Ok, some progress, its off, the motor spins with 12v. Tried each way. I moved the shaft on the box, it turns freely. Starting up with the motor connected but not fitted says select neutral and allow me to move to high range and into neutral. So selecting high range and neutral I would imagine...

OK, thanks to Saint for the advice. I have been busy on all sorts of other things so I have not managed to do anything until now. According to Rave you just need to undo 4 bolts. However I have seen some people saying you need to take the prop and transmission lock off to get enough room...

Hi All 1996 P38 auto petrol 4.6. I used low range for the first time in maybe a year yesterday. All was ok, no selection problems and it behaved as expected. Then when I went to move back to high range I had problems. Moved the selector to neutral and moved to right and into high. Usual...

Fixed. Seemed to be a fault with the switch pack wiring, as soon as I had unplugged it things were fine. luckily I was replacing it with a walnut one I had bought a few weeks back. The new one is working fine. Thanks for your help guys. Great stuff as always.

Thanks. I replaced the fuse again and left the instrument cluster disconnected, it blew again. Radio is disconnected. HEVAC has had new bulbs and was working yesterday when I tested the new motors on the heater. Will double check all connections I have disturbed. I suppose if I disconnect...

Its blowing fuses. F1 was blown, so I changed it for a good one. That blew too. Does this mean the instrument pack has a fault.......? I have done nothing to it except disconnect it to remove the dash. Plot thickens.

I think that too. I get the usual beeps, then 5 individual beeps. I hope these are the usual windows not set messages. With that in mind I would have thought the BECM is powered up ok. Double checked the plug and pins in the socket again, nothing obvious. Really odd. No gauges move, not even...

Hi Guys I have successfully replaced the bland motors by removing the entire dash and heater unit. Upon putting it back together I decided to run the engine and check for leaks around the heater O rings before putting the dash back in. So I connected up everything as per normal and just left it...

Right I have powered up and the blend motors work a treat. The bad news is the distribution flaps do not move. I think once the casing for the unit is all clipped back together the flaps are still too difficult to turn by hand. Comparing the friction free action this guy has in his video, my...

Thanks. So it looks like I have them installed correctly then. I will try a power up tomorrow. Cheers

That makes sense. Yes I have read that powering up with the motors not screwed in place will cause calibration issues. Thanks

This is what I have done and it all fits cable length wise. 1 has no tape on it at all to passenger side. 2 wrapped with a green tape 6-8 inches from the motor end to the driver side. 1 of these 2 has an individual blue tape at each end of the cable fits upper or lower. the other of these 2 has...

Do not have a grey one. Blue one reaches to the top easily. Hmm. I better no power up until I find out for sure. Nothing in Rave.

Hi I am fitting 3 new Valeo blend motors from Island 4x4 and need a sanity check on the colour coding. The new ones are coded with tape as follows. 1 has no tape on it at all. 2 wrapped with a green tape 6-8 inches from the motor end. 1 of these 2 has an individual blue tape at each end of the...

This guy seems to have covered it with photos. http://www.mez.co.uk/p38-heater-o-rings4.html Ta

Ah, ok. I thought the whole thing may need removing and striping then a reassemble. Do you know of any instructions for this on line? Or any tips? (thanks for tip on quadrant) Rave seems to treat it essentially as a non-serviceable unit bar the obvious replaceable items. There is no AC...

Looks like it is best to go for some good second hand ones with a 90 day warranty then rather than Britpart. Having said that, what if they do go wrong at any time soon. It is probably worth going for genuine ones for some (albeit small) peace of mind. I better order these I think...

I took the dash out today. What a nightmare job. A few queries: 1. I am planning to replace all 3 blend motors, but not sure whether to get Britpart, or would even second hand (90 warranty) be better? The OEMs were not great, so maybe the Britparts will be no worse, probably better than...

Oh well, long time no posts.......... I have not had an MOT failure for about 3 years now, so it has all been going far too well. Let's face it a 1996 P38 is not a teenager now, so to be expected. The main failure is corroded brake lines front to rear. Which is kind of understandable and also...

Some git smashed my rear windscreen last night then legged it. Found a lump of chalk about 2 inches across in the boot this morning. Bastard(s). Do not need all this rain too; otherwise I would be sleeping in it with a baseball bat.