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The new crankshaft position sensor arrived today so I fitted it and im pleased to say my P38 fired up straight away and is running smoother than before. The old one must have failed on start up, shutting off the fuel and ignition systems. Although it gave me the same symptoms as the loss of sync...

Right guys here's the latest with the P38. Re-fitted charged battery, unlocked with the fob to make sure alarm system was disarmed properly, re-sync'd with the syncmate so BeCM was definitely talking with the petrol ecu. Tried firing it up but same again, just cranking over. Took 2 spark plugs...

Sorry to confuse, I haven't got a code. Just grasping at straws really from what I've read on other forums. I will get back under the bonnet tomorrow and let you know if I win the battle.

To be honest I know I should have invested in a Nanocom or something like that when we bought the rangie but at present I cannot justify to my wife the cost of purchasing such equipment on a vehicle thats turning out to be so unreliable. I mean we fix one problem and we fall in love with it...

Just to update, I borrowed a syncmate again tonight which gave me the all clear saying it was sync'd but its still doing the same, so not a syncing problem. Just charging my torch up then going out to inspect parts. Anyone have any suggestions where to start? Also I think I can smell petrol...

Hi guys, well its been roughly a month since I had a flat battery caused by my RF transmitter which knocked my BeCM and Petrol ECU out of sync, but since unplugginging the blue wire things have improved massively. No flat battery and starting everytime until this morning. I returned home...

Hi guys, I thought I would update you with my progress since earlier. My P38 is back up and running!!! :D A very BIG thanks to DON1 who kindly let me borrow his Syncmate tonight. I plugged it in and after a couple of cranks it fired up, much to my relief. Also a thank you to everyone...

Hi Rick, it's 4.0 petrol Thor. It was a bit strange when he couldn't do it and it was the worst feeling ever.

Hi Don1, yeah it's a 4.0 Thor engine (Bosch) that would be great if you could help me out and I would really appreciate it. I'm in S5 area. Just don't understand why the auto electrician couldn't do it with his many computers. Have you ever known them not to want to sync or do you reckon he...

Thanks for the advice and the welcome guys, I will disconnect the blue wire to the r/f receiver tonight but if there is someone local who could help me get it going that would be fantastic.

Thanks for that, I will have to get the multi meter on it once it's sorted. My P38 is a 2000my 'W' reg

Hi everyone, my name is James and i am a new member who requires help from some P38 guru's. I parked my P38 outside my house on tuesday night and it was fine, I came to take the kids to school on Wednesday morning and it was dead. Admittedly in the course of owning this particular P38, over...