sjp873
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I don't know how to say this... but I fixed it for £20!
A work mate went past a local breakers yard on BHM and saw what he thought was my car...came to work and, as you do the 'banter' started.... ignoring the fact that it was a total different colour.... anyway, i went down on Thursday (when i picked my car up from the garage as it is on the same street) to see if I could scavenge the under bonnet head shield, got talking to the mechanics and asked how much it would be, got told that i would need to get it out myself as they were about 4-6 weeks away from even looking at it to take apart. So I just asked the question about why it was there and got told the air suspension had collapsed and that the dash error messages lit up like a Xmas tree... hmm, I thought, so I asked how much they would charge me top take out the block, compressor etc...
so, this morning I executed a dawn raid and took the heat shield, air dryer(which looked very new and shiny I even took it apart to look inside...that spring is a big f****r) and block/compressor etc and fitted it to mine.
turned the engine on, opened the door and waited...
and waited....
after a (what felt like a bloody lifetime) period of time I shut the doors and pressed the rise button.... it was like she had been given viagra!!
up up up she went.... I cried... again!
she is now in the MY garage, so I'm going to check her in the morning as i expect her to drop a little. I'm also going to swap the pumps over just as a precaution.
I don't think I've ever been so proud of myself ever (as I'm not the most mechanically minded/patient man) even when I won top marksman in my platoon or when I graduated from university!
Ok, so it was four annoying bolts, 6 pipes and wiring.. but they were numbered and so easy to take out and fit.
My valve block is awaiting a refurb kit so I can get that sorted as well.
even if it only works for a short whilst, or if it doesn't work at all, I've got other parts that I needed for £20!
I am one very happy P38 owner. (for now!)
A work mate went past a local breakers yard on BHM and saw what he thought was my car...came to work and, as you do the 'banter' started.... ignoring the fact that it was a total different colour.... anyway, i went down on Thursday (when i picked my car up from the garage as it is on the same street) to see if I could scavenge the under bonnet head shield, got talking to the mechanics and asked how much it would be, got told that i would need to get it out myself as they were about 4-6 weeks away from even looking at it to take apart. So I just asked the question about why it was there and got told the air suspension had collapsed and that the dash error messages lit up like a Xmas tree... hmm, I thought, so I asked how much they would charge me top take out the block, compressor etc...
so, this morning I executed a dawn raid and took the heat shield, air dryer(which looked very new and shiny I even took it apart to look inside...that spring is a big f****r) and block/compressor etc and fitted it to mine.
turned the engine on, opened the door and waited...
and waited....
after a (what felt like a bloody lifetime) period of time I shut the doors and pressed the rise button.... it was like she had been given viagra!!
up up up she went.... I cried... again!
she is now in the MY garage, so I'm going to check her in the morning as i expect her to drop a little. I'm also going to swap the pumps over just as a precaution.
I don't think I've ever been so proud of myself ever (as I'm not the most mechanically minded/patient man) even when I won top marksman in my platoon or when I graduated from university!
Ok, so it was four annoying bolts, 6 pipes and wiring.. but they were numbered and so easy to take out and fit.
My valve block is awaiting a refurb kit so I can get that sorted as well.
even if it only works for a short whilst, or if it doesn't work at all, I've got other parts that I needed for £20!
I am one very happy P38 owner. (for now!)
