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A British parts seller cheating. Guys this is my experience with Rimmer brothers of UK. I purchased a water pump from them , the photo showed a pump with metal impeller with part no STC3342P1 , clealy marked as OEM. see picture; https://rimmerbros.com/CartPage.aspx What I received after two...

I need to replace the front brake discs(Min thickness close to 22mm) and part no NTC8780 is not available. Can I put Disco II front disc part no SDB000380, which is available. Dico II s rears are a direct match with P38 rears. I don't want to remove the disc and take it to compare with Disco...

Hi all, Is the auto trans oil cooler thermostat for ' overheat 'warning message, a 'Normally Open ' type? It has two wires coming to it but RAVE shows only one. I have fitted a 7" fan and want to get a line from this to activate the relay. Your ideas welcome.

Hi all, Got a problem with my ABS pump. It does not start on its own with ign ON, specially after parked for a while. At that moment virtually no brakes. The 3 amigos will stay ON & when the pump starts the TC light goes out and everything is normal thereafter. (hand brake light goes out with...

Hi all, removed the instrument cluster today as there was something rattling inside. To my horror, cluster mounts are broken & triangular steel supports on both sides have separated completely from the plastic inner mounts. The cluster is just lying there .:eek::eek::eek: Now what are my...

Hi About a month ago, I replaced the fuse box with a new one from Rimmers. This was not due to any issue but considering it's the original factory fitted one and just changed. It was okay for about two weeks and then ABS pump gave up with 3 dash lights ON permanently. Removed relay 17 and...

Hi Guys, Since I can't drive the car due to ABS pressure vale failure. Till I get it, decided to look at the timing chains. Chains were renewed in December 2016 (about 10K Kms ago) but apparently I have missed a tooth and the static timing cannot set as for the standard setting. Set the engine...

Hi Guys, Few times TC light stayed on just after starting and noted that ABS Pump is not running.. Managed to get the light off by wriggling the ABS relay. Since this continued few times and the fuse box is original factory fitted one (AMR3376) , changed the fuse box to AMR6477, together with...

Hi, Guys, Can I reuse the existing crank bolt with some thread locker liquid l? We are having a long weekend and I'm yet to receive my ordered bolt. I doubt it will reach me today (Friday) and If I can use the existing bolt then I can complete the job by Monday. Thanks in advance

Hi Guys, Happened to play with Nancom and found this under transmission. My question is what is the 'engine power' figure? It changes from 0 to 7 mostly and sometimes touches 52. But no relevance to engine RPM.

Hi all, Had a look at my old in tank pump (VDO). It's the electric pump part I'm referring and marked BMW too and the part no 16.14 -1 182 078 02/96 * 750 026 Google search got this no from BMW 525TDS ; 16 141 182 078 On fleabay it's available @ 25 GBP. I guess replacing the pump only is...

Hi, Recently purchased a starter motor, advertised as brand new HELLA by island of 4x4 , for my Diesel P38. Price was 148GBP + postage 48GBP. Paid through PAYAPL. Received it yesterday and it's clearly marked as 're-manufactured' on the motor as well as on the box. Seller is known for his...

Bought a steering damper from island4x4 , Terrafirma branded. Surprised to see that it came with painted even the mounting bushes and made in Thailand. see the pictures.

Sunroof was stuck in closed position with a slight try from the motor. On inspection found the sunroof glass seal has separated at the trailing edge. Luckily I have extra seal and managed to get the glass out. Part of the outer frame has rusted with the seal inner and after cleaning the lip...

Hi, My car got a random hiccup when idling. Hence the idle RPM is set at 819 not 750 , to avoid engine stalling in traffic. With NANOCOM got the following data (hot engine ,stationary car) and it appears that the needle RPM goes below the idle RPM . The issue is that observed random hiccup was...

Hi all, Rear wiper was working very slow and it stopped completely in the middle. Following day morning noticed that the battery was half dead and thought that wiper 'auto parking' was trying to get it parked , hence the battery drain. Removed fuse 15 & charged the battery no more battery...

Hi all, While NANOCOM connected to the car, just checked the BECM section. It gives the message 'unable to communicate with the ECU...' Also, found that the engine is 'Motronic' instead of 'Early EDC' though all fuelling and other parameters are indicated under EDC section. Changed the engine to...

Hi, Bought a used alternator from e of bay and found it's small wire connector post is broken. Can someone tell me the part no, or any link to buy this part (the whole thing on the 2nd picture.) Thanks in advance.

Hi, Is it possible to fit a petrol alternator on a diesel P38, at least upto 1999? Rave says; Alternator Make and type V8 up to 99MY and diesel Magnetti Marelli A133, 100A, 105A or 120A ....................................... V8 from 99MY Bosch NC90/150, 150A...

Hi, About a month ago I replaced the timing chains & head gasket, sump gasket etc but did not set static timing, properly. This Monday I adjusted static timing using Nanocom and set the Timing modulation to about 52 (idle , hot engine). Though it did not solve the hot start issue I had, after...