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hi all could someone tell me how to get the cover off where you pull the front seat belts out. im talking about the top half of the cover that is behind the seat belt on either pillar of the car. its all tatty and im going to strip all of the pillar cover and make them look like new again cos...

Hi again, put the car up for sale, got a buyer, and then yesterday was on my way to my inlaws party and the car cut out . I started the car sat there on the fone for 5 mins, went to pull away and it cut out. then it took a while to get started again. defo never had that before, but then...

hi again. another problem i have had for a while but been too busy to fix is the steering on my P38. when driving it will tend to move aroud alot (left and right) but dont get any feeling in the steering wheel, dont feel like its moving when the car does, i just have to counter it when it...

Hi all First of all MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!! now once again my p38 had got ANOTHER issue. over the last few weeks i have noticed that the handbrake is no holding on hills. even if i really pull it hard it does not always hold. handbrake itself is able to be pulled up to 8 clicks!!! how many is...

Started my next job on my P38 the steering track rod ends. got it out of the hub......just. what a struggle that was. now i cannot get the thing to unscrew from the rod. tried heating up and couple of different sprays, nothing. dont really want to have to buy a new rod due to having low...

bled the brakes today and all has gone well this time, but after the brakes were done i went to bleed the clutch just to renew the fluid and check for bubbles as i have noticed the pedal just dont feel the same lately. done exactly as the rave says but nothin is happening. its says to push...

hi. I have a P38 2.5DT. Fluid has been running low for last week or so and tomorrow im going to renew the fluid. just got a 5 litre bottle of fluid from a mate so im sure i got enough. what i want confirmed is the order of bleeding on these cars. i've only ever bled small cars but i have...

hi all. just had warning come up on dash saying low fluid, checked tank and it really is low, but dont no which type of brake fluid it takes, dot 4 i think but can anyone confirm the full name of the fluid??? and also the fluid aint been changed in quite a long time so was thinking of...

hi all. took pump apart again today and took checked the sealing on the reed valve. turns out it was leaking. managed to bend the thin metal plate in a way so it dont let no where near as much air out as it was. so now the suspension works. gotta let it pressurize for a while but at least i...

had only a small amount of pressure coming out of oulet on the pump and couldnt feel any suction on the inlet. took the pump apart and piston seal was shredded and had a small scratch on the liner so i replaced it all. its all fitted back together and put pack in car. tested it and its...

hi all. Suspension seems ok but every now and then all day long the suspension takes about 10 mins to rise to normal driving height. 6 out of 7 days it works perfect, pumps up fast but once in a while it just decides " no i dont want to to that today" any ideas. im slowing getting round to...

hi all. I over the weekend i have to change my steering box on my P38. car has been veering all over the place lately and lifeted the car up and wheels are wobbling when pushed side to side. all the bars are fine and movement goes back to steering box. problem is i have change a few...

im am so fecked off. mum went up to co op early tonight and came back to car and once again would not start. dash was showing engine disabled. normally it would start after a while of screwing around with the key and locks, but tonight it just wasnt having it. called recovery afet an hour...

hi guys, sorry stupid question i know, but i have about 6 different bottles of engine oil in the shed and cannot for the life of me remember which one goes in my car. range rover 2.5 DT. thanks.

Hi all. I have just done the calculation to see what my range rover 2.5DT mpg was. been told its supposed to be about 20-21. im doing 13mpg. no wonder why im doing 30 miles off a tenner. what i wanna no is whats the best things to change on the car to try and get the mpg as...

hi all. now i no to some ppl this question is going to sound really stupid and many ppl will be thinking why would i want to do this.......... I have 2.5DT P38 Range rover. clock says 215000 but i was told it has engine of 91000 miles in it. i doubt it but at the time i bought it i wasnt...

hi all hi can someone give me a step by step to change the fuel pump on a 2.5DT P38. as far as i no its drop the tank and change the pump on the floor. but how does the fuel filler pipe come off. have not started this yet, just want all the advice before i start. thanx.

hi all, just changed the battery this morning and now when ever i touch a window switch i get an window set error. how do i fix this????

hi, i am gradually getting round to sorting all the little problems with my P38 2.5DT. todays problem is the steering. i have had a problem with the steering since i bought it, but i only just had a chance to check it. when driving the car seems to veer both left and right at random. it dont do...

hi all, my deisel fuel gauge has always been a bit dodgy, never been spot on, only moves about every 30-40 miles by just suddenly drop all of a sudden. but i have just got the car going again after me mother stuck petrol in it, and now the gauge is just being stupid. always showing lower...