Thread: More Radiator/ EAS problems & silly Questions ??

To prevent it from 'self-levelling' you can either leave one of the doors or boot open or you can pull the relay under the passenger seat. I've been considering putting a more permanent switch on my relay as I often don't want my vehicle self-levelling.

As for air-lock, main thing is to make sure the bleed hose that comes off the little nipple on top of the rad is clear - pull it off and blow through it then reconnect it before refilling.

I recently had a similar event to yours! The standard spring type clamps are useless once they've been played with a few times! I'd suggest replacing every one of your hose clamps with worm drive type when you get the chance! It might cost you a bit (don't buy cheapies, go for tridon or something quality), but you wont have it in the back of your mind all the time while driving! Plus they hold better anyway and are easier to remove and replace when the time comes!

As for your self levelling drama, as mentioned above, leave a door or the tailgate open and she'll stay exactly where you left it (unless its got some awesome leaks happening)!!

And lastly, when you open/shut the doors and it makes the (and I quote) "fut fut fut" noises, that's the car levelling itself! It'll do it all day long, even if the car is off and locked up! The EAS ECU has been told that rangies are not allowed to be not level so until it hits the bump stops it'll drop a bit here or there depending on if you are putting things in the car or taking things out (as to where the weight is being added or removed).

Hope this helps!
Keithy

Re: 3rd Silly Question.

I have fitted a Tefba coolant filter into the top radiator hose.

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It has a screw cap for access to the filter screen. I found it was perfect for refilling the radiator after a flush.

Dave

Originally Posted by 33chinacars

Now for Air Suspension problem. The following already done. Rebuilt Air block & compressor and fitted new drive motor, dried desicant. Still may have small air leak in air lines that I'm yet to fix.
Problem. Nearly every time a door is open & closed the air block lets air out of the system . Fut Fut Fut. If door opened & closed a couple of times car is down on access height /bump stops and compressor has to pump system up again as you drive off. Any ideas on this one.

Regard Gary

There is a fix out there that you change some of the wiring under the bonnet (at the fuse box) and it totally disables the EAS until the ignition is on, all it does is change where the system draws it's power from. VERY simple to do, but I don't have a P38, so I haven't bothered to keep a copy...
I could try toget the details if you like?

Cheers,
Fraser

Thanks one and all. Looks like there is a few thinks I will be changing and fixing. Time & family permitting of course. Have yet to see what happens if door is left open . Was going to do that today but ran out of time.
It may still have an air leak as well. When I go out to the shed next day usually find it on bump stops.
Dave does the tefba work and how well
Fraser if you can find a link to that fix it would be greatly appreciated

Thanks again All

Regards Gary

Has anyone fitted a Tefba filter to a 99+ model? Not as much straight hose available on these engines and under bonnet clearance may be a bit tight, and the hose is very close to the alternator.

Might give it a go anyway. My guesstimate is that the hose OD is approx 40mm (on my 99) so the 1.5" size should fit. Sound reasonable?

Cheers
Paul.

The TEFBA certainly works if you have junk floating around in your cooling system. I used to have one on my RRC and I cleaned it out once a month and caught quite a lot of alum fragments from going into the radiator.

For this reason I put one on my P38, but to my surprise, it was pretty clear each time I checked it.

I have since, in the last few months, done a major overhaul - heads off, machined, new head gaskets, new radiator etc , so i don't expect it will have much to do now either.

It's really one of those "peace of mind" things - and with the P38, I'll take any of those that I can get.

Originally Posted by 33chinacars

Thanks one and all. Looks like there is a few thinks I will be changing and fixing. Time & family permitting of course. Have yet to see what happens if door is left open . Was going to do that today but ran out of time.
It may still have an air leak as well. When I go out to the shed next day usually find it on bump stops.
Dave does the tefba work and how well
Fraser if you can find a link to that fix it would be greatly appreciated

Thanks again All

Regards Gary

Gary, have a look here:
EAS Timer Disable

I like the idea with pins 2 and 4 (I would put a little SPDT switch to connect pin 2 to either pin 4 or it's original wire, so you can return it to normal if you felt like it)

I have a complete EAS system sitting on my bench at home, I can check the pin numbers tonight if you like.

Fraser