P38A about to lose my sanity

badfluffy said:

well more info comes to light, the sun roof leaks, looking more like water in electrics

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Nothing wrong with a leaking sunroof as long as the drain tubes are connected and clear. There was a post a few weeks back on that fix. I run my L322 with a £1k a year fix budget and would love a P38 if I had the space especially at £750.
I’d look more closely at the underside for rot rather than the electrical and mechanical gremlins because i don’t have facility to do any welding. Loads of help here if you go for it after all.
Tricky

well whilst waiting for my offer to be accepted and thinking id been turned down i bid on a l322 at the local auction,
so i now have another l322 coming and a p38 now, definitely marbles lost time

badfluffy said:

well whilst waiting for my offer to be accepted and thinking id been turned down i bid on a l322 at the local auction,
so i now have another l322 coming and a p38 now, definitely marbles lost time

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Marbles are over rated anyway, I'd far rather have some more Range Rovers

badfluffy said:

well whilst waiting for my offer to be accepted and thinking id been turned down i bid on a l322 at the local auction,
so i now have another l322 coming and a p38 now, definitely marbles lost time

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Are you selling the manual L322? I only ask as a friend is wanting a tidy L322 but I’ve advised against the overpriced tat he’s been offered thus far and he is put off by automatic

the l322 i bought has no keys at moment so i don't even know if it runs

I’ve it’s got becm problems then contact Rick the pick on here that’s probably where the main dealer would send it to anyway

well at the moment im now faced with which to start on first and were to keep the second one

so l322 picked up and driven the 50 mile to Northampton, ran like a dream, no rear camera and tv insists im moving even when in park, hand brake on and engine off, over pit for a look under it and i find centre prop bearing shot, strange no vibration but more baffling is transfer box unplugged but no fault

so the p38 finally made it to the work shop, sat on its bump stops and wont even turn on pump, and the bigger worry is no oil pressure if i run engine

Grrrrrr said:

Edited for accuracy.

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We can "translate". For those that can't: Dealers = St3al3r$

jwrrc said:

Marbles are over rated anyway, I'd far rather have some more Range Rovers

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They say "trouble comes in threes". You gotta find a 3rd matey!

trouble comes in 4.6’s

badfluffy said:

so the p38 finally made it to the work shop, sat on its bump stops and wont even turn on pump, and the bigger worry is no oil pressure if i run engine

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The suspension is the least of your troubles if the oil pressure has been lost. Do you have a way of checking its pressure?

badfluffy said:

so the p38 finally made it to the work shop, sat on its bump stops and wont even turn on pump, and the bigger worry is no oil pressure if i run engine

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Diesel or v8? Diesel needs that crank bolt kin tight for oil pump to work. V8 might have no oil left!

Grrrrrr said:

Diesel or v8? Diesel needs that crank bolt kin tight for oil pump to work. V8 might have no oil left!

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ok its the petrol, has oil and been standing for 3 years nose down on a drive, has been suggested pump is dry and cant pull up oil from sump

badfluffy said:

ok its the petrol, has oil and been standing for 3 years nose down on a drive, has been suggested pump is dry and cant pull up oil from sump

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Take the plugs out and wind it on the starter with plenty of oil in the sump and see if the pressure comes up.

How old is the oil ? Could be so sludgy the pump cannot pull it up the tube. Drain it & take sump off and have a look.

Datatek said:

Take the plugs out and wind it on the starter with plenty of oil in the sump and see if the pressure comes up.

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pwood999 said:

How old is the oil ? Could be so sludgy the pump cannot pull it up the tube. Drain it & take sump off and have a look.

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all good points which i will do before pulling the motor once i can find an empty corner of the workshop, the car is too good to break

badfluffy said:

ok its the petrol, has oil and been standing for 3 years nose down on a drive, has been suggested pump is dry and cant pull up oil from sump

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Could be some o-rings have cracked and are letting by air so it cannot suck. As far as I recall the pickup is nearer the front so probably OK there depending on the slope.