What I did with my Rover 75/MG ZT today? - Page 837

jordimussol · 10th July 2018, 09:47

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Originally Posted by Groundsman Willie

I can already hear the screams of anguish from some here, when they see the amount of dust on your car.

I'm from Spain, sue me. Didn't help that the other day it rained and it covered the car in sand. And to and from the beaches...you could wash your car on a daily basis here.

vacuman · 10th July 2018, 18:10

Like that here at the moment. 30c each day and no rain for a month, becoming a dustbowl out there.

trikey · 10th July 2018, 19:49

I quite like those all red rear lenses looks very USA 👍👍

CimmaronG · 11th July 2018, 16:49

Replace both front discs and calipers, and new brake hoses.

P-Nut · 12th July 2018, 19:50

Today I replaced the cone filter that came on my car, it looked like some cheapo unit as it was starting to rust away and small cracks in the fine mesh were appearing, it's lucky nothing got sucked in!

The previous owner did leave a replacement shannon tube that I was able to utilise, sadly I never had enough of the right jubilee clip.

swifty62 · 12th July 2018, 22:19

Had a go at changing both drop links today on my zt, with the help of Arctics how to forum, it was so easy to follow, step by step, and also photos,i did what was suggested by Steve,cutting a bit of the thread off the top of the new drop link,to make room for a ring spanner, and also grinding down the width of the 17mm open ended spanner, to fit into the narrow space below the ball joint,so a big thank you to Steve for sharing that info on the how to forum, you made the job so much easier for myself and others,

kelvo · 14th July 2018, 11:00

had the air-con degassed on the ZT in readiness to remove the front end and change the condenser, having confirmed that there is a leak from the bottom union where it bolts to the condenser. Confirming my thoughts about the oily marks and the aircon not working as good as I thought it should be.

Might just be the o rings but figured I might as well change the condenser (from Jules) at the same time - don't want to have to do the job twice.

jimbo101 · 14th July 2018, 17:33

Where/ who did you car polishing? I want to get mine done soon.

See you at Sherborne tomorrow!

Madderz · 14th July 2018, 22:49

7 straight hours in the sun later.....
New front calipers, hoses and copper pipes. Plus bleeding obviously

Then a newish MAF sensor and fuel filter, since everything was in bits anyway

Quite tired now lol

P-Nut · 15th July 2018, 20:23

Today I discovered that my door cards seem to be held in by gravity, I can see holes where things are supposed to be but there's nothing there, the deeper I go into this car the worse it is...

10th July 2018, 18:10	#8362
vacuman Gets stuck in MG ZT-T Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: St Albans Posts: 855 Thanks: 69 Thanked 236 Times in 172 Posts	Like that here at the moment. 30c each day and no rain for a month, becoming a dustbowl out there. __________________ • This vehicle was the 8,186th ZT-T to run off the production line, out of 8,249 • This vehicle was the 1,723rd ZT-T 190 + to be made out of 1,756 • This vehicle was the 149th ZT-T in Mica Blue (Ignition) (code: JGY) to be made out of 160 Mica Blue (Ignition) ZT-Ts

10th July 2018, 19:49	#8363
trikey Premium Trader Rover 75 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 33,767 Thanks: 8,837 Thanked 14,831 Times in 8,030 Posts	I quite like those all red rear lenses looks very USA 👍👍 __________________ Lest we forget..

11th July 2018, 16:49	#8364
CimmaronG Gets stuck in Roverless at present :-( Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Walsall Posts: 964 Thanks: 305 Thanked 99 Times in 95 Posts	Replace both front discs and calipers, and new brake hoses. __________________ My Rover 75 2.0CDTi (131Ps) Conn SE Tourer Left the production line 08:07:14hrs on 01/07/2004 'Best to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it'

12th July 2018, 19:50	#8365
P-Nut Gets stuck in MG ZT 190+ Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: North Shields Posts: 561 Thanks: 143 Thanked 170 Times in 103 Posts	Today I replaced the cone filter that came on my car, it looked like some cheapo unit as it was starting to rust away and small cracks in the fine mesh were appearing, it's lucky nothing got sucked in! The previous owner did leave a replacement shannon tube that I was able to utilise, sadly I never had enough of the right jubilee clip. __________________ Approved food eater

14th July 2018, 17:33	#8368
jimbo101 Regular poster MG ZT 190+ Anthracite Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Shepton Mallet Posts: 65 Thanks: 10 Thanked 14 Times in 12 Posts	Where/ who did you car polishing? I want to get mine done soon. See you at Sherborne tomorrow! __________________ 03 MG ZT 120+ Solar Red 04 MG ZT 190+ Anthracite Previous MG/Rover/Austin/Triumph I have owned: 02 Rover 75 Club SE Tourer Wedgewood Blue 89 Austin Maestro 1.6HL 87 MG Metro 84 Triumph Acclaim

12th July 2018, 22:19	#8366
swifty62 Avid contributor MG ZT Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Stoke-on-Trent Posts: 197 Thanks: 278 Thanked 36 Times in 23 Posts	Had a go at changing both drop links today on my zt, with the help of Arctics how to forum, it was so easy to follow, step by step, and also photos,i did what was suggested by Steve,cutting a bit of the thread off the top of the new drop link,to make room for a ring spanner, and also grinding down the width of the 17mm open ended spanner, to fit into the narrow space below the ball joint,so a big thank you to Steve for sharing that info on the how to forum, you made the job so much easier for myself and others,

14th July 2018, 11:00	#8367
kelvo Gets stuck in MG ZT 190 SE Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Chatham, Kent Posts: 569 Thanks: 22 Thanked 163 Times in 135 Posts	had the air-con degassed on the ZT in readiness to remove the front end and change the condenser, having confirmed that there is a leak from the bottom union where it bolts to the condenser. Confirming my thoughts about the oily marks and the aircon not working as good as I thought it should be. Might just be the o rings but figured I might as well change the condenser (from Jules) at the same time - don't want to have to do the job twice.

14th July 2018, 22:49	#8369
Madderz Gets stuck in MG ZT-T Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Barnsley Posts: 594 Thanks: 233 Thanked 132 Times in 121 Posts	7 straight hours in the sun later..... New front calipers, hoses and copper pipes. Plus bleeding obviously Then a newish MAF sensor and fuel filter, since everything was in bits anyway Quite tired now lol

15th July 2018, 20:23	#8370
P-Nut Gets stuck in MG ZT 190+ Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: North Shields Posts: 561 Thanks: 143 Thanked 170 Times in 103 Posts	Today I discovered that my door cards seem to be held in by gravity, I can see holes where things are supposed to be but there's nothing there, the deeper I go into this car the worse it is... __________________ Approved food eater