Test Book questions

[Tatts]

Originally Posted by Tim

Shouldn't take an hour?

No, but the sods will charge an hours labour though!

[geoffd]

Tim
Dont care if it takes all day- MGR should never have fitted this engine into
75 range --
Looking in charity shop at the weekend--found year 2000 autocar mag with used car buyers guide-- ROVER 75 good buy-but dont choose noisey 1.8 !!!
How many years have theyhad to correct this?

[Phil]

My 1.8's smooth as silk. (Unless aircon on.)

[geoffd]

Thats the puzzling bit--some of us are delighted -some are not- but why should engines vary ? mine has only got 10 k on it ? its agood job i'm stone deaf in one ear !

[Phil]

Mines done 48,000 miles so maybe they improve with age, loosen up a bit? Mine is a 2003 car. Oh, it's a turbo'd model too but I'd have thought that would have made it noisier?

[Ken]

Originally Posted by Phil

Mines done 48,000 miles so maybe they improve with age, loosen up a bit? Mine is a 2003 car. Oh, it's a turbo'd model too but I'd have thought that would have made it noisier?

Mines same as yours Phil but with 26k. Noisy on cold start up but after two minutes very quiet unless driven hard (after 10 mins warm up of course) then you can hear it in the cabin but not enough to turn the stereo up. :lol:

Ken

[Mike]

Originally Posted by Ken

Noisy on cold start up but after two minutes very quiet unless driven hard (after 10 mins warm up of course) then you can hear it in the cabin but not enough to turn the stereo up. :lol: Ken

Yes but what about your car Ken?

[Tim]

Originally Posted by geoffd

Tim
Dont care if it takes all day- MGR should never have fitted this engine into
75 range --
Looking in charity shop at the weekend--found year 2000 autocar mag with used car buyers guide-- ROVER 75 good buy-but dont choose noisey 1.8 !!!
How many years have theyhad to correct this?

Had a 1.8 75 as a loan car, lady in garage said take the Blue diesel car in the corner. Had to show her it was a 1.8T. True story!

[Phil]

Mines very quiet even from cold, all other K series engined cars I've had have rattled terribly from cold, even the brand new MG ZR I had, how odd.

[geoffd]

Mines quiet when cold ! But gets noisier when warm - always got this rattle
when under firm acceleration-- like the old crankshaft whip on 3 main bearing engines of old - or piston slap-- I think the noise comes from 3 places--engine block mostly- then tubular manifold and exhaust--then inlet manifold with injectors- these manifolds were cast iron or alloy years back !