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Hi all, After almost 7 years of P38 ownership and 5 years of relative hassle free motoring, my DSE decided to throw a fit yesterday. We were green laning with a group of friends and after a water crossing, the P38 started revving madly. Whenever I started it, she would start to splutter and...

I have an oil leakage from the engine sump gasket in my 2.5 DSE. I read through RAVE and it looks like a straightforward job but it mentions to "fill front and read openings in gasket with sealant". Since I don't have the gasket yet I'm assuming that what to fill will be clear and that a...

Good morning! I left my DSE for two weeks but she started fine this morning, so I took her for a spin and wash. After coming home I popped the bonnet to have a general look and noticed that there was some smoke coming from the connection between the valve cover and the oil breather (the...

For those of you who have a diagnostics kit, what's the highest engine temperature that you've witnessed, in a diesel P38 ? When doing long travels i usually plug in my nanocom in diagnostics mode. After finishing a 350km trip, the highest engine temperature that was recorded was 96ºC and...

Some time ago I replaced the fluid in both the diffs and I noticed that I had no metal shavings in the drain plug. Upon further inspection it didn't seem to be magnetized and as I had no shavings in the old fluid I didn't worry about it. Yesterday I replaced the fluid in the transfer box and...

So, my P38 apparently has a leak through the rear door seal, because every now and then my boot is full of water. I had a look around the seal today and it is very wet on the part that should be sealing against the boot door so I believe that's where the problem lies. Looking around for a...

Quick question, On a diesel P38, while coasting downhill (foot off the pedal), should the number 4 injector read 0 (zero) or should it read the same as CPS ? Injected fuel quantity is 0 (zero).

Hi. Does anyone know of a technical document describing the inner workings of the Bosch EDC 1.3.1 system used in the diesel P38s ? I'm curious about the different strategies used in function of the various inputs. I had a problem with a broken wire that was signaling the ECM as if the...

For sometime now I've been trying to solve the problem with the Cruise Control not engaging in my DSE. This problem was intermittent, then got solved when I refurbed the alternator and then it presented itself again, with the CC never working since then. Being intermittent lead me to believe...

2.5 DSE here. My battery has been getting weaker, so I decided to check my alternator output. Following a troubleshooting guide I found online, there are the readings I got: - Voltage at battery after main beams on for 2 minutes: 12.37V (guide says that less than 12.40V the battery is...

Hi all. By accident, I discovered that someone had connected together the Brown and Pink/Red wires of the Data Link Connector, using a resistor. After reading through the ETM, it seems that the Brown wire is a +12V fused feed, straight from the fuse box and that the Pink/Red wire is the K...

Today, after a little run with the Hawkeye connected, I got curious about the fueling information. My DSE always seemed a little bit thirsty, compared to some reports around here, doing at best 22mpg when driven sensibly. I have no clue on how to interpret these. Can someone help ? When...

Hi. Does anyone know what's the VIN number of the first diesel P38 to be fitted with the MAF sensor ? I was under the impression that the MAF was introduced at the same time as the black plastic intake manifold but looking at Microcat I see different numbers for the start of the MAF sensor...

Hi. As some of you may know, there's an unofficial Google Groups support page for the Hawkeye diagnostics tool, created by a LZ user (sorry, forgot your name :) ). A little while ago it was announced over there that there was a new update coming out: version 6. I emailed Bearmach and they...

Hi. Can someone provide me with quotable information about the maximum boost pressure (normal and peak) for the 2.5 DSE ? I've been reading lots of threads, here and in other forums, but everything I've read so far is hearsay. RAVE has nothing on the subject (searched for every possibly...

So, just after I noticed that my rear right airbag is leaking, I noticed this in my rear left radius arm. The picture is not great, as it was taken at night with the flash on, but I think it's visible that the rubber that envelopes the arm (near the rear of the RR) is broken. I know that...

About 2 and a half years ago I replaced all the airbags in my P38. Some were leaking, some not but they were all original (13 years old at the time) so I just replaced them, for the sake of a clear conscience. Today, after trying to find out why the RR was starting to lower after 3 or 4 days, I...

For starters, I'm refering to a 1998 2.5 DSE manual P38. In an attempt to diagnose my Cruise Control problems (ie, not working), I've concluded that the BECM is constantly getting a closed signal for the clutch sensor. This is what I believe is preventing the CC from engaging, as getting a...

Does anyone have the dimensions for the ESR1594L o-rings ? These are the ones that are used in the oil cooler pipes of the R380 gearbox. My old ones are knackered and the ones that seemed equal are not a good fit :(

Since I've been messing with my gearbox oil cooler pipes I noticed that I only have one clamp that attaches the cooler pipes to the chassis. But I noticed throughout the pipe "line" there's at least two other places that are suitable to attach clamps, since there are holes drilled out exactly in...