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    4.6 coil pack removal

    Ignition Pack Removal. Read anything you can find about replacing a coil pack on a 4.6 V8 (banana inlet manifold) and you will be told (with resulting horror!) that the inlet manifolds have to be removed to gain access. Firstly, let me lower your blood pressure, by assuring you this is NOT the...
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    P38 - Mild vibration at 50

    My P38 started producing mild vibration around 50. Heard and felt through the steering wheel. Initial diagnosis was front near-side wheel bearing. Replaced this but not cured. Guess what?, it was the front off-side! Now a quiet as the proverbial mouse.
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    Vibration

    My 2000, P38 4.6 Vogue suffers mild vibtration, felt through the steering wheel. It begins at 45 and lessens after 55. It remains whether the auto box is in drive or neautral. All shocks have been changed for gas types, including the steering damper. The front lhs rub unit has also been renewed...
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    Driver's Window P38

    My X-plate P38 has just developed a problem with the driver's window. I operated the one-touch to close the window. It motored closed in its normal fashion but when it reached the limit it made a loud clanking sound, as if the motor/gear assembly was jumping teeth. It seems like the motor is not...
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    P38 Tram-lining

    If you find your P38 is trying to follow every on-road rut then, provided the steering is in good shape, renew the steering damper. I've just changed mine @ 103k and have eliminated all tendancies to tram-line making driving less tiring and much more enjoyable. Cost is about £25 - £50 dependant...