P38 issues - engine stopping

**Camo** · 26th February 2008, 10:51 AM

Hi guys

I'm in a bit of a pickle and was after any advise please

Have a P38 1997 .. with new 2001 motor in it 20k old

Having major probs with the engine spluttering and eventually konking out after around 20 mins of driving. Basically what its doing... always after a time and usually under load.. but the other day it did it under normal driving so im expecting that its just getting worse.

This is what have done with Ricks so far to try and fix in the last few months-

-new fuel pump
-breather hose
-spark plugs
-new crank angle sensor
- new radiator (thought might be because its getting a little warm)

I'm totally out of ideas and the car can't be looked at for nearly 3 weeks

Next thing is I am thinking the air flow meter might be stuffed?? but wouldn't it run bad all the time if it is?

Hope someone has any input

Cheers

Camo

**Tank** · 26th February 2008, 11:20 AM

Have the ignition coils tested, Regards Frank.

**Outlaw** · 26th February 2008, 11:24 AM

Yep i was going to suggest coil

**Camo** · 26th February 2008, 11:31 AM

Have the ignition coils tested, Regards Frank.

Is that the power box? coils are in that?

was just thinking .. it stopped the other day just after 5 mins of driving.. so nothing to do with heat i guess

how do you test the coils? has to be running rough to do that I guess yeah? always the way its been into Ricks 6 times and never does it when on the tester...I'm guessing his tester will pick up coil probs

hmm hard one

Camo

**Outlaw** · 26th February 2008, 11:41 AM

Not positive on the P38's but my disco coil was left running for 30mins from memory as they don't start showing any problems until about 10mins of running according to the mechanic who did it.

**Camo** · 26th February 2008, 12:19 PM

Ok! went to new mechanic up the road and he reckons its the coil packs

he takes them out and runs them on a machine under load for an hour to test em

booked in on thursday.. man I hope this is the prob

Camo

**Outlaw** · 26th February 2008, 12:35 PM

hehe same mechanic i was talking about above

**Camo** · 26th February 2008, 12:39 PM

didn't fix yours though did it!

**Outlaw** · 26th February 2008, 01:24 PM

yep fixed that problem... just not all the others

**Camo** · 26th February 2008, 01:27 PM

yep fixed that problem... just not all the others

ah sorry.. been too many to keep track of

ah the joys of land rovers... P38's

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