How can a thing of such beauty be a huge pile of junk - Page 2

Bodger24 · 21st March 2014, 19:39

But I never do turn my back on it. My neighbour thinks I am a car obsessive because every time I go anywhere I check the coolant among other things. I even keep a daily log!

swanny · 21st March 2014, 19:41

I don't know where you get yours mended and serviced but if you don't already I'd take it to one of the highly rated specialists on here, someone who is a rover obsessive. I would t own one if I didn't have a rover obsessive who knows every nut and bolt who can sort out any arising problems

Bodger24 · 21st March 2014, 19:47

I'm turning into a Rover obsessive myself, for all the wrong reasons. I use the same garage that I have used for many years with no problems at all. He used to own a Rover 75 and loves them to bits! But even he is mystified with this one. If I believed in such things I would swear that this one is possessed by demons!

Heddy · 21st March 2014, 20:22

Just by reading the heading I knew which model you had. Are they that bad? I've read enough on here to make me steer clear. They say the diesels are pretty reliable but I'm needing a gearbox change in the next 2 weeks, a rarity apparently. I'm sure the 1.8 could be trouble free, but not without extensive knowledge and a watchful owner. Me? I just want to drive them, not crawl all over them every couple of weeks fixing stuff. I'd drop it and get a Micra, you must be pretty fed up of Rovers. This post may incur protests, don't care to be honest, fire away, I won't respond.

Bodger24 · 21st March 2014, 20:28

How can I check that the cooling fan is working? Because come to think of it I have never heard it kick in before it thinks that it is a steam locomotive!

Darkxs · 21st March 2014, 20:29

My first rover 75 was a 1.8 and I've had no problems with it at all. Had it for over a year and the only thing that killed it was my ex wife and her rather poor driving skills.

Arctic · 21st March 2014, 20:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bodger24

How can I check that the cooling fan is working? Because come to think of it I have never heard it kick in before it thinks that it is a steam locomotive!

Check the fan is working on the low speed by pressing the demist button only. Start engine with all the A/C off just press demist then look through the front grill it should run continually if it is working on low speed, if not then you need to establish which fan you have three wire two speed fan, or two wire 2 speed fan with silver resistor.

Do this by turning the engine off look through the front grill again at about 2.0 oclock to see if silver resistor is in place or not report back

438brad · 21st March 2014, 20:41

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Originally Posted by Bodger24

But the fan does work on Auto & Demist settings.

Sounds to me that you are testing the fan inside the car, i.e the switch on the dash not the cooling fan mounted to the radiator?

Read a couple of your posts in this thread and it does sound like you have an inoperative cooling fan which isn't the end of the world.

woolleysox · 21st March 2014, 22:35

If your not sure how to check the fan why not join us at the nano and I'm sure the fan can be diagnosed for you. May even get it on the T4 to check it out.

Rob

First_damned · 21st March 2014, 22:48

Know how it can feel mate from past experience . It starts to take over your life and in the end its best to move on and forget about it

21st March 2014, 20:29	#16
Darkxs Gets stuck in Ex Rover 75 CDT Mk1 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Wolverhampton Posts: 578 Thanks: 117 Thanked 91 Times in 79 Posts	My first rover 75 was a 1.8 and I've had no problems with it at all. Had it for over a year and the only thing that killed it was my ex wife and her rather poor driving skills. __________________ Peugeot 407 HDI Coupe Ex MGF Ex Rover 75 CDT Einhundertsechzig

21st March 2014, 22:35	#19
woolleysox This is my second home Black V8 Ztt 260SE Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Birmingham Posts: 3,833 Thanks: 391 Thanked 242 Times in 195 Posts	If your not sure how to check the fan why not join us at the nano and I'm sure the fan can be diagnosed for you. May even get it on the T4 to check it out. Rob __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]member 621http://forums.75-zt.com/images/smilies/oldman.gif www.midlandsnanomeets.co.uk

21st March 2014, 19:39	#11
Bodger24 Avid contributor Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Bewdley Posts: 110 Thanks: 8 Thanked 9 Times in 6 Posts	But I never do turn my back on it. My neighbour thinks I am a car obsessive because every time I go anywhere I check the coolant among other things. I even keep a daily log!

21st March 2014, 19:41	#12
swanny Avid contributor MG ZT - 260 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Nottingham Posts: 166 Thanks: 3 Thanked 21 Times in 10 Posts	I don't know where you get yours mended and serviced but if you don't already I'd take it to one of the highly rated specialists on here, someone who is a rover obsessive. I would t own one if I didn't have a rover obsessive who knows every nut and bolt who can sort out any arising problems

21st March 2014, 19:47	#13
Bodger24 Avid contributor Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Bewdley Posts: 110 Thanks: 8 Thanked 9 Times in 6 Posts	I'm turning into a Rover obsessive myself, for all the wrong reasons. I use the same garage that I have used for many years with no problems at all. He used to own a Rover 75 and loves them to bits! But even he is mystified with this one. If I believed in such things I would swear that this one is possessed by demons!

21st March 2014, 20:22	#14
Heddy This is my second home None Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: None Posts: 5,556 Thanks: 465 Thanked 1,161 Times in 924 Posts	Just by reading the heading I knew which model you had. Are they that bad? I've read enough on here to make me steer clear. They say the diesels are pretty reliable but I'm needing a gearbox change in the next 2 weeks, a rarity apparently. I'm sure the 1.8 could be trouble free, but not without extensive knowledge and a watchful owner. Me? I just want to drive them, not crawl all over them every couple of weeks fixing stuff. I'd drop it and get a Micra, you must be pretty fed up of Rovers. This post may incur protests, don't care to be honest, fire away, I won't respond.

21st March 2014, 20:28	#15
Bodger24 Avid contributor Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Bewdley Posts: 110 Thanks: 8 Thanked 9 Times in 6 Posts	How can I check that the cooling fan is working? Because come to think of it I have never heard it kick in before it thinks that it is a steam locomotive!

21st March 2014, 22:48	#20
First_damned Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Connoisseur CDTi Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Birmingham Posts: 1,272 Thanks: 267 Thanked 100 Times in 93 Posts	Know how it can feel mate from past experience . It starts to take over your life and in the end its best to move on and forget about it