MG ZR 2.0L Diesels any good?

jubbarelly · 1st September 2013, 19:45

As title.

Any one owned one of these, and were the engines any good?

Cheers
Jub

MG Tom · 1st September 2013, 19:53

Engine is a bit agricultural but is astonishingly reliable, and quite tunable too.

Prefer the ZS body myself though.

bl52krz · 1st September 2013, 19:55

No difference in reliability to the Rover 75.

Greeners · 1st September 2013, 19:56

Only just sold mine, Mrs G needed something bigger, we both miss it and would have another one in a shot

jubbarelly · 1st September 2013, 20:03

cheers peeps.

I keep looking at them, and thought about having one to use as the daily runner to work, and keep the ZT for the weekends.

eurorover · 1st September 2013, 20:09

L Series diesel bomb proof 115 goes like stink well over 40mpg

jubbarelly · 1st September 2013, 20:15

Wonder if they can be tuned like the 75 / ZT units on the T4?

Athorpe · 1st September 2013, 20:23

Parents had an L series in a 400 - I learnt to drive in it, basically the same engine and was absolutely bomb proof - in 5 years all it ever had was services, it just worked, and every day, no matter what would return mid 50's mpg, and on a run 60mpg was regular
That thing could shift for a mid 90's diesel - never seemed overly noisy to be honest

It only went because the car was rotting away around it, mechanically all was well

Their reputation as a engine seems to be up there with the XUD diesels with people who know

I'd happily have one if a cheap economical run about was needed - though in a 400 or 600 rather than the 25/ZR

ZedTee · 1st September 2013, 20:55

Bought one for the wife in Jan, its agricultural in all respects particularly in the ride and engine departments.

however, its good on fuel, has been reliable and due to the high state of tuning that has been done to it the damn thing will show a clean set of heels to my ZTT

It has an urgency to it and will happily pull hard to the red line, but it does feel raw and unrefined, I prefer my ZTT, but find myself driving the ZR quite often, the wife loves it

good little cars, long distance work though and the ZT is the car to take 50 in the ZR feels like 80 in the ZT, cheap as chips though, 600 quid bargain

RPWC · 1st September 2013, 20:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by eurorover

L Series diesel bomb proof 115 goes like stink well over 40mpg

I second that, my bro in law had one, S reg, only scrapped it earlier this year when he wrote it off

1st September 2013, 19:45	#1
jubbarelly I really should get out more....... MG ZT 180 SE Poseidon, Peugeot 508 GT Sport Tourer Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Wolverhampton Posts: 2,509 Thanks: 232 Thanked 266 Times in 185 Posts	MG ZR 2.0L Diesels any good? As title. Any one owned one of these, and were the engines any good? Cheers Jub

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MG Tom Posted a thing or two ex. MG ZT+ Join Date: May 2013 Location: Northampton-ish Posts: 1,484 Thanks: 156 Thanked 98 Times in 95 Posts	Engine is a bit agricultural but is astonishingly reliable, and quite tunable too. Prefer the ZS body myself though. __________________ '03 MG ZT+ 1.8T X-Power Grey with Monogram 'WTD' black alcantara trim. [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] My project thread HERE

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bl52krz This is my second home Rover 75 cdt club + Rover 2.5 KV6 Conni SE Join Date: May 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 11,394 Thanks: 6,587 Thanked 2,262 Times in 1,729 Posts	No difference in reliability to the Rover 75. __________________ Great Barr, Birmingham. Last edited by bl52krz; 1st September 2013 at 19:58.. Reason: wrong engine type sorry

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ZedTee Regular poster MG ZTT Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Probus Posts: 47 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Bought one for the wife in Jan, its agricultural in all respects particularly in the ride and engine departments. however, its good on fuel, has been reliable and due to the high state of tuning that has been done to it the damn thing will show a clean set of heels to my ZTT It has an urgency to it and will happily pull hard to the red line, but it does feel raw and unrefined, I prefer my ZTT, but find myself driving the ZR quite often, the wife loves it good little cars, long distance work though and the ZT is the car to take 50 in the ZR feels like 80 in the ZT, cheap as chips though, 600 quid bargain Last edited by ZedTee; 1st September 2013 at 20:58..

1st September 2013, 20:03	#5
jubbarelly I really should get out more....... MG ZT 180 SE Poseidon, Peugeot 508 GT Sport Tourer Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Wolverhampton Posts: 2,509 Thanks: 232 Thanked 266 Times in 185 Posts	cheers peeps. I keep looking at them, and thought about having one to use as the daily runner to work, and keep the ZT for the weekends.

1st September 2013, 20:09	#6
eurorover Posted a thing or two MG ZT Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Swansea Posts: 1,231 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 5 Posts	L Series diesel bomb proof 115 goes like stink well over 40mpg

1st September 2013, 20:15	#7
jubbarelly I really should get out more....... MG ZT 180 SE Poseidon, Peugeot 508 GT Sport Tourer Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Wolverhampton Posts: 2,509 Thanks: 232 Thanked 266 Times in 185 Posts	Wonder if they can be tuned like the 75 / ZT units on the T4?

1st September 2013, 20:23	#8
Athorpe Gets stuck in Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Gainsborough Posts: 580 Thanks: 31 Thanked 45 Times in 39 Posts	Parents had an L series in a 400 - I learnt to drive in it, basically the same engine and was absolutely bomb proof - in 5 years all it ever had was services, it just worked, and every day, no matter what would return mid 50's mpg, and on a run 60mpg was regular That thing could shift for a mid 90's diesel - never seemed overly noisy to be honest It only went because the car was rotting away around it, mechanically all was well Their reputation as a engine seems to be up there with the XUD diesels with people who know I'd happily have one if a cheap economical run about was needed - though in a 400 or 600 rather than the 25/ZR