Right it's just been on a scanner and had coolant temp sensor and maf codes stored but as I had disconnected them last night I decided to clear them. I then attempted to start it and it fired on the button! So despite running bad last night it hadn't flooded? Anyway put it on live data and sure...

I know two people with testbook so I'll get it on there and do it.

The reason I put coolant temp sensor in is because about 8 months ago I borrowed a snap-on scanner to detect a fault on my bros car, while I had it I plugged it into the range rover just to see out of interest if any codes were stored and it had coolant temp circuit fault on there. So when I had...

It is single point yes, but why should that be anything to do with petrol running fault? The maf sensor is a strong poss as I do get gearbox fault etc come up think that may be next call? Thanks for the help

With regards to tank location try and get it underneath if poss as I personally don't like it inthe spare wheel well plus I have a second behind the back seat which means lack of boot space especially with spare wheel in boot! I run a single point system on my 4.6 although some say go multiple...

I would plumb the matrix back in a tip a k-seal in the system to stop the leak mate?

Hi chaps with the weather we are getting I thought I'd dig out my p38 which has been off road for about 2 years! I went to start it and it wouldn't go so took plugs out and they were soaked in fuel! Dried them out and blew cylinders out with airline. I warmed the plugs up with blow lamp and...

I went to get my p38 4.6 running last weekend after standing for about a year and it wouldnt go, i took the plugs out and cleaned them and it then went first turn of the key. I had it running for an hour and it ran lovely so was well happy! I hadnt started it since doing the head gaskets so all...

Hi Tony, You prob wont see the crack in the head if you have one. Its quite normal to find cracks between the valves on heads and really shouldnt cause you too much agro aslong as the crack doesnt go through the valve seats. I strongly suggest you get the head pressure tested before you spend...

Cheers for ya response mate, i realise the 300 runs a bar std but i was gonna take the actuator feed and move it to the manifold so as im actually getting a bar at the manifold and not suffering any loss through the larger intercooler and pipe run. The mods in all honestly arent gonna cost me...

Well chaps im still thinking of this conversion. Ive been looking into tuning the 300 tdi lump and it seems as tho reasonable power is easily achievable for peanuts? Now will the engine go straight onto my auto box as stated above? Now the becm part is a slight concern, would i just not be able...

I had same sort of prob on my 4.6 it slowly got worse and as it did it developed a miss fire. Turnt out to be i had blown the side out of one of the head gaskets and the ticking noise was the gas from the cylinder escaping into the galley.

Ive been thinking about the transit 2.4 tdci lump? i believe this is now fitted to the defenders? I really dont want the bmw lump as ive never liked it or trusted it that much. Obviously an older engine is gonna be easier as its not likely to be controlled by to many electronics. I love the v8...

Unless i go v8 diesel!!!:D

Ive got a 4.6 p38 with single point lpg. Im not happy 100% with it and am wondering what other engines i could poss replace it with? I used to have an old v8 auto classic come into me which had had a 2.8 isuzu trooper engine put in it. It used the RR auto box still, is this an option in the p38...

Fuel pressure problem? ive had trouble with mercedes vitos doing this, it turnt out to be a bad injector. Did the AA stick it on the diagnostic machine?

Well looks like good news? i stripped the heads off quick this afternoon to see ahat had happened. As i thought it has blown the side out of the gasket on one cylinder. Its the third cyl back on the left hand bank. I had had a ticking/chuffing noise which was slowly getting worse until i finally...

Ive got a 4.6 hse at the moment and ive lost compression on one cylinder. Im gonna strip the heads off and see whats up i.e head gasket, liner etc. If its terminal i.e liner dropped/cracked then i was thinking of putting a 300TDI in it? Im not a fan of the bmw lump and wondered if this would be...

Thats a good point mate ill look into it. I dont have the rave cd but ive got a workshop manual so ill have a read up. I do have concerns over the inlet manifold gasket tho as it does look to be in very bad condition ( breaking up badly)

No signs of water in the oil at all, the heater has already been bypassed to rule that out. Ive been round every hose etc and can see nothing. Its got to be going somewhere tho. Its had a 'free lifter adertive' in the oil but not made much difference if any at all really. Its the use of water...