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    Oil Leak NEED HELP TO IDENTIFY

    looks like transfer box by the pic first check level 1/2 inch drive ratchet fits the level bung behind handbrake drum use atf dexron11 automatic gearbox oil to top. if it is low looks like its the oil seal on one of the output shafts (propshafts bolt to them)
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    p38 dse dti pump timing cheap solution!

    a standard dti guage wont fit to big wont fit in the space behind the pump, the dti you need is about half the size of a standard one.
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    p38 dse dti pump timing cheap solution!

    that ebay link doesnt work anymore to old! was a long time ago that i found that tool but it is still available if you search ebay and look for bosch timing tools and look at the sellers from america. found the same tool on ebay for another landyzone member about a month ago and yes works perfect.
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    P38 Diesel conversion

    very interesting conversion keep posting the further you get with it!!
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    PROBABLY the most annoying problem in the world...

    could be down to a leak dropping coolant level causing it to overheat, monitor levels before and after each journey. i would suspect the silicone sealant you can see around stat housing is where an excess of sealer has been used when refitting the stat housing and it has squashed out around the...
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    Range Rover p38 2.5 no Drive

    check fluid colour on the dipstick it is blackened does it smell burned? sounds like new gearbox time to me as you are only getting first and reverse. have you tried pulling away in first then changing manually up to 2nd then the same to 3rd and eventually into drive? if you read ashcroft...
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    PROBABLY the most annoying problem in the world...

    i ran mine which had a cracked head with no stat in it for a couple of months whilst i found an engine, even towed a caravan on holiday! temp gauge never really got above the blue except when towing. test thermostat properly with a thermometer and see what temp it opens, get it sniff tested at a...
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    PROBABLY the most annoying problem in the world...

    but £750 had a new cap, stat poss waterpump op states shiney new bits in the pulley area already sounds like someone has had a go at sorting the prob without luck and punted it on! just after my first p38 dse had lots of strange cooling system problems costing me a fortune wish i had just had...
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    Bumper Restore

    smooth peanut butter works and works well. just makes your car smell!
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    PROBABLY the most annoying problem in the world...

    thing is how many dse owners have gone through replacing the entire cooling system radiator thermostat waterpump, viscous etc etc spending a fortune never curing it till the head is removed and low and behold the head is cracked! get it sniff tested for combustion gases in the coolant before...
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    Range Rover P38 Sluggish / no power

    davlyn sounds like you have a slightly different fault prob egr stuck open, both you and soft top have a similar prob but with different causes. if yours runs fine with egr disconnected and maf connected then leave it that way! just blank the small vac pipe ie stick a screw in it. will not...
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    PROBABLY the most annoying problem in the world...

    test thermostat using a thermometer put in pan of cold water heat it up on the cooker and see what temp it starts to open and when it is fully open. the temp is stamped on the stat and should be fully open when it reaches that temp. i have had a britpart stat cost me an engine and a gen...
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    What make of lpg kit to fit?

    blaze lpg conversions chippenham wiltshire. one of the best, what these guys dont know isnt worth knowing when it comes to lpg really wouldnt go to anyone else myself!
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    Range Rover P38 Sluggish / no power

    said it before and will say it again yours is defo a faulty air flow meter, think i said that in the first couple of pages of this thread! reason why i say go for genuine or oem is if you fit a cheap copy you get just that a cheap copy if it cures the fault then its more a case of how long it...
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    Best oil for 180k DSE ?

    any 10-40 semi synthetic will do. allthough in my old 186,000m dse i used 15-40 semi synthetic bit thicker! and in my newer 119,000m dse i still use 15,40 coz i get it from work for free!
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    Range Rover P38 Sluggish / no power

    i guess we will have to agree to diagree! my biggest concern and iam sure others would agree £60 for a maf guessing its not genuine or oem just hope its not an ebay cheapo more trouble than there worth!!
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    Range Rover P38 Sluggish / no power

    wammers no one has disagreed that maf controls egr, but i think you were saying maf has nothing to do with fuel? which it does! dont waste your time messing with egr valve replace maf and all will be well!!!!
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    Range Rover P38 Sluggish / no power

    i only know this from past experience and research when in my younger days tuning an L SERIES diesel engine in the rover 25 (same as freelander) got upto nearly 170bhp with various mods. and having seen the effects of boosting the maf signal the improvements in off boost situations and low...
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    Range Rover P38 Sluggish / no power

    yep take it out give it a good squirt and leave to dry! tbh by the time you refit it will have dried
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    Range Rover P38 Sluggish / no power

    shortened version of how a maf works in a diesel! 1. the maximum fuel quantity that can be injected at any given revs is contained within fuel maps. these values are determined by the vehicle manufacturer to tailor the torque curve taking into account engine and transmission power rating...
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