Thanks guys - the previous owner didn't seem to scrimp on servicing going by the invoices, so I'd assume it has been done. I'm only covering between 6-8K annual miles currently so had planned a good service before the winter anyway. Will add a bottle of Lucus transmission fix to my shopping...

I have been experiencing some strange up-shift issues on a 4HP24 box since early last week (there but less noticeable on down-shift). Initially, a couple of occasions where shift seemed to delay (revs rise higher than usual and slower shift), but by the weekend this had become regular. I would...

Thanks -will try that... :)

Got to car tonight in work car park only to find remote unlock didn't work. Both fobs recently refurbished and LED was flashing but to no effect from any angle/location. Uh-oh - flat battery? Gingerly opened drivers door with key, lights were in off position and ignition barrel was...

Hope you weren't working under there with just a jack! :eek: Sympathise with the cold & wet - it ALWAYS p*sses down when I need to work on the cars... :mad:

First must apologise as not been very active here for a while - too many projects, too much work and not enough time... :o I've now had the P38 for just over a year and thought that warranted a brief update. So, the big question of what broke in that time first... Well, the grand sum of 1...

:D The anticipation is almost as bad as the breakdown TBH! It's not actually the only thing to go wrong - there's a few 'niggles', but it's the first potentially stranding event. (Apart from one 'almost fire' - but that was in the driveway so doesn't count! :p)

Well, the inevitable happened today so at least now I can relax rather than all that anticipation over what, where and when it would happen... It's been a good run of reliability for a P38 - perhaps even a record as I purchased in February? But en-route to dropping son at holiday club today...

'97 HSE 4.6 on LPG - just shy of 192,700... (New engine at 97K)

Interesting to see the various figures on these as I was originally looking for Diesel when I purchased my 4.6 HSE. (I probably would have except I couldn't find a decent one at a good price.) My HSE has a sequential LPG and does 10-13mpg around town and with a careful right foot 20-22mpg is...

So when's the next time the barn will be empty? I hope you've plenty of patience as it could be a while... :p

I hope for their sake you don't find those responsible! I think I'd do similar damage to said skulls on some 'attitude recalibration'... :mad:

I hate to be the one to tell you this but as one who always underestimates the time a job's going to take.... :eek:

Ah-ha! I like the thinking - so much easier when you get a few bits out of the way too! :cool: (I need to do manifold gaskets and they've been waiting weeks for a big enough time-slot to remove all the bits in the way... :o)

Blimey, the lengths some folk go to when they loose a £1 coin under the seat! :eek:

Low priority job then going by dates? :p:D:D

Silly afterthought, but have you run the gear selector through the range or tried in neutral as well as park? I could be a faulty/stuck/loose inhibitor switch on the gear selector... Had that one with an XJ6 that didn't always register in park - pull through the gears and back usually sorted...

Agreed. I can't think that new battery on jump leads + existing battery wouldn't be enough juice to get a crank. Jump leads would have to be pretty low gauge to drop voltage that much. Looks like starter solenoid to me or other electrical/immobiliser fault. :(

:D Yes, been caught out like that too!

Agreed, but most booster packs have tiny 12Ah gel batteries and with only 12.3V on the main one he'll struggle to get 12.5V with a boost. Should be more like 12.8~13.2V if he's just charged it I'd say?