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2000 P38 4.0 hse currently on 125k miles Since December 2009 second hand engine fitted by dealer in london... £6000 oil leaks, sunroof motor and air con reciever/drier £2500 Previous owner Me (repair myself no labour) Front Diff...

For some reason the trade are dropping the use of dextron III like a hot potato, (Google it II vs III) when I worked for Mitsubishi they were also looking into it, there is something in dextron III that in the long term causes problems, we were told it was not compatible with certain seals and...

My front diff in my 2000 4.0 thor was completly shot at 120k, the planet gear pin wore in the crownwheel carrier and was moving around about 10mm where it had worn a huge slot, pinion bearings were completly gone too but that could have been swarf from the carrier wearing, in 30 years as a...

Just a word of warning, Dextron 3 is a different oil to dextron 2 and I personally dont think it cross referances, Im not sure if its compatible with certain oil seals etc...

In some auto gearboxes one gear was a direct top, meaning in that gear the gearbox output shaft should be the same rpm as engine rpm, if it wasent within a percentage then a fault was recorded and limp home was selected which is usually 3rd in a 4 speed box?

Do the ecu's compair the engine rpm and the gearbox rpm to check for slip etc? if there was a discrepancy between the two rpm's then it may fault code the slower of the two...just a thought...?

Could be diff pinion bearings or worn diff...? Have a look to see if either of your diff drive flange seals are wet with oil and have any sideways movement? A quick check is to drain the axles and see if you have metalic debris on the drain plug magnets etc...

I have never had a head gasket damage the cats, just run the car it should clear, no need to remove the exhaust and heat it...most modern catalytc cars generate their own water by the way they run, My 4.0 steams like mad untill the exhaust gets hot...

If you have had a head gasket problem that you have now repaired you may have a residue of water in the exhaust which is just burning off as steam, drive it for a few days to see if it clears, if its not loosing water or pressurising then it shouldent do any harm...this sometimes happends...

Final Update, Had an appointment with Dr. eightinavee who carried out a medical, after deciding the heart was basically ok and pumping on eight he gave the ECU an electronic enema to purge it of old stored fault codes, once detoxed ECU was drip fed with new adaptation, sterilised and then road...

will it happen again and be stranded some where. Sorry Gloucester1 my crystal ball is a bit foggy tonight, I should have a good look around the fuse box undre the bonnet tomorrow and just check some general connections etc, did the remote locking work ok today as that may have turned the...

Mmmm tell me now after I drentched it with Duck Oil thinking it would work wonders...hehe...brake cleaner and a good airline sorted it in the end...

Make sure that switch in ignition switch is working and telling the BECM that the key is out, nothing works as it should if the car thinks the key is still in...its a little latch you can see slide to one side when inserting and removing the key...dont lube it as they stick more, they need...

Pop to the scrap yard and get yourself a diesel fuel primer off a Citroen or Peugeot, it looks like a small rubber rugby ball with a pipe either end, not only does it have a one way valve in they are great if you run out of fuel or change the filter...

I wouldent mind betting you have disturbed or damaged a lambda while doing the cat work, they dont take too well to being disturbed, best thing to do is get it on a eobd scanner to check whats working and whats not...Gems Air flow meters are more reliable than thor ones I believe...

Could be a broken valve spring...?

Hiya, did you do it this way... Please not that the Range Rover locks work in the opposite direction to every other vehicle. After 3 failed attempts the system will not let you attempt this procedure again for 30 minutes Using the ignition key insert it into the drivers door lock. Turn the...

Sounds Like you have a inlet valve stuck open and the tapping noise is the tappet rattleing, have you done a compression test or had the rocker covers off to check the valve operation...?

Sounds to me like you have plugged your old unit back in by mistake and the key needs programming, I cant see how a second hand BECM would plug and play..?

Check the number of drive shaft splines as there are two types..?