What I did with my Rover 75/MG ZT today? - Page 845

roverbarmy · 17th August 2018, 21:09

What did I do with my 75 today? I had a leisurely drive down to Diss with it and enjoyed every second of the journey, especially the one time that I used the kickdown on the auto to pass a tractor and trailer. Gotta luv that V6 !

Southcoast · 18th August 2018, 17:22

Fixed the horns as the wiring was past its best and fitted a replacement NSR door actuator, as the old one failed to open the lock. A little tricky and I felt like a safe cracker trying to fit it in the small space but all was well in the end

, thanks to all the info from this forum.

woolleysox · 18th August 2018, 19:04

Font near side strut gave way and took tyre with it

Arrived home with RAC recovery

purchased two new struts with springs. How much ?

Don’t ask :get me coat

marinabrian · 18th August 2018, 19:23

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Originally Posted by woolleysox

Font near side strut gave way and took tyre with it

Arrived home with RAC recovery

purchased two new struts with springs. How much ?

Don’t ask :get me coat

A gazzilion pounds

and that's the price of driving a car built from unobtanium

Had the spring cup rotted off the damper tube then Rob?

Brian

marinabrian · 18th August 2018, 19:29

Rob has a V8, and the bespoke dampers on these would cost more than your average car.

Bilstein can refurbish them with new seals etc, but not if the spring cup has rotted, which is a common V8 trait

Brian

jordimussol · 19th August 2018, 19:43

Well.. been enjoying summer and not been too active on the site, but today got myself down to the garage, sweating like a paedo in a nursery, and replaced the last engine mount I had to swap over. The gearbox one.

The old one:

The old one doesn't seem that worn and was hoping it'd come out in bits, but it didn't. Since I had the new one and took the trouble to get to it, I did replace it with the new one and moved on.

It's a rather straightforward job to do, not difficult however I didn't find a 'how to remove/replace engine gearbox mount'

It's as simple as:

-Remove engine undertray (you'll need to jack the gearbox)

-Remove battery and battery tray/box
-Remove air intake tube section to make some room

-Release diesel fuel filter and get it out of the way (no need to disconnect).
-Release ECU (at least I think it was) out of the way so you can get under and easy access to the screws of the mount.

The tricky part was to remove the gearbox plate first and then the mount as you need the access to get to the screws of the mount. You then fit the new one in, and then the gearbox mounting plate. With the jack you need to lift the gearbox in order to fit the screws too.

And job done!

An annoying vibration has gone now so I believe that had made the trick. I had replaced all other engine mounts and this was the last one. I suppose all other three were more solid and the weak one was now this one.

I did buy the mount off Oscaro, which is some sort of EuroCarparts in Spain. I did get the Hutchinson branded one which is also available on eBay. UK suppliers were quite more expensive. I got this one for 102eu and free postage.

Bogbrush82 · 20th August 2018, 14:15

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Originally Posted by jordimussol

sweating like a paedo in a nursery

I shouldn't laugh, but OMG!

marinabrian · 20th August 2018, 22:44

Drove to Newcastle to pick up my daughter, and on the return leg of the journey it started making some god awful noises at the back.

I've not checked, but as a guess possibly one of the handbrake shoes has come adrift

Just as well I have the scrapman's number on speed dial, looks to me like the ZT has bought the farm........better things to do this week than grovel around under an old shed of a motor that I quite frankly hate

Gate Keeper · 20th August 2018, 23:36

Today, I took the V6 in to have the tyres checked. The front off side had a nail in it and the rear driver’s side had a 6 inch split on the rim. 2 new Dunlop’s fitted. Of concern was a story from the manager of the workshop. He had been in a car last night driven by his mate, who was caught doing 125 mph, what madness.

Bogbrush82 · 20th August 2018, 23:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by marinabrian

Drove to Newcastle to pick up my daughter, and on the return leg of the journey it started making some god awful noises at the back.

I've not checked, but as a guess possibly one of the handbrake shoes has come adrift

Just as well I have the scrapman's number on speed dial, looks to me like the ZT has bought the farm........better things to do this week than grovel around under an old shed of a motor that I quite frankly hate

Could always whack it on here and see if someone wants it?

17th August 2018, 21:09	#8441
roverbarmy This is my second home Roverless + 1.7D Sportage Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: East Norfolk Posts: 7,050 Thanks: 729 Thanked 2,021 Times in 1,449 Posts	What did I do with my 75 today? I had a leisurely drive down to Diss with it and enjoyed every second of the journey, especially the one time that I used the kickdown on the auto to pass a tractor and trailer. Gotta luv that V6 ! __________________ Oil in my veins!

18th August 2018, 19:04	#8443
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19th August 2018, 19:43	#8446
jordimussol Avid contributor 2005 MG ZT & 1996 MGF Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Mallorca Posts: 174 Thanks: 24 Thanked 67 Times in 32 Posts	Well.. been enjoying summer and not been too active on the site, but today got myself down to the garage, sweating like a paedo in a nursery, and replaced the last engine mount I had to swap over. The gearbox one. The old one: The old one doesn't seem that worn and was hoping it'd come out in bits, but it didn't. Since I had the new one and took the trouble to get to it, I did replace it with the new one and moved on. It's a rather straightforward job to do, not difficult however I didn't find a 'how to remove/replace engine gearbox mount' It's as simple as: -Remove engine undertray (you'll need to jack the gearbox) -Remove battery and battery tray/box -Remove air intake tube section to make some room -Release diesel fuel filter and get it out of the way (no need to disconnect). -Release ECU (at least I think it was) out of the way so you can get under and easy access to the screws of the mount. The tricky part was to remove the gearbox plate first and then the mount as you need the access to get to the screws of the mount. You then fit the new one in, and then the gearbox mounting plate. With the jack you need to lift the gearbox in order to fit the screws too. And job done! An annoying vibration has gone now so I believe that had made the trick. I had replaced all other engine mounts and this was the last one. I suppose all other three were more solid and the weak one was now this one. I did buy the mount off Oscaro, which is some sort of EuroCarparts in Spain. I did get the Hutchinson branded one which is also available on eBay. UK suppliers were quite more expensive. I got this one for 102eu and free postage. __________________ This vehicle was the 14,383rd ZT to run off the production line, out of 18,894 This vehicle was the 2,487th ZT CDTi + (135) to be made out of 4,184 This vehicle was the 2,112th ZT in XPower Grey (code: LEF) to be made out of 3,143 XPower Grey ZTs

18th August 2018, 17:22	#8442
Southcoast Regular poster Rover 75 Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: a Posts: 84 Thanks: 49 Thanked 20 Times in 16 Posts	Fixed the horns as the wiring was past its best and fitted a replacement NSR door actuator, as the old one failed to open the lock. A little tricky and I felt like a safe cracker trying to fit it in the small space but all was well in the end , thanks to all the info from this forum.

18th August 2018, 19:29	#8445
marinabrian MG ZT Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 20,151 Thanks: 3,565 Thanked 10,837 Times in 5,718 Posts	Rob has a V8, and the bespoke dampers on these would cost more than your average car. Bilstein can refurbish them with new seals etc, but not if the spring cup has rotted, which is a common V8 trait Brian

20th August 2018, 22:44	#8448
marinabrian MG ZT Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 20,151 Thanks: 3,565 Thanked 10,837 Times in 5,718 Posts	Drove to Newcastle to pick up my daughter, and on the return leg of the journey it started making some god awful noises at the back. I've not checked, but as a guess possibly one of the handbrake shoes has come adrift Just as well I have the scrapman's number on speed dial, looks to me like the ZT has bought the farm........better things to do this week than grovel around under an old shed of a motor that I quite frankly hate

20th August 2018, 23:36	#8449
Gate Keeper This is my second home 4X4 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Nairobi Posts: 20,064 Thanks: 8,286 Thanked 7,017 Times in 4,160 Posts	Today, I took the V6 in to have the tyres checked. The front off side had a nail in it and the rear driver’s side had a 6 inch split on the rim. 2 new Dunlop’s fitted. Of concern was a story from the manager of the workshop. He had been in a car last night driven by his mate, who was caught doing 125 mph, what madness.