Rover 75 Probs

peterpds · 9th December 2013, 21:25

Hi Everybody

I have a Rover 75 Connoisseur which is a great car but I have a couple of problems that I hope one of you can resolve. The faults I have are as follows:

Can the handbreak be adjusted.
I put the rear seats down the other day and the seat belts appears to have jammed and will not allow the set to be put back to its original position.
When standing in traffic the car makes a whooshing sound like a trumpet. This only lasts for a few seconds but does not sound great.

Any help would be appreciated.

Peter

suzublu · 9th December 2013, 21:27

1. Yes
2.Not sure on that one
3.Aircon regas

sytneraudi10 · 9th December 2013, 21:32

2-You need to release the tention on the belt, try and put some weight on the seat while pulling the belt.

3-I rekon your slow speed on cooling fan has failed which is not good. Could be low gas as said but I bet its the cooling fan.

Ken Lion · 9th December 2013, 23:13

1. If you have a search around the forum there are many superb helps with the handbrake, including a picture by picture 'how to' from Actic, which gives even me the confidence to have a go at installing a modified handbrake compensator (which is likely part of the problem):
http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...46&postcount=2

2. May be different for the R75s (haven't looked at mine) but had this problem with my previous Vectra saloon. Had to get the back seat up to get at and release the securing bolt. Is the seat trapped too far to do that?

3. If it's a mournful sounding wail for about 1 second, my garage say its a little bit of slippage on the air-con belt and 'nothing to worry about' - yes, famous last words :-)

9th December 2013, 21:25	#1
peterpds Newbie Rover 75 Connoisseur Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Uckfield Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Rover 75 Probs Hi Everybody I have a Rover 75 Connoisseur which is a great car but I have a couple of problems that I hope one of you can resolve. The faults I have are as follows: Can the handbreak be adjusted. I put the rear seats down the other day and the seat belts appears to have jammed and will not allow the set to be put back to its original position. When standing in traffic the car makes a whooshing sound like a trumpet. This only lasts for a few seconds but does not sound great. Any help would be appreciated. Peter

9th December 2013, 23:13	#4
Ken Lion Gets stuck in R75 2.0 CDT Club SE Tourer Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Manchester Posts: 614 Thanks: 105 Thanked 101 Times in 89 Posts	1. If you have a search around the forum there are many superb helps with the handbrake, including a picture by picture 'how to' from Actic, which gives even me the confidence to have a go at installing a modified handbrake compensator (which is likely part of the problem): http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...46&postcount=2 2. May be different for the R75s (haven't looked at mine) but had this problem with my previous Vectra saloon. Had to get the back seat up to get at and release the securing bolt. Is the seat trapped too far to do that? 3. If it's a mournful sounding wail for about 1 second, my garage say its a little bit of slippage on the air-con belt and 'nothing to worry about' - yes, famous last words :-) Last edited by Ken Lion; 9th December 2013 at 23:20..

9th December 2013, 21:27	#2
suzublu This is my second home rover 75 1.8 vvc club se wedgwood blue Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Seaton Carew Posts: 26,920 Thanks: 65 Thanked 7,142 Times in 4,642 Posts	1. Yes 2.Not sure on that one 3.Aircon regas

9th December 2013, 21:32	#3
sytneraudi10 Banned Rover 75 Jap Spec V6, MG ZT 1.8T 160 Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: South Yorkshire Posts: 333 Thanks: 10 Thanked 33 Times in 33 Posts	2-You need to release the tention on the belt, try and put some weight on the seat while pulling the belt. 3-I rekon your slow speed on cooling fan has failed which is not good. Could be low gas as said but I bet its the cooling fan.