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Range Rover P38 2000 model , I came home tonight and there is a strong smell of hot plastic say smell coming from exhausts i did put cheap oil in engine would that be the problem or is something bad about to happen there is no smoke just that smell but soon goes when engine is switched off thanks

Hi everyone, I am at the point of connecting the power steering pipes to the steering box but have known for a while that they are weeping fluid (down at the bottom of the radiator) and need replacing but i do not want to pay the high prices that i have found on the web , question is i was...

cheers for that but to be honest can't remember if it is tappy as doing a general service and putting in steering box and drag link so its been off the road for a couple of months,thanks for info

Hi,looked at a lot of threads on this topic and it seems 10w-40 is the fav,but can i ask i have a couple of semi synthetic 5w-30 containers of oil i bought a while ago ,would the rangie be happy running on this , thanks yet again for any info

Hi,yet again i have wet carpet in drivers foot well apart from the usual heater matrix or those rubber seals , am i missing anything else that would wet the carpet on the coolant side ? it is deff coolant lifted carpet and checked wet sticky and sweet taste, put in new heater matrix not to long...

Great thanks very much

Hi ,i am going to buy a steering box second hand off ebay but just to check can someone out there give me the right part code for my rangie, its a 4 litre 2000 model VIN starts with YA431 yet again thanks for any help.........

Hi again, On fixing coolant problem with new radiator , then fixing window wiper washer motor, have discovered another problem i hope someone can help me with,standing at front grill looking at engine, right hand rocker cover has a tube coming from it on top, above that air intake, well this...

just to let everyone know , new radiator did the job out for a test drive tonight and needle sat at twelve o clock all the way,, now on to the next , front wind sreen washers will not work and headlight washers , worked before i removed old radiator now nothing any ideas on this one,,,, must...

Hi,no expert but just did mine 2000 model 4 litre , i asume you have got all the coolant in and engine started cap is on , just sit on idle and let beast heat up if water drains from tank switch off engine and undo cap and top up BUT FOR GODS SAKE watch out for scalding release very very slowly...

thanks everyone ,received new radiator today , just waiting for the 36mm spanner to take off the fan , i hope it works with new radiator as the cash has run dry and the rangie will have to go (much sadness) but will let you know what happens by next week , thanks again..

thanks jimsnapon, will give it a go its an old radiator that's in the rangie and have read that the newer one's have a wider hole threw them giving less chance to block,like you say worth a try , thanks

Hi everyone, My rangie is over heating,have got to the point of buying a car to drive while i try to fix this problem.Now i have had it checked by a mechanic for gasket failure, all spark plugs were taken out and a presure check done and a sniff test and everything is ok, mechanic left it on...

will give it a look, thanks

Hi everyone, Driving to work which is about 10 miles from where i live i got to the usual traffic lights and waited the usual amount of time for them to change and off i went,the rangie after taking off a few yards just instantly died as if someone flicked a switch,pushed it with much effort...