cutting out low revs/ low speed
 

New to the forum and this is my first post :o
I have JUST purchased a rover 75 connoisseur diesel 2.0. When I brought it home I noticed it would cut out when I tried to start the car. When I eventually get it going and I'm driving at higher speeds its completely fine (drives like a dream) ill slow down pull up to a junction and of course it cuts out again. this seems to only happen and low speed/revs.

It went into the garage yesterday, however the mechanic didn't really give me any idea of what it may be? (probably because I'm a 26 year old women who knows zero about cars :shrug:) he says he probably wont get to look at the car until tomorrow. I've only had the car a week- luckily the garage I got it from is willing to pay for the work (if its a simple fix) but I'm in love with the car and I'm worried this is something really bad.

Any ideas guys? Thanks

Hi,

Not knowing the details regarding your purchase, I would say this.
Take the car back to the place where you had purchased it and ask them to sort the problem out.

Ask them to show you when the car was last serviced, where was the service carried out, by whom and what exactly was done.

Do not under any circumstances part with any more money.
Ask them to state in writing what the problem is, and how long it is likely to take to fix problem, what guarantee they are offering.

Failing that reject the car and ask for a full refund, and your money back, do it in writing.

Good luck.

Welcome to the forum. I do hope that you can get the problem sorted soon to then allow you to enjoy the car.

I'm probably the last person to be offering advice here, as i'm not at all switched-on when it comes to automotive technology.

That said, it could be the MAF sensor. Resolved rather easily (if you know what you're doing, which i don't) by simply disconnecting it, but is a little hassle as a small number of other parts need to be removed in order to reach it.

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Hello Ciara,

I understand that you're in love with your purchase but Mac (grivas) is right; this could easily become nasty and very expensive.

Unless there's a variation in the law for Northern Ireland, your selling dealer is responsible for all faults, present or developing, within six months of purchase. The car is also "not of merchantable quality" which is a long standing principle of the various Sale of Goods Acts.

So as Mac recommends, take it back to the seller without delay and politely ask them to repair the fault free of charge. If they don't co-operate you are entitled to a full refund.

Simon

Ask your mechanic to do an injector leak back test.


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Yes, SOG Act is the same here as elsewhere in the UK. The good news is these are lovely motors… the bad is that they can bite you if not looked after by somebody familiar with them.


Simon is absolutely correct in that the dealer is responsible for sorting it out, but unless the car has a fairly generic fault, he may find it challenging to do so. Really you need a specialist to look at it – Mark Stirling is the one many of us use here in NI, and there isn't anything he doesn't know about these cars. He’s in Parkgate, so not near you unfortunately – also he tends to be booked up a month in advance.


Trouble is, when you’ve bought a car, and really like it, there’s a very human tendency to go into a kind of denial about its “little problem” – I've done it myself in the past – which would be a Really Bad Idea.


Legally, you do need to give the dealer a chance to sort it out first – if you let somebody else work on it, you may absolve him of responsibility.


There are two software products which are designed specifically for diagnosing the 75: T4 (the original Rover factory product), and TOAF (a freely available app written by some guys in Poland), and ideally you’d want somebody to use one of them on the car. T4 preferable, but the only person I know here who has it is again Mark. I have TOAF, but am no expert…


If I can help in any way (I’m in Glengormley), feel free to PM me :}


Good luck
Roger

Often it is a problem with the high pressure pump solenoid.

Another recommendation for mark from me too, but also to add to Roger's post, depending on where you are in down, I believe Robert at ards mini centre, church street newtownards (also a member on here too) has a t4.


https://m.facebook.com/ArdsRoverAndM...?locale2=en_GB

There is a local facebook group for mgr cars also that may be of interest to.you.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2108...277/?ref=share






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