1 year ownership reached today

Sheraton · 28th September 2016, 15:12

How'do folks

today i reached my first milestone - a years ownership under my belt

with the hope of many more to come.
she passed her first MOT in my ownership about a month ago - and she seems to be running well, better than ever really

HGF repair, discs/pads front and back, new Cat/backbox, plugs/coilpacks/leads etc.. Gold fan resistor, new "shannon" tube, boost control solenoid/vac hoses - fixed a few niggles - front passenger door lock fixed, rear windscreen seal fixed, one bulb replaced - and a few mods - ZT steering wheel, ZT120 5 spoke alloys, new stereo and some vinyl wrap to personalise the interior

a work in progress.....the boost control solenoid seems to have failed, less than a year

i'll try another one - cheap enough

I hope to add Navall system, an early smokestone airbag cover (i don't like that big round rover badge

) get my wheels refurbed, replace some suspension components bushings/engine mounts etc... maybe even upgrade the clutch and master/slave cylinders, k-maps re-map

thank you to the club and you guys here

i've had a lot of help/inspiration r.e maintaining my car and things like the Plenum check, shannon tube, gold resistor - are small easy things to check, but if you are unaware of these issues - either one could cause serious problems - all three needed attention on my car

Paul.

Parker · 28th September 2016, 18:20

Happy anniversary, now you got the bug there will be many more years ahead of you with 75 ownership hopefully.

Mason6 · 28th September 2016, 19:58

Congrats Paul and you're certainly spot on regarding the information on hand here, it's better than any manual

KevF6 · 28th September 2016, 20:01

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Originally Posted by Sheraton

How'do folks

shannon tube, gold resistor - are small easy things to check, but if you are unaware of these issues - either one could cause serious problems - all three needed attention on my car

Paul.

Ok, I don't know what these are - please tell me as now I'm worried!

Sheraton · 28th September 2016, 20:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by KevF6

Ok, I don't know what these are - please tell me as now I'm worried!

third post here shows the shannon tube and there's a link to a how-to in the initial post

http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...d.php?t=138424

Gold fan resistor info here

http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...ad.php?t=68336

both easy jobs and can both be done with the front bumper removed - very easy to do

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BUGH4_VMkU

oh aye....i've also fitted fog lights - it's a Good time to do this job too

Paul.

KevF6 · 28th September 2016, 21:14

Ah right ok got it now - thanks for that!

28th September 2016, 15:12	#1
Sheraton Posted a thing or two Rover 75 1.8t Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 1,377 Thanks: 384 Thanked 409 Times in 267 Posts	1 year ownership reached today How'do folks today i reached my first milestone - a years ownership under my belt with the hope of many more to come. she passed her first MOT in my ownership about a month ago - and she seems to be running well, better than ever really HGF repair, discs/pads front and back, new Cat/backbox, plugs/coilpacks/leads etc.. Gold fan resistor, new "shannon" tube, boost control solenoid/vac hoses - fixed a few niggles - front passenger door lock fixed, rear windscreen seal fixed, one bulb replaced - and a few mods - ZT steering wheel, ZT120 5 spoke alloys, new stereo and some vinyl wrap to personalise the interior a work in progress.....the boost control solenoid seems to have failed, less than a year i'll try another one - cheap enough I hope to add Navall system, an early smokestone airbag cover (i don't like that big round rover badge ) get my wheels refurbed, replace some suspension components bushings/engine mounts etc... maybe even upgrade the clutch and master/slave cylinders, k-maps re-map thank you to the club and you guys here i've had a lot of help/inspiration r.e maintaining my car and things like the Plenum check, shannon tube, gold resistor - are small easy things to check, but if you are unaware of these issues - either one could cause serious problems - all three needed attention on my car Paul.

28th September 2016, 18:20	#2
Parker This is my second home Jaguar XJ 3.0 V6 Auto (X350) & Hyundai Tuscon 2020 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Bridgend Posts: 10,342 Thanks: 69 Thanked 559 Times in 356 Posts	Happy anniversary, now you got the bug there will be many more years ahead of you with 75 ownership hopefully. __________________ http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...a585a72d1c.jpg "The only thing to do with good advice is pass it on. It is never any use to oneself" SOME VERY USEFUL LINKS SIMPLE DOOR MIRROR REPAIR FITTING CROFT DOOR FINISHERS FORUM RULES CLUB SHOP

28th September 2016, 19:58	#3
Mason6 Loves to post V6 Classic SE Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 355 Thanks: 472 Thanked 137 Times in 79 Posts	Congrats Paul and you're certainly spot on regarding the information on hand here, it's better than any manual __________________ Regards, Martyn *Rover 75 Contemporary SE CDTI in Starlight Silver which was the 49th out of 849 produced*

28th September 2016, 21:14	#6
KevF6 Loves to post Rover 75 Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Luton Posts: 354 Thanks: 37 Thanked 89 Times in 70 Posts	Ah right ok got it now - thanks for that! __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Done: New leather & walnut steering wheel, headlight restore, new badges to rear & engine, walnut facia trims, full size spare wheel, timing belts, Plenum spy hole, DD head unit. • This vehicle was the 67,855th 75 to run off the production line, out of 112,381 • This vehicle was the 2,457th 75 2.5 V6 Connoisseur SE to be made out of 3,671