Recent content by owendown

Hi, can anyone advise please. One of the panel lights in the 'message panel' has gone out - it's the end one on the right so you can't read the figure for average MPG without stopping the car and squinting at it! Have any P38 owners tried to fix panel lights? Are they easy(ish) to get to? Thanks...

Thanks for the help - went to garage and put enough to take it over half a tank - problem totally cured!!!! Starts like a demon. I guess I know what to do next! Great forum, if it hadn't been for you guys out there I'd have been absolutely stuffed by now. What is it about these P38s that makes...

Cheers, lads! It's hot and cold, although it doesn't crank so many times (before starting) if I just stop for a few minutes. Will check the 'in-tank' situation. Soemone mentioned a 'non-return valve'. Any idea where I can get one?

Hi Would love a copy please!! [email protected] Cheers

Help! Just put a new battery on my P38 (Halford's one went after only 12 months) and you'd have to own a p38 to know what a difference that's made!! Only problem is that the motor is really difficult to start. It cranks over for what seems like ages and then one, two three cylinders get going...

Nope, didn't work!! However, looked around and found the following, which did work. Thought I'd record it here for anyone as daft as me! Unlock car and open driver door. reconnect battery and close bonnet. Close driver door and lock car with key. Look through window and display should read...

Cheers! You're right, I didn't - looked at it just now and still didn't understand. Thanks for the advice, will go and try it.

Batery on my 2.5 P38 went flat overnight (don't know why yet!!) and the car was a long way from the house so couldn't connect charger. Took the battery off and charged overnight (battery almost new so no problem with it). Just been out to connect and can't turn the alarm off! Every time I go to...

Thanks to all who weighed in with advice on my non-starter. You were right, it centres around something buggering up the electronics and the car immobilising itself - am sending immediately for a balck box!! Hope its allowed to 'advertise' a bit. Have just got it back from the main dealer...

As an update on earlier post, had to have the P38 taken down to the local dealer and they did the job in about 5 mnutes - the whole thing cost me £200 by time I'd paid for the recovery!! Everything Ok for two days and then it happens again!!!!! Is there anyone in the York area with a portable...

Just over half a tank of fuel. I don't have a voltmeter but I'm going to get one and learn how to use it!

Hi It's 2000 BMW diesel 2.5 -- I live in York. Hope there's someone with some advice!!!

Thanks Roddy No faults showing, all lights coming on and engine cranking but no go. should I try the leads together thing? I don't want to get into even more poo!!

Help please!!!! My P38 won't start. Bloke came round and put a hand-held machine on that said that a relay was over-heating. Was talking to someone in cafe today who said that taking the battery leads off and joining them together for an hour of so will lose all the faults so it should start. Is...

Not a new member, but new to writing anything! I've got a 2000 P38 2.5 and a 1984 Series 3 petrol. The old landy runs like a train but (and the reason I'm trawling the site) the P38 has got the non-starts! I got home from a long run and turned it off. Next morning went to start it and all lights...