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For anyone contemplating this trip, one or two points as a result of doing it Jan `12. Go ferry to end up in Christiansand, go to Bergen, get on Hurtigruten ferry and get off where it suits you, quicker and cheaper on time. Tromso is my advice,on certain parts of your route there may be convoyed...

After going to coils(mistake) mine ate shocks,OEM lasted from Hants to Ceuta,OME not much longer. Boge lasted better but as Irish-rover wrote, pay peanuts get monkeys. Fit Bilsteins and have done with it, what the hell is the point of fitting adjustables if you have to take them off to do it,or...

The one thing that has`nt been mentioned is what affected mine, was a crack in the filter housing by the seal ring. It would start OK cold but heat affected the housing and gave me trouble when hot. I knew what it was straight away because the housing on my 525TDS did exactly the same thing...

I hate to p>> on somebodies fireworks but..... Its pot-luck whether you need the EKA, mine did`nt for two dis-connects but went on strike last time, that was when i discovered that the original EKA had been changed when the BECM was changed, get the new one. On mine, if you actually turn...

Spo who does a 2.7TDV6 conversion then???

Good write up Clarky, as a matter of interest, is yours on 16" or 18"? My wobble was cured by changing to 16" after doing most of what you did to no effect.

Hi,will attempt to but if you E mail me I can send all you want.

1998 manual base spec P38, silver with cloth seats, ex-irish presidential escort vehicle,, on irish plates but can UK plate it for £73. Its had all usual defects done, and travelled reliably round Europe and Africa. New BECM last month, in the last four years, gearbox/transfer box(ashcroft)...

Brilliant post! By coincidence I was travelling up the coast at the same time by Hurtigruten ferry. Living and driving in minus 20 is a new art for brits, cars idling all down high streets, putting lanolin on door seals to stop them seizing,Ki-gas starters on most diesels(work stuff).And the...

The worst thing I ever did to my P38 was fit poly bushes, they transform the ride to the same standard as a series three. Don`t do it, yes its easy to do( burn out the old ones and push/press the poly bush) but added to coil springs it turns the ride to sh**.

Has the Carnet de Passage/import/export problem with Egypt gone away??? Ferry cancellation is not permanent apparently,just a Trans-Med ferry refit. If it helps I did that west route to Dakar late last year and had no trouble bar running out of Marlboro red "negotiation" currency, and that was...

A good friend has an auto DSE and seized number 5 cylinder. I cynically said, cut it up and sell the bits, he found a good engine from Emmotts of Colne. Then came the fun, two engines side by side, one injection pump. After all the posts read on timing pumps it all came down to the fact that its...

301,462 miles and staggering on,after numerous blasts across Europe/Asia including 8 days in low ratio, the box, R380, is not happy,three month oil change came out black and the clink of two needle rollers. All i want for Christmas is Amazon quality and diffs in a Range-Rover!

Mines running sweet, been a gem lately. Until I changed the gearbox oil and two tiny needle rollers came out with it...........................Did Moskvitch have anything to do with P38 design?

Had the same problem two years ago. Bet you`re running 18` wheels and your tyres are about half worn. Got a feeling the suspension angles don`t like this. Tried everything, new tyres cured it but for the most sensible answer switch to 16` wheels, fixed. I changed dampers et al but switching to...

Thats a bit odd, I am insured with AXA via broker in Galway, renewed in January for 380 yo-yo`s.

Not correct, but having got back from Senegal, the day after, my BECM gave up, I went to church!

If you lived in Kilronan, Aran Is instead of Kerry, you`d pay 85 yo-yo`s like us!!

Mine came from Alisport together with one of their intercoolers, that together with changing all drive line oils to synthetic resulted in 30.7 mpg, good enough for me. Andy at Alisport is very helpful.

So I`me not the only one with this problem! On the plus side I found the answer as a result of the forum, change to 16` rims, the shake/wobble disappears. I`ve changed the lot and nothing made any difference, then I swapped wheels with a friend, bingo. It will not happen with new tyres but at...