Beast o Bodmin
Banned
can do.............despite being a little underpowered a good 3.9/4.0 could be the best engine to date.
Jay-4.6HSE
New Member
I believe they reduced the Bhp on the thor to reduce some of the issues.
it has 225Bhp and better mpg than the 4.0 ??
Is this a Car or engine only query?
it has 225Bhp and better mpg than the 4.0 ??
Is this a Car or engine only query?
rob evans
Active Member
If you read you ...and i did a lot before you buy it will help,people on here will give good advice to (probs to look for).however all p38s at some time give trouble.you will find however on this,other forum.and from books if you can run to it and you dont get put off getting a best then the 2000 onwards 4.6 is the way to go....but be warned IT WILL AT SOME TIME LET YOU DOWN.
the advantage of the older cars is that most of the work has been done already!!
obviously if a part generally fails at 70000km and your purchase is at 50000km then its likely you will have to do it.
by and large the p38 can be a pain in the ass but there are fixes to most problems and by now most of them are well documented and fixes can be done yourself.
the best thing to do is ask a mechanic who knows a bit about landrover in general to go have a look, you will have to pay for his time but it could save you £££££ in the long run!!!
obviously if a part generally fails at 70000km and your purchase is at 50000km then its likely you will have to do it.
by and large the p38 can be a pain in the ass but there are fixes to most problems and by now most of them are well documented and fixes can be done yourself.
the best thing to do is ask a mechanic who knows a bit about landrover in general to go have a look, you will have to pay for his time but it could save you £££££ in the long run!!!
