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OT - P38 transfer box
speedyxjs - 30/6/11 at 09:52 AM

I have a spanish range rover p38 in that i am doing up for a customer and have hit a rather annoying problem. I got the car running yesterday and drove it and all was fine. Brought it back to the workshop to start looking at fixing the electric windows, central locking and other bits that aren't working and when i went to move it again, i found i had no drive!!! The clutch is working and you can move the gear lever into gear but raise the clutch and nothing happens! The dash readout says 'transfer neutral' but i can seem to work out how to change the transfer position.

Any locosters have any idea?

StrikerChris - 30/6/11 at 10:20 AM

The older style had an obvious 2nd lever to engage low range on the transferbox,cant say about the p38 tho,gurssing you've probably just knocked something,switch plunger lever inside the car but if its electric maybe the switch on the side of the box is out of line or something.If there's no horrible noises I wouldn't panic yet!

[Edited on 30/6/11 by StrikerChris]

blakep82 - 30/6/11 at 10:26 AM

i'm guessing this one has a electronic transfer changing sytem?
is there any micro switches in the main gear lever that might stick giving a false reading to the transfer box ecu?
think i've heard of that happening before...

Mr G - 30/6/11 at 12:38 PM

If you've been trying to get electric windows and thelike working I pressume you've been rummaging in the fuse box.

Third post in THIS thread may be of relevance.



Cheers

G

[Edited on 30/6/11 by Mr G]

speedyxjs - 30/6/11 at 03:43 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Mr G
If you've been trying to get electric windows and thelike working I pressume you've been rummaging in the fuse box.

Third post in THIS thread may be of relevance.



Cheers

G

[Edited on 30/6/11 by Mr G]


That would explain it but i now need to get the thing into gear but it wont let me. I have found a copy of the page from the manual and followed the procedure but it wont do anything. I can only assume that is because the computer says the doors and bonnet are open even though they are not.

How i love electronics!!!

seriesdriver - 22/11/11 at 09:57 PM

I think you may have inadvertently inserted a fuse in position 11 Becm fuse box which will put the transfer box into neutral and display the message you see

Hope this is the "simple" solution.

bertie_bas205 - 24/11/11 at 10:06 PM

Agree'd with sieries driver...

I wan in the fuse box of my P38, seen a fuse was missing.

Me being me had to put one in, result is a neutral...





Bertie.