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Range Rover P38 2000 model , I came home tonight and there is a strong smell of hot plastic say smell coming from exhausts i did put cheap oil in engine would that be the problem or is something bad about to happen there is no smoke just that smell but soon goes when engine is switched off thanks

Hi everyone, I am at the point of connecting the power steering pipes to the steering box but have known for a while that they are weeping fluid (down at the bottom of the radiator) and need replacing but i do not want to pay the high prices that i have found on the web , question is i was...

Hi,looked at a lot of threads on this topic and it seems 10w-40 is the fav,but can i ask i have a couple of semi synthetic 5w-30 containers of oil i bought a while ago ,would the rangie be happy running on this , thanks yet again for any info

Hi,yet again i have wet carpet in drivers foot well apart from the usual heater matrix or those rubber seals , am i missing anything else that would wet the carpet on the coolant side ? it is deff coolant lifted carpet and checked wet sticky and sweet taste, put in new heater matrix not to long...

Hi ,i am going to buy a steering box second hand off ebay but just to check can someone out there give me the right part code for my rangie, its a 4 litre 2000 model VIN starts with YA431 yet again thanks for any help.........

Hi again, On fixing coolant problem with new radiator , then fixing window wiper washer motor, have discovered another problem i hope someone can help me with,standing at front grill looking at engine, right hand rocker cover has a tube coming from it on top, above that air intake, well this...

Hi everyone, My rangie is over heating,have got to the point of buying a car to drive while i try to fix this problem.Now i have had it checked by a mechanic for gasket failure, all spark plugs were taken out and a presure check done and a sniff test and everything is ok, mechanic left it on...

Hi everyone, Driving to work which is about 10 miles from where i live i got to the usual traffic lights and waited the usual amount of time for them to change and off i went,the rangie after taking off a few yards just instantly died as if someone flicked a switch,pushed it with much effort...

Hi again, I bought a wrap around nudge bar from flee bay last week but with no fitting kit (should know better) just wondered if anyone has the four brackets i need to put these nudge bars on,even if you do not want to part with them i am willing to pay all postage for brackets to be sent to me...

Hi, Can someone enlighten me to the tool used in the diagram to fit the rear light guards on my p38 in the picture it looks like a pop rivet gun, but these things there are eight of them i have to use looks like i drill a 7mm hole and push these in and i think used the same method as pop...

Hi my rangie is down on its bump stops and i suspected the air compressor , went to youtube and saw some quality checks you can do on your compressor,the question i have is that i have done the test on the compressor by removing relay 20 and checked with a piece of wire terminals 87 and 30 on...

Hi, Recently put in new matrix and o rings in to fix leak , usual wet drivers carpet near door it was coolant as to touch it left your hands stickie and to taste it was sweet , coolant in header tank going down . Now its still leaking would the problem be those rubber o rings as i have checked...

Hi,i was wondering if there was anything in the 4x4 market i could buy to reduce the amount of water throwen up on the windscreen when going threw puddles , ok during the day , but night time driving with on coming cars on B roads is a bit heart thumping or has anyone done a d.i.y with any...

Hi,yep another question.Range Rover 4.0hse 2000 model,free play in steering wheel. Its just sitting there, door open, I get in, turn the ignition on and fire it up. Now, i can turn the steering wheel by two inches, when holding the steering wheel with my hands at the 'ten to two' position. There...

Hi, Looking for the fault in my front heated screen,now all the usual have been checked,earthing,relays & fuse's,,,,but can i ask those in the know,i press rear heated and i get a pronounced click on and a click when i press off from underneath the driver's seat but when i press the front heated...

Hi everyone, I got stuck into the blend motors a couple of weeks ago and on dismantleing the numerous plastic pieces discovered grey splater marks on the inside off some of the plastic,looking on the web i found that the O rings at the heater matrix were suspect and leaking water as the rangie...

Hi,just wanted to check before i upgraded to h4 100/80 watt bulbs and if i am right h7 100w in my p38 that the electrical system would be able to cope with this load (always worried about overloading) should i be putting relays in as well ? and also me not knowing a lot but as i have read on...

Hi, Tried my heated front window yesterday morning and nothing happened no demist back window demisted in seconds but front nothing ,tonight i checked fuses and relays in engine bay, they are working fine so what have i missed ??

Hi, Just recently stripped driver's seat to fix heating element and fix two broken wire's rebuilt seat and after all that effort i have found that the thermal switch is knackered i was on the american web site DigiKey Corp. | Electronic Components Distributor | United States Home Page and found...

Help,trying to get carrier off front brake, now it is pretty rusty round there and the grief i had just getting the caliper off******does anybody know off a good method off getting the two carrier bolts off ie best to heat first or apply WD or what if these things round off what next,i do have...