Suprised by the capacity.....

Dubya · 2nd November 2016, 13:02

.....of the vee of a KV6 engine. I've just drained over 2 1/2 litres of coolant out of mine following today's failure of my 190's thermostat housing. I've got it all ready for the replacement kit ordered from our good friends at DMGRS, sadly it means I'm back on the pushbike for this week's nightshifts (not looking forward to the ride home in the cold and dark!).

P.S. Aren't 75/ZT temperature gauges great, sits halfway like normal then jumps to the red in a millisecond accompanied by the overheating warning! What's that all about, is this normal?

chris75 · 2nd November 2016, 18:50

I think there is a drain hole at the front end of the vee , comes out below the waterpump ; certainly, there is one on mine . This means that you wouldn't get more than about an inch of water lying in there . Probably worth having a good clean-up when you do the thermostat replacement , in case the drain hole is blocked

And yes , all the temperature gauges behave like that

trikey · 2nd November 2016, 19:23

The drain is the first thing to get blocked by pinky sludge from a weeping stat....

Dorset Bob · 2nd November 2016, 20:36

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Originally Posted by Dubya

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P.S. Aren't 75/ZT temperature gauges great, sits halfway like normal then jumps to the red in a millisecond accompanied by the overheating warning! What's that all about, is this normal?

Yes, it is normal I'm afraid.
It is reported that, they are programmed so the gauge reads half way from 75 to 115 degrees.

2nd November 2016, 13:02	#1
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2nd November 2016, 18:50	#2
chris75 same car since 2005 2001 Rover 75 2.0 v6 Connoisseur Saloon Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ellesmere Port , Cheshire Posts: 3,811 Thanks: 379 Thanked 549 Times in 466 Posts	I think there is a drain hole at the front end of the vee , comes out below the waterpump ; certainly, there is one on mine . This means that you wouldn't get more than about an inch of water lying in there . Probably worth having a good clean-up when you do the thermostat replacement , in case the drain hole is blocked And yes , all the temperature gauges behave like that __________________ Who said it was simples ?

2nd November 2016, 19:23	#3
trikey Premium Trader Rover 75 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 33,776 Thanks: 8,837 Thanked 14,831 Times in 8,030 Posts	The drain is the first thing to get blocked by pinky sludge from a weeping stat.... __________________ Lest we forget..