1.8t seems to be getting very rare - Page 3

FLYING BANANA · 26th March 2017, 10:13

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Originally Posted by Simondi

Well I suppose only you know what you meant and how you meant it whilst posting. Personally i thought it was a rude and abrasive post.

Anyway enough about it. Back on thread please

I take all the remarks with a pinch of salt. The turbo on Banana is the original and so is the clutch. And we are determined to get one of Trikey's "To the Moon" sticker.

T-Cut · 26th March 2017, 10:51

Hans Schaaper's temperature gauge that I fitted years ago has saved mine from overheating troubles, I haven't any doubt about that.

TC

MDMH757 · 26th March 2017, 11:25

Got my 1.8t ztt back on road now (see my thread from earlier)...

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Yorkshire GOC · 26th March 2017, 14:14

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Originally Posted by ;2466796

Hans Schaaper's temperature gauge that I fitted years ago has saved mine from overheating troubles, I haven't any doubt about that.

TC

T-Cut makes a very salient observation - i would advise all 1.8t owners - get a Hans Gauge fitted ASAP - I know Hans is no longer making them but you can get them (exact same spec) from E Bay - a gent in West Yorkshire is making them amongst other bits of useful MG/75 kit.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/E-Zee-K-Bu...cAAOSwtfhYsZwN

Arryhall · 26th March 2017, 14:32

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Originally Posted by Yorkshire GOC

T-Cut makes a very salient observation - i would advise all 1.8t owners - get a Hans Gauge fitted ASAP - I know Hans is no longer making them but you can get them (exact same spec) from E Bay - a gent in West Yorkshire is making them amongst other bits of useful MG/75 kit.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/E-Zee-K-Bu...cAAOSwtfhYsZwN

Well now, that's all well and good and very funky looking, but I wouldn't have a clue about how to actually fit one! Probably cost me more getting that fitted than the car's worth!

Yorkshire GOC · 26th March 2017, 14:36

Its an easy low cost job and the kit comes with pictures and instructions for those who wish to do it themselves- as was the case in years gone by with the original Hans Schaarpe gauge - which up to 4/5 years ago was fitted by many 1.8t owners

Arryhall · 26th March 2017, 14:47

You never said there was pictures! That gives me a fighting chance!

Still can't believe the mechanic who did my turbo said that I will definitely suffer hgf at some point with my 1.8t. Asked him if it's avoidable and he just said no, don't thrash it everywhere and it'll last longer, bu it'll go. And if you put the uprated head gasket in, you have to pull the head apart, have it skimmed, have all the stuff replaced and it'll cost more than the cars worth.

These engines really don't have a good reputation, do they?

Leyland Worldmaster · 26th March 2017, 15:01

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Originally Posted by sponge_mike

And your point in posting this unhelpful and sarcastic comment was what, exactly?

Mike

Clearly can't understand nowt technical!

Yorkshire GOC · 26th March 2017, 15:08

A Hans gauge will give you an audible alarm at 110 degrees and another at 115 degrees- so you know straight away that you have coolant problems/overheating engine and therefore prevent the HGF failing - as T-Cut says he has had no such HGF problems as he has one fitted.

There is also a theory that the recommended OAT coolant attacks the original MG Rover elastomer gasket causing it to fail more readily when stressed by heat- so many on here no longer use the recommended OAT coolant but just normal blue coolant - but I will leave this for others to debate

Arryhall · 26th March 2017, 19:08

There's different kinds of coolant????

I thought there was red, and there was blue. Red was good for 3 years or something, blue was good for a year. I thought. Maybe.

I really ought to learn some of this stuff.

26th March 2017, 14:36	#26
Yorkshire GOC I really should get out more....... Rover 75 connoisseur se v6 auto Join Date: May 2014 Location: Hull Posts: 2,064 Thanks: 1,842 Thanked 623 Times in 469 Posts	Its an easy low cost job and the kit comes with pictures and instructions for those who wish to do it themselves- as was the case in years gone by with the original Hans Schaarpe gauge - which up to 4/5 years ago was fitted by many 1.8t owners __________________ She came off the Longbridge Line on 20-05-2003 The Silver Machine was the 13th of 160 Rover 75's to come off the production line that day and is the 100th of 527 Starlight Silver Rover 75 2.5 V6 Connoisseur SE Auto saloons listed in the build records produced world wide.

26th March 2017, 15:08	#29
Yorkshire GOC I really should get out more....... Rover 75 connoisseur se v6 auto Join Date: May 2014 Location: Hull Posts: 2,064 Thanks: 1,842 Thanked 623 Times in 469 Posts	A Hans gauge will give you an audible alarm at 110 degrees and another at 115 degrees- so you know straight away that you have coolant problems/overheating engine and therefore prevent the HGF failing - as T-Cut says he has had no such HGF problems as he has one fitted. There is also a theory that the recommended OAT coolant attacks the original MG Rover elastomer gasket causing it to fail more readily when stressed by heat- so many on here no longer use the recommended OAT coolant but just normal blue coolant - but I will leave this for others to debate __________________ She came off the Longbridge Line on 20-05-2003 The Silver Machine was the 13th of 160 Rover 75's to come off the production line that day and is the 100th of 527 Starlight Silver Rover 75 2.5 V6 Connoisseur SE Auto saloons listed in the build records produced world wide.

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T-Cut This is my second home Rover75 and Mreg Corsa. Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sumweer onat mote o'dust (Sagin) Posts: 21,753 Thanks: 341 Thanked 3,660 Times in 2,924 Posts	Hans Schaaper's temperature gauge that I fitted years ago has saved mine from overheating troubles, I haven't any doubt about that. TC

26th March 2017, 11:25	#23
MDMH757 Loves to post Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham Posts: 269 Thanks: 48 Thanked 64 Times in 50 Posts	Got my 1.8t ztt back on road now (see my thread from earlier)... Sent from my E6853 using Tapatalk

26th March 2017, 14:47	#27
Arryhall Loves to post Rover 75 Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Biddulph Posts: 486 Thanks: 101 Thanked 145 Times in 90 Posts	You never said there was pictures! That gives me a fighting chance! Still can't believe the mechanic who did my turbo said that I will definitely suffer hgf at some point with my 1.8t. Asked him if it's avoidable and he just said no, don't thrash it everywhere and it'll last longer, bu it'll go. And if you put the uprated head gasket in, you have to pull the head apart, have it skimmed, have all the stuff replaced and it'll cost more than the cars worth. These engines really don't have a good reputation, do they?

26th March 2017, 19:08	#30
Arryhall Loves to post Rover 75 Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Biddulph Posts: 486 Thanks: 101 Thanked 145 Times in 90 Posts	There's different kinds of coolant???? I thought there was red, and there was blue. Red was good for 3 years or something, blue was good for a year. I thought. Maybe. I really ought to learn some of this stuff.