thanks guys, is it a case of just unbolting the electrics on the bmw one and bolting the range rover one on the top? does it only go one way? can't afford to mess this up:eek::eek::eek::eek:

hi guys, as some of you may know my p38 has blown up, after much deliberation(a weeks holiday on the isle of wight for the half term holidays!) i decided that instead of messing around doing the head gasket i would just fit another engine, long story short i went and brought a 525tds nice and...

ive got a similar problem on my dse, drove for 30 miles at aprox 80mph temp gauge sat perfectly in the middle, came off the A road into a side road at 25mph it overheated in seconds and blew the top of the rad apart, i put it down to a blocked rad as the previous owner had filled it full of rad...

thanks guys, i,l let you know how i get on, should be good for a laugh, ive never changed a diesel engine head before, or a head on an engine with a timing chain, so ive no doubt theres plenty more posts where this one came from! sad thing is everyones telling me to scrap the thing and not waste...

any idea how i can tell which gasket to use? the head is already off the car and ive got no way of knowing what gasket it came with, why o why o why does everything have to be so complicated all the time! thanks for all the info so far guys

:confused:hi guys, as some of you may have read my shiny new p38(to me) blew up after only three days of ownership! it looks like its the cylinder head, does anybody know if a head from a 325td bmw is the same? it looks the same, but i want to make sure before i buy it(its going for a good...

anyone got an engine or a head they want to sell?

Hi guys, ive just brought a nice 1996 p38a 2.5 dse, it ran lovely for three days then it blew up! i know welcome to the world of p38's, it looks as if the head gasket has gone taking out the radiator in the proccess, according to the paperwork that came with it, its had a gasket and a head skim...

thanks guys, not going to worry about it at the moment, as the b****y thing has blown up today! looking seriously like the head gasket has let go, radiator has split right across the top, just as i was getting used to the thing, need to decide wether to change the gasket or look for another...

hi guys, just treated myself to a 2.5 dse p38, just come back to the fold so to speak, as i had a couple of classic range rovers back when life seemed a lot less complicated, anyway back to the matter in hand, this lovely motor of mine has a harmon kardon system fitted, fixed to the dash is a...