Back into 75 Ownership! - Page 2

Halkyon · 9th January 2020, 19:02

Cambelt, tensioner, water pump, thermostat all done.

All looked original, not even a nick out of the head of a single bolt. At 93k miles!

Oil, filters and plugs this weekend and she'll be purring... even more quietly.

Halkyon · 11th January 2020, 16:55

Wondering if my replacement thermostat is dodgy and stuck open - car won't go above 65c unless sitting in traffic.

Halkyon · 24th January 2020, 16:34

Thermostat was indeed dead - replaced again and going through bleeding it once again. Any tips?

Plus did a plenum check - EURGH!

trikey · 24th January 2020, 17:58

Do a search on here for a how to bleed the system.

Halkyon · 24th January 2020, 19:08

Indeed I have, and it a complete pain in the NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-.

I suspect a blocked or airlocked heater matrix at the moment.

Halkyon · 12th March 2020, 20:06

Above has been resolved, plus:

- A breakdown from a coil pack going.
- Subsequently doing those, plugs and leads.

I've just done the injectors and noticed a few parts are worse for wear; one being the throttle body hose (MAH101070) and another pipe (or rather a broken plastic fitting connector) that comes off the n/s of the fuel rail.

I've had a look at a lot of diagrams on Rimmer Bros and can't figure out what the latter is?

gozo ken · 14th March 2020, 13:55

With regards to the door seal,I found that the passenger side is the same,and if you go to a breakers yard,you can pick one up that hasn't had the wear of a drivers side.Ken.

9th January 2020, 19:02	#11
Halkyon Regular poster Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Huntingdon Posts: 35 Thanks: 8 Thanked 9 Times in 7 Posts	Cambelt, tensioner, water pump, thermostat all done. All looked original, not even a nick out of the head of a single bolt. At 93k miles! Oil, filters and plugs this weekend and she'll be purring... even more quietly. __________________ The Fleet: Morris Minor 1000 Saloon (1968) Rover 75 Connoisseur 1.8 (2002) Last edited by Halkyon; 10th January 2020 at 16:38..

11th January 2020, 16:55	#12
Halkyon Regular poster Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Huntingdon Posts: 35 Thanks: 8 Thanked 9 Times in 7 Posts	Wondering if my replacement thermostat is dodgy and stuck open - car won't go above 65c unless sitting in traffic. __________________ The Fleet: Morris Minor 1000 Saloon (1968) Rover 75 Connoisseur 1.8 (2002)

24th January 2020, 16:34	#13
Halkyon Regular poster Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Huntingdon Posts: 35 Thanks: 8 Thanked 9 Times in 7 Posts	Thermostat was indeed dead - replaced again and going through bleeding it once again. Any tips? Plus did a plenum check - EURGH! __________________ The Fleet: Morris Minor 1000 Saloon (1968) Rover 75 Connoisseur 1.8 (2002) Last edited by Halkyon; 24th January 2020 at 16:38..

24th January 2020, 17:58	#14
trikey Premium Trader Rover 75 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 33,767 Thanks: 8,837 Thanked 14,831 Times in 8,030 Posts	Do a search on here for a how to bleed the system. __________________ Lest we forget..

24th January 2020, 19:08	#15
Halkyon Regular poster Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Huntingdon Posts: 35 Thanks: 8 Thanked 9 Times in 7 Posts	Indeed I have, and it a complete pain in the NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-. I suspect a blocked or airlocked heater matrix at the moment. __________________ The Fleet: Morris Minor 1000 Saloon (1968) Rover 75 Connoisseur 1.8 (2002)

12th March 2020, 20:06	#16
Halkyon Regular poster Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Huntingdon Posts: 35 Thanks: 8 Thanked 9 Times in 7 Posts	Above has been resolved, plus: - A breakdown from a coil pack going. - Subsequently doing those, plugs and leads. I've just done the injectors and noticed a few parts are worse for wear; one being the throttle body hose (MAH101070) and another pipe (or rather a broken plastic fitting connector) that comes off the n/s of the fuel rail. I've had a look at a lot of diagrams on Rimmer Bros and can't figure out what the latter is? __________________ The Fleet: Morris Minor 1000 Saloon (1968) Rover 75 Connoisseur 1.8 (2002)

14th March 2020, 13:55	#17
gozo ken Avid contributor R75 SALOON Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Lincolnshire Posts: 226 Thanks: 20 Thanked 57 Times in 44 Posts	With regards to the door seal,I found that the passenger side is the same,and if you go to a breakers yard,you can pick one up that hasn't had the wear of a drivers side.Ken.