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Hiya, It says HL340 on it but I tried their drivers but no luck. You're right, if my lappy hadn't come with 64bit windows pre-installed i'd have stuck with 32bit, it's much easier to get drivers to work. Have also tried Prolific drivers but no joy there either. Will give your suggestion a go...

Well i bought 4 new bags from Island 4x4 and fitted them last week. It deffo needed doing - see attached photos. Thanks Datatek for the fitting guide, all went brilliantly. Suspension has been great on holiday for the last week although it does drop slightly overnight. Not sure if it's a...

Sorry, 1250g was for a pre-99 model year V8 petrol. It's 1100g for the diesel pre-2000. Cheers.

Hi, There should be a yellow sticker on the bonnet slam panel when you open the bonnet on the left hand side in front of the battery box. Can't remember what it is off hand, think, and this is a guess, that it's around 1250g. Mine is a later car, 2001 DHSE and thus has a smaller condenser...

Hi, glad you found the leak, was pretty sure it would be the rad. The genuine part is about £340, so that plus £100 to fit it doesn't sound too bad. But Island 4x4 have got one listed as OEM for £165 so if they are buying that one and charging you almost £400 to fit it then they are taking...

Hi, I'd be pretty sure it's your radiator. Is it the BMW petrol you've got or the later model with the Jag engine ? If it's the early BMW then check the rad at the top where the horizontal tube meets the vertical side tank. They leak from the joint there (engine side) and it runs down...

My 2001 DHSE is leaking oil from the engine oil pipes, auto gb oil pipes and steering fluid from the PAS pipes. In all 3 cases they are leaking from the metal collar that joins the rubber section to the metal part of the pipe. Not serious leaks, more weeping really, but the engine oil pipe has...

I read this news item about someone hacking a cars ecu.... BBC News - Hack attacks mounted on car control systems "An investigation by security researchers found the systems to be "fragile" and easily subverted. The researchers showed how to kill a car engine remotely, turn off the brakes so...

Thanks Data, PM is on it's way. Good explanation as to why it comes and goes then. I've ordered all four bags so hopefully i'll catch it before the compressor gives up. Cheers, Rick :)

Hmm...the bizarreness continues. i drove to the shops earlier took a few minutes to get the kids out and into pushchairs and then walked away from the car. There was a sound of air escaping quickly and the back corner imediately dropped down to bump stop. I thought that's it then, the bag has...

Thanks Data, good advice. Will nip to maplin now and give that a go. One of bags is so worn that the outer layer is missing in places. Bizarrely though it has got an obvious leak using the soapy water test yesterday. Please could you send me your idiots guide to changing the bags ? Think...

Hi all, Well it's only been about 3 months of P38 ownership and i've started with the EAS faults. It had to happen eventually, was kind of hoping not a week before I go on holiday in it but hey thems the breaks ! For the last 2 days, after I turn the car off and walk away, about an hour or...

The oil can get pushed out of the breather if the box has been over filled. Has anyone added any oil to it recently? If its genuinely running too hot then it will flag a warning message on the dash.

Hi, How long does it take to do it ?

Hi all, My DHSE was weeping oil from the metal collar that connects the steel pipe to the rubber hose on engine oil pipes, gearbox oil pipes, and PAS pipes. Following the nightmare I had changing the auto box pipes (the ally oil cooler thread came off with the steel nut - had to buy a new...

Cool, thanks for the replies i'll have a look when I get home. I'd hoped that buying a 2001 with 80k miles on the clock would give me a while before the hot start issue reared it's head. Will be interesting to see if someone has already done it. Keep you posted :)

Hmm that's a possibility. Where would I look, isvit going to be in the ecu box?

Hi all, Not a big issue, but i'e noticed over my 2 months of P38 Diesel auto ownership that it always idles at 950rpm. Doesn't matter what gear - park, drive, neutral, and same with aircon on or off. Rave says it should be 750rpm +/- 50 so looks like mine is about 150rpm above top tolerance...

Great, thanks for the info. I'll put the level plug back in and see how she goes. Cheers, Rick.

Hi all, I've changed the auto gearbox oil cooler and pipes on my 2001 DHSE. In the manual it says to start the engine run through the gears, leave idling, and refill until a small stream of oil comes from the filler (no dipstick on mine). I've done that but it's only taken 6 litres to get to...