Major Rust - rear sill

robbrooks · 26th May 2017, 08:20

Good morning everyone. After almost 15 years of cherishing and looking after my Rover75 I discovered the dreaded rust today. I have been meaning to look at my offside rear sills after my garage discovered paint bubbing up last December. They advised me to check it when the weather is warmer & drier and insert Waxoyl. However I think it is beyond Waxoyl and I probably need to get it checked out and welded. Have others any experience with this problem. I live in the Leeds area and thought maybe some folk around here may have some solutions of where I could get a professional job done? Typical area is a hole close to the jacking point!

trikey · 26th May 2017, 13:36

It creeps up unannounced, once you see rust bubbles it's normally too late!

Sonic ZS · 26th May 2017, 21:00

Here you go, this should help show what's involved : https://the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/s...d.php?t=214581

robbrooks · 27th May 2017, 07:14

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Here's the damage . The left picture shows the hole measuring about 3inch across. The rh picture shows the jacking point.
Metal around jacking point is much thicker, but where the hole is next to the jacking point the metal is only 2mm thick!

jonc3725 · 27th May 2017, 09:17

I was just about to say get hold of sonic because thats the repair you will need but Paul has already posted.

Nothing to do with metal thickness its age and no preventative measures put in place. Unfortunately the cars are now at an age that the tin worm will come forth especially around water traps.
A few members have had these areas repaired now.
Pauls (sonic) repair shows the work involved and if your keeping the car I would recommend getting cavity wax into the nooks and crannies.

Good luck with the repair mate

kbonney88 · 27th May 2017, 09:26

please keep the car and get this sorted.. I have repaired many 75's for this.. many more will get this problem.. quite and easy fix for someone who can weld.. If you were nearby I would offer to sort it for you..

Kev

Dawn · 27th May 2017, 09:32

My 1.8 has this quite bad. It's the next main thing to get done. The body man I asked has gone AWOL though. Cant get him on phone or e mail, so may have to rethink!

26th May 2017, 08:20	#1
robbrooks Gets stuck in Rover 75 CDT,160 remap: owner since new in December 2002: Mileage: June22 143,000 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Leeds Posts: 633 Thanks: 324 Thanked 102 Times in 67 Posts	Major Rust - rear sill Good morning everyone. After almost 15 years of cherishing and looking after my Rover75 I discovered the dreaded rust today. I have been meaning to look at my offside rear sills after my garage discovered paint bubbing up last December. They advised me to check it when the weather is warmer & drier and insert Waxoyl. However I think it is beyond Waxoyl and I probably need to get it checked out and welded. Have others any experience with this problem. I live in the Leeds area and thought maybe some folk around here may have some solutions of where I could get a professional job done? Typical area is a hole close to the jacking point!

26th May 2017, 13:36	#2
trikey Premium Trader Rover 75 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 33,769 Thanks: 8,837 Thanked 14,831 Times in 8,030 Posts	It creeps up unannounced, once you see rust bubbles it's normally too late! __________________ Lest we forget..

26th May 2017, 21:00	#3
Sonic ZS Posted a thing or two 75 Conn CDT Tourer, 75 Conn SE V6, 75 Conn V6, 75 Conn CDTi Tourer, ZS 180 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Devon Posts: 1,986 Thanks: 1,287 Thanked 963 Times in 534 Posts	Here you go, this should help show what's involved : https://the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/s...d.php?t=214581 __________________

27th May 2017, 09:17	#5
jonc3725 Posted a thing or two MG ZT 190 + and MKIV Supra Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Plymouth Posts: 1,551 Thanks: 224 Thanked 493 Times in 359 Posts	I was just about to say get hold of sonic because thats the repair you will need but Paul has already posted. Nothing to do with metal thickness its age and no preventative measures put in place. Unfortunately the cars are now at an age that the tin worm will come forth especially around water traps. A few members have had these areas repaired now. Pauls (sonic) repair shows the work involved and if your keeping the car I would recommend getting cavity wax into the nooks and crannies. Good luck with the repair mate __________________ Jon C Living the dream MK IV VVTI Tiptronic TT Toyota Supra MG ZT 190+ BornTuesday, 10th July 2001 @ 09:01:10 259th ZT to run off the production line, out of 18,894 252nd ZT 190 + to be made out of 4,023 101st ZT in Solar Red (code: CEU) to be made out of 1,888

27th May 2017, 09:26	#6
kbonney88 I really should get out more....... Rover 75 Tourer & 75 Saloons Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Perth/Glasgow Scotland Posts: 2,313 Thanks: 804 Thanked 656 Times in 512 Posts	please keep the car and get this sorted.. I have repaired many 75's for this.. many more will get this problem.. quite and easy fix for someone who can weld.. If you were nearby I would offer to sort it for you.. Kev

27th May 2017, 09:32	#7
Dawn I really should get out more....... MG ZT 180+ auto Join Date: May 2016 Location: Ilkeston, Derbys Posts: 2,743 Thanks: 285 Thanked 1,128 Times in 504 Posts	My 1.8 has this quite bad. It's the next main thing to get done. The body man I asked has gone AWOL though. Cant get him on phone or e mail, so may have to rethink!