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Hi everyone, Ok, does anyone have any idea on this?? Coming home this evening, driving along at just under 30mph - felt the vehicle surge forward a little like it was accelerating and then suddenly the MIL lit up and engine died shortly followed by GEARBOX FAULT on the message display...

Hi everyone, Don't usually come into this forum as I don't have a Disco BUT my uncle has a 2000 DII - got the diesel engine - assume it's a TD5?? Not totally sure (hopefully it won't impact on the question anyway). So, his problem is his key fob's have packed up one by one. He has three and...

Hi everyone, just after a bit of advice really, has anyone had the fuel shut off solenoid fail on a diesel P38 - the one thats on the FIP?? I had a somewhat interesting day today trying to get home when mine failed and only half opened (well from what I can assume anyway - engine drove as...

Hi everyone, I don't usually post in here but my P38 is in the garage for the next few days so I have been lent a petrol 1.8 Freelander as a courtesy car. My specialist who looks after my P38 has only just got this Freelander so hasn't done that much to it yet except for a basic service or...

hi everyone, I want to fit the two genuine LR spotlights/driving (Safari 5000s) lights that go in front of the grill on the nudge bar. Luckily I have managed to get hold of a pair along with the official mounting bracket so I'm happy. Well, Im almost happy, I had assumed that what I would...

Hi everyone, Not only am I having to contend with a diesel leak from my FIP at the moment my alternator has decided to start packing up as well. Ive seen a few of you replacing your alternators recently and wondered where you had gone to get them?? Im looking around online at places like...

Hiya everyone, Ok, ive got a question, what would cause gearbox fluid to be pushed out of the breather tube for the auto box?? I noticed this problem one night after coming home along the M1 at about 75mph and as I came off at my junction I stopped for the traffic lights. As I pulled off the...

Hi everyone, Going on holiday to Norfolk (Sheringham/Cromer area) in the next week or so and I am one of these people who always fears the worst, SO, just incase anything does decide to go bang or maybe break on my RR does anyone know of any Rovacom equipped specialists in the Cromer area of...

ok, this is a strange question and I know nobody takes any notice of an alarm BUT from reading RAVE I think my alarm doesnt exactly work properly and I would just like to know whether it is or isnt working right... Basically, the car locks and the thing arms properly, but, if I get a mislock by...

Hi everyone, While just doing a check over of everything in the engine bay earlier on (engine was cold) I noticed that my coolant level was around an inch away from the cold line. So, I want to top it up but I only have the green coolant that I stick in my Renault Clio. The stuff in my RR...

ok, so, i totally forogt about getting my RR MOT'd. I have until the end of the month, can anyone suggest a place to have it done?? I have my father telling me to take it to Kwik-Fit or some other random, while-u-wait, garage. Would just like some others opinions on where you took your P38...

Hi everyone, I went to the Towcester 4x4 record break attempt event today (would of liked to of gone yesterday as well but couldnt:() and I thought some of you might like to see some pics from it if you wernt able to go. Yes, the pics are 56k unfriendly and yes, they are pretty huuuuuge but its...

Hi everyone (me again:D), hope your all cool :) ok, after spending the week away visiting family I got back today and gave the Rangie a good clean out (it had had my cousins children in and was totally trashed with mud, crisps etc - cant believe how much mess kids make!). Anyway, while giving...

Hi people :) ok, so while just generally checking my car over yesterday before i went on a trip down to Uckfield i wanted to check the tyre pressures. Now, I have Hurricane alloys with Goodyear Wrangler HP - 255/60 R18 tyres. The manual only covers 255/55 R18 & 255/65 R16 and it says they...

Hi everyone, a while back i asked about my EAS sometimes taking a few mins to rise to standard profile. anyway, it has been pretty much ok except for the last week where it has taken longer and longer to rise to standard profile (even when i havent sunk it into access it has lost height when i...

Hi again everyone, ok, another question (thank goodness for this forum, lol!). While out on a journey to Stansted and back today I found out the rear washer jet didnt seem to work (one of the things i guess i must of forgotten to test when i was looking at buying her) leaving my back screen...

hi everyone :) ok, ive now had my P38 Range Rover for 2 weeks and I love her to pieces :D!! one thing i am slightly worried about though however is this, sometimes if i park and sink the car down to access mode, when i come back, it can take upto 30secs - 1minute to raise back up to standard...

Hiya everyone, Everyone tells me im crackers but I am after a Range Rover, a P38 model, pref 2.5 DSE. Been on the look out for one for quite a while now and have finally hopefully found one, but (always a but, heh!), it has a few faults. Its a 2.5 DSE - 1998 Auto First of all the Lo range...