fortgrange
Active Member
How many members on here have suffered the slipped liner/cracked block issue with their P38?
I ask as another year ends and I tot up the cost of the P38 this year (not an anorak I keep records for my business
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The cost on petrol this year has just topped £3,100 or £258 a month or £59 a week. Some might say that's not too bad for a thirsty V8 but the figures can be deceiving because the P38 has only covered 6,700 miles
I would LPG it tomorrow but at 101,000 miles the slipped liner/cracked block problem makes me think I might not get to see the long term benefits of the conversion.
The price of L322's seems to be on the slide and are becoming more tempting but there seem to be more and more posts with issues to the Mk3 these days and to say the least the prices on some of the spares are jaw dropping.
A diesel P38 is out of the question. Decent ones are too pricey, the lack of low down grunt means in our every day driving conditions and the higher price of diesel they are no more economical than the V8.
So if those of you who have suffered from a terminal engine failure would be good enough to reply and perhaps tell us your mileage at the time I would be most grateful and as always if anybody wants to put in their 2bobs worth I'm all ears or should that be eyes.
I ask as another year ends and I tot up the cost of the P38 this year (not an anorak I keep records for my business
) The cost on petrol this year has just topped £3,100 or £258 a month or £59 a week. Some might say that's not too bad for a thirsty V8 but the figures can be deceiving because the P38 has only covered 6,700 miles
I would LPG it tomorrow but at 101,000 miles the slipped liner/cracked block problem makes me think I might not get to see the long term benefits of the conversion.
The price of L322's seems to be on the slide and are becoming more tempting but there seem to be more and more posts with issues to the Mk3 these days and to say the least the prices on some of the spares are jaw dropping.
A diesel P38 is out of the question. Decent ones are too pricey, the lack of low down grunt means in our every day driving conditions and the higher price of diesel they are no more economical than the V8.
So if those of you who have suffered from a terminal engine failure would be good enough to reply and perhaps tell us your mileage at the time I would be most grateful and as always if anybody wants to put in their 2bobs worth I'm all ears or should that be eyes.
