Many thank for the help. I have ordered the reconditioned piston now but happy to post this one to anyone who wants it. After hours of trying I was faced with not removing the ring so ordered a piston complete with a new ring yesterday. I need to get mobile again so it seemed the easiest...

I removed the seal as you suggested but despite the metal being clean around the circumference nothing would budge that ring. I even tried heating it up to no avail.

I have a new cylinder kit purchased with the seal kit but could not fit the seal as the ring refused to budge. Luckily I found a restored piston complete with new seal on ebay restored by a small engineering company.

I tried everything to move that ring yesterday to no avail. Must have spent three hours on it and despite looking at the video seveal times the ring was not budging. Now I have ordered a piston complete with seal fitted already for £29.00. Once I get it all together I know the the next issue is...

Sorry about not giving my location. I am between Swaffham and Dereham in Norfolk. I did a bit of prodding around yesterday and discovered no air coming from the pump. Opened it up to find the piston seal was totally gone. Luckily I have a seal kit however the reality of getting the ring of...

Hi My air suspension gave up a week ago and is now on the stops. I managed to get one of the cable kits and discs from ebay but cannot work out how to reset or what all the faults are. When I connect up it comes up with all the mumbo jumbo below. In addition the pump does not run. It does not...

Thanks for the reply. I am starting to get my head around this now. The good thing is I leave for two months abroad today so plenty of time to read up on the system before tackling the job late March.

TC it is. What does that mean? Is the compressor switched off by the system once it no longer produces pressure? I don't understand why there is no power coming in to plug connection.

Kurt has been in touch. I don't really want to throw money at this P38 as it is coming up to MOT in April and I am away until then.Owned it for ten years and put 150k on the clock for £4.5 when I bought it in 2006. It appears to me the compressor has failed and triggered some sort of low...

Printed out that valuable info and set to work. Compressor continuety ok but does not run. Disconnected the power plug and fired it up from a battery charger using the postive and negative but avoiding the orange. Compressor runs but does not sound healthy or to put it another way sounds rough...

Many thanks for pointing me in the right direction :-)

After running around this morning the suspension suddenly played up on my 1996 P38. As the passenger got out I noticed the suspension lights showing trying to raise. It drove home despite being down and 20 minutes later all the four lights started flashing followed by EAS warning and the lights...

Sorry for the delay in replying but I thought I would bring you up to speed. I did some reserch on the guy and it transpired he bought and sold cars and only had this for a few weeks. The supposed engine rebuild was done by the previous owner with no paperwork. It was an ebay sale and despite...

My worry is buying from someone who recently bought and suggests a change of mind. He also has another two cars listed but is claiming to be a private seller. Which is the most reliable...an old P38 or an old L322?

Just the sort of advice I am looking for. The vendor claims he bought it to transport some kids bikes but has changed his mind as it looks too good.The price is attractive as I would have to pay around 3 k for an old P38. However the P38 2.5 diesel is fairly simple and I know all the problems...

Thanks Wammers Would you care to point out what the major risks would be?

Just seen an advert for a 2002 L322 which sounds nice and a bargain at £4k but has it has done 250K miles. Just wonder if it is too risky to buy with that sort of mileage? Anyone have any advice? I am looking to replace my 96 P38 after 12 years of hard graft and with 225k miles getting a bit...

Will a viscous fan of a tdi fit a 96 P38 diesel?

Many thanks Wammers for your advice. Disconnected the battery and charged overnight. Reconnected this morning and she fired up. Took a while for the suspension to pump up but now back to normal. Panic over until the next problem comes along.

Many thanks for the advice. I am in mid Norfolk. Never used the key fob as the batteries don't work. Always used the manual unlock. i have a four digit code written in the handbook...would that be the unlock code?