What I did with my Rover 75/MG ZT today? - Page 202

Avulon · 8th November 2014, 17:13

Changed my tatty steering wheel with peeling dye, for a nice shiny black ZT one.

(My ash grey personal line interior

).

Changed my front indicator bulbs, with help from the excellent guide from Suzublu here: http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...d.php?t=122597. I'd noticed how white they were, despite having passed the MOT a few weeks ago! New ones are a great improvement and are now the right colour. As they were, if on permanently would've passed as DRLs!

Seafrost · 8th November 2014, 18:50

Well today has been a long wet and windy day, Started first thing at 7am changing the original battery, as it had finally given up the ghost, and I replaced it with a very nice S5 Bosch from carparts4less @£60 delivered to my door

Then off to Neath to pick up some Dotz aftermarket alloys, with some nice 235/45/17 tyres on, wheels need a big refurb..... will have a go myself, as I really do not like the Subaru wheels I have had for winter use, they do not suit our cars at all imo.

Got home to find Amazon and Ebay had left me a nice box of bits, one being a New K+N panel filter.... fitted that and took car for a run, and it "feels" better, not so much delay at throttle... but no real sound difference, which is a shame, I do like the roar of a cone, but another job ticked off the list. Lots of leds on a roll

..... yes I will be seen from the Moon.

Did spot a nice Tourer CDti when I joined the M4 at Newport, hogging the middle lane, RO04.. did not see the rest of the plate, as I went past it too fast

.......it vanished behind me never to be seen again.

And my chinese ditch finders handled really well, @70mph ish :P, along the M4, hit a few patches of standing swimming pools, that gave me a twitch... but nothing like the poor Astra on the A470... who appeared to have spun... and spun, with all emergency services at the scene as I passed.

spawn666 · 8th November 2014, 19:18

Starred at her, whilst she sits on the driveway motionless

Jim W · 8th November 2014, 20:26

Put her up for sale

But buying a V6

cb750chris · 8th November 2014, 21:21

Treat day today - Oil & Filter change, Air filter & Pollen filter at the same time.
And checked the plenum drain - a few leaves in there, but all clear now...

klarzy · 8th November 2014, 21:28

Bought a ZTT cdt sport estate from Gordztt.

Nice guy, lovely car...

Started on the green mood lighting, added the MPH to the MS...

I am a sci fi nut, it is a grey.... got to call it Roswell...

Just hope I do not crash it in the dessert

The other good news is I convinced the good lady to take ownership of Clarabelle, so I do not have the heartbreak of selling her...(Clarabelle that is)

Bad news, I have a 2003 316ti BMW e46 for sale.... 2100 ovno

Coups · 9th November 2014, 10:31

I've upgraded the old Nokia wired hands free kit I found behind the dashboard of my ZT. It's now Bluetooth and working perfectly! Very easy and cheap to do so if you have an old wired Nokia kit don't tear it out!!

mgmark · 9th November 2014, 12:06

In the last couple of days, I've replaced the in-tank fuel pump, drop links and lower engine mount.

The fuel pump was the cause of some scraped knuckles and some swearing!

All done now though and the car is definitely better for it. Just waiting for some new brake discs and pads to arrive and it should be good

It's amazing how much smoother the car feels after swapping the engine mount. The one that came off wasn't as bad as I thought it might be. I could only see a couple of very fine splits in it but decided it was worth changing. I was expecting it to look worse once it was off, but it doesn't really. that said, the 2 splits do go almost 2/3 of the way through, they just haven't opened up like I thought they would.

Davy · 9th November 2014, 13:13

I fitted a thermostat in the radiator top hose and cleaned out the EGR .

Davy

nomzamo999 · 9th November 2014, 13:48

Inspected plenum drains, lower engine mount and crankshaft pulley, and found them all to be good

Still have time for tea and biccies before annoying all the family and transporting the living room to Intelagos for the Brazilian GP.

8th November 2014, 17:13	#2011
Avulon This is my second home 1.8t Tourer Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Tanelorn Posts: 4,830 Thanks: 956 Thanked 1,148 Times in 916 Posts	Changed my tatty steering wheel with peeling dye, for a nice shiny black ZT one. (My ash grey personal line interior ). Changed my front indicator bulbs, with help from the excellent guide from Suzublu here: http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...d.php?t=122597. I'd noticed how white they were, despite having passed the MOT a few weeks ago! New ones are a great improvement and are now the right colour. As they were, if on permanently would've passed as DRLs! __________________ Need a T4 ?: T4 Owners Map thanks to Stevestrat ( use at your own risk) Where?: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanelorn Mods/Retrofits: PCV vortex 'filter'; bluetooth; inline thermostat; reversing sensors; plenum spyhole ; headlamp washers ; Diy mp3 player replacing CD multichanger; FBH with remote; Headlamp washers; black/chrome front grille, rear blind; Xenon projectors To do: puddle lights; 2 Din cd/nav to fit; boot release button

8th November 2014, 19:18	#2013
spawn666 Loves to post MG ZT-T Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Peterborough Posts: 289 Thanks: 61 Thanked 18 Times in 18 Posts	Starred at her, whilst she sits on the driveway motionless __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...d.php?t=197041

8th November 2014, 20:26	#2014
Jim W Gets stuck in Rover 75 Contemporary V6 Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Neath Posts: 516 Thanks: 93 Thanked 89 Times in 73 Posts	Put her up for sale But buying a V6 __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Wee V6 Beastie Came off production line 4 days before Longbridge closed No 675 out of 686 made

8th November 2014, 21:28	#2016
klarzy This is my second home none but not gone Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: March, Cambs Posts: 16,437 Thanks: 894 Thanked 4,247 Times in 3,025 Posts	Bought a ZTT cdt sport estate from Gordztt. Nice guy, lovely car... Started on the green mood lighting, added the MPH to the MS... I am a sci fi nut, it is a grey.... got to call it Roswell... Just hope I do not crash it in the dessert The other good news is I convinced the good lady to take ownership of Clarabelle, so I do not have the heartbreak of selling her...(Clarabelle that is) Bad news, I have a 2003 316ti BMW e46 for sale.... 2100 ovno __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]….All praise Bananaswan…. Last edited by klarzy; 9th November 2014 at 10:34..

9th November 2014, 13:13	#2019
Davy Avid contributor suzuki vitara Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Glasgow Posts: 228 Thanks: 498 Thanked 47 Times in 42 Posts	I fitted a thermostat in the radiator top hose and cleaned out the EGR . Davy __________________ I am not a number i am a free man.

8th November 2014, 18:50	#2012
Seafrost Posted a thing or two 75 Connie SE 1.8 Manual Tourer Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Outskirts of Newport :) Posts: 1,450 Thanks: 479 Thanked 241 Times in 163 Posts	Well today has been a long wet and windy day, Started first thing at 7am changing the original battery, as it had finally given up the ghost, and I replaced it with a very nice S5 Bosch from carparts4less @£60 delivered to my door Then off to Neath to pick up some Dotz aftermarket alloys, with some nice 235/45/17 tyres on, wheels need a big refurb..... will have a go myself, as I really do not like the Subaru wheels I have had for winter use, they do not suit our cars at all imo. Got home to find Amazon and Ebay had left me a nice box of bits, one being a New K+N panel filter.... fitted that and took car for a run, and it "feels" better, not so much delay at throttle... but no real sound difference, which is a shame, I do like the roar of a cone, but another job ticked off the list. Lots of leds on a roll ..... yes I will be seen from the Moon. Did spot a nice Tourer CDti when I joined the M4 at Newport, hogging the middle lane, RO04.. did not see the rest of the plate, as I went past it too fast .......it vanished behind me never to be seen again. And my chinese ditch finders handled really well, @70mph ish :P, along the M4, hit a few patches of standing swimming pools, that gave me a twitch... but nothing like the poor Astra on the A470... who appeared to have spun... and spun, with all emergency services at the scene as I passed.

8th November 2014, 21:21	#2015
cb750chris Trader Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Portsmouth Posts: 849 Thanks: 201 Thanked 292 Times in 200 Posts	Treat day today - Oil & Filter change, Air filter & Pollen filter at the same time. And checked the plenum drain - a few leaves in there, but all clear now...

9th November 2014, 10:31	#2017
Coups Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Contemporary SE Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Dundee Posts: 1,941 Thanks: 545 Thanked 520 Times in 402 Posts	I've upgraded the old Nokia wired hands free kit I found behind the dashboard of my ZT. It's now Bluetooth and working perfectly! Very easy and cheap to do so if you have an old wired Nokia kit don't tear it out!!

9th November 2014, 12:06	#2018
mgmark Regular poster MG ZT Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Warrington Posts: 58 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 1 Post	In the last couple of days, I've replaced the in-tank fuel pump, drop links and lower engine mount. The fuel pump was the cause of some scraped knuckles and some swearing! All done now though and the car is definitely better for it. Just waiting for some new brake discs and pads to arrive and it should be good It's amazing how much smoother the car feels after swapping the engine mount. The one that came off wasn't as bad as I thought it might be. I could only see a couple of very fine splits in it but decided it was worth changing. I was expecting it to look worse once it was off, but it doesn't really. that said, the 2 splits do go almost 2/3 of the way through, they just haven't opened up like I thought they would.

9th November 2014, 13:48	#2020
nomzamo999 Posted a thing or two MG ZT Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: St Blazey, Cornwall Posts: 1,143 Thanks: 178 Thanked 82 Times in 79 Posts	Inspected plenum drains, lower engine mount and crankshaft pulley, and found them all to be good Still have time for tea and biccies before annoying all the family and transporting the living room to Intelagos for the Brazilian GP.