What I did with my Rover 75/MG ZT today? - Page 1284

AX52 HKY · 9th July 2021, 14:08

My 75 arrived this morning - it's the first one I've driven, I find it so, so smooth and incredibly quiet for a car approaching 20 years old. First jobs were to replace the key cases - new ones kindly supplied by the seller and to give it a clean up, as he'd driven it just under 200 miles to me (and had the... delight of driving my 1.0 Yaris all the way back!).

Quick question for those with more experience of these - I've noticed a little water in the boot, anywhere in particular that these are known to let in?

AndrewJames · 9th July 2021, 14:18

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Originally Posted by AX52 HKY

My 75 arrived this morning - it's the first one I've driven, I find it so, so smooth and incredibly quiet for a car approaching 20 years old. First jobs were to replace the key cases - new ones kindly supplied by the seller and to give it a clean up, as he'd driven it just under 200 miles to me (and had the... delight of driving my 1.0 Yaris all the way back!).

Quick question for those with more experience of these - I've noticed a little water in the boot, anywhere in particular that these are known to let in?

Rear light seals, boot seal, chrome strips on the side of the car, rear boot vents (one either side behind carpet and/or bumper), rear screen trim...some welds around the boot too I believe.

I'm probably forgetting some!

Maxfly · 9th July 2021, 14:21

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Originally Posted by AX52 HKY

My 75 arrived this morning - it's the first one I've driven, I find it so, so smooth and incredibly quiet for a car approaching 20 years old. First jobs were to replace the key cases - new ones kindly supplied by the seller and to give it a clean up, as he'd driven it just under 200 miles to me (and had the... delight of driving my 1.0 Yaris all the way back!).

Quick question for those with more experience of these - I've noticed a little water in the boot, anywhere in particular that these are known to let in?

A slight upgrade in comfort from the Yaris im sure, hope you keep enjoying the 75!
There a few locations that can leak into the boot area and i believe someone has created a how to guide to stop the common leak points there but in the main they are:
Rear lights - replace seals
Chrome side strips - seal where their clips come through inside boot
Rear windscreen - Clips again
Rear vents situated behind bumper - remove and reseal
Rubber grommit - Where reverse sensor wiring comes into boot, reseal

A lot of users recommend Captain Tolleys creeping crack leak cure?!?!, or a similar name. Other than that a decent auto sealant for the bigger gaps, not household stuff

AX52 HKY · 9th July 2021, 14:48

Thank you both for the tips, there! Duly noted and will try to trace it when (if) the weather improves...

I'm also thinking of replacing the gearknob as the plastic insert has lifted and is moving with each gearchange - I'm thinking of a wooden one to match the "wooden" dash.

75driver · 9th July 2021, 16:19

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Originally Posted by AX52 HKY

Thank you both for the tips, there! Duly noted and will try to trace it when (if) the weather improves...

I'm also thinking of replacing the gearknob as the plastic insert has lifted and is moving with each gearchange - I'm thinking of a wooden one to match the "wooden" dash.

And so it begins….😬

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Slaya · 9th July 2021, 21:27

My son took the ZT (and myself) on little trip to the south east today for a little upgrade...

FLYING BANANA · 9th July 2021, 21:42

We had a very spirited drive in the V8, and we still have fuel left.

patrolman pete · 10th July 2021, 09:23

As my tourer is due her MOT in August and I'm due to have the rear arms replaced , I thought I'd have a look underneath the rear of the car. I got a bit of a shock at the surface rust both around the subframe and inside the wheel arches. I'm probably rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic but I have removed the rear arch liners and using a wire brush in a drill cleaned up the arches and subframe as best as I can and coated every where in Kurust and then painted the heavily pitted arches in dark green Hammerite and the subframe and lower arms in black Smoothrite.

She's looking much better but it was surprising how much corrosion has appeared as the car has hardly been used over the last year and has been just sat on the drive whilst we have just used the Connie. I'm just thankful there were no holes found.

patrolman pete · 10th July 2021, 14:32

Now the rear silencer strap has broken on the Connie as I took the wife to get her hair done ! So I'm heading back to the drive to make something as these can't be bought separately !

Best_of_British · 10th July 2021, 18:26

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Today i fitted a thermostat from DMGRS. complete with new seal for the metal pipe. On the floor what a C#nt.
Next on my week off. Brakes need strip and cleaning along with arches

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9th July 2021, 14:08	#12831
AX52 HKY Regular poster Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Jul 2021 Location: Carlisle Posts: 30 Thanks: 4 Thanked 12 Times in 8 Posts	My 75 arrived this morning - it's the first one I've driven, I find it so, so smooth and incredibly quiet for a car approaching 20 years old. First jobs were to replace the key cases - new ones kindly supplied by the seller and to give it a clean up, as he'd driven it just under 200 miles to me (and had the... delight of driving my 1.0 Yaris all the way back!). Quick question for those with more experience of these - I've noticed a little water in the boot, anywhere in particular that these are known to let in? __________________ 2002 Rover 75 2.0 CDTi Connoisseur - Wedgewood Blue (Car number 63 since 2010 and counting...)

9th July 2021, 14:48	#12834
AX52 HKY Regular poster Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Jul 2021 Location: Carlisle Posts: 30 Thanks: 4 Thanked 12 Times in 8 Posts	Thank you both for the tips, there! Duly noted and will try to trace it when (if) the weather improves... I'm also thinking of replacing the gearknob as the plastic insert has lifted and is moving with each gearchange - I'm thinking of a wooden one to match the "wooden" dash. __________________ 2002 Rover 75 2.0 CDTi Connoisseur - Wedgewood Blue (Car number 63 since 2010 and counting...)

9th July 2021, 21:42	#12837
FLYING BANANA Moderator/Club Shop MG ZT 1.8t+. No.3 of 4 in Sunspot Yellow & Ford Fiesta in Black. Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Rattler Farm Posts: 22,560 Thanks: 9,270 Thanked 15,645 Times in 6,806 Posts	We had a very spirited drive in the V8, and we still have fuel left. __________________ 233,431. That’s our second meet done, no.3 next weekend. onen hag oll

9th July 2021, 21:27	#12836
Slaya Loves to post MG ZT V6 160+, MG TF 135, Focus 1.6 Zetec Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Coventry Posts: 285 Thanks: 129 Thanked 68 Times in 50 Posts	My son took the ZT (and myself) on little trip to the south east today for a little upgrade...

10th July 2021, 09:23	#12838
patrolman pete Posted a thing or two Rover 75 club se tourer CDT and a Connoisseur SE Diesel Auto Saloon Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Houghton - le - Spring Posts: 1,418 Thanks: 618 Thanked 333 Times in 197 Posts	As my tourer is due her MOT in August and I'm due to have the rear arms replaced , I thought I'd have a look underneath the rear of the car. I got a bit of a shock at the surface rust both around the subframe and inside the wheel arches. I'm probably rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic but I have removed the rear arch liners and using a wire brush in a drill cleaned up the arches and subframe as best as I can and coated every where in Kurust and then painted the heavily pitted arches in dark green Hammerite and the subframe and lower arms in black Smoothrite. She's looking much better but it was surprising how much corrosion has appeared as the car has hardly been used over the last year and has been just sat on the drive whilst we have just used the Connie. I'm just thankful there were no holes found.

10th July 2021, 14:32	#12839
patrolman pete Posted a thing or two Rover 75 club se tourer CDT and a Connoisseur SE Diesel Auto Saloon Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Houghton - le - Spring Posts: 1,418 Thanks: 618 Thanked 333 Times in 197 Posts	Now the rear silencer strap has broken on the Connie as I took the wife to get her hair done ! So I'm heading back to the drive to make something as these can't be bought separately !