prelude
19th July 2016, 08:04 PM
Hi there,
After 8 months of ownership, 2 months of not driving so 6 months of hard use the big brit has characteristically began to show some serious signs of wear.
For starters, the engine is failing the MOT due to high CO value's. My research has indicated that this might very well be due to wear of the internals of the engine. I was prepared for a slipped liner eventually since all the 4.6's seem to develop them but as far as I can tell this is not the case (yet).
For those who have read my introductory threads I plan on taking the P38 on an overlanding trip but the reliability thus far has not exactly given me this warm glow insinde. So, no point in crying about it, let's rebuild this beauty and see what we can achieve!
I have been looking into either rubuilding the engine or get a whole turnkey rebuild at RPI (since they're just across the pond and the pound has dropped significantly due to the brexit). I do realize however that I would not be gaining any significant knowledge on the whole by just plonking in a new engine and I'm sure there are a lot of things that can be improved here and there. That is why I started this topic, I would love to hear your thoughts on improving the P38.
What, if you could, would you like to improve on your P38 (or have actually)?
Thus far I have come up with
top hat liners
improved ignition
water proofing of the engine (for fording)
tornado chip for better fuel economy etc.
heavy duty alternator (to power a split battery setup)
alu rad to increase cooling capacity
different PS pump to accommodate hydraulic winch
I have read about a lot of other things but not sure what the value of these would be.
Any thoughts welcome, just pretend money is not an issue but I do intend to keep the rover V8, for now.
Thanks!
After 8 months of ownership, 2 months of not driving so 6 months of hard use the big brit has characteristically began to show some serious signs of wear.
For starters, the engine is failing the MOT due to high CO value's. My research has indicated that this might very well be due to wear of the internals of the engine. I was prepared for a slipped liner eventually since all the 4.6's seem to develop them but as far as I can tell this is not the case (yet).
For those who have read my introductory threads I plan on taking the P38 on an overlanding trip but the reliability thus far has not exactly given me this warm glow insinde. So, no point in crying about it, let's rebuild this beauty and see what we can achieve!
I have been looking into either rubuilding the engine or get a whole turnkey rebuild at RPI (since they're just across the pond and the pound has dropped significantly due to the brexit). I do realize however that I would not be gaining any significant knowledge on the whole by just plonking in a new engine and I'm sure there are a lot of things that can be improved here and there. That is why I started this topic, I would love to hear your thoughts on improving the P38.
What, if you could, would you like to improve on your P38 (or have actually)?
Thus far I have come up with
top hat liners
improved ignition
water proofing of the engine (for fording)
tornado chip for better fuel economy etc.
heavy duty alternator (to power a split battery setup)
alu rad to increase cooling capacity
different PS pump to accommodate hydraulic winch
I have read about a lot of other things but not sure what the value of these would be.
Any thoughts welcome, just pretend money is not an issue but I do intend to keep the rover V8, for now.
Thanks!