HGF with MLS headgasket - Page 11

Sonus · 23rd January 2012, 12:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrissyboy

wow i admire your staying power with this car .... still it will almost be brand new ......

If you knew the prices of cars here in Norway you would have had some staying power aswell

If I'd lived in the UK the car would have been weighed in for scrap a long time ago

beinet1 · 14th February 2012, 18:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sonus

If you knew the prices of cars here in Norway you would have had some staying power aswell

If I'd lived in the UK the car would have been weighed in for scrap a long time ago

Any status update?

Sonus · 16th February 2012, 06:53

Yes, I've had the car back for a month, but unfortunatly the car didn't pass it's MOT. I've ordered new rear springs and shocks, ABS sensor and some other small bits to get it through the MOT.

Car seems to run just fine, but haven't been used that much due to the MOT failure.

Sonus · 5th March 2012, 07:56

Car is up and runnig again after having had the rear spsings and shocks replaced. It now rides much better.

Also replaced the coils, plugs, plug leads and air filter. Need to renew the rear ARB bushes and change the oil.

After not using the car much for 6 months I have a new found excitment for the car

Sonus · 22nd March 2012, 07:21

And the excitement is gone again

http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...070#post957070

Could I argue that the failure of the Turbo is down to a poor repair from the first HGF?

EDIT: Just ordered a recon unit from http://www.midlandturbo.com/ as suggested by SD1too in the other thread.

Sonus · 2nd May 2012, 10:36

Now my Land Rover garage has said that they will not change the turbo for me due to the risk of liability

How much hassle is it to change the turbo myself?

Will I need to perform any difficult tasks or is it straight forward?

I read somewhere that the fuel system needs to be disconnected? If so why?

Sonus · 4th September 2012, 06:48

Well after having had the car sat idle from May I finally changed the Turbo. Not as difficult job as I had expected. The worn turbo had massive play in the bearings,, approx +/- 5mm of movement and had clearly worn down turbines where they had touched the turbo housing. It's a wonder that non of the turbine blades had broken off.

It had let massive amounts of oil into the system so I had to drive for over an hour to burn off all the oil in the exhaust system after changing the turbo. At first I though that I also had another HGF, but the smoke slowly diminished and when I parked late last night there was no "smoke" coming out of the tailpipe

Now I'm contemplating fitting the uprated ECU from ZandT tuning that I bought over a year ago.

Also how important is it to use vacuum to fill the cooling system? I managed to fill 6 liters of antifreeze into the system. I guess there was some left in the cooling system after draining it, so that should make it approx 6.2 liters as described in the workshop manual. Top hose is soft when running and when off

All in all it was nice to drive the car again, it really is a nice handling car although it feels somewhat old compared to my 2009 BMW 325D

COLVERT · 4th September 2012, 14:59

All's well that ends well.

Happy motoring.

22nd March 2012, 07:21	#105
Sonus Avid contributor MG ZT Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Trondheim, Norway Posts: 186 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	And the excitement is gone again http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...070#post957070 Could I argue that the failure of the Turbo is down to a poor repair from the first HGF? EDIT: Just ordered a recon unit from http://www.midlandturbo.com/ as suggested by SD1too in the other thread. Last edited by Sonus; 22nd March 2012 at 07:36..

4th September 2012, 06:48	#107
Sonus Avid contributor MG ZT Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Trondheim, Norway Posts: 186 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Well after having had the car sat idle from May I finally changed the Turbo. Not as difficult job as I had expected. The worn turbo had massive play in the bearings,, approx +/- 5mm of movement and had clearly worn down turbines where they had touched the turbo housing. It's a wonder that non of the turbine blades had broken off. It had let massive amounts of oil into the system so I had to drive for over an hour to burn off all the oil in the exhaust system after changing the turbo. At first I though that I also had another HGF, but the smoke slowly diminished and when I parked late last night there was no "smoke" coming out of the tailpipe Now I'm contemplating fitting the uprated ECU from ZandT tuning that I bought over a year ago. Also how important is it to use vacuum to fill the cooling system? I managed to fill 6 liters of antifreeze into the system. I guess there was some left in the cooling system after draining it, so that should make it approx 6.2 liters as described in the workshop manual. Top hose is soft when running and when off All in all it was nice to drive the car again, it really is a nice handling car although it feels somewhat old compared to my 2009 BMW 325D Last edited by Sonus; 4th September 2012 at 06:52..

16th February 2012, 06:53	#103
Sonus Avid contributor MG ZT Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Trondheim, Norway Posts: 186 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Yes, I've had the car back for a month, but unfortunatly the car didn't pass it's MOT. I've ordered new rear springs and shocks, ABS sensor and some other small bits to get it through the MOT. Car seems to run just fine, but haven't been used that much due to the MOT failure.

5th March 2012, 07:56	#104
Sonus Avid contributor MG ZT Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Trondheim, Norway Posts: 186 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Car is up and runnig again after having had the rear spsings and shocks replaced. It now rides much better. Also replaced the coils, plugs, plug leads and air filter. Need to renew the rear ARB bushes and change the oil. After not using the car much for 6 months I have a new found excitment for the car

2nd May 2012, 10:36	#106
Sonus Avid contributor MG ZT Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Trondheim, Norway Posts: 186 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Now my Land Rover garage has said that they will not change the turbo for me due to the risk of liability How much hassle is it to change the turbo myself? Will I need to perform any difficult tasks or is it straight forward? I read somewhere that the fuel system needs to be disconnected? If so why?

4th September 2012, 14:59	#108
COLVERT This is my second home R75 Saloon. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: France/or Devon. Posts: 14,003 Thanks: 3,851 Thanked 2,167 Times in 1,816 Posts	All's well that ends well. Happy motoring.