KV6 HGF...worth repairing??

paulh260260 · 17th March 2021, 10:12

Guys

Following on from my post about overheating and Mayo under the oil cap, I've taken my 02 2.5 V6 petrol connie to the local Rover specialist garage who have immediately told me its likely to be the dreaded HGF.

They are giving it a good check over before actually confirming the fault but if it is the HGF I obviously need to determine if its worth repairing.

Although I've only had her myself for just over a year shes only done about 41,000 miles and the paperwork shows a full service history up to the last few years when I expect the second owner may have carried out the services themselves as there are copious receipts for the usual stuff plus tyres, springs, exhaust back box etc.

Apart from sounding a little louder recently the car performs well and pulls as expected so I don't know how much damage the HGF ( if it is that) has caused and that brings me to the pertinent question.

Given that shes been well looked after, just how much damage is enough to make it waste of time to repair and how do I check.

Is there anything I can check myself or am I in the hands of the garage to let me know how much damage there is?

I don't want to shell out say £1200 if she packs in in another year or so, however if the repair means I can get another say 40,000 miles out of her ( being well looked after ) it's still less than buying another car!!!

Any suggestions or should I just keep everything crossed and hope for good news!!!

Paul

17th March 2021, 10:12	#1
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