my P38 is better than new

[Aussie]

I took the chariot down to wash it at the local manual car wash joint. I smashed the dam thing into a pole and damaged the guard and bonnet and bumper. I rang the RACV and they said drop it off to bayside AR and get it fixed.

So I dropped it off, 2 weeks later the guy rings me and says "you know how u had some electrical problems" ( when I dropped it off I told him dont lock it as it sometimes wont unlock) I said "yeah whats happened". he says " well there all gone now we had to replace the fuse box", I nearly dropped the phone. That was one on my job list, to pull it out and follows Rons tip to resoldier all the dry joins but I'd been putting it off.

Anyhow I pick the buggy up and FMD everythings perfect. Even the airconditioning,it wasnt blowing cold air and now, ITS WORKING its blowing out ice cubes. The airbag fault is GONE, the central locking UNLOCKS all the time. Its even bloody 10% faster off the mark. Blew away a crappy nissan pootrol and Lamb Cruiser tonight on the way home!!!!

I am a very happy camper and I cant speak highly enough of Bayside Accident repairs in Warrigal road. They rang me every couple of days to let keep me informed, payed for a cab there and back. Best service I've had for many years. Job well done fellas.

I love my P38 best car I ever had.

[Rayngie]

you've done it now hav'nt you......you've jinxed it, could have just been quiet and hoped the car did'nt notice...but no, had to blab, now that you've praised it, all hell will break loose....just watch.


Ray,

[big guy]

Good on you buddy.

Enjoy it the way the car was meant to be.

[mike 90 RR]

Ron will be most pleased

[rofosixone]

my p38a air con wasent working once ,took to coopers in st peters and adrian he conected the computor up and found it was fuse box.i said how much to fix ,told me 600 hundred parts n labour (2years ago) i asked whats computor showing wrong with it ,told me showing fuse box burnt out.i told him doesent look burnt out to me .i pestered him to check better and found one yellow square relay (part no AMR 2547 air con fan 1 RL13 was the cupret also air con fan no 2 RL 14 is beside it so changed that two) burnt out which makes the fan work to blow cold air in cabin but wasent working hence no cold air .changed it cost me 30 dollars for RL13 to replace not 600 dollars .dam those fuse boxs and computors .later got narva grey relay from repco 10 dollars each ,changed them all and no problems to date. my 2 cents worth cheers.ps as for every thing working now, your air con ect think of it as haveing new earth conections.

[lewy]

were can i find this magic pole so i can get everything working

[rofosixone]

ok lewy only because you want me too ,its just between me and you no one else / type photobucket press search///press photobucket .com on the second line /// when get home page type rofosixone top line into search than press search////than will come up page look down bottom then click see rofosixones users album press that/// u will then have my fixs with photos for p38 rangie on my home page .do not know how to transfer here ,gave up so left there. sorry shonkie (andrew) i tried like u said gave up .great sight for photos though ,enjoy .might add thermo fan conection later if not lazy he he he cheers.

[Hoges]

Yep...they see you coming re. cost of parts.

I recently found mine was cracked...Relay #7 ..the usual. So i got intouch with Britparts UK (45c for a 15 min call...Woolies phone card). One week later the DHL man knocked on the door with a new fuse box (A$190...full of new fuses but not relays), yellow and green relays (A$8.50 each) and a new drive box for the EAS for $300. I also got a few other bits and pieces. The total courier cost was $80.

The time to replace the fuse box ...15 mins...never done it before, included a cup of coffee

Local "list" for the fuse box was $230, and wait for it: $710 for the EAS drive box...who said Ned Kelly is dead :eek::twisted:

[rofosixone]

wow ,whats the ph no for that mob.2 years ago got quoted 300 for fuse box /300 labour and 23 for each relay. if you think thats bad payed 131 for abs pump relay PRC9566 ,and when that goes you have no brakes you havent realy got a choice with that one.80 bucks ay bloody couriers.go to photobucket site type rofosixone in the search sq and press instead of images press people go on to my p38 fixs photo collection you will see relays n other stuff all on photos .think u will find interesting .cheers //////////ps just quickly went to that internet site ,the price for PRC9566 is there english pound money 2885 useing there conversion table to the left of page $5950 au .to think i payed $131.60 (with gst) gezzzzzzzzzz,i know next time ,thanks for that .ralph

[Hoges]

Hi rofosixone

try Jaguar | Land Rover spare parts at British Parts UK (http://www.britishparts.co.uk/) and follow the links on the left side of the page to RR -P38A...there's a lot to explore! Their sales people are very helpful.

good luck

Hoges

[Aussie]

were can i find this magic pole so i can get everything working

I have planned to steal the magic pole this weekend and relocate it to my garage. I will charge a small "Crash fee" for use of said magic pole. I have erected a small shrine in anticipation of the pole's arrival, and will most likely perform a pole dance..hahah (couldnt help myself)

[glenhendry]

Great original post Aussie. LOL. I have read numerous reports of fusebox fixes curing multiple woes, but I have a question for everyone.

The fuseboxes evolved in P38's (like the RF Receiver's did), presumably to improve. (For Petrol V8s): AMR6405 -> AMR6476 -> YQE103410.

I wonder if my later model fusebox would still benefit from an soldering overhaul or replacement, or is it possible that the newer models designed-out the flaws that lead to the problems in older models. If they last ~12 years on average, then my 2000 4.6 fusebox is due; ie, gremlins are growing inside.

Has anyone seen inside both variants and could take a guess?

[adm333]

Sadly, Aussie's P38 got the better of him and now he is in a happier place with a Pajero or Prado or something that is completely maintenance free.

Personally, I wouldnt bother with the soldering option, I went with the replacement option.

I think the problem is the prolonged exposure to heat in the engine bay which will affect any model presumably.

But I could be wrong.

Dave

[RR P38]

If you can get a new fuse box for $190 thats a good price and will save you a lot of work.
The job to solder the stuffed pins will take you quite a few hours.
You need a large soldering iron as well.
Dont throw the old one out scrap it there is plenty of copper in it.
I repaired mine 5 years ago and havnt had a problem since.

[Shirley]

Fuse box mod ?
Which one under the dash or under the bonnet?
Do you have a link you can give me.
My soldering iron is hot and waiting.

[glenhendry]

Come on, you have to at least try. A google search of "p38 fuse box" will list this (Fuse Box Repairs (http://www.rangerovers.net/repairdetails/electrical/fusebox.html)) as the first entry. Its the info you want.

[DANMAL]

Sadly, Aussie's P38 got the better of him and now he is in a happier place with a Pajero or Prado or something that is completely maintenance free.

Personally, I wouldnt bother with the soldering option, I went with the replacement option.

I think the problem is the prolonged exposure to heat in the engine bay which will affect any model presumably.

But I could be wrong.

Dave
yeah iv, got it now n it almost got the best of e too!!! hahaha new motor is running great though

[adm333]

Well, I had mine for sale a few months ago because I thought I'd had enough but when one takes a careful look at the alternatives the P38 still stacks up, even if you have to spend a few grand here and there.

For me the next closest thing was probably going to cost around 30 or 40k, and that's a whole lot more than even a new engine.

Dave

[RR P38]

Well, I had mine for sale a few months ago because I thought I'd had enough but when one takes a careful look at the alternatives the P38 still stacks up, even if you have to spend a few grand here and there.

For me the next closest thing was probably going to cost around 30 or 40k, and that's a whole lot more than even a new engine.

Dave

I will second your comments.
My wife picked me up from the airport in ours 2 Fridays ago, dark, raining heavily she traversed many pot holes and minor flooding at a pretty good speed and i thought to my self this old thing feels pretty damn good sitting in the passengers seat.
What else can feel this sure footed and do what it does for less than $10k?
A Prado? A Pajero?
I will be going down to a Toyota dealership today to see what i get for $20k............just for a test drive.