passionMGZR lol
13-02-2011, 09:19 PM
#1
passionMGZR lol
ive just gone and bought an MGZR 2.0TD
tbh, its just a mile muncher, i paid 1700 quid for it and don't really care.
saw it on auto trader, 7 miles away a friend knew of it, so went and had a look, it drove nice and apparently it does 50mpg so was happy
but knowing NOTHING about these mg's other than that the petrol's destroy headgasket's i was wondering if anyone knew anything on here. . . usually do
does any know if the petrol exhaust systems are the same, more thing rear section as the std rusty derv pipe looks awful.
the front brakes arent even vented!! and are terrible, are there any cheap brake upgrades that bolt on, for example putting cossy 280mm brakes on an XR4.
the clutch was heavy? . . . are they usually in these or is it fucked?
any info useful :L
tbh, its just a mile muncher, i paid 1700 quid for it and don't really care.
saw it on auto trader, 7 miles away a friend knew of it, so went and had a look, it drove nice and apparently it does 50mpg so was happy
but knowing NOTHING about these mg's other than that the petrol's destroy headgasket's i was wondering if anyone knew anything on here. . . usually do
does any know if the petrol exhaust systems are the same, more thing rear section as the std rusty derv pipe looks awful.
the front brakes arent even vented!! and are terrible, are there any cheap brake upgrades that bolt on, for example putting cossy 280mm brakes on an XR4.
the clutch was heavy? . . . are they usually in these or is it fucked?
any info useful :L
13-02-2011, 09:36 PM
#5
truth be told i have always fancied one of these as they do look good and the sound system in it is really good!!!
thats a shame about the exhaust, il just have to have a route through the shed an find an old mongoose or somthing and get cutting and welding. :')
thats a shame about the exhaust, il just have to have a route through the shed an find an old mongoose or somthing and get cutting and welding. :')
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14-02-2011, 07:47 AM
#10
20K+ Super Poster.
The beemer diesel as fitted to the 75, is not known for reliability either.
Clutches are usually really snappy, but as said engines are quite good, although can have a water pump appetite, respond EXTREMELY well to chipping though.
All in all imo very underated cars, the MG ZR/ZS are very lame imo, esp the ZS, and has awful suspension/ride, trophy blue looks nice though.
My mate breaks/fixes/services these so any probs or parts just pm me, and I'll give you his number.
tabetha
Clutches are usually really snappy, but as said engines are quite good, although can have a water pump appetite, respond EXTREMELY well to chipping though.
All in all imo very underated cars, the MG ZR/ZS are very lame imo, esp the ZS, and has awful suspension/ride, trophy blue looks nice though.
My mate breaks/fixes/services these so any probs or parts just pm me, and I'll give you his number.
tabetha
14-02-2011, 07:52 AM
#11
The beemer diesel as fitted to the 75, is not known for reliability either.
Clutches are usually really snappy, but as said engines are quite good, although can have a water pump appetite, respond EXTREMELY well to chipping though.
All in all imo very underated cars, the MG ZR/ZS are very lame imo, esp the ZS, and has awful suspension/ride, trophy blue looks nice though.
My mate breaks/fixes/services these so any probs or parts just pm me, and I'll give you his number.
tabetha
Clutches are usually really snappy, but as said engines are quite good, although can have a water pump appetite, respond EXTREMELY well to chipping though.
All in all imo very underated cars, the MG ZR/ZS are very lame imo, esp the ZS, and has awful suspension/ride, trophy blue looks nice though.
My mate breaks/fixes/services these so any probs or parts just pm me, and I'll give you his number.
tabetha
14-02-2011, 07:56 AM
#12
Team HOTHOT!
Cracking little motors
Stick a set of injectors in from an older 220/420 (pre-facelift) diesel (the break pressure is a few bar lower so they open sooner and have a slightly different spray pattern too irrc) and wind the boost up 3-5psi then remove the CAT and it'll go like stink and still return 45mpg
As said above, the engine is pretty much bulletproof providing it's serviced well - Rover L series unit that found its way into early Freelanders and the like
Change the oil regular, do the service jobs like waterpump and glowplugs/thermostat and it'll serve you VERY well.
Not unheard of for people to be getting a reliable 160-170bhp from these
Plenty of information (and some pretty useless bullshit too that you need to filter through) on the mg-rover.org forum
Stick a set of injectors in from an older 220/420 (pre-facelift) diesel (the break pressure is a few bar lower so they open sooner and have a slightly different spray pattern too irrc) and wind the boost up 3-5psi then remove the CAT and it'll go like stink and still return 45mpg
As said above, the engine is pretty much bulletproof providing it's serviced well - Rover L series unit that found its way into early Freelanders and the like
Change the oil regular, do the service jobs like waterpump and glowplugs/thermostat and it'll serve you VERY well.Not unheard of for people to be getting a reliable 160-170bhp from these
Plenty of information (and some pretty useless bullshit too that you need to filter through) on the mg-rover.org forum
Last edited by Graceland; 14-02-2011 at 07:59 AM.
14-02-2011, 08:02 AM
#13
PassionFord Regular
the rover has the same diesel engine as honda accord & some land rovers,the common things that go on these cars are maf sensors,oil pipes down by the filter, exhaust always go before the back box & heater sometimes dont work on all settings,to fix this look up top in glove box there is a coil thing(dont know what its called) just change that
The Accord has the same engine as the Rover, it wasn't a Jap engine.
14-02-2011, 11:59 AM
#17
ive just become a member of that mg-rover org but the mod has to approve your post before it gets posted so havent had anything back yet lol
il probably lower it 35mm and just get a remap, exhaust, filter and some better front brakes and will be happy with it
il probably lower it 35mm and just get a remap, exhaust, filter and some better front brakes and will be happy with it
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