Recent content by allanw

Thank you for that.

Thank you. Yes it all came as a complete unit. mainly to make it easier to change. No white residue in the pipes. Compressor came with a new 70amp relay which I fitted. Diagnostic basically said problem with compressor. I was unable to hold my finger over the outlet of the new compressor when...

Thanks for your swift reply. I cannot hear any leaks. Car doesn't lower. I bought a compressor assy. with driers etc. Are there others in the system? Thanks.

Hi all. As the title says. I had a vehicle raising slowly issue so fitted a brand new Dunlop compressor. Still having same problem? 322's new to me always had P38's that I got to know well! Is there a water drain on the receiver? Any clues you guys? Cheers.

Hello all again. It's been a while since I posted. Still have the P38 2.5D also now a 2006 (facelift) L322 TD6. The following may be of help to some other TD6 owners. When logging in using various scanners the engine ECU seems to be unobtainable. I found on my Delphi that logging in as a BMW X5...

Today I drove my P38 home on her bump stops .Not nice! Out with the EAS suite to sort her out.

When the viscous coupling seized on mine it broke the uj on the shaft. At least that's what I blamed. Also dented the sump but that's all. I have used Lucas in several auto boxes to good effect but not with such startling results.

The RAVE "how to" appears to be a long winded affair but is actually simple if you follow it step by step and take your time. Always works for me.

I can only speak from my own experience of owning an mot and repair garage. All my nominated testers and others I knew, and still do, were decent lads who did not fail anything unless it was required. In fact they often would put minor faults right (for free) so the vehicle didn't fail. e.g...

Purchased EAS kit of Keith. Can't wait to interrogate her. (The P38).

DVSA or VOSA as it was known when I was an authorized examiner have a history of making bizarre decisions. One such was stopping testing stations failing knackered brake discs unless they were literally hanging off! Their reasoning was garages were failing too many brake discs in order to make...

I think they have to have a cleaning device if fitted.

The synthetic I use has the highest spec anyway. GL5. I think the GL4 info may be out of date and was the highest spec at the time of Rave or handbook publication? Likewise with the API rating for the engine oil.

I have used 75/90 synthetic on Discovery's and P38's for a few years now.

I have been using the German Mannol oil products for a few years now on many vehicles. They have a huge range from mineral, semi- syn and fully synthetic. I used their Dex 111 synthetic for auto boxes with good results or their 75/90 synthetic for standard gearboxes (not R380) and diffs. Also...