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just coming up to 130k and feels like new

ok its been weeks now and no re-occurrence done over 200 miles and not one flicker of the gauge, spoke to a few LR enthusiasts who said mine is the 4.0 Thor engne and 'bullet proof! but i have only driven it normally! i will try putting it under load up a hill and see what that does. just dont...

my mate came round tonight and we started it and left running on the drive in the 26 degree heat for about 20 mins, then took it for a drive and again left it for a while running! no problems whatsoever. Only thing i could think of is that the coolant cap wasnt on secure enough for it to vent as...

does anyone know if either or both the water pump or thermostat would put the hevac light on?

does that make a difference?

a mate of mine suggested the water pump(that sounds fun) or thermostat. will try thermostat first or go for both? just read up on replacing the water pump so may get a mechanic pal to do it.

considering selling it but don't want too as the missus said she doesn't want another P38 and wants a disco!

thanks for the replies. I have driven it around this weekend, the gauge shot up to red once, for about 2 secs and back down. The pipes dont seem hard at all when running at temp, the coolant/expansion bottle is still up to level with blue coolant and the oil is still nice and golden. just not...

Hi all, can anyone please shed some light on this fault. About a month ago whilst driving my 2001 4.0 V8 P38, the temp gauge shot straight up to the red and red light on, i pulled over and it went straight back to normal, checked the engine not over heating. over a month or so it done this a few...

hi, thanks for the reply. no the engine wasnt hot(feel and smell), i have driven the car about all day today and not the the problem at all?? shall keep an eye on it cheers

Hi all, was out in my 2001 4.0 RR P38 today, was doing about 40mph and noticed the temp gauge was reading full scale high and the red light on, i pulled over straight away to investigate and it went down to normal range?/ i carried on, stooped after a couple of miles checked under the bonnet and...

£140 fully comp, 4.0 HSE RR, 2001

hi, thanks for the advice! he has loads of stuff from what my mum says! i need to collect them first! i am amazed at what stuff sales for! when i sold my TDV6 Disco last month i forgot about the original LR boot liner for disco 3/4, put it on ebay to get rid and its at £70 already?? WTF its a...

Hi, i dont think you need to fit it all the time, its to be kept in the boot and fitted if it does fail, from what he tells me??? i had one fail on my TD5 disco, but was ok after half hour and lived for 6 more months lol!

i will do thanks!

im new to the P38, but not new to EAS issues-ex TD5 & TDV6 disco owner!! But now got a P38 and a pal at work has offered me an emergency bit of kit that you fit to the EAS compressor should it fail that you can pressurise the airbags with using an airline! is this a handy tool to have? and how...

oops! sorry!

her boyfriend has taken all the standard kit off for bling?? 20 inch wheels etc? alloys gone already-but all the other gear still avail! he offered me the grill for my P38 but i only do standard! but they want me to sell for the,m(too old for ebay lol)

lol!! i dunno! she wants the space more! i will ask her

mines a two owner car, the guy i got it from didnt want one! which is a good thing that it hasnt been lugging tonnes of tesco's finest burgers or caravans around! but i need one to keep the mrs sweet