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

[spongeh]

Quite a productive day in the snow today

On the CDT:
Removed & cleaned the inlet manifold and EGR valve. Fitted a new MAP sensor, and a full set of new rubber seals. Car is now starting and running sweet as a nut

Soldered a new switch into my spare remote for the CDT so I can now lock and unlock it with the spare keys

Started putting together a VIS motor tester for the MG

[jonathan63]

Repairs the IPK. It's been bugging me since I bought that car 2 years ago and it's been getting worse. I was down to 20 vertical line visible: now I have just 4 line missing. Well pleased.

[madeupname]

Today I cleaned the windows, filled the windscreen washer bottle, put 32 front and 30 rear in tyres (both rear tyres were below 20 )
Also had the engine oil changed.

[FLYING BANANA]

Made a lot of noise in Devon with the Bear.

[Arctic]

Originally Posted by marinabrian

Did the final check over for MOT on MB senior's tourer, all good so I thought....

MOT going well, until the rear was jacked up, the NSR wheel bearing replaced less than 1500 miles ago had a considerable amount of play in it

On close inspection of the offending article, it was obvious that it was of exceptionally poor quality, instead of being a drop forged and machined item, it was in fact a machined mild steel part of a considerably poorer standard than the original.

So just what you want to be doing on a wintry snow shower peppered day, replacing a poor quality Chinese copy of a safety critical item at the roadside.

So beware of these cheap Chinese parts, they are identifiable by the design of the ABS "oil seal" reluctor ring, or to be more precise the steel cage reluctor actually fitted, and the giveaway is the Chinese logograms on the front face, look at the second picture.





Now compare to a quality item, noting the drop forging rather than machined rear face, and the oil seal design.....

P.S. the car passed on the second attempt, the first being aborted at my request so as not to register a fail...

HI Brian.
I fitted similar hub bearing to my MGZT last March and still going strong no problem from the start, mine never had any Chinese writing stamped on it though just a number ( PCH2161W ) in one part and ( 017.5) opposite, I have fitted a few of thee since then and all are performing well.

Few pics below I wonder if mine are made here and o f better quality ? mine were not bought from your seller though, they also have the choice of two nuts and sizes.

[Dawn]

I can't do much myself yet, but I've just had the headlights sorted as they were hazy, and I've got a foglight and a few other bits on the way for later. Also got a nice new grille badge to go on. Lots more on my list, though!

[versus]

I changed the front wheel bearing. NRG made in UK, looks nice. First time I found this brand Maybe you in the UK know it better. Few pictures with it.

[Kennyeth]

Originally Posted by Dawn

I can't do much myself yet, but I've just had the headlights sorted as they were hazy, and I've got a foglight and a few other bits on the way for later. Also got a nice new grille badge to go on. Lots more on my list, though!

Take it easy, also good on the name change
Ken.

[Dawn]

Originally Posted by Kennyeth

Take it easy, also good on the name change
Ken.

Just been reading a bit on here, remembered something about a "shannon tube" on the petrols, checked Jules thread, then checked the car (I know, I really shouldn't bend down that far right now, but luckily no engine tray fitted) and OMG no tube at all.

So, another job today - I've ordered one of Jules uprated ones! This is going to be a bionic car at this rate.

[JoeMc]

Washed, waxed, cleaned inside within an inch of it's life (I have issues, OK...)

Put in for it's MOT and came out clean as a whistle