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Got me flip flops, shorts and sun block.....that was the easy bit. Off to Italy (Lake Garda) in a few days. The reason I'm asking what to take is that we're driving there in the 21 year old P38 4.6. Now, I don't need to take a spare engine as this one's only done 176,000 miles, so only just run...

Thought i'd change my tailgate seal after catching up on a few other jobs. Mighty surprised to see prices well over £100 for this length of rubber!! Cheapest I found was £80 from Britpart. Just wondered if anyone had bought off the shelf/by the meter rubber seal as you can find on the bay and...

Hi guys. Rangey has been working well for some time now (P38 4.6gems) so it's about time I had a problem. Hadn't used the car for 3 weeks and when I came to use it yesterday the battery was flat. Was just a standard Varta 70AH so decided to replace it with a bigger 115AH 750cca battery. Fitted...

Been a long summer of driving; done just over 4000 miles since start of July what with holidays and work, all of it in the Rangey. But something has got me very confused - throughout all those miles the 4.6 p38 performed faultlessly!! And I mean no problems at all ( not even little ones). No...

Looking to fit a new radiator to the Rangie. (gems 4.6 p38). Over the last couple of years has had the head gaskets done, new waterpump, viscous coupling, thermostat. And temp has always been fine. On Thurs and Fri when it was scorchio driving back from North London to Hastings, the temp gauge...

Had to go and pick the mother in law up from Gatwick today, and after setting off with the window wound down heard a rattling sound from under the motor. Sounded as if my exhaust was full of pebbles. Its a 4.6 p38 by the way, gems 1998. Pulled over in a lay by and had a quick look underneath...

A cautionary tale of tearing your hair out and not doing things in the correct order! Rangey has been driving beautifully over the last few months. Fitted a new exhaust, sorted out my small leak on the manifold gasket (drivers side of course, so out with the steering shaft), new ngk plugs...

The old P38 (4.6) has been behaving itself for quite some months. The exhaust system was showing its age (and some holes) so before the mot was due, had a new system fitted; centre box and 2 back boxes. Still with the original cats. Then off for an MOT. I'd grown my fingernails to give me...

Morning all. Rangey went in for its MOT today and failed on one of those annoying things that not so long ago used to be just an advisory. 'Offside lower front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt'. Checking on rave and on here...

When the wife left for the shops this morning, I asked her to look out for some new work boot socks (you know, those socks for wearing in work boots), but decent quality ones that might last for more than 2 days. Didn't really expect anything, but lo and behold she comes back with a pack of 3...

Been outside under the motor in this lovely weather. Hoping for a bit of advice. The suspension got stuck in access mode the other week. More or less certain there are no leaks (no wobbly drops, and stayed up even when left for a few days) and its not on the bump stops. Checked the compressor...

Hi. Newbie to this, but been referring to the forum a lot over the last few months. The joys of P38 ownership has meant this summer I've; changed head gaskets (after a failed thermostat cooked me very quickly), new coil pack and leads, waterpump, fan coupling etc etc. Now I've got some air...