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Thanks guys. So it is available, albeit at shocking prices. I guess there's not much else to do but bite the bullet and order some. Henrik

Hi all, Anyone know a source for new rear door seals, the part that attaches to the door with useless plastic clips and goes between the door and the wheel arch? Thanks! Henrik

Key code lockout means you have lost sync. First, replace the batteries in your key fob, second, find the manual and read very thoroughly through the instructions for entering the EKA-code. Follow the procedure to the letter and on the final turn of the key your doors should all unlock and...

OK, thanks. I'll give it a whirl. Henrik

Hi all, Car is a '97 4.6 HSE. It has now developed a problem where the ignition lock barrel fails to pop out when the key is withdrawn. This results in the steering lock failing to engage and I get the "key in ignition" message on the display. If I tap the barrel a few times with the tip of...

Hi, FWIW, I installed a Webasto Thermo Top T in my P38 V8. It works like a charm, but exactly like you, I don't get a properly preheated interior. It clears the ice, but that's about it, because most of the heat gets dropped in the big frozen engine block. For maximum interior effect and sod...

Hi, I hope you get it sorted. Mine has had similar issues in the past and it always turned out to be compressor- or bag-related. I would recommend that you get a set of 4 emergency inflation valves. These clip onto the end of each air line once removed from the valve block and lets you inflate...

+1 on that. This later post describes a proper and permanent fix - the older one is a bodge. Henrik

Hi, If you're getting 14,5V at the alternator and 13,5 at the battery, you have a big voltage drop across the main charging circuit. I had something similar and ignored it for so long it set my alternator on fire. The main feed from the alternator runs from the 8mm bolt on the back and down to...

Hi, So what pressure do you run your 18's at? Mine is much better on the 16 inch winter tires than on the 18 inch summer ones, but I may be running wrong pressure. Henrik

Hahaha! This is exactly, to the tee, what was the issue with mine. Even the scenario was identical - it fell off when I touched it with the soldering iron. Wrapped it up and posted this thread: http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f10/diy-radio-repair-138562.html I didn't have the foresight to take...

Thanks Wammers, Would that be on the water pump then? The fault appears to be somewhat intermittent, so I don't think measuring restistance is necessarily going to tell me anything - I'll rather just replace it and see if that helps. Cheers, Henrik

Hi all, Car is a '97 4.6 HSE. This only happens after a short drive, never when completely warmed through or when cold. Typically, if I drive for 3-5mins and park up, then try to start again after a couple of minutes, it only catches and coughs then dies completely. Starter is churning away...

I agree on the first part - the effect maybe marginal, even to the point where it's negligible, but still there nonetheless. But on your second point (highlighted): The reverse voltage spike, typical of electro magnets and inductors and the reason why these devices very often are suppressed by...

Hi, I'm by no means an electronics expert and I have no idea one way or the other, of whether the solenoid valves in the p38 EAS close slowly or quickly, but I have to disagree that you cannot soften the closing of the valve by a gradual reduction of the voltage across the coil. You have the...

Hi all, Car is a 97 4.6 HSE automatic. I was under the car to replace the radius arm bushings. I have been wondering if I have a worn bearing somewhere in the driveline, because there is a slight vibration that I can feel through the soles of my feet and I don't think it's always been like...

Thanks guys, I'm in Norway, where second hand prices are vastly different to the UK. I am in earnest a petrol-geek, but there is no doubt that diesel makes a lot more sense. However, if we disregard the (too expensive) TDV8, they seem (on paper) a bit too sluggish for me. I'd want one that...

Hi all, I'm currently on a '97 P38 4.6 and I'm getting itchy to replace it with an L322. There is a vast price difference here between the early BMW-engined versions and the later Jag powered ones. Does anyone have a shortlist of improvements between for instance a 2004 4.4 and a 2006 S/C...

Hi and welcome! If your starter was spinning without the key even being in the car, you have a serious electronic glitch. The immobiliser should render it impossible to get it to crank without the key actually being in the ignition lock. Erratic behaviour like this is usually due to...

I know, which is why I haven't bothered yet. I read somewhere that the elements could be replaced by something much more reliable out of a Volvo, which is probably a good idea if one decides to dive in. Right now I can't be arsed, though, and I have a webasto in, so I don't really need them...