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hi all i have owened my 1996 p38 diesel manual for 6 years and it has had a sticking valve for that time ..every time i rev it past 3000 rpm 1 of the valves sticks for about 2 mins then it recovers ...i have just put on a new turbo and now after two weeks its died,,max pressure in the sump.. i...

hi all just had the vcu checked at my local lr steelers and it turns out that the vcu is fine it was £20 quid to have it checked and they did the same as i did as advised by you lot only they did both of the front wheels 1 off the ground .they said it could just be the prop out of balance as it...

right just jacked up the p38 and checked the vcu as described by datatek and saint v8 thanks guys and it turned ok with a little effort not a lot but it is working .....i then removed the front propshaft and spun it round so the sliding joint is at the transfer box no all fitted properly BUT i...

ok thanks saint v8 i will go out tomorrow and check the coupling in the transfer box as you discribed in both ways thank you for that and thank you datatek for checking which end the slider goes TO THE GEARBOX i did not ignore your comments as it has been very bad weather today i have not been...

thank you dopey i do have the thin bit to the front thats the end with the slider on i will get under again tomorrow and make sure all the nuts are tight as i know it was cold and i was rushing will give it some more greese to thank you :)

yes you are right i was talking about the ujs sorry

mmm the new one has new vcus on it and thay are nice. not sure if its cause its backwards but it still drives ok. but for the vibrating and i carnt see any lineup markes on it confused and it was alot quicker with it off but its poo in the snow

hi i have a problem with my propshaft front its a 96 p38 2.5 diesel manual .... it hasnt had a front propshaft on so i bought a new one. and i have fitted it . the problem is it vibrates and also there is no information on fitting 1 exept for marking your old 1 when taking it off is there a...

ha thanks for that i had to fit it today and was out and about so was unable to check but it was easy so i will spin it round tomorrow thanks for you help had to do it as the snow wont be long thanks again trukka

hi mate just worth checking your engine fan mine did that when it was broken new fan cured it as the engine was unable to cool down as no air cerculation worth a check o and WATCH YOUR FINGERS

hi guys just a quick one does the sliding joint on a ( 96 p38 2.5 diesel manual) front prop go to the axel or gearbox side as mine was missing thanks

that sounds fun i have to do mine tomorrow along with my front prop great thanks for the info though

hi i have a 2.5 manual and love it . i have had it 4 nearly 4 years and the main problem i had was starting ...but make sure if you buy it you get a good set of glow plugs keep away from the cheep ones they wont work and i also got a hot start fix as alot of the older p38s have a slight worn...

mine has done 240.000 miles but new engine fitted by shardlow at 198000 miles 2.5 diesel manual

hi thanks for that great help