What I did with my Rover 75/MG ZT today? - Page 855

Roadrunner66 · 27th September 2018, 10:34

Today my ZT-T got its first club badge put on just awaiting the touring ones to arrive next

carnut · 27th September 2018, 13:56

With such a nice day been and took passenger front seat out and cleaned plus Wd the air bag connector hope now the light stop from popping up now and then fingers crossed

marinabrian · 27th September 2018, 19:09

Pulled the bonnet pull on the ZT and sklack went the long cable

So despite being cleaned and greased, the cable at the latch end had parted company just where the cable enters the nipple.

Deep joy was had cutting through the striker pin with a hacksaw blade to get the bonnet open

What a crappy job it is to have to pull the entire front off the car to renew what amounts to little more than a pushbike brake cable, and at such reasonable cost too

Ho hum

Brian

P-Nut · 27th September 2018, 19:29

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Originally Posted by marinabrian

Pulled the bonnet pull on the ZT and sklack went the long cable

So despite being cleaned and greased, the cable at the latch end had parted company just where the cable enters the nipple.

Deep joy was had cutting through the striker pin with a hacksaw blade to get the bonnet open

What a crappy job it is to have to pull the entire front off the car to renew what amounts to little more than a pushbike brake cable, and at such reasonable cost too

Ho hum

Brian

Surely there's a more permanent solution?

marinabrian · 27th September 2018, 19:37

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Originally Posted by P-Nut

Surely there's a more permanent solution?

Well I don't know about a more permanent solution Jack, the top and bottom of the matter is simple, the car is 14 years old and has exceeded it's original design life by some margin.

I'm loathed to pay £25 for a barrel nipple cable, and as the outer cable is still ok, I'm going to make a new inner cable up.

Ironically I was discussing this type of failure on Saturday with Alan from Perth WA, nee Sunderland, shame We hadn't been talking about winning the lottery instead

Brian

ceedy · 28th September 2018, 12:43

Moved all my tools out of the CDTi as finished using it as a Mobile workshop doing the 260's front struts

.. Put some in the 260's boot as working on the rear end doing the rear Struts next ( only repainting

)

C

trikey · 28th September 2018, 14:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by ceedy

Moved all my tools out of the CDTi as finished using it as a Mobile workshop doing the 260's front struts

.. Put some in the 260's boot as working on the rear end doing the rear Struts next ( only repainting

)

C

One of the niceties of a 260, the ease of front strut removal, they should have made all the range the same.

P-Nut · 28th September 2018, 20:58

Stared at the engine bay with a lot of head scratching thinking how the NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD- hell am I going to mount 2 superchargers...

trikey · 28th September 2018, 21:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by P-Nut

Stared at the engine bay with a lot of head scratching thinking how the NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD- hell am I going to mount 2 superchargers...

Where the airbox is and shaft drive them

P-Nut · 28th September 2018, 21:36

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Originally Posted by trikey

Where the airbox is and shaft drive them

That's what I'm thinking, or where the battery is sitting as the intake manifold may be gone.

Impatiently waiting for the first charger to turn up

27th September 2018, 10:34	#8541
Roadrunner66 Avid contributor MG ZT-T 135 Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: West Drayton Posts: 172 Thanks: 251 Thanked 61 Times in 32 Posts	Today my ZT-T Today my ZT-T got its first club badge put on just awaiting the touring ones to arrive next __________________ My ZTT was 2388th ZT-T off production line out of 8249 My ZTT was 91st ZT-T CDTI to be made out of 522 My ZTT was 93rd ZT-T in Starlight Silver out of 1134 It came off the assembly line on Thursday 12th September 2002 @ 12:01.50 pm MG ZT Comission No: 9014

27th September 2018, 13:56	#8542
carnut Regular poster rover 75 saloon Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: middlewich Posts: 79 Thanks: 48 Thanked 18 Times in 15 Posts	air bag light With such a nice day been and took passenger front seat out and cleaned plus Wd the air bag connector hope now the light stop from popping up now and then fingers crossed

28th September 2018, 12:43	#8546
ceedy This is my second home All Trophy Blue ,ZT260#50 , ZT CDTI Auto, ZR105+ and 1.8T Firefrost spoiling the Set . Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Nr Sherborne But in Somerset.. Posts: 6,076 Thanks: 916 Thanked 1,214 Times in 768 Posts	Moved all my tools out of the CDTi as finished using it as a Mobile workshop doing the 260's front struts .. Put some in the 260's boot as working on the rear end doing the rear Struts next ( only repainting ) C __________________ The Three Bloo's Wifey's Zr105, MY CDTI & 260 #50 and Number One sons 1.8T in Firefrost When I were a lad Zero to 142 in 10.25 secs at the Pod on my Blown Norton. 210 Kart Champ in 70's

28th September 2018, 20:58	#8548
P-Nut Gets stuck in MG ZT 190+ Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: North Shields Posts: 561 Thanks: 143 Thanked 170 Times in 103 Posts	Stared at the engine bay with a lot of head scratching thinking how the NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD- hell am I going to mount 2 superchargers... __________________ Approved food eater

27th September 2018, 19:09	#8543
marinabrian MG ZT Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 20,151 Thanks: 3,565 Thanked 10,837 Times in 5,718 Posts	Pulled the bonnet pull on the ZT and sklack went the long cable So despite being cleaned and greased, the cable at the latch end had parted company just where the cable enters the nipple. Deep joy was had cutting through the striker pin with a hacksaw blade to get the bonnet open What a crappy job it is to have to pull the entire front off the car to renew what amounts to little more than a pushbike brake cable, and at such reasonable cost too Ho hum Brian