Rattly V6 Cat!! Startermotor

Bob Walker · 19th June 2022, 18:39

Dear All
I hope everyone is well.

I am hoping that I have a loose heat shield but, knowing my car, it will be the cat!! Advice about new or secondhand cats will be gratefully recieved just in case!!!!
I replaced my startedmotor from one I bought from a kind owner on the forum and its a good job I did! The breakdown chap bump started my car off the sloping back of his pickup truck!! Put the replacement starter motor on a 6am on Saturday morning so I could go to a classic car show and the large jubiliee clip sprang off the inlet rubber tube and itwent down the back of the engine!! It took me longer to fish it out than replace the startermotor!!

I have ordered a new ebay solenoid repair kit and will strip it down this week and then do the other one for a spare.
Thank you for everyone's help and advice it is really appreciated.
I am determined to keep this car on the road.
Best wishes to all
Bob

Yorkshire GOC · 21st June 2022, 18:05

Run a code reader on your car - if you get code PO 420 then you may have a Cat issue - try and keep the original Cat they are better than after market offerings.

xsport · 21st June 2022, 22:18

If the cat does prove to be broken, whatever you do , dont part with it.they fetch really good money ... even broken. dont let a garage relieve you of it as they will cash it in. you may be suprised to find you may even get the price of a new modern replacement and some change back for your old scrap one . !!

19th June 2022, 18:39	#1
Bob Walker Loves to post MGZT Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Richmond Posts: 255 Thanks: 26 Thanked 80 Times in 45 Posts	Rattly V6 Cat!! Startermotor Dear All I hope everyone is well. I am hoping that I have a loose heat shield but, knowing my car, it will be the cat!! Advice about new or secondhand cats will be gratefully recieved just in case!!!! I replaced my startedmotor from one I bought from a kind owner on the forum and its a good job I did! The breakdown chap bump started my car off the sloping back of his pickup truck!! Put the replacement starter motor on a 6am on Saturday morning so I could go to a classic car show and the large jubiliee clip sprang off the inlet rubber tube and itwent down the back of the engine!! It took me longer to fish it out than replace the startermotor!! I have ordered a new ebay solenoid repair kit and will strip it down this week and then do the other one for a spare. Thank you for everyone's help and advice it is really appreciated. I am determined to keep this car on the road. Best wishes to all Bob

21st June 2022, 18:05	#2
Yorkshire GOC I really should get out more....... Rover 75 connoisseur se v6 auto Join Date: May 2014 Location: Hull Posts: 2,061 Thanks: 1,842 Thanked 623 Times in 469 Posts	Run a code reader on your car - if you get code PO 420 then you may have a Cat issue - try and keep the original Cat they are better than after market offerings. __________________ She came off the Longbridge Line on 20-05-2003 The Silver Machine was the 13th of 160 Rover 75's to come off the production line that day and is the 100th of 527 Starlight Silver Rover 75 2.5 V6 Connoisseur SE Auto saloons listed in the build records produced world wide.

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21st June 2022, 22:18	#3
xsport Posted a thing or two rover 75 club se Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Leicester Posts: 1,632 Thanks: 358 Thanked 419 Times in 310 Posts	If the cat does prove to be broken, whatever you do , dont part with it.they fetch really good money ... even broken. dont let a garage relieve you of it as they will cash it in. you may be suprised to find you may even get the price of a new modern replacement and some change back for your old scrap one . !!