P38 Alarms

Jim Hogg said:

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

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Grrrrrr said:

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.

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Dippypud said:

Or become nipped and shorted ...

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Jim Hogg said:

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

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Grrrrrr said:

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.

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SpanishTony said:

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

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Dippypud said:

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

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tomcat59alan said:

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

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SpanishTony said:

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

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tomcat59alan said:

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

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wammers said:

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

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tomcat59alan said:

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.

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wammers said:

Regard it as strangled.

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tomcat59alan said:

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.

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wammers said:

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

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tomcat59alan said:

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

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