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As a p38 owner I'm constantly stunned by the prices for land rovers ( defenders) just looked at the simmonites site on the bay. That market is beyond buoyant.its bloody hot air balloon. £9000 for a 4l v8 with nearly 100000 miles? 20,30,40 grand bs special editions. Wtf is that all about can...

Its a v8 mate.After much searching I've found my leak. It's from the intake manifold right at the back. It doesn't happen till 15psi. I'm guessing there's a mismatch between the angles on the head/manifold .The rubberised gasket must take up some space but higher pressure leads to leaks. I did...

Bin loosing a bit of coolant lately and very annoyingly. Anyway I thought Id put on a hot pressure test. Found one leak on an inaccessible hose. Sorted. Another one was very difficult to see but resulted in coolant heavily dripping off the bellhousing. Now to be fair it's bloody tricky to see...

I've started looking at the mpg on the old 4.6 gems after the rebuild and a new stat. 16.8mpg! Must be a record it was usually about 12 pre rebuild. Do any gems owners get anything like this. I know Thors can. Mine has h180 cam and mustang injectors. It's really does purr at very small...

I posted a while ago about my vehicle not getting warm enough. Anyway I carried on with a new allmakes thermostat(petrol v8) it was not reaching much more than 75degrees c obviously in summer/ autumn it wasn't really a problem. Went for a 100 mile drive and it was 15-20 miles before the heater...

Hi all I'd just like to recommend an oil especially for the rv8. It's pennrite hpr 10/50. It's an Aussie oil available from classic oils in Bicester. To sum up it's a full synthetic( hydrocracked petroleum base) with plenty of zddp. With a thicker warm rating.so called extra 10 ie it's...

Hi all I'd just like to recommend an oil especially for the rv8. It's pennrite hpr 10/50. It's an Aussie oil available from classic oils in Bicester. To sum up it's a full synthetic( hydrocracked petroleum base) with plenty of zddp. With a thicker warm rating.so called extra 10 ie it's...

What does the forum think of the p38 car in 50th anniversary currently on the bay at £3000.66. seems reasonable value at present soon to go up no doubt! What would be a good price for this. How much would it fetch if it wasn't special(needs) edition. £850. What are the chances it's not loosing...

Hi folks For the first time in years I'm driving my v8 further and further. One interesting thing since I sorted the water loss( skimmed the block) etc. On a long run it only reaches 73-74degrees c ( on the nano) which is not in the middle of the gauge. Before it reached the middle easy and...

Just to say the gems throttle sensor is not available from anywhere even the us(at this time). Secondhand is the only possibility unfortunately. They don't last much past 120000 miles so most used are already kaput. The one I've ordered is from the us used so here's finger crossed. Jb

Hi guys My original key (key2) was absolutely fine before a long layoff then the batteries must have died. I put in new batteries works ok tries it in 3days nothing not even a red light! Anyways I send it of for repair and a new back. Came back perfect red light works worked excellent after...

I'm finding sensors for gems v8s are becoming increasingly difficult to source. Eg throttle position sensor is no longer available from land Rover. New maf sensors are of dubious quality. Intake air sensors are very expensive as are cam sensors. These vehicles are now 20+ years old. The gems...

Hi all I'm an avid follower of this forum and have recently rebuilt my 4.6 gems. Anyway after several weeks getting it all back together I t runs great. I take it for mot it passes! I get cocky and go for a run 8miles go into a shop and the thing won't run well. Massively over fueling. After...