love a free or inexpensive software for the engine ecu (my2000 2.5 dhse) via a similar lead but haven't found one which will talk to the engine ecu as off yet :scratching_chin: I just...

It's is definitely behind the speedo not central (off side) it's just for a minute so haven't been bothered by it , its always done it and you wouldn't here it with radio on , its that quiet but I can get a little paranoid with noises I haven't herd before (like most p38 owners) . I was just...

That's where my idea gets a slap down to the kerb ,it's only taps or knocks when very cold and the engine is choking or over fuelling till the ecu temp sensor says ok that's enough cold mixture now and starts to run leaner on a hot engine fuel mix Or my theory when the cat is warm enough a...

Diesel cats are slightly different to petrol cats I've been told , diesels are more like fine filters made of theses expensive metals which build up an amount of particles which then get released in a cloud of soot when enough pressure is built up, given the heavy right foot (all brand new...

I have a 2.5 dhse with the very same tap tap tap or more of a light nock nock in time will engine revs when cold for about 1 to 2 minutes depending on going up or down hill in cold weather not warm , I think it's the cat being restrictive and not let's all the exhaust gases through (pressurising...

I've ordered mine today mf31-1000 alphaline £99.95,(batterymegastore) 130ah / 1000 sae cold cranking. Mine starts every time!!:)But lately on first start up on a cold morning ill do the usual thing unlock using the key fob put key in turn to position two wait for glow plug light to extinguish...

My2000 2.5 DHSE 78k miles !! All original , no mods , everything still works !!!! P.s needs a little love now and again ?? Just to keep him happy:) (rain water loves to get inside these motors):mad: