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hopefully i am wrong but you poss may have leak in block/head allowing cooling system to be overly pressurized by escaping exhaust gasses.I think there is test that involves a blue liquid to confirm if you have exhaust gases in your cooling water - some say you can smell the gases by smelling...

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i am going to change my PAS pump for a spare one i have as the old one is noisy (high pitched noise) on my 4.0 ltr petrol 2000 Thor P38 - do i need to drain fluid before i remove it ? RAVE does not indicate this so i think not however how much fluid could i lose, is it under pressure even with...

Thanks all for your responses, i knew someone would have the answer - i think its a toss up between getting a tow bar fitted or lashing out £15 on fleabay. Either way better than frigging around repairing what ive got.(must be aftermarket by previous owner) thanks all.

Hi, Surprise surprise my P38 4.0L petrol YR 2000 has developed another problem - this time its the reverse sensors. When i select reverse i get a long tone followed by 2 short beeps then nothing. In the past the beep would sound every 1/2 second or so as i reversed and then progressively...

Hi all, Re P38, Yr 2000 4.0 ltr, Engine immobile message on dash - trying to enter EKA code, followed instructions but think have a sticky central locking pup up that is stopping the code being fully registered as i think it should pop up and all ow me to enter vehicle but cant - any ideas...

Hi all, probably doing something wrong but having a blonde moment or coming down with man flu My offside rear wheel occasionally gets hot, have searched forum and come up with either sticking brake caliper or wheel bearing - wanted to see if wheel rotated freely and to see if there was any...

Hi everyone, Getting to end of this years chapter of faults on my 4.0 Ltre V8 petrol (not LPG) YR2000 and thought i'd have a look at my idle speed - it running at 900-1000 rpm - rave states 660 ish - today i have cleaned the IAC,cleaned tubes, checked for pipe splits/leaks etc and still the...

i am afraid not, not had too much time to work on car, am currently using it with thermostat wedged open - it does not cause any probs apart from lower mpg. I think that sniff test is next to see if i have exhaust gases in coolant on the belief that pressure is building up quickly and expansion...

Arrrrhhhh i see - so if the spark plug leads were on the incorrect plugs then this could have the same effect ?

i am interested to hear the science behind a timing issue causing overheating - can anyone explain ?

Hi, Has anyone had any experience of this ? RANGE ROVER P38 V8 ENGINE WATER WETER COOLANT -40 DEG | eBay

I am glad that one one was cleared up. A big thank you to any who has posted - i did not want to create any aminoscity between anyone just get the correct information. I have found this site the best one around and it has done me some huge favours and saved me money. Thanks again to everyone...

Thanks - that makes more sense. Yet another Sunday under the bonnet.

so what i was told in an earlier post is wrong ?- ..........front.......... 2 1 4 3 6 5 8 7 ..........rear............