yes I brought a dead p38 help

p38on22s said:

hi guys i have just brought another range rover p38 4.6 petrol i brought it blind for sensible money its in very god condition but its been stood up for a while and the batery went dead :doh: I have tried to put another battery on it includng the one off my dse and icant get any battery lights no bleeps no dash message, no interior light nothing have you any ideas what it could be etc thanks

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Datatek said:

Either you have corroded connections somewhere or, some dummy has tried to jump start it with a reverse connected battery and blown the ECU's to bits

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p38on22s said:

hi guys i have just brought another range rover p38 4.6 petrol i brought it blind for sensible money its in very god condition but its been stood up for a while and the batery went dead :doh: I have tried to put another battery on it includng the one off my dse and icant get any battery lights no bleeps no dash message, no interior light nothing have you any ideas what it could be etc thanks

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gemsdad said:

hi,this is not a weired question,but did you buy it from a dealer and is it red in colour??

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ratty said:

I take it I'm not the only one thinking along those lines then?

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p38on22s said:

hi yes it is red brought it from a private sale by word of mouth from southend and like 1 person says at least its got a def fault to work with

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p38on22s said:

its a n reg with cream leather interior got a little bit of t and t left on it-- so whats this about someone trying to jump start one with a 24v set up thanks

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