anyone near north devon got diagnostic stuff for a p38 and could help me out please:doh:

you could treat yourself to this!!!!!

RARE ROVACOM RANGE ROVER P38 DIAGNOSTIC MULTI VEHICLE on eBay (end time 08-Jul-10 18:52:45 BST)

Hmmn, i dont think it's that good a deal myself.

It's a ROVACOM LITE vehicle server which although quite capable, has since been replaced with the MSV-2 hardware, which is much faster, better built, very cool looking in fact, much smaller, more flexible and costs less.

For example the Nano, which is the most direct equivilent to the Lite, is only around 150 GBP including VAT. The other leads just 30 more.
We upgrade people with Lite Hardware to MSV-2 hardware almost every day.

Then if you add the Lucas / Sagem GEMS Multi vehicle module at about 150 and the BeCM at about 130 you still only get to about 460 GBP.

If you forgo the MV aspect, a full kit (SV125) to cover all on board vehicle systems is actually only 514 including VAT !!!
Another 50 quid gets you the SV225 which has the extreme server and can also be used in stand alone mode as well.

Food for thought.

Anyway Robp38, whats the problem?

tommo138 said:

you could treat yourself to this!!!!!

RARE ROVACOM RANGE ROVER P38 DIAGNOSTIC MULTI VEHICLE on eBay (end time 08-Jul-10 18:52:45 BST)

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if i could afford that i would have put it into a garage, got the same problems as claw, not the gimp suit tho

problem is:- head gaskets done
ran fine for 50 odd miles
then started to loose power on lpg, fine on petrol
had a look around and found ht lead off on the coil
now she starts (reluctantly from cold) fine when hot
ticks over well on petrol (rough on gas)
has flat spot/stutter when reved
drives fine after initial stutter then starts loosing power and stuttering around 50 mph then runs rough

tried allsorts of easy fixes, refitted plenum chamber, put blue hylomar around the gasket, adjusted throttle settings and checked all connections

help needed now

Sorry chap, LPG and engines are not my thing, I am all computers, electronics and data stream de coding oriented.

It does sound like you need to get a good diagnostic system for it though or at least find someone with one to help you.

robp38 said:

if i could afford that i would have put it into a garage, got the same problems as claw, not the gimp suit tho

problem is:- head gaskets done
ran fine for 50 odd miles
then started to loose power on lpg, fine on petrol
had a look around and found ht lead off on the coil
now she starts (reluctantly from cold) fine when hot
ticks over well on petrol (rough on gas)
has flat spot/stutter when reved
drives fine after initial stutter then starts loosing power and stuttering around 50 mph then runs rough

tried allsorts of easy fixes, refitted plenum chamber, put blue hylomar around the gasket, adjusted throttle settings and checked all connections

help needed now

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Don't know a lot about gas, but if it was running on petrol i would say the symptoms were indicative of fuel flow problems.

started on petrol this morning, alittle rough, drove it down the road to the garage and the mechanic looked at it and said it was ticking over very nicely, he thinks it may be a ht lead breaking down and recomends a lead n plug change, think it makes sense to me.
He recommended hgk plugs but cant find the plug number for them, anyone know it?

cant afford mangicor leads so have ordered a bosch set,