What I did with my Rover 75/MG ZT today? - Page 951

whyte850 · 24th April 2019, 18:07

Fitted a new camshaft sensor. My old one had the cable directly wired into the camshaft sensor. The replacement made in Egypt part is nowhere near as good as the original BMW Rover part.

Gino · 24th April 2019, 18:48

Fitted my new quad projectors with Angel eye drls which I had collected from Rick yesterday

I ran the wiring along the fog light/indicator wiring loom so that it was out of the way, I was also able to fit the led sidelights from my reflectors. I'm looking forward to trying them out now!

Rob

sworks · 24th April 2019, 19:49

Fitted the thermostat housing to the back of the water pump on the 1800 ‘classic’ in the rain. Bled it and then road tested and allowed the fan to cut in, will check the level in the morning before I go to work.....

mbonwick · 25th April 2019, 11:52

Cylinder head off last night. Confirmed HGF.

Head is away having a minimal skim today, to bring it back to flat.

Liners on 2&3 are flush, so looks like it will be the original style gasket going on...

smudge.g · 27th April 2019, 09:29

Replaced both rear brake discs and pads after having a few days of scraping noises that i assumed were worn pads. Turned out to be the retaining pin that holds the handbrake shoes to the backplate had broken om one side and the brake shoe was fouling the inside of the disc. all fixed (with a spare bolt/nut) and now no more scraping or overheating wheel!!

MGMalc · 27th April 2019, 17:55

Sorted airbag warning light that came on this morning.
First time that I have looked under the seats since buying the car last October, to find that 3 of the 4 connectors have been cut off and the wires soldered together.
Sprayed the remaining connector with WD40, no luck warning light still on.
So removed the insulation tape on the 3 soldered joints to find all of them very poorly soldered. So cut, stripped, and resoldered them.
Bingo airbag warning light now off.

trikey · 27th April 2019, 18:16

I did my best to destroy the kitchen while Deb was at work 🤣👍

Much drilling and refitting to make some decent door cards from some genuine blue ones.

marinabrian · 27th April 2019, 18:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by trikey

I did my best to destroy the kitchen while Deb was at work 🤣👍

Much drilling and refitting to make some decent door cards from some genuine blue ones.

Nice, they will look spiffy with the Blue Alcantara seats

Ian G · 27th April 2019, 18:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by trikey

I did my best to destroy the kitchen while Deb was at work 🤣👍

Much drilling and refitting to make some decent door cards from some genuine blue ones.

They look very impressive Andy.

I spent an hour polishing those expensive

xenons that I bought a couple of weeks ago.

P-Nut · 27th April 2019, 19:14

Following a bit of a disaster with my first attempt for a mold (I snapped it in half!) I've decided to experiment with silicone molds and I must say I much prefer it, this was a test run and I've learned a lot from it although the result isn't half bad, it allows me to make a quick rough copy than I can machine to then make an even better mold rather than working with the original part all the time.

24th April 2019, 18:07	#9501
whyte850 Avid contributor 2001 Rover 75 Connoisser SE 2.0 L V6 Auto and 1950 Rover P4 75 Cyclops Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Bo`ness Posts: 213 Thanks: 2 Thanked 12 Times in 5 Posts	Fitted a new camshaft sensor. My old one had the cable directly wired into the camshaft sensor. The replacement made in Egypt part is nowhere near as good as the original BMW Rover part. __________________ Current Fleet 2020: 2019 Seat Mii Design 2001 Rover 75 Connoisseur SE 2.0 V6 2006 Renault Twingo MK1 LHD 1971 Fiat 850 Sport Coupe (Restoration project) Last edited by whyte850; 24th April 2019 at 18:16..

24th April 2019, 18:48	#9502
Gino Gets stuck in Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Newmarket Posts: 601 Thanks: 384 Thanked 130 Times in 99 Posts	Fitted my new quad projectors with Angel eye drls which I had collected from Rick yesterday I ran the wiring along the fog light/indicator wiring loom so that it was out of the way, I was also able to fit the led sidelights from my reflectors. I'm looking forward to trying them out now! Rob __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] MODS DONE; plenum spyhole, bonnet cable divider block (previous owner), chrome wing mirror covers, gold fan resistor (previous owner), s/s bumper bolts, uprated under tray fittings silicone intercooler hose, Viton O rings, Crofts door finishers, boot badge, wood dash, Phil-t4's magic wand, wood wheel, mk2 repeaters, HK tweeters & Angel eye projectors.

24th April 2019, 19:49	#9503
sworks Been absent for a while… Rover 75 Tourer, Classic mini Cooper S, Abarth 595 competizione, MG TF and a Hyundai Tucson PHEV Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cumbria Posts: 13,065 Thanks: 1,033 Thanked 1,686 Times in 1,040 Posts	Fitted the thermostat housing to the back of the water pump on the 1800 ‘classic’ in the rain. Bled it and then road tested and allowed the fan to cut in, will check the level in the morning before I go to work..... __________________ ................................................. 'Marmite' Possibly one of the most famous 75 tourers produced! left the production line as the last of only Three Rover 75 tourers produced in Trophy Yellow. 48 hours later Longbridge closed. The last sold ordered 75 Tourer. Paid for by the Phoenix Four and handed over by John Towers to the Warwickshire Northampton Air ambulance service as a Rapid Response vehicle

27th April 2019, 09:29	#9505
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	Replaced both rear brake discs and pads after having a few days of scraping noises that i assumed were worn pads. Turned out to be the retaining pin that holds the handbrake shoes to the backplate had broken om one side and the brake shoe was fouling the inside of the disc. all fixed (with a spare bolt/nut) and now no more scraping or overheating wheel!! __________________ 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

27th April 2019, 18:16	#9507
trikey Premium Trader Rover 75 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 33,760 Thanks: 8,837 Thanked 14,831 Times in 8,030 Posts	I did my best to destroy the kitchen while Deb was at work 🤣👍 Much drilling and refitting to make some decent door cards from some genuine blue ones. __________________ Lest we forget..

25th April 2019, 11:52	#9504
mbonwick Gets stuck in Connoisseur SE 1.8 Auto Saloon Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Kendal Posts: 633 Thanks: 129 Thanked 176 Times in 147 Posts	Cylinder head off last night. Confirmed HGF. Head is away having a minimal skim today, to bring it back to flat. Liners on 2&3 are flush, so looks like it will be the original style gasket going on...

27th April 2019, 17:55	#9506
MGMalc Avid contributor MG ZT190+, MG ZT160(V6)Retired Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Surrey Posts: 162 Thanks: 5 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Sorted airbag warning light that came on this morning. First time that I have looked under the seats since buying the car last October, to find that 3 of the 4 connectors have been cut off and the wires soldered together. Sprayed the remaining connector with WD40, no luck warning light still on. So removed the insulation tape on the 3 soldered joints to find all of them very poorly soldered. So cut, stripped, and resoldered them. Bingo airbag warning light now off.

27th April 2019, 19:14	#9510
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	Following a bit of a disaster with my first attempt for a mold (I snapped it in half!) I've decided to experiment with silicone molds and I must say I much prefer it, this was a test run and I've learned a lot from it although the result isn't half bad, it allows me to make a quick rough copy than I can machine to then make an even better mold rather than working with the original part all the time. __________________ Approved food eater

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