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    Poor starting, p38 v8

    right evening all, just today i had an issue with my water temp sensor, took the plug off, bit of contact cleaner and worked fine. while i was there i thought would be a good idea to spray some down the maf to clean any **** off it. Now when i come to start it i have to floor the throttle and...
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    Will L322 18" hurricanes fit a P38?

    they will fit, think you need l322 wheel nuts tho, some spigot rings off ebay for £20 are a good idea as there an arse to get in the right place, ive got l322 wheels on mine no probs
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    p38 rear bumper removal

    looks like that there fate then, im gunna try a set of rounded nut removers, if no joy out comes the drill
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    p38 rear bumper removal

    too late for that, there rounded good n proper
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    p38 rear bumper removal

    it was torx used, there just old and rusty and will not budge
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    p38 coolant change (strange)

    evening all, bit of a weird one since changing the top thermostat gasket over as old one leaked a bit and changing the antifreeze my temp guage doesnt move off the cold mark. have had the cap off bleeding it up with heaters on full. think there arent any air locks. heaters work pukka as they did...
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    p38 rear bumper removal

    evening all, i know how the rear bumper is removed but the 2 main bolts have rounded and are not budging at all. Can the skin be removed while its attached to the car?
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    P38 oil light flicker

    is it v8 or derv?
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    fitting after market radio to p38 ???

    it all depends what standard head unit you have, if its the alpine in the later models you shouldnt need an adaptor for the door speakers. with the older ones you would need to make a harness for the big pink plug to std iso connector and put crossovers in each door. i done it in my old dse, 2...
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    P38 Aftermarket Grill

    im not a fan of aftermarket grills. only decent one ive seen is a std p38 grill painted silver with some small holes drilled to look like a supercharged one. or painting it colour code or black. but thats my opinion
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    P38 cruise control

    on my p38 v8 the cruise control isnt working. ive checked the obvious pipework etc and snipped the split ends and reconnected. While driving along if i press the cc button on dash and press set on the steering wheel i can hear something click like a relay so im assuming it more serious than...
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    changing auto oil cooler on p38

    is there any easy way of changing the auto gearbox cooler on the v8
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    Brake fluid change would you do it?

    think you have to have the ignition on with the p38 to bleed the brakes but i may be mistaken. i would deffo change it, not sure if id bother going dot 6.0 tho.
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    hevac question

    evening all on my p38 the blowers have stopped working, the dial on screen goes up and down (or across) but still nothing. the book with the ! is present. any ideas???
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    Changing speedo on p38

    Ive come across a 2000 onward speedo cluster, think would make a nice upgrade. Would it reset the mileometer or is that all stored in the becm???
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    Becm programmer local to northampton???

    as above, my front fogs arent turned on by the becm
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    200tdi in P38 2.5DSE... Advice.

    waste of time in my opinion
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    Window switch

    anyone around northampton fancy letting me test their window switch on my p38, passenger front doesnt go down but wants to go up.
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    P38 Front fogs not working????

    ill assume they werent fitted from new then and need to be programmed into the becm. cheers
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    P38 Front fogs not working????

    oh yeh definatly