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Update. I got a new Crankshaft Vibration Damper pulley for a BMW 325,525,725, also suitable for the Opel Omega 2.5, so should be the same as the P38 2.5. The part number is DP0025, a nd it cost £75+v as opposed to the hundreds for the P38 listed item. I also had a tool made to hold the flange to...

It should still allow you to complete your journey.

The Cam was locked using the tool. See photos attached, both old chains and new. Originally when the garage fitted the pump and it ran like a dog, they said that they had just put the pump on midway and that it self regulates. I wasn’t happy with that so I borrowed the pin / dial gage holder...

They were just a link out on FIP sprocket, and it ran crap. All sorted now and engine much happier, back to enjoyable performance- It will be even happier when it gets a new vibration damper pulley on main crank, as the rubber is disintegrating. .

With the chain guides so tight to the crank sprocket the chain couldn't have "slipped off" there. I think the only possibility that the chain could have been slack would have been when the injection pump was first changed if the FIP sprocket "dropped". It went from a superb running engine with a...

Thats what Ive been wondering, the pump shaft is keyed to the sprocket, the sprocket was one tooth out. The flange slots on the pump can only allow a limited movement. With regard to the overheating issue after the last run, I wonder if a collapsing crankshaft torsional damper would cause...

A really weird story developing here. After the last visit to the garage they managed to time the pump so the modulation was acceptable. It didn't cut out. However I drove 60 miles and the car then overheated due to the serpentine belt appearing to slip at times. I put it on a recovery truck and...

After standing over the garage when they asked me to "witness" them timing it (I had the instructions in my hand) The engine ran OK and the modulation sits mostly at 45-50% sometimes going outside that range. Next project is to change the timing chains as they rattle like a bag of bolts.

Recap correct, but since then needle lift injector, crank position sensor, temperature sensors have all been changed. Also today the garage traced the wires from the plug on the harness pump and they appear unbroken to the fuse and also to the ECU plug. The modulation appears to stay at 4% at...

I've just been to garage and witnessed them re-timing the pump as per RAVE at .9mm. They had the rocker cover off to verify the cam position. They had paint marks left from before this retime. The paint marks showed it being in the same place as previous. They also said that they had tried...

Agreed, however I'm in NI. I'm grateful for the guidance on this forum.

I left my 2001 P38 2.5 to an independent Landrover Garage to have the injection pump replaced with a factory overhauled unit due to the original leaking past the seals. It was running fine otherwise. After swapping pumps the car cuts out, and the garage suggested that it was a faulty pump. They...

I'm interested in your mod. I'll pm. Last weekend I ended up wading through deep water and the fan must have broken and damaged the rad. Soon after exiting the water I noticed the water temp increase, and when in traffic the steam kept coming! I stopped, checked the coolant level and saw it had...

No need for heaters or specialist dryers in this setup - water drops to the bottom over time. Yes the tank tap is a brass "tank fitting" he uses a pipe and a tap on it. It'll need to be at least 12" up the side of the 1000l IBC tank to allow it to remain above the crud. You will see a clear...

Should be fine. I run my p38 on 100% waste veg oil (WVO) which I filter using a bedsheet, then a centrifuge. My oil is already dewatered as it comes out of my own fryers where it was sitting at 170 c. I have a freind who started to collect free WVO from various restaurants. The quality is very...

RAVE error - I cant seem to start a new thread (despite over 50 posts)- hence posting this here. The workshop manual seems to contain an error in relation to the wiring for the ABS / ETC on post 99 vehicles. Ive checked the downloaded version and the online version at Land Rover Workshop...

I wonder if its run on Veg, and registered as such - (yes you get a massive £10 saving on car tax) would it be eligible for a reduction in the London tax charge? May help it sell. (thats my 50th post now so I can ask a real question).

Factory fitted DVD screen - just wondering was this a LR part? Looks good.

dont trust the halfords warranty on the battery !

gunk !