What I did with my Rover 75/MG ZT today? - Page 843

Dawn · 6th August 2018, 22:01

Right. New pet shop just opened in town I will pop down at the weekend! Thank you.

jimbo101 · 7th August 2018, 16:18

Thanks to DMGRS, I have my 190 with new thermostat, new injector O rings and have put it all back together. Fired up first time, a ticking noise quietened after it warned up and then sounded lovely!

Just a couple of minor jobs before the mot. Hopefully back on the road by the weekend!!

kelvo · 7th August 2018, 18:33

Painted my wiper arms in satin black and left them to dry on the washing line, ready to refit.

Refitted the plenum drain tube properly, easier (relatively) to access from underneath and found it better to locate the bottom flange first and then fit the top one.

Noted that there is a bit of rust on one of the plenum closing panels, but it's the passenger side so will need to remove the battery box at some point to remove and clean up the panel

Fitted better wheel arch liners, having removed a good number of cobwebs underneath the arches and hosed down the accumulated mud and unblocked the sunroof drain.

trikey · 7th August 2018, 19:48

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Originally Posted by kelvo

having removed a good number of cobwebs underneath the arches and hosed down the accumulated mud and unblocked the sunroof drain.

A very worthwhile job, its surprising how much muck gets inside isn't it!

kelvo · 7th August 2018, 20:32

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Originally Posted by trikey

A very worthwhile job, its surprising how much muck gets inside isn't it!

I sometimes wonder if wheel arch liners cause more problems than they are designed to solve?

I've only removed the front ones at the moment to change them as they both had pieces broken off where the wheel arch trim screws on to, so I couldn't fit all the screws - only a minor thing but it annoyed me.

I will remove the rear ones next once I've ordered some Dinitrol or similar wax treatment to do all the areas behind them.

trikey · 7th August 2018, 21:11

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Originally Posted by kelvo

I sometimes wonder if wheel arch liners cause more problems than they are designed to solve?

I've only removed the front ones at the moment to change them as they both had pieces broken off where the wheel arch trim screws on to, so I couldn't fit all the screws - only a minor thing but it annoyed me.

I will remove the rear ones next once I've ordered some Dinitrol or similar wax treatment to do all the areas behind them.

I have found that the drivers side of the car rusts more in the wheel arch area than the passenger side at the rear, you would expect it to be the other way around with the standing water in the nearside of the road..?

kelvo · 10th August 2018, 18:03

Dropped it into my local MG specialist for a service, identified the niggling intermittent misfire as number 4 cylinder coil pack at fault, that replaced and new plugs seems to have made a difference.

Yesterday evening refitted my newly painted scuttle panel and wiper arms, along with a new rubber to replace the previous mouse damaged one. Having been out in the rain today found the driver's wiper just hitting the pillar trim so although I marked the position when I removed the arms it may have moved just a nat's when I tightened the nut up.

m2n · 10th August 2018, 18:49

Twas very cloudy out with intermittent sunshine, she needed a good clean after the holiday and copious amount of sand that found its way onto the floor

........so i gave her a thoroughy good hoover and polish

.... showroom condition now

.... so me thought clean and polish outside of car, but the weather dictated otherwise and started raining

... so a job waiting for tomorrow...

Rogue · 10th August 2018, 19:04

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Originally Posted by trikey

I have found that the drivers side of the car rusts more in the wheel arch area than the passenger side at the rear, you would expect it to be the other way around with the standing water in the nearside of the road..?

Thats where mine went recently. From memory Isn't there a conduit of some sort that runs into the car in that wheel arch?

bl52krz · 10th August 2018, 22:25

Yes there is, and if you remove the back seat, you will probably find that you have a ‘tube’ that seems to support the rear seat on the drivers side. This carries the gubbins from the rear wheel arch to the front of the seat underneath and round to where the tube ends. You may find that the ‘tube’ has rortted away and let water into the rear from under the seat. I took all the rotten metal away and then sprayed some expanding foam from inside towards the wheel arch until it came out in the wheel arch. Two days later I cleaned up that which had come through into the arch, and then put two layers of under seal on it.

7th August 2018, 16:18	#8422
jimbo101 Regular poster MG ZT 190+ Anthracite Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Shepton Mallet Posts: 65 Thanks: 10 Thanked 14 Times in 12 Posts	Thanks to DMGRS, I have my 190 with new thermostat, new injector O rings and have put it all back together. Fired up first time, a ticking noise quietened after it warned up and then sounded lovely! Just a couple of minor jobs before the mot. Hopefully back on the road by the weekend!! __________________ 03 MG ZT 120+ Solar Red 04 MG ZT 190+ Anthracite Previous MG/Rover/Austin/Triumph I have owned: 02 Rover 75 Club SE Tourer Wedgewood Blue 89 Austin Maestro 1.6HL 87 MG Metro 84 Triumph Acclaim

10th August 2018, 18:49	#8428
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	What I did with my Rover today.... Twas very cloudy out with intermittent sunshine, she needed a good clean after the holiday and copious amount of sand that found its way onto the floor ........so i gave her a thoroughy good hoover and polish .... showroom condition now .... so me thought clean and polish outside of car, but the weather dictated otherwise and started raining ... so a job waiting for tomorrow... __________________ 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

10th August 2018, 22:25	#8430
bl52krz This is my second home Rover 75 cdt club + Rover 2.5 KV6 Conni SE Join Date: May 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 11,396 Thanks: 6,587 Thanked 2,262 Times in 1,729 Posts	Yes there is, and if you remove the back seat, you will probably find that you have a ‘tube’ that seems to support the rear seat on the drivers side. This carries the gubbins from the rear wheel arch to the front of the seat underneath and round to where the tube ends. You may find that the ‘tube’ has rortted away and let water into the rear from under the seat. I took all the rotten metal away and then sprayed some expanding foam from inside towards the wheel arch until it came out in the wheel arch. Two days later I cleaned up that which had come through into the arch, and then put two layers of under seal on it. __________________ Great Barr, Birmingham.

6th August 2018, 22:01	#8421
Dawn I really should get out more....... MG ZT 180+ auto Join Date: May 2016 Location: Ilkeston, Derbys Posts: 2,743 Thanks: 285 Thanked 1,128 Times in 504 Posts	Right. New pet shop just opened in town I will pop down at the weekend! Thank you.

7th August 2018, 18:33	#8423
kelvo Gets stuck in MG ZT 190 SE Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Chatham, Kent Posts: 569 Thanks: 22 Thanked 163 Times in 135 Posts	Painted my wiper arms in satin black and left them to dry on the washing line, ready to refit. Refitted the plenum drain tube properly, easier (relatively) to access from underneath and found it better to locate the bottom flange first and then fit the top one. Noted that there is a bit of rust on one of the plenum closing panels, but it's the passenger side so will need to remove the battery box at some point to remove and clean up the panel Fitted better wheel arch liners, having removed a good number of cobwebs underneath the arches and hosed down the accumulated mud and unblocked the sunroof drain.

10th August 2018, 18:03	#8427
kelvo Gets stuck in MG ZT 190 SE Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Chatham, Kent Posts: 569 Thanks: 22 Thanked 163 Times in 135 Posts	Dropped it into my local MG specialist for a service, identified the niggling intermittent misfire as number 4 cylinder coil pack at fault, that replaced and new plugs seems to have made a difference. Yesterday evening refitted my newly painted scuttle panel and wiper arms, along with a new rubber to replace the previous mouse damaged one. Having been out in the rain today found the driver's wiper just hitting the pillar trim so although I marked the position when I removed the arms it may have moved just a nat's when I tightened the nut up.