What I did with my Rover 75/MG ZT today? - Page 1423

TomTheTyke · 2nd July 2023, 13:30

Yesterday: new discs and pads on the rear. Had bought built up backplate / handbrake shoe kits but the originals were not worn much or corroded so decided to leave the hubs in place, adjust the handbrake, and keep the others as spares.

Also replaced all 4 brake hoses with Goodridge braided items, the old ones were just starting to perish. Then bled the brakes.

Today: washed the car and had the front wheel off again, this time to clean out the windscreen washer bottle filter. All now working correctly ready for MOT next Saturday.

gnu · 2nd July 2023, 18:14

Annual service: oil, filters, spark plugs, handbrake adjustment, tested cooling fan, new washer motor, Redex. MOT due early next month, so getting prepared for that.

ryszard · 2nd July 2023, 22:11

Actually on Friday,having just finished putting the refurbished rear subframe/diff assembly back on the V8 260, squeezed it in for a MOT which was due next day,glad to say it passed but was advised to have the rear inner sills looked at for the future,I can only thing of Tom in Derby unless someone knows anybody in the Northampton area.Regards Ry.....

FrattonEnder · 3rd July 2023, 15:23

Friday one. Swapped over the inlet manifold and EGR valve for some clean ones. Much smoother running now. Noticed the EGR vacumm solenoid bracket is looking rather 'past its best' so will have to get something sorted on that front at some point.

Arctic · 3rd July 2023, 21:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by FrattonEnder

Friday one. Swapped over the inlet manifold and EGR valve for some clean ones. Much smoother running now. Noticed the EGR vacumm solenoid bracket is looking rather 'past its best' so will have to get something sorted on that front at some point.

Hi Mike.
At sometime all these brackets fracture and break away from the part bolted to the engine, leaving the solenoid hanging with part of the bracket still attached.

1

There are a few ways to deal with it, a new bracket, if you can find one, bolt it to the fuel line, or make a bracket up, i already have a couple made up which i use at the meet.

I have seen them tied up like this one.

2

I removed the old section of the bracket.

3

Add this simple bracket.

4

Bolt to the fuel rail

5

gnu · 14th July 2023, 15:59

MOT passed, no advisories. (The sixth MOT in my ownership).

Martin Butler · 15th July 2023, 10:19

Yesterday actually, took the car for a drive over to pevensea, to finally get an odd tyre changed, so I've now got all 5 the same, car back to running as it should, the electrical gremlins seem to have moved on to pastures new, as car ran very well, everything working as it should, even the air con, meaning that my car was ice cold inside whilst it was 20 degrees outside.

onceaknight · 15th July 2023, 10:50

15/07/23 Fresh MOT. After sitting for such a long time, due to illness.
No advisories or minor defect. Thank you MOT person peoples.

xsport · 15th July 2023, 15:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by ryszard

Actually on Friday,having just finished putting the refurbished rear subframe/diff assembly back on the V8 260, squeezed it in for a MOT which was due next day,glad to say it passed but was advised to have the rear inner sills looked at for the future,I can only thing of Tom in Derby unless someone knows anybody in the Northampton area.Regards Ry.....

hi ryzard.hope your well. you could get your parts from tom. then get a local bodyshop to do the rest. It is the size and quality of the parts that are important , and a good bodyshop should be able to do the rest. might be worth getting the jacking points as well whilst your at it ...

The Rovering Member · 15th July 2023, 17:52

.....plus a grubby drivers seat & carpet refresh.

Had to attend to the pollen filter as part of the aircon process so took the chance to tidy-up the very patchy & faded scuttle panel area. Looks much better now. Also gave the drivers seat & carpet a going over, the carpet came up a treat actually.

Last week l took the opportunity via the reduced OEM thread, to grab some aubergine cloth rear headrests at a very good price indeed. As l have an an aubergine/Sandstone mix l thought l'd see what they look like atop the original leather seats & l'm not disappointed with the effect, the speckle cloth is very nice.

The headrests are listed as tourer offside but are interchangeable with each other and saloons. And actually two of them are central Saloon with the recesses underneath for the mounting domes (which l wasn't expecting but was happy to find) however these will fit the outer positions with no problem, so that was a bonus.

2nd July 2023, 18:14	#14222
gnu Gets stuck in MG ZT Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Bristol Posts: 696 Thanks: 332 Thanked 164 Times in 133 Posts	Annual service: oil, filters, spark plugs, handbrake adjustment, tested cooling fan, new washer motor, Redex. MOT due early next month, so getting prepared for that. __________________ gnu

3rd July 2023, 15:23	#14224
FrattonEnder Avid contributor MG ZT Join Date: May 2020 Location: Gloucester Posts: 233 Thanks: 40 Thanked 47 Times in 28 Posts	Friday one. Swapped over the inlet manifold and EGR valve for some clean ones. Much smoother running now. Noticed the EGR vacumm solenoid bracket is looking rather 'past its best' so will have to get something sorted on that front at some point. __________________ Serial Longbridge owner - Rover 213SE, Rover 216GTi, Rover 416 SLi, MG ZS 120+, MG ZT CDTi, MG ZT-T 190. Flies in the ointment - Ford Mondeo Mk4 CDTi Zetec, MINI Cooper 1.6

14th July 2023, 15:59	#14226
gnu Gets stuck in MG ZT Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Bristol Posts: 696 Thanks: 332 Thanked 164 Times in 133 Posts	Not today, yesterday MOT passed, no advisories. (The sixth MOT in my ownership). __________________ gnu

2nd July 2023, 13:30	#14221
TomTheTyke Avid contributor Rover 75 2.5 Connoisseur, MG TF 80th Anniversary Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Pontefract Posts: 157 Thanks: 12 Thanked 22 Times in 11 Posts	Yesterday: new discs and pads on the rear. Had bought built up backplate / handbrake shoe kits but the originals were not worn much or corroded so decided to leave the hubs in place, adjust the handbrake, and keep the others as spares. Also replaced all 4 brake hoses with Goodridge braided items, the old ones were just starting to perish. Then bled the brakes. Today: washed the car and had the front wheel off again, this time to clean out the windscreen washer bottle filter. All now working correctly ready for MOT next Saturday.

2nd July 2023, 22:11	#14223
ryszard Gets stuck in Moonstone diesel,X351 Jaguar and now MG ZT 260 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Northampton Posts: 682 Thanks: 288 Thanked 118 Times in 96 Posts	Actually on Friday,having just finished putting the refurbished rear subframe/diff assembly back on the V8 260, squeezed it in for a MOT which was due next day,glad to say it passed but was advised to have the rear inner sills looked at for the future,I can only thing of Tom in Derby unless someone knows anybody in the Northampton area.Regards Ry.....

15th July 2023, 10:19	#14227
Martin Butler Loves to post Rover 75 saloon Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: St Leonards Posts: 356 Thanks: 46 Thanked 72 Times in 49 Posts	Yesterday actually, took the car for a drive over to pevensea, to finally get an odd tyre changed, so I've now got all 5 the same, car back to running as it should, the electrical gremlins seem to have moved on to pastures new, as car ran very well, everything working as it should, even the air con, meaning that my car was ice cold inside whilst it was 20 degrees outside.

15th July 2023, 10:50	#14228
onceaknight Regular poster Rover 75 Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Antrim Posts: 77 Thanks: 1 Thanked 12 Times in 11 Posts	15/07/23 Fresh MOT. After sitting for such a long time, due to illness. No advisories or minor defect. Thank you MOT person peoples.