P38 Paul Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Hi everyone , Got in my P38 Diesel this morning to go to work & stopped on the way for a paper , When I got back in the car I put the key in & turned it onto position 2 , the radio come on for a second then everything died , Absolutely nothing . Started looking around under the bonnet & checked that the Maxi fuses were ok , then went to take the battery cover off & I heard a faint click , everything back on . Got to work & checked the battery leads & a quick visual check al around but could see nothing wrong , On the way home tonight doing 30MPH it cuts out again but restarted whilst still coasting , came up with " GEARBOX FAULT " because of the coasting , got it back home & all is ok , Any idea's on what's wrong or has any one else had this happen ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwakers Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 damaged (internally broken) wire, bad/dirty/loose battery clamp or bad earth. turn the ignition on and start wiggling things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P38 Paul Posted March 17, 2017 Author Share Posted March 17, 2017 23 hours ago, qwakers said: damaged (internally broken) wire, bad/dirty/loose battery clamp or bad earth. turn the ignition on and start wiggling things. Cheers for your input qwakers , will be wiggling things when it does it again . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwakers Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 (edited) no need to wait for it to do it again, if its any of the above, wiggling will cause it, which will help you find it. Edited March 17, 2017 by qwakers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve b Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Check the plugs on the BeCM under the drivers seat for corrosion . It has a role in all of the faults you describe I think ? cheers Steve b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P38 Paul Posted March 17, 2017 Author Share Posted March 17, 2017 1 hour ago, qwakers said: no need to wait for it to do it again, if its any of the above, wiggling will cause it, which will help you find it. 38 minutes ago, steve b said: Check the plugs on the BeCM under the drivers seat for corrosion . It has a role in all of the faults you describe I think ? cheers Steve b Thanks lads , will be wiggling & checking tomorrow . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P38 Paul Posted March 18, 2017 Author Share Posted March 18, 2017 Checked the wiring today & gave everything a good pull ( no fault found ) cannot get it to cut out again . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrdude Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Check the ground (as that can corrode) and also carefully check the bottom of the fusebox. Wires can get kinda brittle too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P38 Paul Posted April 23, 2017 Author Share Posted April 23, 2017 7 hours ago, rrdude said: Check the ground (as that can corrode) and also carefully check the bottom of the fusebox. Wires can get kinda brittle too. Cheers mate I will check on those items tomorrow although the car is still running & not cut out since the last time , but I'm pretty sure that its not the last time & it will do it again . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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