What I did with my Rover 75/MG ZT today? - Page 543

keithst24 · 18th June 2016, 13:59

I just snowfoamed..washed... polished Bumble ready for MG's in the Park tomorrow....now relaxing at my Daughters in Evesham with a cold Cider :-)

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hawker · 18th June 2016, 14:54

changed the pcv filter and the intercooler o rings ... hopefully no more black smoke on kick down

Mike Noc · 18th June 2016, 20:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arctic

Hi Mike.
yes would be very interesting hopefully it s not one of these below, in the link

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CONTITECH-...sAAOSwOVpXTraE

Yes, hope not Steve.

Quote:

Originally Posted by DMGRS

As you suspect, I also reckon it'll be a pulley or tensioner that's caused it to go.
Usual culprit is the waterpump bearing collapsing!

Been there and had that Mat, but our OP replaced the water pump just under a year ago.

Dave-M · 18th June 2016, 20:56

Finally tackled the handbrake compensator after an MOT fail yesterday. Took out 18mm of space between the two halves and OMG what a difference! I always knew the handbrake was pretty poor but hadn't realised just how bad it had become (despite setting it all up correctly at the wheels). Hopefully should all get the OK when it goes back in on Monday

nutmeg69 · 18th June 2016, 22:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by keithst24

I just snowfoamed..washed... polished Bumble ready for MG's in the Park tomorrow....now relaxing at my Daughters in Evesham with a cold Cider :-)

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Evesham is where i collected my new zt from on friday

nutmeg69 · 19th June 2016, 00:40

After a quick clean

barney bear · 19th June 2016, 15:51

No prizes for guessing what I'm doing, again! Not even 12 months since I did it last time

barney bear · 19th June 2016, 18:59

Some before and after pics........

After 3 coats of dye

Before

Same again, 3 coats

I reckon another couple of coats and then 2 coats of lacquer/sealant and hopefully it'll last longer this time. To be fair I don't think I sealed it enough last year.

MGjim · 19th June 2016, 19:27

Took my son and his (actually my) bike to Clapham to the B.H.F London to Brighton bike ride, then down to Brighton to pick a very weary and slightly sunburnt son up again. 228 miles and according to the trip thingy 37.6 mpg, on a mixture of Motorway/dual carriageway and slow A and B roads, not too bad I don't think?

jonathan63 · 19th June 2016, 20:46

Front top mounts, drop links and ARB bushes. Did the rears last week. No more knocking and it handles much better too.

Adjusted the tracking a little too. Only guess work but it holds a straight line better and the steering wheel is centred properly.

18th June 2016, 13:59	#5421
keithst24 This is my second home X Power Grey MGZT 180+ Auto... Bumble & 1.8T Odessey Rover 75 Contemporary SE manual Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Reigate Posts: 5,375 Thanks: 2,254 Thanked 1,801 Times in 1,403 Posts	I just snowfoamed..washed... polished Bumble ready for MG's in the Park tomorrow....now relaxing at my Daughters in Evesham with a cold Cider :-) Sent from my SM-T315 using Tapatalk __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Bumble Membership Number 35478 Born Monday, 16th June 2003 @ 14:30:35 This vehicle was the 9,196th ZT to run off the production line, out of 18,894 This vehicle was the 576th ZT 180 + to be made out of 828 This vehicle was the 871st ZT in XPower Grey (code: LEF) to be made out of 3,143 XPower Grey ZTs

19th June 2016, 15:51	#5427
barney bear This is my second home rover 75 Connoiseur diesel called Rosey Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Preston Posts: 8,096 Thanks: 1,878 Thanked 2,001 Times in 1,424 Posts	No prizes for guessing what I'm doing, again! Not even 12 months since I did it last time __________________ It is NEVER your fault, do not believe her when she says it is Real name Tony http://i1374.photobucket.com/albums/...ps5l6mhpix.jpg Last edited by barney bear; 20th June 2016 at 04:22.. Reason: Toafed up Narwahl stole the picture of my wheel

19th June 2016, 18:59	#5428
barney bear This is my second home rover 75 Connoiseur diesel called Rosey Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Preston Posts: 8,096 Thanks: 1,878 Thanked 2,001 Times in 1,424 Posts	Some before and after pics........ After 3 coats of dye Before Same again, 3 coats I reckon another couple of coats and then 2 coats of lacquer/sealant and hopefully it'll last longer this time. To be fair I don't think I sealed it enough last year. __________________ It is NEVER your fault, do not believe her when she says it is Real name Tony http://i1374.photobucket.com/albums/...ps5l6mhpix.jpg

19th June 2016, 19:27	#5429
MGjim Loves to post MG ZT-T 160+ Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Peasmarsh Posts: 390 Thanks: 45 Thanked 140 Times in 87 Posts	What I did with my ZT-T today Took my son and his (actually my) bike to Clapham to the B.H.F London to Brighton bike ride, then down to Brighton to pick a very weary and slightly sunburnt son up again. 228 miles and according to the trip thingy 37.6 mpg, on a mixture of Motorway/dual carriageway and slow A and B roads, not too bad I don't think?

18th June 2016, 14:54	#5422
hawker Avid contributor rover 75 saloon connoisseur cdt se auto Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: canal or river uk Posts: 133 Thanks: 68 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts	changed the pcv filter and the intercooler o rings ... hopefully no more black smoke on kick down

18th June 2016, 20:56	#5424
Dave-M Avid contributor ZT-T 135 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Crewe Posts: 102 Thanks: 0 Thanked 14 Times in 8 Posts	Finally tackled the handbrake compensator after an MOT fail yesterday. Took out 18mm of space between the two halves and OMG what a difference! I always knew the handbrake was pretty poor but hadn't realised just how bad it had become (despite setting it all up correctly at the wheels). Hopefully should all get the OK when it goes back in on Monday

19th June 2016, 20:46	#5430
jonathan63 This is my second home CDTi Conniosseur SE HLNav Tourer and a Personal Line CDT Conniosseur SE Tourer..for the time being. Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Cumbria Posts: 3,639 Thanks: 340 Thanked 423 Times in 294 Posts	Front top mounts, drop links and ARB bushes. Did the rears last week. No more knocking and it handles much better too. Adjusted the tracking a little too. Only guess work but it holds a straight line better and the steering wheel is centred properly.