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Hi All Please help if you can. I am at a total loss with this now. 1996 P38. Owned in since approx 2010. It went into an independent specialist for an MOT and passed back in November. Then they fitted Terrafirma side steps. As I picked it up an EAS fault appeared and they have not been able...

Hi All Long time no login. Things have changed....... Anyway. I suspect a front wheel bearing has failed on my 1996 P38 4.6 HSE. It's been running really great for ages, just as I said that something needs attention. On a drive yesterday evening and on the way home there was suddenly a...

Hi I originally posted this problem quite a while ago, then the issue came up again. So I updated the original thread and only just noticed it is not listed as new, recent or unread. I thought it best to post it again here and ref the old thread too so it ties in. Most recent post on the...

Hi All I attached a hired trailer to my 1996 Gems P38 and all is ok except the trailer lights are behaving oddly. Standard old style LR wiring on the original socket. Using a 7-13 pin adaptor as the trailer is newer. When the hazard lights are on all lights at the rear flash. Braking seems to...

Hi All GEMS 4.6 with original Magneti Marelli alternator but new rectifier/regulator. Been running fine for a very long time. My car conked out while driving but first threw a load of errors like it was a flat battery. It seems the main red B+ power cable on the alternator was slightly burnt...

Hi I am just installing a good secondhand OEM Sanden AC compressor and I just wanted some advice, please. Do I need to put some PAG oil into it? Seems 180ml of Nippon Denso ND-oil 8 or PAG 46 is used in the pumps. I am guessing its not a good idea to run it without the oil in it...... I have...

Hi All I decided to swap out my fuel filter while doing other work and the old one came off no problem. I noticed the fuel lines had a small black O ring on each side, again no problem I was just going to pop the lines into the filter and nip them up. The new filter came with 2 copper washers...

Hi All I have a 96 P38 4.6 and am changing the valley and rocker gaskets as I have an oil weep that is making a bit of a mess in places and started to smoke a very little on the rear of one bank is it drips on the exhaust. While in there I have noticed that despite regular oil changes with name...

Hi All Long time no posts. My 1996 436 HSE has had a knackered dash for a long time. Various issues are (ere) as follows: South African heat and the sun seemed to warp the pad in early life, particularly around-the-clock binnacle and the demist vents under the windscreen. The pad was damaged by...

Hi Guys I hope you are all well. I am looking to borrow or rent a ramp/lift in the Hampshire/Wiltshire area. Does anybody know of one I can borrow to pop a Jag on? I need to lower the front subframe on my XJ and get a little welding done on the chassis rails by the V mounts. I plan to do the...

Hi guys I am thinking of doing a fluid change in the auto gearbox. It's been about 5 years, so due for a change, and a new filter. Are the gearboxes R380s? it's a 1996. The owner's manual says DexIID or III. I am thinking of Comma AQM which is a mineral ATF and claims to be DexIID. I cannot...

I just wanted to share the good news. My faithful 1996 4.6 HSE has made it through another MOT. One advisory, drag link closest to the steering box has some excess play. Ordered a new one ready to fit once I can find the time. Gone for the full drag link (instead of just the end) as I suspect...

Hi Guys I need to replace my alternator which is an original Magneto Marelli. It's got a low output (not surprising being 24 years old) and I get a flat battery on regular occasions. The battery is also about 7 years old (non-brand name). I am aware of the battery drain issues, especially with...

Hi All Long time no posting...... Odd for a P38 owner. :-) My sunroof started to refuse to close and stayed up one side. I decided to remove the entire thing and work on it out of the car. I have ordered some new plastic guides for both sides as part of a repair kit but they have not arrived...

Hi All Just had my local indy fit one to my 1996 4.6 HSE. I would have done it myself but forgot I needed new hangers welded on the passenger side to accommodate the rear which had not existed on that side before now. So I decided to get it all done for me. They did a great job as always...

Hi All I have had an issue on my 1996 4.6 GEMs engine running on petrol (not LPG). All is ok from cold, but starting from warm/hot causes the revs to drop so low it stalls. Touching the accelerator would stop the stall, but it would often miss a few beats until it settled down after a few...

Hi All 1996 P38 auto petrol 4.6. I used low range for the first time in maybe a year yesterday. All was ok, no selection problems and it behaved as expected. Then when I went to move back to high range I had problems. Moved the selector to neutral and moved to right and into high. Usual...

Hi Guys I have successfully replaced the bland motors by removing the entire dash and heater unit. Upon putting it back together I decided to run the engine and check for leaks around the heater O rings before putting the dash back in. So I connected up everything as per normal and just left it...

Hi I am fitting 3 new Valeo blend motors from Island 4x4 and need a sanity check on the colour coding. The new ones are coded with tape as follows. 1 has no tape on it at all. 2 wrapped with a green tape 6-8 inches from the motor end. 1 of these 2 has an individual blue tape at each end of the...

I took the dash out today. What a nightmare job. A few queries: 1. I am planning to replace all 3 blend motors, but not sure whether to get Britpart, or would even second hand (90 warranty) be better? The OEMs were not great, so maybe the Britparts will be no worse, probably better than...