MG ZT-T 190 HGF or something Else

Mista T · 30th January 2018, 07:02

Hi Guys,

tomorrow i'm going to take a look a MG ZT-T 190.
The current owner is selling it because of a ENgine Failure and a Rear Spring Failure.
He suspects a HGF, but after reading and searching i found that a HGF on a KV6 is not common.

He also stated that is sometimes runs on 5 cilinders.

I already made a list of suspects:
- HGF
- Thermostathousing
- Engine coils

The springs will be replaced with the Motobuild ones, directly lowering the car .

Are there any tips for me to look/hear/smell at to see what the problem is

Dansrockin · 30th January 2018, 12:14

While not unheard of, the chances are it's not hgf on a V6. More likely to be a knackered oil cooler. Can be bypassed easily enough to rule it out.
My old V6 160 had a misfire that was never found, but I tried everything I could think of to trace it! Coils, plugs (particularly the rear bank), injectors, compression, ecu, all things I was recommended to try and trace the misfire. If it's only occasional, id guess it's probably a plug or coil breaking down under load.

30th January 2018, 07:02	#1
Mista T Newbie MG ZT-T Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Nieuwegein Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	MG ZT-T 190 HGF or something Else Hi Guys, tomorrow i'm going to take a look a MG ZT-T 190. The current owner is selling it because of a ENgine Failure and a Rear Spring Failure. He suspects a HGF, but after reading and searching i found that a HGF on a KV6 is not common. He also stated that is sometimes runs on 5 cilinders. I already made a list of suspects: - HGF - Thermostathousing - Engine coils The springs will be replaced with the Motobuild ones, directly lowering the car . Are there any tips for me to look/hear/smell at to see what the problem is

30th January 2018, 12:14	#2
Dansrockin Posted a thing or two MG ZT number 1 of 25 celestial!! Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Banbury Posts: 1,967 Thanks: 208 Thanked 242 Times in 166 Posts	While not unheard of, the chances are it's not hgf on a V6. More likely to be a knackered oil cooler. Can be bypassed easily enough to rule it out. My old V6 160 had a misfire that was never found, but I tried everything I could think of to trace it! Coils, plugs (particularly the rear bank), injectors, compression, ecu, all things I was recommended to try and trace the misfire. If it's only occasional, id guess it's probably a plug or coil breaking down under load.