1. rover75lover

    P38A wheel bearings

    straight its great,noiseless,turn to right its noisy,straighten up its quiet.turn to left its noisy. Ive checke the uj and all good,happens on the pull so to speak and the overun. . Dip the clutch going down a hill ,same symptoms. Im wondering if being stood for two years in a barn, the owner...
  2. rover75lover

    P38A wheel bearings

    I don't mind having a go but how does one decide which one is rumbling . Ive jacked up the front and cant find any wobble and the same with the rear,again no wobble.Do I have to wait until it gets bad enough to be detected or has anyone got a magical,ok logical way to locate which one. Ive had...
  3. rover75lover

    P38A wheel bearings

    1999 diesel manual 123,000 hiya, now ive bought a 1999 p 38 and got it mot 'd etc. Had a few problems the bulk of which due to it being stood for 2 years. the farmer who had it died,the children lived abroad and the old girl was left in barn for two years. She's back on the road and going well...
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    P38A Air Con Woes,nanacom

    Ive only just bought her so i dont know if the air con was working or not before i had it but as the condensor way burst/split ,i changed it,receiver/drier,o rings and the expansion valve when i checked the air con pump ,it to was woofed so i changed it for another one. Once id done all of...
  5. rover75lover

    P38A silly question on 1999 diesel camshaft cove

    Many thanks ,can always count on a good response . Many thanks again Oh and by younger i meant younger registration ie later registrations have this or that modification
  6. rover75lover

    P38A Air Con Woes,nanacom

    Sorted. Someone had replaced the hevac head unit with the wrong one. Once i put the correct hevac unit (for the year) it now works fine. Thanks to all
  7. rover75lover

    P38A silly question on 1999 diesel camshaft cove

    1999 manual diesel p 38 Just bought a 1999 diesel p 38. Ive got a younger 1996 diesel auto. Silly question is the 99 seems to have some sort of pump latched onto the camshaft at the front which my 96 doesnt ,any one enlighten me to what it is please? Like i said silly question
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    P38A Air Con Woes,nanacom

    If i bridge the r 3 relay and the compressor runs for 20-30 minutes am i correct in thinking that as the current flows through the trinary switch ,after r3 relay, the gas pressure must be good as the a/c compressor doesnt cut out
  9. rover75lover

    P38A Air Con Woes,nanacom

    no leaks that im aware of,they vacced the system out as so many new parts were fitted then held it at a vac pressure for 25 minutes with no change. Filled her up weight wise then i bridged the r3 relay out so they could finish it off so to speak so i imagine the pressure is good. Ive checked the...
  10. rover75lover

    P38A Air Con Woes,nanacom

    1999 diesel manual Rangerover p 38 Struggling a bit with the aircon as follows New Condensor,expansion valve and new filter unit, Took it in and had the car regassed but the compressor wont cut in The hevac unit puts the chequebook sign up so ive read the fault from a nanocom unit which is...
  11. rover75lover

    p 38 heater

    1999 p 38 manual diesel 133,000 miles Digital hevac unit Hi all I'm struggling with my p 38 heater directional output. I cant seem to achieve the correct flow so to speak, when I press the up button it will direct the flow to the screen ok. When I press the button to the chest height button I...
  12. rover75lover

    eas compressor

    p plate rr p 38 diesel auto 155,000 miles Hi all Last month I changed the seal and sleeve on the ole girl and hey ho suspension back working great again. ive donne about 1800 miles since then and the compressors playing up again ,so I tried wammers eas check and decided to strip the...
  13. rover75lover

    P38A heater o rings

    Update spent ages with a dremmel type tool with what I can only describe as a dentist drill attachment. Managed to widen the groove then using a long screwdriver collapse each half in then hey presto the clip began opening up. Carefully pulled it back then removed both pipes from the...
  14. rover75lover

    diesel p 38 nanacom in gwent,south wales

    um, showing my ignorance now but what is the international rescue map please
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    diesel p 38 nanacom in gwent,south wales

    hi all, I live in Newport gwent. Ive got a nanacom the small one so if anyone needs use of it let me know. not looking to charge but any contribution offered would go st.davids foundation,cancer care,similar to McMillan nurses in England. cheers oh its for a p 38 diesel
  16. rover75lover

    P38A heater o rings

    managed too cut a groove across it but still no go loads of plus gas an still a no go anyone have any ideas? can you buy the aluminium pipes and the aluminium retaining pipe clip?
  17. rover75lover

    P38A heater o rings

    Struggling a bit.Think the screw is jammed tight in there.Now I can see more,theres significant red trash around the pipes,I think its evaporated anti freeze,hence the screw being seized in there. Ive now undone the matrix retaining screws and can pull the matrix out a bit so can see more. Ive...
  18. rover75lover

    P38A heater o rings

    many thanks will update later,thank you again
  19. rover75lover

    P38A heater o rings

    1998 rangerover diesel automatic rhdrive hi all, trying to change the heater o rings on the heater inside the cabin. left he dash in and been working around everything so to speak. I'm now at the point of trying to undo the "pipe clip" which holds the steel pipes to the heater. Is it just the...
  20. rover75lover

    p 38 rear suspensions

    many thanks, I checked all the fittings I disturbed with warm soapy water but couldn't find anything bubbling but doid fiddle them about. left her overnight and hey presto still up this morning. many thanks. I changed both the rears they were originals by the date stamp,not bad for 150 k plus...