Any ideas??????

Hi all hope everyone has had a nice weekend

Ok where to start, with the begging for help

I have just got myself a P38 1995 Rangei, 2.5 DSE
and need some help with a couple of things as you do when you get a new motor and not knowing the little things you learn by having one,

But I just know there is someone on here that does

Okay Koki here we go, with the begging for help

The day I got my car Friday 3oth May,
I have half a tank of fuel in her, all was going fine, I did about 90 miles on my home, and when I got down to quarter of a tank, she suddenly lost all power and came to a halt ! hmmm what's this me thinking or really,,, hoo,,,, sh**,,,,, any ways I rolled over to the side of the road, and tried to re start her, well after a couple of mins off she went, and after a another couple of miles loss of power again, so back to the side of the road, couple of mins later off we go once more, pulled into a garage put a tenner worth of fuel in, and got my self home ok,

Now has anyone any ideas has to why this should happen?

1) I have been told its the lift pump in the tank might need replacing?

2) I've been told that is a normal thing on some P38 when the tank gets low on fuel, But cant see that myself ,,, but hey these things do happen?

3) I've been told it might be the fuel breather pipes blocked? and I have know idea where these are so any help here would be grateful?
or any ideas would be helpful, now I'm afraid to move from home just in case she goes completely,

I also don't have a drivers hand book so have know idea what all the controls or buttons mean in the car, like there is a little toggle switch on the indicators arm ,,,, hmmm what dose that do?
how do I get four wheel drive hi lo, God I must sound like I right twit, But been used to having a surf, and know all these is to known about them having one for three years, so now the learning process start again

So any help from you guys that have had your motor for a while would be very much appreciated
looks as if I'm writing a novel here lol
Cheers Mike

hi mike and welcome to the forum , you should have stuck with the surf mate these rangerovers will do your head in mate .
first off your fuel problem although i own a 4.6 hse ive been a diesel tech for nearly 40yrs , if your breather was blocked when you remove the filler cap you would hear a sucking sound as the air tries to rush back into the tank .
now im not 100% certain on this one but to check the in tank pump if you slacken the bleed screw or delivery pipe from the tank to the filter head , turn on the ignition then the pump should operate and pump fuel through ( im sure one of the diesel owners on here will confirm this .
the in tank pump however is a common failure on these cars , the problem is amplified when the fuel level starts to drop and although there is a lift pump built into the injector pump its not capable of pulling the fuel from the tank when the level starts to get lower than 1/4 full .
i know my local indy has had this fault on quite a few diesel models so its worth checking , but as long as you keep plenty fuel in the tank you shouldn`t have a problem .
as for the toggle switch you refer to on the indicator arm its a dimmer control for the dash lights .
i hope this helps mate .
rick.

p.s i was only kidding about the surf mate

pp.s i forgot you asked about low range selection as well , im presuming you have an auto here , the gear change lever has a catch at the top to enable gear selection this is a 2 pressure catch , to engage low range , select neutrel and press the catch into the first pressure position then move your gearlever across the gate to the passengers side , once low range is selected it will be confirmed on the dash .

Hi ya m8 smilessssssssssss surf

thanks very much for your reply, lol toggel swich hmmm now me knows thanks,
A bit lost here
(pump if you slacken the bleed screw or delivery pipe from the tank to the filter head ) I take it this is the pump in the engine bay?

Or could I drill a small hole in the filler cap, I know some cars have had the problem with air blocks and years ago when I use to have the spanners in hand working in the field of cars repairs we did this to let air in?
But since my accident I can't remember many thing's of old but thanks for you surgestions, would you have a diagram?
have a good day Mike

Yep, have the same problem on mine, the in-tank pump wasn't working and when at 1/4 tank full it won't run. On the weekend I got the pump working again by taking everything apart and now it works fine (power is back above 50mph too) but I don't know if I quie trust it to keep going...

New pumps on eBay for £85 btw.

There is no bleed screw on the filter, and the tank has enough breathers already without drilling more holes - you could check these are all clear, just need to drop the o/s wheel arch liner and the breather outlet is cable-tied tot he filler neck.

lanmjdun said:

Yep, have the same problem on mine, the in-tank pump wasn't working and when at 1/4 tank full it won't run. On the weekend I got the pump working again by taking everything apart and now it works fine (power is back above 50mph too) but I don't know if I quie trust it to keep going...

New pumps on eBay for £85 btw.

There is no bleed screw on the filter, and the tank has enough breathers already without drilling more holes - you could check these are all clear, just need to drop the o/s wheel arch liner and the breather outlet is cable-tied tot he filler neck.

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there you are i knew someone would correct me , my mistake about the bleed screw sorry .
rick.