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Phoenix73

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I've inadvertently purchased a P38 for scrap money and to my great surprise it has passed it's MOT and I've managed to fix most of the little niggles, assisted by reading through this site.

It's a green 2001 4.6 Vogue with LPG conversion and after a thorough clean has come up quite well.

I've been driving it around for the last couple of weeks and it has won me over, so I have decided to sell the brilliantly reliable and cost effective Nissan x-trail and run the gauntlet of using a Range Rover as my main car. Some brilliant man maths was involved.

Anyway thought it best to introduce myself and say hello as I don't need a crystal ball to know that I will be needing some assistance with keeping her going in the future.
 
Welcome you will get all the help you need on this site. If you can do most of the work yourself it will save you a fortune. Petrols engines tend to produce more problems than the diesel version, keeping on top of things is paramount.
 
wammers said:
Welcome you will get all the help you need on this site. If you can do most of the work yourself it will save you a fortune. Petrols engines tend to produce more problems than the diesel version, keeping on top of things is paramount.
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Thank you. Planning on doing as much as I can myself, have some mechanical sympathy and a decent supply of tools. So far I've fixed the stuck back door with a new battery, window with a new motor and switch pack, cruise control with some tube and pieced bits of the interior back together. The garage has fitted a new condenser for the air con.

Going to let it settle down a bit but my first planned maintenance will be to replace all of the cooling system as the car has done 90k and my reading has lead me to believe that keeping the engine cool is in its best interests.
 
Welcome:)

There’s nothing wrong with the V8 and the LPG makes it bearable. And sounds so much better than a diesel :D
Love the man maths:) done it a few times myself:D

Hope you enjoy it, and as stated plenty help available here, as I can see you are fully aware is gonna be needed at some point.

J
 
Phoenix73 said:
Thank you. Planning on doing as much as I can myself, have some mechanical sympathy and a decent supply of tools. So far I've fixed the stuck back door with a new battery, window with a new motor and switch pack, cruise control with some tube and pieced bits of the interior back together. The garage has fitted a new condenser for the air con.

Going to let it settle down a bit but my first planned maintenance will be to replace all of the cooling system as the car has done 90k and my reading has lead me to believe that keeping the engine cool is in its best interests.
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Yes indeed, a tip top cooling system is a must, as the one fitted to the petrols is pretty marginal since running temps were increased to reduce emissions. I would suggest you download a copy of RAVE workshop manual you are sure to need it.
 
marjon said:
Welcome:)

There’s nothing wrong with the V8 and the LPG makes it bearable. And sounds so much better than a diesel :D
Love the man maths:) done it a few times myself:D

Hope you enjoy it, and as stated plenty help available here, as I can see you are fully aware is gonna be needed at some point.

J
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Personally i prefer reliability to engine noise but each to their own. ;):p
 
wammers said:
Personally i prefer reliability to engine noise but each to their own. ;):p
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We don’t have engines issues with our P38s (well now 1 has top hats:oops::)) and admit to having a diesel L322 and working on that is a nightmare, but will admit for a diesel is good fun:D. (It’s still a V8 though:D)

I think (based on threads seen) lots of Diesel engine issues over the petrol. So although I am not going to dispute anything with you, it is each to their own. I am comfortable working on anything Petrol, and am dreading the day I have to dig in and get intimate engine wise with the 322.

At the end of the day it’s is a maintenance thing and if things escalate because of lack of then it’s only the owner to blame for it, or previous owner that’s why some good ones still available cheap that just need some TLC.

J
 
Welcome @Phoenix73 . Plenty of people on here to help you through the rough days. Offer tea/coffee and cake, and you may even get hands on help, from other members nearby :)
 
Welcome to the fun that is P38a ownership :)
Whatever the engine driving it, the P38a is a great Land Rover. Less prone to rotting away than some of the other models, and if not being used as a "motorway warriors" chariot that is doing 30k/miles a year will last an awful long time. Mine's a low-mileage (15K) example and I really am pleased I got it. I just wish it had come with LPG like my last one.
Either buy your own Nanocom, or find someone local who has one and become their best buddy.
Good Luck.
 
Welcome to the fun that is P38a ownership :)
Whatever the engine driving it, the P38a is a great Land Rover. Less prone to rotting away than some of the other models, and if not being used as a "motorway warriors" chariot that is doing 30k/miles a year will last an awful long time. Mine's a low-mileage (15K) example and I really am pleased I got it. I just wish it had come with LPG like my last one.
Either buy your own Nanocom, or find someone local who has one and become their best buddy.
Good Luck. Sorry for the double posts, there's something going on on the web-site that sees me presented with an error message.
 
marjon said:
We don’t have engines issues with our P38s (well now 1 has top hats:oops::)) and admit to having a diesel L322 and working on that is a nightmare, but will admit for a diesel is good fun:D. (It’s still a V8 though:D)

I think (based on threads seen) lots of Diesel engine issues over the petrol. So although I am not going to dispute anything with you, it is each to their own. I am comfortable working on anything Petrol, and am dreading the day I have to dig in and get intimate engine wise with the 322.

At the end of the day it’s is a maintenance thing and if things escalate because of lack of then it’s only the owner to blame for it, or previous owner that’s why some good ones still available cheap that just need some TLC.

J
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A well looked after diesel will outlast a well looked after petrol engine every time. If neglected the petorl engine will fail far sooner than a neglected diesel.
 
Welcome aboard.

Glad you got a RR with a proper Engine ;)

The lectric's and your soul will usually give up before the engine will ;)


Pic's or it didn't happen etc etc ;)
 
Phoenix73 said:
I've inadvertently purchased a P38 for scrap money and to my great surprise it has passed it's MOT and I've managed to fix most of the little niggles, assisted by reading through this site.

It's a green 2001 4.6 Vogue with LPG conversion and after a thorough clean has come up quite well.

I've been driving it around for the last couple of weeks and it has won me over, so I have decided to sell the brilliantly reliable and cost effective Nissan x-trail and run the gauntlet of using a Range Rover as my main car. Some brilliant man maths was involved.

Anyway thought it best to introduce myself and say hello as I don't need a crystal ball to know that I will be needing some assistance with keeping her going in the future.
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My Xtrail was a heap of shyte:rolleyes:
 
Datatek said:
Keep the aircon switched on at all times, it keeps the humidity down inside and reduces corrosion problems with connectors and electronics.
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I've been thinking about that, but, really? Let's say you go for a long drive, 3 or 4 hours, that's an 8th of a day, on top of that as soon as you open the doors, all that dry air gets wafted out. Surely?
 
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