New front brake pipes and Belts change

robbrooks · 25th July 2022, 15:40

Tomorrow is the day I've booked her in for these 2 jobs to be completed. Is there anything that should be highlighted whilst the garage carries out this work? My Air con is not working, so maybe this is something else that could be checked whilst the mechanic is changing the belts. Belts have not been changed since new and I'm on 141K.

Arctic · 25th July 2022, 23:17

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Originally Posted by robbrooks

Tomorrow is the day I've booked her in for these 2 jobs to be completed. Is there anything that should be highlighted whilst the garage carries out this work? My Air con is not working, so maybe this is something else that could be checked whilst the mechanic is changing the belts. Belts have not been changed since new and I'm on 141K.

Hi Rob.
You first need to know if your fan is working on the low speed, turn the ignition to II without starting the car.

Make sure A/C is off then press demist button, you then look through the front grill to see if the fan is running continually?

If not then the low speed is not working which works in conjunction with the A/C to aid cold air.

Do you know if you have any gas in the system or not.

The test above will still work even if you don't.

Other than that i would get the garage to check if you have any gas in the system.

Only let them re-fill it if your fan is working, because if it's not then that will need sorting out either by adding a gold resistor to replace the silver one if you have a two wire 2 speed fan.

If you have a four wire 3 speed fan then the brushes will most likely need changing or it could be the motor burnt out you will not know until is is opened up.

At that stage you will also know if your condenser is in a decent if it's the original one most likely need changing, Big Russ is most likely your best bet for the above, garage will sting you.

DMGRS · 26th July 2022, 12:43

Echoing the above, you're not far from BigRuss who is absolutely fantastic when it comes to these cars.
He's in Huddersfield from memory - well worth the trip out, he fixed a very annoying long-running issue on my ZT-T.

Shuknami · 27th July 2022, 18:02

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Originally Posted by Arctic

Hi Rob.
You first need to know if your fan is working on the low speed, turn the ignition to II without starting the car.

Make sure A/C is off then press demist button, you then look through the front grill to see if the fan is running continually?

If not then the low speed is not working which works in conjunction with the A/C to aid cold air.

Do you know if you have any gas in the system or not.

The test above will still work even if you don't.

Other than that i would get the garage to check if you have any gas in the system.

Only let them re-fill it if your fan is working, because if it's not then that will need sorting out either by adding a gold resistor to replace the silver one if you have a two wire 2 speed fan.

If you have a four wire 3 speed fan then the brushes will most likely need changing or it could be the motor burnt out you will not know until is is opened up.

At that stage you will also know if your condenser is in a decent if it's the original one most likely need changing, Big Russ is most likely your best bet for the above, garage will sting you.

I just checked and the low speed doesn't work. The air conditioning has load, it cools and when it is connected if the front fan works. What should I see/check to see if the front fan is working at all speeds?

bl52krz · 27th July 2022, 21:59

Hi Rob. If you have never changed your belts, aux and air con, I am surprised they are still there. The aircon belt wears more than the aux belt. I change mine every 5 years. Around 40,0000 miles , or it used to be until we were overtaken by Covid. The aircon belt usually is full of cracks. I only use Contitec belts on the diesel. Original fitting I believe.

25th July 2022, 15:40	#1
robbrooks Gets stuck in Rover 75 CDT,160 remap: owner since new in December 2002: Mileage: June22 143,000 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Leeds Posts: 633 Thanks: 324 Thanked 102 Times in 67 Posts	New front brake pipes and Belts change Tomorrow is the day I've booked her in for these 2 jobs to be completed. Is there anything that should be highlighted whilst the garage carries out this work? My Air con is not working, so maybe this is something else that could be checked whilst the mechanic is changing the belts. Belts have not been changed since new and I'm on 141K.

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DMGRS Discount MG Rover Spares Rover 75 CDTi, 2x MG ZS180 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Hythe, Southampton Posts: 11,320 Thanks: 456 Thanked 3,377 Times in 2,027 Posts	Echoing the above, you're not far from BigRuss who is absolutely fantastic when it comes to these cars. He's in Huddersfield from memory - well worth the trip out, he fixed a very annoying long-running issue on my ZT-T. __________________ Your trusted MG Rover specialist! Tel: 02380 001133 / Email: [email protected] We now have a 'chat' function on our site for even quicker replies. Give it a try! Remember - discount code FORUM5 for 5% off

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bl52krz This is my second home Rover 75 cdt club + Rover 2.5 KV6 Conni SE Join Date: May 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 11,387 Thanks: 6,587 Thanked 2,262 Times in 1,729 Posts	Hi Rob. If you have never changed your belts, aux and air con, I am surprised they are still there. The aircon belt wears more than the aux belt. I change mine every 5 years. Around 40,0000 miles , or it used to be until we were overtaken by Covid. The aircon belt usually is full of cracks. I only use Contitec belts on the diesel. Original fitting I believe. __________________ Great Barr, Birmingham.