Urgent help. Sunroof open and motor burnt out.

jonathan63 · 24th March 2017, 20:27

Urgent Q: how do I get it closed?

Next Question: where can I get a motor from?

Fingers crossed it wont rain tonight.

raykay · 24th March 2017, 20:39

According to the manual:
Remove the interior light housing and using a suitable tool, turn the manual drive socket in the motor drive gear.

neilll · 24th March 2017, 20:41

Hi,
You need to take the front interior light unit out and then you should be able to see the motor unit. The sunroof can then be closed by using an allen key in the gearbox part!
Spare motors can be got from e-bay (bmw e-46,mini and rover are all the same). Find the cause of motor failure before replacing (could well be sun shade brackets have jammed) motor. New sun shade brackets are available but there are 2 types (early and later ones).
Neil

BigRuss · 25th March 2017, 00:10

You may have to remove the motor before you're able to turn the allen key, that's what I've found in the past

Russ

Rooney · 25th March 2017, 00:14

There's one on eBay at the moment, there was two yesterday, but I bought one of them

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ROVER-75-M...YAAOSwjDZYfolY

jonathan63 · 25th March 2017, 06:29

Cheers guys. Allen keys at the ready after the morning pot of tea. The sun roof jammed so I'm pretty sure it will be the motor that was making all the horrid burning smells.

marinabrian · 25th March 2017, 06:32

Have you not PX'd it against a Merc yet?

Brian

Mickyboy · 25th March 2017, 06:49

Hi if you need a sunroof motor I've got one for sale that's been tested just drop me a Pm
Mick

jonathan63 · 25th March 2017, 07:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by marinabrian

Have you not PX'd it against a Merc yet?

Brian

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

If I buy a Merc (highly likely) I'll be keeping the Rover and slowly sorting out all it little issues. I test drove a 178k mile E270CDI yesterday though. It drove like a new car, so the chassis and running gear are in top condition but the engine was nowhere near as smooth as the 75. Quality wise though, there is no comparison. The Merc E is in a class of it's own really.

jonathan63 · 25th March 2017, 08:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigRuss

You may have to remove the motor before you're able to turn the allen key, that's what I've found in the past

Russ

Ive got an allen key in it but it wont budge, not even a fraction. Is that normal or has it fried itself solid?

Can you get the motor out without dropping the headlining?

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