Abandoned Range Rover P38... Resurrection or Bust
Discussion
Tyre Tread said:
Sad in some ways as it was quite nice to drive but relieved that I can spend some time on the TVR which, after 16 years of reliability has decided to overfuel.
Hope the TVR and P5B haven't learned bad habits from the Strange Rover.
Oh I say, I do like a P5B, quite fancy one. Can you regale us with the story, please?Hope the TVR and P5B haven't learned bad habits from the Strange Rover.
Just found this thread and have happily read the first three pages! To be continued later as it is a bit of deja vous relating to my 2001 P38...
Bought mine just before covid, (4.6). Was on springs with lots and lots to do to bring back to air and life.
Anyhow, I won't distract from your thread which I will catch up with later...Here's a couple of piccy's of mine to keep the P38 interest going after lots of work and is now my daily.
Bought mine just before covid, (4.6). Was on springs with lots and lots to do to bring back to air and life.
Anyhow, I won't distract from your thread which I will catch up with later...Here's a couple of piccy's of mine to keep the P38 interest going after lots of work and is now my daily.
phazed said:
Just found this thread and have happily read the first three pages! To be continued later as it is a bit of deja vous relating to my 2001 P38...
Bought mine just before covid, (4.6). Was on springs with lots and lots to do to bring back to air and life.
Anyhow, I won't distract from your thread which I will catch up with later...Here's a couple of piccy's of mine to keep the P38 interest going after lots of work and is now my daily.
Ah, peter. if only you could have found it sooner you might have saved me a lot of aggro and heartache. Must be something about people with Chimaeras and P38's Bought mine just before covid, (4.6). Was on springs with lots and lots to do to bring back to air and life.
Anyhow, I won't distract from your thread which I will catch up with later...Here's a couple of piccy's of mine to keep the P38 interest going after lots of work and is now my daily.
Absolutely.
Very, very briefly, I did the following.
Replace springs with original air suspension, which was mostly intact somewhere around the vehicle!
Replaced all seals to pump and valve block.
Replaced headlining.
Replaced front differential as it was whining.
Replaced wheels for this set which I prefer the look of and fitted quality all-terrain tyres.
Loads of stripping surface rust off the chassis and surrounding parts, treating and painting.
Dozens of small minor bits and pieces.
Still have nonworking, heated seats to do.
Basically was a sound car as a base Now will probably keep it for several more years as apart from the odd air suspension glitch. It seems to be 100% reliable.
I look forward to reading the rest of your thread which I will start on later. As for TVR‘s, nothing on the horizon for me at the moment.
I’m assuming you’ve got the car finished and decided to sell it, will find out later!.
Very, very briefly, I did the following.
Replace springs with original air suspension, which was mostly intact somewhere around the vehicle!
Replaced all seals to pump and valve block.
Replaced headlining.
Replaced front differential as it was whining.
Replaced wheels for this set which I prefer the look of and fitted quality all-terrain tyres.
Loads of stripping surface rust off the chassis and surrounding parts, treating and painting.
Dozens of small minor bits and pieces.
Still have nonworking, heated seats to do.
Basically was a sound car as a base Now will probably keep it for several more years as apart from the odd air suspension glitch. It seems to be 100% reliable.
I look forward to reading the rest of your thread which I will start on later. As for TVR‘s, nothing on the horizon for me at the moment.
I’m assuming you’ve got the car finished and decided to sell it, will find out later!.
phazed said:
Absolutely.
Very, very briefly, I did the following.
Replace springs with original air suspension, which was mostly intact somewhere around the vehicle!
Replaced all seals to pump and valve block.
Replaced headlining.
Replaced front differential as it was whining.
Replaced wheels for this set which I prefer the look of and fitted quality all-terrain tyres.
Loads of stripping surface rust off the chassis and surrounding parts, treating and painting.
Dozens of small minor bits and pieces.
Still have nonworking, heated seats to do.
Basically was a sound car as a base Now will probably keep it for several more years as apart from the odd air suspension glitch. It seems to be 100% reliable.
I look forward to reading the rest of your thread which I will start on later. As for TVR‘s, nothing on the horizon for me at the moment.
I’m assuming you’ve got the car finished and decided to sell it, will find out later!.
Well I won't spoil the rest of the thread for you but as you've probably already gathered, i started with a car that was far from a good basis.Very, very briefly, I did the following.
Replace springs with original air suspension, which was mostly intact somewhere around the vehicle!
Replaced all seals to pump and valve block.
Replaced headlining.
Replaced front differential as it was whining.
Replaced wheels for this set which I prefer the look of and fitted quality all-terrain tyres.
Loads of stripping surface rust off the chassis and surrounding parts, treating and painting.
Dozens of small minor bits and pieces.
Still have nonworking, heated seats to do.
Basically was a sound car as a base Now will probably keep it for several more years as apart from the odd air suspension glitch. It seems to be 100% reliable.
I look forward to reading the rest of your thread which I will start on later. As for TVR‘s, nothing on the horizon for me at the moment.
I’m assuming you’ve got the car finished and decided to sell it, will find out later!.
I thught you'd sold the Tiv - Porsche now isn't it?
Got up to page 10 last night. Your first jobs reminded me of mine.
Renewed both front height sensors, thinking this was why it was slow to rise. Didn’t actually improve anything. Still not fully sorted this. Most of the time okay but then like this morning it will run with the flashing lights trying to raise it up to normal road height but the pump doesn’t run for a couple of miles, then it decides to, so no idea!
Renewed the front swivels when I first got the car and reminded me of the lucky escape we had.
Swivel hub was off, I heated the top part of the yolk with a proper butane blowtorch and asked my son to knock the swivel out from above. During a few strokes of hammering, I am not sure why, but the steel swivel part fired down in between us with like a gunshot sound, hit the concrete floor and ricocheted up in between our heads, and bounced off the ceiling!
Firstly, that would’ve been pretty much death if it had hit our heads or head. Secondly, in the lucky where we left, it didn’t, and just waited a couple of inches from our heads!
I can only think that heating the swivel up so hot did something to the nylon internals, and maybe a buildup of gas fired the swivel part out of its housing!
After that, my son bought a special tool to press it out in situ! The horse was seen running down the lane.
Further reading of your thread later on today.
Renewed both front height sensors, thinking this was why it was slow to rise. Didn’t actually improve anything. Still not fully sorted this. Most of the time okay but then like this morning it will run with the flashing lights trying to raise it up to normal road height but the pump doesn’t run for a couple of miles, then it decides to, so no idea!
Renewed the front swivels when I first got the car and reminded me of the lucky escape we had.
Swivel hub was off, I heated the top part of the yolk with a proper butane blowtorch and asked my son to knock the swivel out from above. During a few strokes of hammering, I am not sure why, but the steel swivel part fired down in between us with like a gunshot sound, hit the concrete floor and ricocheted up in between our heads, and bounced off the ceiling!
Firstly, that would’ve been pretty much death if it had hit our heads or head. Secondly, in the lucky where we left, it didn’t, and just waited a couple of inches from our heads!
I can only think that heating the swivel up so hot did something to the nylon internals, and maybe a buildup of gas fired the swivel part out of its housing!
After that, my son bought a special tool to press it out in situ! The horse was seen running down the lane.
Further reading of your thread later on today.
Tyre Tread said:
Meanwhile, I am reduced to trying to figure out why one of the the Lexus' screen wash jets isn't hitting high enough on the screen. Bloody unreliable Jap crap
It's the one way valve knackered - I know, I know, I don't know why this is the problem either.
A refreshing change from trying to figure out why the entire car is broken! It's the one way valve knackered - I know, I know, I don't know why this is the problem either.
phazed said:
Just found this thread and have happily read the first three pages! To be continued later as it is a bit of deja vous relating to my 2001 P38...
Bought mine just before covid, (4.6). Was on springs with lots and lots to do to bring back to air and life.
Anyhow, I won't distract from your thread which I will catch up with later...Here's a couple of piccy's of mine to keep the P38 interest going after lots of work and is now my daily.
Now that is nice, my favourite colour and wheel style. Looks lovely.Bought mine just before covid, (4.6). Was on springs with lots and lots to do to bring back to air and life.
Anyhow, I won't distract from your thread which I will catch up with later...Here's a couple of piccy's of mine to keep the P38 interest going after lots of work and is now my daily.
(See a guy with a Seat Leon near me with a set of these wheels on it, complete with landrover centre caps still! Must have some strange adapters because I'm pretty sure these won't have the same pcd as vag hatchbacks).
Well, it must be reading this thread. My P38 has decided to bond in a negative way with yours. The occasional slow to rise suspension very occasionally decided not to rise at all within a 6 mile round-trip. That was hard!
Connected the Nanocom and found that the pump wasn’t running for absolutely no reason at all. Switched it on manually, adjusted a couple of the standard ride height parameters and left it to get on with its work. A few minutes later the car was up to height and has stayed that way for the last few hours. Damn thing has a mind of its own.
Connected the Nanocom and found that the pump wasn’t running for absolutely no reason at all. Switched it on manually, adjusted a couple of the standard ride height parameters and left it to get on with its work. A few minutes later the car was up to height and has stayed that way for the last few hours. Damn thing has a mind of its own.
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