It feels great to make some progress on the P38 project, and I’m looking forward to getting her on the road more than ever!

Great to see you back at the P38 again. Getting closer to a spin down the road again.

Hi Sam, I recently sold my P38 at 296,000 miles - missing the old girl.... Got to know the car fairly well! Before you disconnect or reconnect the battery, put the key fob key in the ignition switch first. I think this will stop the alarm going off or activating the EKA code etc. Just found your channel and enjoying the contents!

That security lock-out system must be the most infallibly reliable part on those cars! ;-)

Good work Sam. Just had the eka code issue on mine as I flattened the battery replacing the old satnav with an Atoto, I’m still battling impedance issues though!

Glad to see the p38 getting some love, not enough of these on utube, flawed yes but fixing the issues will mean you have a great car.... good work

I'm currently changing the rubber hoses on mine (I thought it would be near certain they'd still be the original rubber ones so doing it as a precaution), luckily from removing the rear left arch liner to get to the upper hose I noticed the hard line had almost rotted through! I was also greeted with "my P38 hadn't had attention for some time and wouldn't start", though this was the fuel lift pump in the fuel tank. I have found most things are quite accessible on the P38 but that one rear brake pipe is well hidden.

Great video Sam, nice bit of progress! Looking forward to seeing the P38 being back on the road!! Cheers

Nice to see some love and attention on the P38 Rangie again…. Now you have a new battery, keep it on a trickle charge, because they eat batteries for fun, if left alone for a long period of time, speaking as a long time owner of a P38. Good luck with it, as IMHO it is the best of all the Rangie variants, classy looking but not as corrosive as the original, but far better made than the later ones. ;-)

I still remember the EKA code for my P38 4.6: 4L 1R 4L 1R! You probably know this but if the alarm annoys you too much you can enter the key code in the drivers door lock without opening the door! Before we moved to Kilkenny, every Christmas we'd drive here from London and my P38 became a running joke regarding which bit would break down on the visit (almost every damn year!) One year the EAS packed up and we were on bumpstops which was only compounded by the stupid 22" wheels and 295/35/22 tyres it was on. On Irish roads! Another year I noticed the rear brakes were losing performance and a local guy diagnosed rusted brake lines at the back as they were made from steel instead of copper, presumably as a bean-counters cost cutting measure (Don't know if it was LR or Bavarian Murder Weapons) and all we could do was clamp the NSR line with vice grips and limp all the way back to London with only 75% (ish) braking performance whilst regularly topping up the fluid level. Early morning start to return to London, topped up the reservoir and promptly lost the filler cap, it could not be found ANYWHERE! One Tayto crisp wrapper and a couple of elastic bands was all I had and that, along with around four litres of DOT3 and we eventually got home. My mechanic in London told me this was a common problem and an absolute pig of a job so all respect to you for doing it!

Good to see you back with the P38.

Great work and another step forward 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Great work Sam, looking forward to the next video.

Good idea to put axle stands under the chassis rather than the axle - you are betting your health on the suspension air bags otherwise.

Another great video Sam!! I think I need to replace the brake hoses on mine as well 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ I am learning a lot from you.👍👍

I did these lines on mine, every brake pipe nut seized which resulted in all the rear flex pipes and the complete brake lines replaced. The joint is just below the front bulk head on the drivers side making two clean lines to the rear. 👍

I was watching your videos before I purchased my L322, I watched your trials and tribulations but decided it was still for me. P38? No way, not ever. You love a challenge way more than I do 😂

Job well done 👍

Top work once again! Thanks for the video Sam!

Freaking amazing work! Another amazing video. Pretty impressive the amount of little rust these cars have, it was nice when I bought mine this summer that it was one of the things you usually don't have to look for in the p38s, discos, disco 2s and classics it is always the first question. I just did brake calipers on mine and I probably should have rebuilt them but they were pretty cheap I just ended up replacing them.

Exactly where mine started leaking. A bloody nightmare.

We've had a few L322's over the years now, (1 x 2006 4.2SC, 1 x 2007 4.2SC, 1 x 2007 TDV8) and we currently have a 2012 TDV8 Autobiography and a 2012 5.0SC Autobiography, over the years we've also had approximately 9 P38's and currently have a 2002 4.6 Vogue SE. The quality of metal on the P38, the quality of the rust proofing, and the quality of the nuts and bolts used on the P38's was far superior to the L322. If you've got the right tools, you can almost always get the bolts out of the P38 whereas a lot of the smaller ones on the L322's sheer and need drilling out and retapping. The 322's are much nicer to drive but are definitely built cheaper then the P38's were!

that outro really takes you back to the late 80s.. :)

Wow Sam am I glad I live in Aus and not where roads are salted!! Can't believe the amount of rust you have there. Seeing brakes and lines like that is unknown here, our biggest enemy is the sun killing paint and plastics. Amazes me as well that not one of the houses in your drone view has a garage as part of the house!! Don't think I can imagine houses built without that. Makes it hard to work on a car when yo are out in the elements all the time.

Brilliant 😎

Great work sam, enjoyed that

From Co Armagh and really enjoyed that video

you can get a center exhaust delete pipe from flea bay, I forgot how heavy that centre section was.

Thanks

I think i've seen Titanic artifacts less corroded than those calipers !

Hi love watching you videos quick question I've got a 2012 l322 4.4tdv8 what code reader do you use or recommend I have a obe but can't do things like rest battery monitoring thanks in advance and good luck with the p38

Sam, I am lost! I sold my L322 and do not have a daily drive, and am lamenting my sale. Cannot find anything else to be passionate about except the L322, anyway just sharing, Cheers, John

It's funny how all P38s weather in the same areas when parked up for a bit. The cobwebs are in the exact same location as on mine, Performance mods will be very exciting down the line.

Nice pipe bending job! I wonder how you did connect pipe you cut off? Nice flair jobs as well. Great Landy workshop property you have! You can have a giant shed at back!

If only we should put a tdv8 inside. Hell 🔥

What size line and fittings did you use?

I hope you had a pint or two after that dirty job down in the local!

Have you a part number and where you bought that brake flaring tool from please Sam??? Ive a hand-held one and it's a proper mission, all most impossible to flare original steel pipe with. Brilliant informative video as ever!!! 😀😀

22:53 A large plot of land is great!!! Oh shit, because of one tube. But it had to be done, there was no other way!!!

if you had your nano I think you cd have just ignored the alarm...although it would block the door eka input method. BTW you can also disconnect the sounder easily enough (multi connector below fuse box IIRC)

Another good video 👍👍👍⭐️⭐️⭐️👏👏👏

Where did you get them ramps? I’m a bit nervous of my 3/4” angle ones Cheers

Recently went to the motorfactors for bits for my 97 cinquecento and got basically laughed at.... went online and got my unobtanium parts second hand in Spain and have found a better motorfactors where I'll be spending my money in future. Shame really as the old place I've used for 30 years 😮 that's progress for ya.... 😒👍🇮🇪

Bloody Rangie rot 😮

Delicious

Nice job Sam! It's a really filthy job doing brake lines when the car is still intact as we can see by the state of you! Two things though, you were under the car removing some of the old pipes and looking up, and where were your safety glasses? On top of your head! Duh! And then you cleaned out a spec of crap from the corner of your right eye, and where were you safety specs them? In front of your mouth! Double Duh!!

How long did it take to wash your hands after that 😂

4 digit EKA is printed on inside of brake pedal rubber

Can I ask a novice question please! What is the clip puller tool called? Probably a clip puller? 😂😂

Can we please get the next video???

Joining brake pipes 🤔🤔🤔🤔

Another excellent video on the P38 , well done Sam 👍🔩

Sam landrover here wont even service a 09 range rover