What I did with my Rover 75/MG ZT today? - Page 1398

YorkshireDave · 23rd November 2022, 15:53

Today I watched the rain soak my car from the rather dry living room.
However, this week I’ve managed to break into my stuck bonnet and replace the battery.
Hopefully tomorrow I can get back out there and sort a final couple of niggles out.

Brunty · 26th November 2022, 16:38

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Originally Posted by Brunty

Checked all fluids and plenums, yesterday when I collected my daughter's car from garage I asked Andy to undo the coolant cap as it was too tight for me, usually check this weekly, needed over 1litre of coolant. He then tightened cap, checked it again today, needed over 1/2 litre and this was only to take it to slightly above min in expansion tank. Put a bottle of diesel magic in the tank and filled up at Tesco did just over 8 miles, checked coolant again spilling all over expansion tank, waited for it to cool down then tonight put 3/4 litre of coolant in and ordered a new cap from DMGRS. Diesel CDTi nothing under oil filler cap so hoping it's just a cap that's gone faulty.

Just a quick report back, changed expansion cap 10 days ago. Over 300 miles since including M54 & M6 yesterday, pleased to say that coolant level is still floating on max. Obviously a faulty cap!
Martin

Southern Star · 26th November 2022, 17:21

Nothing to the car as such today, but booked the MOT yesterday for Friday 2nd December. Also planning to get the gold resistor fitted and an engine service at the same time. Not expecting too many issues with the MOT although you never can tell. Whatever it needs though will get done.

JefferiesFarnol · 26th November 2022, 18:02

Today I finally got around to spraying some cavity wax into the pipe under the rear seats of my tourer from the offside rear wheel arch and then blocked up the hole with some of that black butyl tape. It's all I had to hand and hopefully that will stop it ever rusting. I also took off the metal plate which covers the wires behind the wheel and that was full of dirt so I cleaned it out and sprayed it with cavity wax as well. I sheared one thread but thankfully the rest were all right so I replaced the nuts and cushioned the sheared one with some more of the butyl stuff which has made it nice and tight still.

smudge.g · 26th November 2022, 18:49

Not much but took the car cover off and had to take a towel to the inside of the windscreen as it was dripping wet and the dash was covered in mould!! Now just waiting to get my welding gear for Xmas then will be attacking the corrosion underneath!

Arctic · 26th November 2022, 22:32

While tiding the shed out today or reorganising it really, i came across a bracket from Wikes, so i decided to make a tool to help open the bonnet if one of the cables failed.

1

The handle i also found in one of the mixed item bins

You can slide it in the slight gap.

2

It then will rest on the pin between the coil spring.

3

If you then push it inwards the pin will go backwards, in turn it then pushes the half-moon in, and the bonnet should come up.

4

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Dorchester2 · 27th November 2022, 07:28

Very clever! Hats off!

Needs to become a sticky IMHO.

Mike Trident · 27th November 2022, 08:06

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Originally Posted by Dorchester2

Very clever! Hats off!

Needs to become a sticky IMHO.

Deffo, what a good idea

Tomopt · 27th November 2022, 10:28

First post here. I bought an MG ZT-T 3 days ago and it was a bit moist. Sunroof drains we're the culprit. Now fixed. Plenum drain was also semi blocked. I've not managed to get to the one on the brake servo side yet.

Phil th Barrow · 27th November 2022, 12:42

Steve you make me smile....

Only you could come up with this brilliant of th wall idea.

26th November 2022, 18:49	#13975
smudge.g Gets stuck in 75 Tourer CDTi Connie SE Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Keith, Banffshire Posts: 686 Thanks: 431 Thanked 132 Times in 105 Posts	Not much but took the car cover off and had to take a towel to the inside of the windscreen as it was dripping wet and the dash was covered in mould!! Now just waiting to get my welding gear for Xmas then will be attacking the corrosion underneath! __________________ My 75 Tourer CDTi was born Saturday, 21st June 2003 @ 09:50 My 75 was the 18,749th 75 Tourer to run off the production line, out of 27,407 It was the 195th 75 Tourer CDT Connoisseur SE (135) to be made out of 2,074 and the 1,789th 75 Tourer in Wedgewood Blue Metallic (code: JEL) to be made out of 1,871 Wedgewood Blue Metallic 75 Tourers

26th November 2022, 22:32	#13976
Arctic Give to Learn Freelander 2 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: West Midlands Posts: 18,717 Thanks: 1,155 Thanked 6,407 Times in 3,874 Posts	Bonnet open tool While tiding the shed out today or reorganising it really, i came across a bracket from Wikes, so i decided to make a tool to help open the bonnet if one of the cables failed. 1 The handle i also found in one of the mixed item bins You can slide it in the slight gap. 2 It then will rest on the pin between the coil spring. 3 If you then push it inwards the pin will go backwards, in turn it then pushes the half-moon in, and the bonnet should come up. 4 5 __________________ Arctic Givology Learn to Give Everything is Achievable ad altiora tendo. Check out our Nano meet dates http://www.midlandsnanomeets.co.uk/ http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/index.php?thepage=howto " You do the work , we supply the expertise "

27th November 2022, 07:28	#13977
Dorchester2 incurable Rover addict Rover 75 Saloon V6 2.5 1999 - Rover 25 1.4 2002 - Rover 214i cab 1994 - Rover P5b coupe 1968 Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Bioule. South West of France. Posts: 1,643 Thanks: 612 Thanked 385 Times in 223 Posts	Very clever! Hats off! Needs to become a sticky IMHO. __________________ Rover 75 V6 2.5 Auto Connie born 1 July 1999, 24 kOhms resistor, 10 kOhms manual starter, full E85, modified airbox, full derestricted SS exhaust line, power & torque remap -> 202 bhp This vehicle was the 7,517th 75 to run off the production line, out of 112,381 This vehicle was the 1,190th 75 2.5 V6 Contemporary to be made out of 8,214 This vehicle was the 2,032nd 75 in Atlantic Blue Pearlescent (code: JEY) to be made out of 2,572 Atlantic Blue Pearlescent 75s Last edited by Dorchester2; 27th November 2022 at 07:31..

27th November 2022, 12:42	#13980
Phil th Barrow Gets stuck in " NOW SOLD" :-( Rover 75 Conni Auto SE Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Stoke Posts: 896 Thanks: 424 Thanked 214 Times in 163 Posts	Steve you make me smile.... Only you could come up with this brilliant of th wall idea. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

23rd November 2022, 15:53	#13971
YorkshireDave Regular poster MG ZT-T Join Date: Jan 2022 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 30 Thanks: 2 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Today I watched the rain soak my car from the rather dry living room. However, this week I’ve managed to break into my stuck bonnet and replace the battery. Hopefully tomorrow I can get back out there and sort a final couple of niggles out.

26th November 2022, 17:21	#13973
Southern Star Loves to post Rover 75 CTDi Contemporary SE Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Stretton-under-Fosse, Warwickshire. Posts: 358 Thanks: 54 Thanked 134 Times in 83 Posts	Nothing to the car as such today, but booked the MOT yesterday for Friday 2nd December. Also planning to get the gold resistor fitted and an engine service at the same time. Not expecting too many issues with the MOT although you never can tell. Whatever it needs though will get done.

26th November 2022, 18:02	#13974
JefferiesFarnol Avid contributor Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: Canterbury Posts: 166 Thanks: 64 Thanked 18 Times in 15 Posts	Today I finally got around to spraying some cavity wax into the pipe under the rear seats of my tourer from the offside rear wheel arch and then blocked up the hole with some of that black butyl tape. It's all I had to hand and hopefully that will stop it ever rusting. I also took off the metal plate which covers the wires behind the wheel and that was full of dirt so I cleaned it out and sprayed it with cavity wax as well. I sheared one thread but thankfully the rest were all right so I replaced the nuts and cushioned the sheared one with some more of the butyl stuff which has made it nice and tight still.

27th November 2022, 10:28	#13979
Tomopt Newbie ZT-T Join Date: Nov 2021 Location: Portugal Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	First post here. I bought an MG ZT-T 3 days ago and it was a bit moist. Sunroof drains we're the culprit. Now fixed. Plenum drain was also semi blocked. I've not managed to get to the one on the brake servo side yet.