Can anyone help out a fellow owner in London?

Rick-sta · 30th April 2018, 09:59

Just had a call from a fellow 75 owner who was meant to be coming down to me today to have a new ipk screen fitted. He has a 2.5v6 and his temperature gauge has started shooting up to red, coming back down, then shooting up to red again over and over. I'm not too familiar with the v6's but it sounds like a thermostat issue?

He's based in canary wharf london but can travel in and around the london area. Problem is he's meant to be driving to Holland on Saturday and now his car's playing up, so as you can imagine he's a bit stressed.

Can anyone recommend a garage in or around the london area that would be able to fit it for him, or is there anyone around the london area who could help him?

trikey · 30th April 2018, 10:21

Can’t help with the London thing Rick, it does sound like a stat issue though.

Rickoshea · 30th April 2018, 10:27

Could be the fan not working. Stuck in traffic with no airflow through the radiator and temperature shoots up. Get moving air flows through the radiator and temperature drops. This happened to me and was the only problem I had in 11 years of 75 2.5 ownership.

charlie 22 · 30th April 2018, 15:15

Hi I live in West London the only company I can recon mend is

http://www.mgrs.co.uk/

They are based in High Wycombe, but they know there stuff. Have been looking after my car for the last 8 years.

m2n · 30th April 2018, 15:35

I have had this issue before but not with a Rover... turned out to be thermostat not opening i.e. knackered..... when car starts moving air flow cools down engine.... so new thermostat methinks.....

Dallas · 30th April 2018, 15:55

Get him to perform the demist test to check if his fan is working.

SD1too · 30th April 2018, 18:51

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Originally Posted by Dallas

Get him to perform the demist test to check if his fan is working.

Dallas is correct.

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Originally Posted by m2n

I have had this issue before ,,, turned out to be thermostat not opening i.e. knackered..

A thermostat not opening would result in terminal overheating. The ‘ram effect’ of the car moving would not help. There would be no coolant flow around the circuit so the coolant would rise in temperature, the expansion tank cap would vent and eject coolant. Rapid overheating would follow. This is not what the OP has described. It won’t be the thermostat.

Simon

Rick-sta · 30th April 2018, 18:54

he's checked the fan and it works fine on both speeds, no sign of coolant leaking at the expansion tank cap. I asked him to check for any coolant in the V of the engine but hasn't got back to me about that.

SD1too · 30th April 2018, 18:59

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Originally Posted by Rick-sta

he's checked the fan and it works fine on both speeds ...

If he’s savvy enough to carry out the demist and the trinary switch tests then he should be aware of the need to top up the coolant. The other possibility is an air lock.

Simon

Rick-sta · 30th April 2018, 20:04

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Originally Posted by SD1too

If he’s savvy enough to carry out the demist and the trinary switch tests then he should be aware of the need to top up the coolant. The other possibility is an air lock.

Simon

His coolant level is fine it hasn't dropped?

30th April 2018, 09:59	#1
Rick-sta This is my second home MG ZT 2.0 CDTI+ in Typhoon, MG TF 135 in Typhoon & Rover 75 Connoisseur CDTI SE in Pearl Black Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Norfolk Posts: 7,534 Thanks: 2,718 Thanked 2,827 Times in 1,462 Posts	Can anyone help out a fellow owner in London? Just had a call from a fellow 75 owner who was meant to be coming down to me today to have a new ipk screen fitted. He has a 2.5v6 and his temperature gauge has started shooting up to red, coming back down, then shooting up to red again over and over. I'm not too familiar with the v6's but it sounds like a thermostat issue? He's based in canary wharf london but can travel in and around the london area. Problem is he's meant to be driving to Holland on Saturday and now his car's playing up, so as you can imagine he's a bit stressed. Can anyone recommend a garage in or around the london area that would be able to fit it for him, or is there anyone around the london area who could help him? __________________ How to retrofit Cruise Control on a diesel with no OEM wiring in place: Link How to retrofit heated electric memory seats with no OEM wiring in place: Link How to operate FBH and ATC via text Link How to restore cloudy projector headlights Link

30th April 2018, 10:21	#2
trikey Premium Trader Rover 75 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 33,777 Thanks: 8,837 Thanked 14,831 Times in 8,030 Posts	Can’t help with the London thing Rick, it does sound like a stat issue though. __________________ Lest we forget..

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Rickoshea Loves to post Jaguar I Pace Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Surbiton Posts: 342 Thanks: 10 Thanked 74 Times in 47 Posts	Could be the fan not working. Stuck in traffic with no airflow through the radiator and temperature shoots up. Get moving air flows through the radiator and temperature drops. This happened to me and was the only problem I had in 11 years of 75 2.5 ownership. __________________ Miss the 75

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charlie 22 Posted a thing or two MG ZT-T 2.5V6, Mazda Cx30 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Greenford Posts: 1,137 Thanks: 875 Thanked 165 Times in 132 Posts	Hi I live in West London the only company I can recon mend is http://www.mgrs.co.uk/ They are based in High Wycombe, but they know there stuff. Have been looking after my car for the last 8 years. __________________ Ugly Duckling

30th April 2018, 15:35	#5
m2n Gets stuck in Rover 75 2004 Contemporary SE 2.5 Auto Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Preston Posts: 513 Thanks: 67 Thanked 56 Times in 46 Posts	I have had this issue before but not with a Rover... turned out to be thermostat not opening i.e. knackered..... when car starts moving air flow cools down engine.... so new thermostat methinks..... __________________ To have and not need, than need and not have. Eve was born on: Tuesday 14th September 2004 @ 07.54.23 Date of first Registration: Friday 24th September 2004 She was the: 103,715th 75 to run off production line, out of 112,381 She was the: 382nd 75 2.5 V6 Contemporary SE to be made out of 686 She was the: 1,415th 75 in Firefrost Red (code CEV) to be made out of 2,089 Firefrost Red 75's

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Dallas This is my second home 1979 Capri 1.6L, 1982 Capri 1.6L, 2016 Dacia Stepway Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dorset Posts: 8,595 Thanks: 3,496 Thanked 3,397 Times in 2,218 Posts	Get him to perform the demist test to check if his fan is working.

30th April 2018, 18:54	#8
Rick-sta This is my second home MG ZT 2.0 CDTI+ in Typhoon, MG TF 135 in Typhoon & Rover 75 Connoisseur CDTI SE in Pearl Black Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Norfolk Posts: 7,534 Thanks: 2,718 Thanked 2,827 Times in 1,462 Posts	he's checked the fan and it works fine on both speeds, no sign of coolant leaking at the expansion tank cap. I asked him to check for any coolant in the V of the engine but hasn't got back to me about that. __________________ How to retrofit Cruise Control on a diesel with no OEM wiring in place: Link How to retrofit heated electric memory seats with no OEM wiring in place: Link How to operate FBH and ATC via text Link How to restore cloudy projector headlights Link