My cd player keeps playing up, says no disc when there is, stripped it down twice in my 3 years of ownership and it works again even though I can see nowt wrong through my untrained eye and I haven't adjusted anything. Got a good , apparently...

Because they were thraped my good man to keep up with the scoobies and rs louts😜

I seem to remember that, despite the allegedly high standards of police vehicle maintenance, these cars were usually on their third engine by the time they were cast out of service.

Apparently yes, 6 out there somewhere🤔...

Well thats a relief :). Now you have a few issue that you know now need sorting otherwise it will do it again. Leave the RF areial unplugged and get working on that door latch, i guess would be first. But happy for you to beable to enjoy it now. J

Weren't some of the ex police 38's manuals? 🤔

Update: They pushed the car out of the garage and it started to behave normally again. Keyfob works and engine starts. Perhaps an issue with RF interference. It's now sitting pretty on my drive 😊 I'll have to check if I have the updated RF...

Drive Cycles are in RAVE. Definitely a challenge to do leagally without MOT or Insurance !

I'd give all the pipes around the engine and heater a good check over, mine have been replaced over the last two years due to age. Far cheaper than a cracked cylinder head👌

Thank you for all you advice and guidance everyone. It turned out to be to be the pipe that goes from the radiator to the expansion tank, so all fixed! For now 😅

thats amazing! thank you! Yeah, hoping to do as much as I can, and I've been blown away by kind and helpful everyone is on here, so I'm sure I'll be asking many a question : )

Manuals here that will help apart from engine and other mods different on the lightweight http://smithies.co.nz/land_rover/ I would try not to farm out too much work as you will miss out on the learning and understanding of how bits work best...

What was it you said about "Mr Haynes" and soft face mallet use in another fred :oops: :D. J

Or try gentle persuasion with a soft faced mallet 🙄

I'm going to use the vice on my fingers each time I decide to buy something for it :)

He had a lot going on in life last we spoke. Not good stuff either. Not exactly the type to flounce is he but we all need a break from time to time. I have tried to contact him few times previously with no response Or he’s still mad at Broke...

Looks straightforward enough to DIY to me. Looking closer at it...it doesn't look unfeasible to remove the leather and use that as a template to cut and sew on new stuff. Plenty of saddlers in Shropshire would probably have the gear and skills to...

Oh…and if you did reconnect the RF unit for diagnosis, remember to reblock it again before you battery goes flat 😉

Poor psu design in the modules.

Given what you’ve learned through this experience I doubt you’ll struggle with a lockout again, aslong as your micro switches stay good (they take decades to go). Just don’t go using superlock feature, ever

Is that the Valeo influence on many P38 bits ?

It is not unknown for the BECM to get confused when the battery volts go low, often it shows as the language changing to French

Have a drill chuck and access to a lathe.... I'm just not very careful!

I think it's penny pinching, the dip stick and tube costs money, a sensor is cheaper and fashionable for marketing.

Yes 100%. I also bought a second hand binacle but programming to the car seems even more problematic than repairing the old... just trying to work out what company to go with!

Any reviews about their service ? Seems a large variation in prices between the 2 of them. £250 is not a lot for a competent company's technology & time these days .. I had the alphanumeric ribbon (no instruments) replaced on my old 5 series...

Good point, there should be 2 of them. Ah only the one

Absolutely ace 😎👍

In (what I thought was a genius move) bought it as it's ULEZ exempt! (unlike my old mazda bongo!) well. done. me! But, just realising that the money I'm probably/ excitedly going to spend on it is going to out weigh that! not. so. well. done...

Hi and welcome! Selling the kidney will probably be to pay the ULEZ. But until then, we need pics of the new Landy. We like pics… 😁