What I did with my Rover 75/MG ZT today? - Page 1151

Arctic · 6th June 2020, 16:57

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Originally Posted by sworks

Whilst sitting on the edge of the tourers boot having my dinner the other day at work I noticed the spot weld was rusty on the tailgate strut ball joint and there’s a small crack. Huge thanks to Steve I’ve now stopped this from getting any worse. Aerosol can was from Paints4U.com Limited off eBay and was a really good match with quick delivery.

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HI Mark.
Colour looks good I presume you did both sides

I found that the tail gate seemed to open & close better after the preventive mod, could be placebo effect though

The Mighty Quinn · 6th June 2020, 18:14

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Originally Posted by Blink

The spot welds seem to be a common starting point for rust - especially behind the rear wheel arch liners and the area above the rear springs. Once I'd noticed it I wire brushed all of them back to bare metal.

Ditto for those strange circular things** in the wheel well floor - I spotted cracks in the underbody seal around the rims and surface rust was lurking underneath. (** There are several others elsewhere in the floorpan iirc).

Very true.. and there are many, many spot welds

Cheers,
Karl.

Ched · 6th June 2020, 18:28

While the front bumper was off I decided to fit the twin horns and loom, only difference was the twin loom didnt have the sensor for the fbh, duly removed and fitted to the new loom then checked it all worked before reassembly took place.

Nice to have a horn now rather than a little parp....

trikey · 6th June 2020, 18:52

Today, Rouge and I spent a couple of hours sitting by the side of the road in the rain drinking take away coffee from a petrol station.

We were having 4 wheel alignment done at a garage

The drive home was a lot nicer than the drive to the garage.

Rogue · 6th June 2020, 19:25

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Originally Posted by trikey

Today, Rouge and I spent a couple of hours sitting by the side of the road in the rain drinking take away coffee from a petrol station.

We were having 4 wheel alignment done at a garage

The drive home was a lot nicer than the drive to the garage.

I will remember to ignore your directions next time and go the opposite way

but the drive home was certainly improved

trikey · 6th June 2020, 19:47

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Originally Posted by Rogue

I will remember to ignore your directions next time and go the opposite way

but the drive home was certainly improved

Now't wrong with my directions

75driver · 6th June 2020, 20:23

Took at doing some of the “usual” on the new car. Hmm...can’t keep calling it new car....so SLZ it is.
- bumper off...had to resort to the dremel as several of the small Philips head screws refused to budge.😞
- dremel to the rescue again, to cut off the 3 screws that hold on the air intake concertina.😞
- fitted new gold resistor, courtesy of Jules. Tested fan operation on demist, and all good.
- fitted new plenum guard, again supplied by Jules
- took the lights out
- fitted new intercooler o-rings
- changed the egr valve to a spare clean one.
- put some self amalgamating tape round the wires where they’re prone to rubbing on the chassis.
- took out the windscreen wiper pump and cleaned the gunk out of the filter
- flushed out the windscreen washer tank with the garden hose.
- installed a set of lights that had already been cleaned up.
- hooked up the plug on the bumper to test lights...all good.

Bumper can go back on tomorrow.😅

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Rogue · 6th June 2020, 20:30

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Originally Posted by trikey

Now't wrong with my directions

Ahuh ... lol

Mean & Green · 6th June 2020, 20:57

Today I’ve unblocked the plenum drains on my ZT-T. Lots of water was trapped in there, thankfully I’ve cleared it before the ECU got wet.

I think the Jules mod cover is on the cards.

Also re gapped my spark plugs down to 0.75mm, the stutter it has under full throttle has improved, but it’s still there slightly. TBH the plugs look like they would benefit from being replaced so I’ll order some and try them at 0.6mm.

Checked the boost solenoid connections they seem fine. I do have a new one order anyway as they aren’t expensive.

trikey · 6th June 2020, 21:04

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Originally Posted by Mean & Green

Today I’ve unblocked the plenum drains on my ZT-T. Lots of water was trapped in there, thankfully I’ve cleared it before the ECU got wet.

I think the Jules mod cover is on the cards.

Also re gapped my spark plugs down to 0.75mm, the stutter it has under full throttle has improved, but it’s still there slightly. TBH the plugs look like they would benefit from being replaced so I’ll order some and try them at 0.6mm.

Checked the boost solenoid connections they seem fine. I do have a new one order anyway as they aren’t expensive.

Don't worry about getting the ecu wet, the petrol ones are sealed, its only the diesels that suffer if they take a bath.

6th June 2020, 18:52	#11504
trikey Premium Trader Rover 75 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 33,767 Thanks: 8,837 Thanked 14,831 Times in 8,030 Posts	Today, Rouge and I spent a couple of hours sitting by the side of the road in the rain drinking take away coffee from a petrol station. We were having 4 wheel alignment done at a garage The drive home was a lot nicer than the drive to the garage. __________________ Lest we forget..

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75driver Posted a thing or two Rover 75 saloon, manual. Rover 75 Tourer, Auto. Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Newry Posts: 1,781 Thanks: 574 Thanked 443 Times in 371 Posts	Took at doing some of the “usual” on the new car. Hmm...can’t keep calling it new car....so SLZ it is. - bumper off...had to resort to the dremel as several of the small Philips head screws refused to budge.😞 - dremel to the rescue again, to cut off the 3 screws that hold on the air intake concertina.😞 - fitted new gold resistor, courtesy of Jules. Tested fan operation on demist, and all good. - fitted new plenum guard, again supplied by Jules - took the lights out - fitted new intercooler o-rings - changed the egr valve to a spare clean one. - put some self amalgamating tape round the wires where they’re prone to rubbing on the chassis. - took out the windscreen wiper pump and cleaned the gunk out of the filter - flushed out the windscreen washer tank with the garden hose. - installed a set of lights that had already been cleaned up. - hooked up the plug on the bumper to test lights...all good. Bumper can go back on tomorrow.😅 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ 2006 75 Contemporary SE diesel manual (#1) 2003 75T Connoisseur SE diesel auto (For Comfort) 2005 75 Connoisseur SE diesel auto (Marmite duotone ) 2006 75 Connoisseur SE diesel auto (The last one?) 2009 E220 (For a change) 2018 L200 (For Big & Heavy Things) 1976 W114 250 Manual (For Sundays)

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Ched I really should get out more....... MG ZT V8, MGZT 135 derv ,MG TF 135 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Romsey Posts: 2,293 Thanks: 553 Thanked 573 Times in 385 Posts	While the front bumper was off I decided to fit the twin horns and loom, only difference was the twin loom didnt have the sensor for the fbh, duly removed and fitted to the new loom then checked it all worked before reassembly took place. Nice to have a horn now rather than a little parp....

6th June 2020, 20:57	#11509
Mean & Green Regular poster MG ZR Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 93 Thanks: 53 Thanked 30 Times in 19 Posts	Today I’ve unblocked the plenum drains on my ZT-T. Lots of water was trapped in there, thankfully I’ve cleared it before the ECU got wet. I think the Jules mod cover is on the cards. Also re gapped my spark plugs down to 0.75mm, the stutter it has under full throttle has improved, but it’s still there slightly. TBH the plugs look like they would benefit from being replaced so I’ll order some and try them at 0.6mm. Checked the boost solenoid connections they seem fine. I do have a new one order anyway as they aren’t expensive.