Ive got one side jacked up already, think you're right Im going to take the lot off and clean everything up before it goes back together. Looks like it's the gems engine as there is all white/cream sealer round the sump. Famous Four was one website I was looking at, about £13 each for the...

Thanks guys, I'm glad that it finally looks like there's light at the end of the tunnel and I may actually be able to get the bloody thing on the road after 12 months of ownership. Yeah I've looked at the rice of the chain with the sprockets and on ebay they were £85, a work collegue said...

Hi guys I've got a 4.0 p38 and just wondering if there is supposed to be any slack in the timing chain? Mine seems to be like a cock in a sock, whicxh would explain why I've had rough running problems and not running properly for the past 12 months I've owned it. Plus it was coming up cam shaft...

Hi guys, my Range Rover 4.0 is still playing games with me, one minute it's fixed the next it's broke. Beat the record for the longest I have ever seen it running of 1 hour 20 minutes and then it only cut out due to no fuel. Thought mint fixed book it in for MOT, then next day thought I would...

Hi guys, me again. As some of you might recollect I've got a p38 4.0. Runs then dies after 20mins on a good day. Removed heads and put them back on with new gaskets. Ran it, revs on and off, 10mins in, started hesitating under load, you can rev through it, then come off accelerator and it will...

Right I put it all back together, had it running for 15 mins+ no overheating at that stage, it was just sitting just under half way and creeping back up to half and back down again. Heaters weren,t very warm, but obviously I'm going to put it down to air locks in the cooling system at this...

I'm in Walsall the West Midlands Gav. It's a 1995 4.0 42d engine code running coil packs. My mates scanner is the top of the range Snap On one, I've seen it read live data on other cars, and he also bought the key for the scanner especially to read my Range Rover, he's already plugged into it...

Forgot to add it seems a bit knocky when idling

I'm going to finish back together, as the top rad pipe and fan isn't on it at the moment, so I can leave it running longer, I'm hoping the black smoke is just the old stuff coming out the exhaust, it revs fine now as it seemed to be holding back throughout the rev range before. I'll check the...

Had another look at my p38 since I put the plug leads on the right way and still doesn't sound right to me. I went out and it started first time, I thought mint it's improved. So I left it running abit, it was idling about 600rpm, bit of condensation out the exhaust which is as expected from its...

ell I've had the heads checked and put them back on, no valve damage or lifter damage, removed the gas for now to see if the overfuelling problem is fixed, then just to the original problem why I bought the car, overheating. But believe this is an intermitent fault as some days it runs for...

Sorted, wrong firing order. Thanks guys, just got to run it up tomorrow and hope it works properly

What's the firing order? Whats the pattern? It's a 4.0 42d engine on coil packs

Right, I've had a little mess with it, I took the plugs out, they were all wet with petrol, so fuel's getting through. I've checked for spark and I've got that. The other thing it is doing is popping through the inlet. You can see the air intake pipe blowing crap back out.??

To be honest mate, I haven't delved into it yet, just wanted some scope before I got stuck into it, hopefully I'll tell you more tomorrow, which includes checking for spark, I might even try the old leads back on it aswell. Anything else I should try while I'm checking the plugs and leads over?

Hi guys, got a p38 4.0 1995 model on coil packs. Wouldn't run for very long if some of you remember from another post. Well I took the heads off and put them back on. Changed the plug leads and now it won't start. It will turn over for ages then all of a sudden it will try to fire, but only for...

Is that left bank looking at the engine? Or left bank as in the steering wheel is on the right hand side? And is it left bank front to back, then right bank back to front? Thanks, got it wired left side of car front to back then right side back to front, so 2 is steering wheel side nearest pulley?

Thanks Paul but mine's a 95 model. It's not too bad to put it back together I don't think, it's just the back right exhaust manifold bolt I'm having a problem with. No bloody space to turn it in. And I just hope it's fixed when it's back together.:(:(

thanks guys

Hi guys, putting the heads back on my 4.0v8, and like a fool didn't mark which plug leads go where. :doh::doh::doh: So does any one know the order? Obviously the bracket that holds the coil packs on has numbers, but no. 1 right hand bank front, no. 2 left hand bank front, no 3 right hand bank...