18t ?

cahill17 · 6th September 2016, 20:12

After my looking for a blue 1.8 turbo .years mot on a 04 plate head gasket done at 70000 now sitting at 100000 don't know mch about 1.8 usually have 2 .0 litre rovers How reliable are the 1.8 ?

Sheraton · 6th September 2016, 22:00

I'm no really sure on reliability yet - but my 1.8t is Good Fun

fast (enough) smooth and quiet. the only other applications of the 1.8t K-series i know of are race ready cars

can't be that bad can it

they do like a lot of attention tho

my experience has been Good r.e actual reliability - I've had issues that i inherited when i bought the car - even with HGF at 70,000 miles the car still ran great (i lost coolant to the oil and noticed the moment it happened - ipk coolant temp display

) i've had the repair work done - belts,water pump etc.. all Good so far after 1000 miles, time will tell.

for me Diesel and Rover =

............

I've a confession to make - "I think the Rover k-series 1.8t is a Good engine" - it's biggest problem is the coolant system, it's lacking in volume for the engine - keep an eye on it along with oil and the "reputation" shouldn't be a problem.

Paul.

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cahill17 Gets stuck in rover 75 saloon Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: dundee Posts: 526 Thanks: 345 Thanked 50 Times in 37 Posts	18t ? After my looking for a blue 1.8 turbo .years mot on a 04 plate head gasket done at 70000 now sitting at 100000 don't know mch about 1.8 usually have 2 .0 litre rovers How reliable are the 1.8 ?

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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	I'm no really sure on reliability yet - but my 1.8t is Good Fun fast (enough) smooth and quiet. the only other applications of the 1.8t K-series i know of are race ready cars can't be that bad can it they do like a lot of attention tho my experience has been Good r.e actual reliability - I've had issues that i inherited when i bought the car - even with HGF at 70,000 miles the car still ran great (i lost coolant to the oil and noticed the moment it happened - ipk coolant temp display ) i've had the repair work done - belts,water pump etc.. all Good so far after 1000 miles, time will tell. for me Diesel and Rover = ............ I've a confession to make - "I think the Rover k-series 1.8t is a Good engine" - it's biggest problem is the coolant system, it's lacking in volume for the engine - keep an eye on it along with oil and the "reputation" shouldn't be a problem. Paul.