Rover 200 & 400 Owners Club Forum

Neil 220gti wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 12, 2018 5:31 pm

Ta , picked em up today , last two

That sounds ominous! Did you get the impression that they won't be re-stocking?

1234dist wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 11, 2018 9:05 pm

found you one

Wrong end though!

Have you ruled out getting the head skimmed?

The injectors are a standard Bosch product, and can easily be cleaned and reconditioned by one of several specialists. There are even DIY guides on the web. Small spare components for these injectors are readily available. Which is a way of saying that not all the trade thinks the problem must be so...

And while you're about that, clean inside the throttle body and its idle bypass passage!

Paul_1978_yorks wrote: ↑

Mon Nov 19, 2018 7:26 am

Hemel Hempstead. (Not exactly tourist attractions!)

But it's got The Magic Roundabout!

While the dash is out, you most likely will notice crumbly foam gaskets in the ventilation system. You could take the opportunity to replace them. I cut from expanded polythene sheet saved from packaging when I did mine. Rimmer's part list for the Coupe/Cabby/Tourer does not show a change point for ...

220 GSi turbo wrote: ↑

Sun Oct 28, 2018 9:46 pm

So, a new bearing cover is needed. Just need to know which bearing, now

Could "CV Joint" translate the same I wonder?

I have the same sort of issue on my 220. Try pulling the accelerator pedal back a bit when it happens, the pedal wont feel like its moving but the revs drop back to normal idle. This sounds like the reason Rover's WSMs specify that the throttle cable should be adjusted with a defined amount of slac...

It does indeed seem that 'the bit in the middle' was new, which shows that BAe were willing to spend more than the story of a 'cut down' R8 floorpan implies. It would be quite possible that an actual cut down R8 floorpan could be used for early studies. But to continue with that in production would...

Auxiliary drive belt? Power steering pump?

MikePR3 wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 13, 2018 11:52 am

I am trying to understand the BAe crisis of the early 1990s.

Didn't one of the principal actors in this saga go on to take the starring role in the demise of GEC?

Do give us a heads-up when your conclusions have been reached!
It could be enlightening to have a judgement based on data - there's plenty of emotional prejudice to go round already.

That made £510. But is now re-listed: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/173569462421. Staring £500 or £700 BiN. 74k.



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The longer the thermostat is closed, the quicker the water in the engine will reach operating temp, as it doesn't have to overcome the cooling effect of the extra water in the heater matrix and system and any heat being distributed into the cabin on those very cold mornings. :D Not entirely. I'm sp...