P38 Alarms

[Jim Hogg]

Hi folk's, newby here!

Can anyone offer any help as to why the handbrake warning light might be staying on in my 1998 4.6 HSE P38? Secondly when moving off from stationary I get three beeps for some reason? Sorry I'm sure these questions have been raised before but I haven't been able to find them within the forum. Only have the car a couple of months and am well into returning her to what she is supposed to be but these two niggles have me stumped! Got some great advice regarding the wandering nature of the steering and am going to tackle this with a neighbour at the weekend! great having a mechanic as a neighbour!! Thanks for your patience!

JH

 

[Dippypud]

Hi folk's, newby here!

Can anyone offer any help as to why the handbrake warning light might be staying on in my 1998 4.6 HSE P38? Secondly when moving off from stationary I get three beeps for some reason? Sorry I'm sure these questions have been raised before but I haven't been able to find them within the forum. Only have the car a couple of months and am well into returning her to what she is supposed to be but these two niggles have me stumped! Got some great advice regarding the wandering nature of the steering and am going to tackle this with a neighbour at the weekend! great having a mechanic as a neighbour!! Thanks for your patience!

JH

On the Discovery it also gives a tell-tale for low brake fluid in the master cylinder, dunno about the P38 tho ...

 

[Grrrrrr]

Hi Jim and welcome.

Have you got RAVE? If not you need to download a copy now! It is free. Think there is a link in the Technical Section but the link is something like http://www.landroverresource.com/

The handbrake has a couple of wires for the switch down the side of it but you'll have to take the centre box out to access it. Doesn't take long. I'd have a gander down there first and see if anything has come unclipped.

 

[Dippypud]

Hi Jim and welcome.

Have you got RAVE? If not you need to download a copy now! It is free. Think there is a link in the Technical Section but the link is something like http://www.landroverresource.com/

The handbrake has a couple of wires for the switch down the side of it but you'll have to take the centre box out to access it. Doesn't take long. I'd have a gander down there first and see if anything has come unclipped.

Or become nipped and shorted ...

 

[Grrrrrr]

Or become nipped and shorted ...

That made me wince.

 

[Jim Hogg]

Hi folk's, newby here!

Can anyone offer any help as to why the handbrake warning light might be staying on in my 1998 4.6 HSE P38? Secondly when moving off from stationary I get three beeps for some reason? Sorry I'm sure these questions have been raised before but I haven't been able to find them within the forum. Only have the car a couple of months and am well into returning her to what she is supposed to be but these two niggles have me stumped! Got some great advice regarding the wandering nature of the steering and am going to tackle this with a neighbour at the weekend! great having a mechanic as a neighbour!! Thanks for your patience!

JH

Would you believe a hidden switch in the centre console to enable dvd's to be viewed on the move! Thanks for the help folk's!

 

[tomcat59alan]

Hi Jim and welcome.

Have you got RAVE? If not you need to download a copy now! It is free. Think there is a link in the Technical Section but the link is something like http://www.landroverresource.com/

The handbrake has a couple of wires for the switch down the side of it but you'll have to take the centre box out to access it. Doesn't take long. I'd have a gander down there first and see if anything has come unclipped.

Try again Grrrrr, I'm getting Database error using that link. I need Rave asap.

 

[SpanishTony]

This one http://workshop-manuals.com/landrover/p38/range_rover_workshop_manual_eng/

or PDF http://www.landroverweb.com/Pdf-files/Manuals/Workshop-Manual-P38-Range-Rover.pdf

 

[tomcat59alan]

This one http://workshop-manuals.com/landrover/p38/range_rover_workshop_manual_eng/

or PDF http://www.landroverweb.com/Pdf-files/Manuals/Workshop-Manual-P38-Range-Rover.pdf

That worked,thanks pal. My old version had the manual for the discos a well, does anyone have that link?

 

[tomcat59alan]

On the Discovery it also gives a tell-tale for low brake fluid in the master cylinder, dunno about the P38 tho ...

You will get a message on the dash on the P38, far more civilised.

 

[SpanishTony]

That worked,thanks pal. My old version had the manual for the discos a well, does anyone have that link?

This the one? http://www.myrangerover.co.uk/rave-workshop-manual/

 

[tomcat59alan]

This the one? http://www.myrangerover.co.uk/rave-workshop-manual/

Downloaded that but I get a message that my putor cannot find an app to open that file ??'

 

[P38Penguin]

Check the brake fluid resovoir multiplug i connected. I'd done some work on mine and needed to take that plug off, forgot to put it back on and the warning light and message 'low brake fluid' and associated bleeps started up. finally found it, plugged it back in and all ok again. Even if it's connected it may be worth giving it a clean.

 

[wammers]

Downloaded that but I get a message that my putor cannot find an app to open that file ??'

https://www.howtogeek.com/228689/how-to-make-old-programs-work-on-windows-10/

 

[tomcat59alan]

https://www.howtogeek.com/228689/how-to-make-old-programs-work-on-windows-10/

Thanks Tony, you were right about that plick on the other side, if I wanted a parrot to repeat what's on the web I would buy one and if it got sarcastic I'd strangle it.

 

[wammers]

Thanks Tony, you were right about that plick on the other side, if I wanted a parrot to repeat what's on the web I would buy one and if it got sarcastic I'd strangle it.

Regard it as strangled.

 

[tomcat59alan]

Regard it as strangled.

I don't think he grasped that I was asking if there was a usual fail point like we have on the 38's with the A post block connectors.

 

[wammers]

I don't think he grasped that I was asking if there was a usual fail point like we have on the 38's with the A post block connectionors.

Oh got you now, thought you meant the other plonker.

 

[tomcat59alan]

Oh got you now, thought you meant the other plonker.

He isn't worth wasting time on

 

[Grrrrrr]

Try again Grrrrr, I'm getting Database error using that link. I need Rave asap.

Bl**dy hell. That post was ages ago.

Sorry, been offline in Anglesea all weekend. Just catching up.