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So after successfully replacing one of the blend motors yesterday, today I started on what I thought would be an easier repair replacing the rear air springs as the back end keeps dropping overnight, removed the timer relay, front stays high the back drops down. Anyway, how wrong I was thinking...

Hi all, need some guidance please. The direction control buttons on my heater panel don't work, the heater is stuck on demist mode so only get air to the windscreen. If I press the button to select face or footwell distribution nothing happens, the heater continues to blow the air on the...

Vehicle is a 1997 V8 GEMS. The other week I went to fuel the vehicle, once finished I locked the vehicle using the remote handset and went inside to pay. Came back outside and no response from the handset so opened the car using the key but couldn't start the engine so ended up getting a few...

Looking for some advice please. Need a new battery on my P38 (its a 1997 V8 GEMS) as the current one is leaking! Was going to buy a Hankook MF31-1000 battery but have been told the battery posts on this battery are located in the middle of the battery so the battery leads on my car will not...

Hi Got an issue with my radio in my 97MY P38. It's been there since I have had the car but never got around to looking at the problem. Got a bit of time to sort it now whilst I am at home during lockdown! Problem is I cannot get any radio reception on FM stations, MW is perfect but I have...

Bit of a strange one, hoping somebody may have had this problem before! Came downstairs the other morning, was around 6am and noticed some red flashing lights through the window! I thought what's that so went to investigate and it was my P38 Range Rover (its a V8 97MY if that helps), both the...

Firstly car is a 1997 P38a. Went out last night, come home,locked car with the fob everything was working fine. Came out this morning, pressed the fob to unlock the car and the front drivers side door did not unlock (the other 3 did). Opened the driver door with the key to get in. Started...

Driving home yesterday and suddenly started to get messages on the IPK, gearbox fault, alarm fault etc then the ABS light came on, then the speedo and tacho started going all over the place then the IPK stopped working, I thought the engine had cut out but it was still running, however around a...

Quick question that I hope someone can answer. Are the two (coloured) rear bumper inserts at the side of the bumper easy to remove or does the whole bumper have to be removed to gain access to remove them? Just thought Id ask before potentially breaking them trying to get them off. Thanks

Hi, I have a 1998MY P38a Range Rover and I want to fit some front seats out of a 2000MY into my car, does anybody no if this can be done, is it a straight swap if the complete seat is replaced, will it bolt straight in? Not worried about difference in wiring etc, just need to know if the...

So my car is a 1997 4.0 petrol so will have 2 pin diffs fitted. Can anybody tell me what the actual difference is internally between 2 pin and 4 pin diffs? Is it possible to make a current 2 pin diff into a 4 pin? Thank you

Can this feature (in the title) be retro-fitted to a vehicle which originally left the factory without the dipping function or is it an impossible task? My car is a 1997 V8 Auto. Thanks

Have an annoying problem on my P38 which I am struggling to diagnose so thought I would create a post to see if anybody has had the same problem before. Issue is at slow speed, i.e. crawling in traffic (in D no throttle) there is a light judder from somewhere on the driveline. I would describe...

Hi All, Next on my list of things to do on the P38 is to overhaul the t/box and replace the viscous and chain. Tyres are starting to scrub when turning so the viscous is on the way out so if replacing that might as well overhaul the complete box. Can anybody suggest what other parts should be...

The tyres on my 1997 P38a Range Rover will need replacing soon and I would like some advice please on what the best tyres/sizes are for my car that would fit a 16" rim. I am currently running 255/65 R16, obviously rim size needs to stay at R16 but open to suggestions on best tyre, width and...

Hi, Driving along in my 1997 P38a 4.0 V8 the other day and went to overtake somebody and struggled to get power, got to around 2500rpm and I could feel the engine struggling, feels like the brakes are stuck on when trying to accelerate. Doesn't do it all the time, but it did happen again on...

1997 Gems 4.0. So I go to the car, press the remote which unlocks the car, get in the car put the key into the ignition and turn the key expecting the engine to start and all I get is beep beep Engine Disabled Press Remote showing on the IPK. Press the remote with the key in the ignition and...

Morning All, Have a strange issue on my 1997 P38a Range Rover which I am hoping somebody can advise me on or give me some pointers. Sometimes when I get out of the car and close the door the locks activate on their own (go down and back up again) without me pressing the remote. Is this likely...

Looking for some advice if possible please. I have a P38 Range Rover 4.0 Auto, its a 1997MY with the GEMS engine if that makes any difference. I have 3 issues, maybe they are related, I dont know thats why I thought I would post on here to gather some opinions. Problem 1 - When I am...

Have a strange issue with my 1998 P38a Range Rover, its a 4.0 V8 auto. Sometimes when I am driving (light throttle 30-50mph) it feels like the car is shunting/rocking back and forth. Not sure if its related but another issue is when coasting (so in drive, foot off the accelerator) if I need to...