Help! Rover 75 Tourer not going into gear when engine on

Lozz · 8th May 2024, 07:45

Hi there Rover 75 and MG ZT Owners club.

Last year, I bought a Rover 75 diesel tourer in a bit of a mad moment. We drove down from Leics to Kent and back, and then to Hay on Wye and back, no problem. She drove like a dream, in fact, although I did notice some hill start issues. The next week however, wouldn't go. Due to this club's forums I sussed out it was the ECU, it had essentially drowned in torrential rains, so that got replaced at no small cost via cloning of the knackered one in Lithuania or somewhere.

Drove great for a couple of weeks then, won't go into gear when the engine's running. I really like this car, and I'd love to keep it on the road but is it going to be one thing after another? Obviously, there's always going to be a fair amount of that with older motors. The body work is a bit tatty but the engine is sound. I don't have any mechanic skills unfortunately, and the other 'alf, who is also the driver, isn't too knowledgeable in that area. I could do with some advice. Should I persevere with it? Is there a common gear box issue it's likely to be?

8th May 2024, 07:45	#1
Lozz Newbie Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: Feb 2024 Location: Loughborough Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Help! Rover 75 Tourer not going into gear when engine on Hi there Rover 75 and MG ZT Owners club. Last year, I bought a Rover 75 diesel tourer in a bit of a mad moment. We drove down from Leics to Kent and back, and then to Hay on Wye and back, no problem. She drove like a dream, in fact, although I did notice some hill start issues. The next week however, wouldn't go. Due to this club's forums I sussed out it was the ECU, it had essentially drowned in torrential rains, so that got replaced at no small cost via cloning of the knackered one in Lithuania or somewhere. Drove great for a couple of weeks then, won't go into gear when the engine's running. I really like this car, and I'd love to keep it on the road but is it going to be one thing after another? Obviously, there's always going to be a fair amount of that with older motors. The body work is a bit tatty but the engine is sound. I don't have any mechanic skills unfortunately, and the other 'alf, who is also the driver, isn't too knowledgeable in that area. I could do with some advice. Should I persevere with it? Is there a common gear box issue it's likely to be?