Rover 200 & 400 Owners Club Forum

Probably count me in bringing the newly resprayed one.

I have done this too. The foam degrades and the material comes loose around the edges. Mine had nylon units holding the panel in which you can easily pop out. I replaced the foam and hoovered the old material thoroughly. Reassembled with fir tree fixers in the holes as the old nylon fixtures were to...

I've got one that does not touch the bonnet at all (190K) and one (250K) that does so low mileage or age does not seem the be the issue as both are coming on 30 years old now. Always thought it was the worn wiper mechansism but the one that does have been touching for at least 100K and not got any w...

NS as well because it did not fit my NS when offered up!

I have one in stock here
Bought it by error for my R8 off ebay a few years back

I get quite a bit of light brown sewage coloured sludge on the underside of my oil filler cap on my astra engine. Water level never drops but the winter is much worse - the car does quite a few short journeys and only gets properly warm when taken to London or similar on a long run. Decided long ago...

Astra belt broke on me and smashed 6 out of 8 valves but had new head swapped to run again to 285K but that and a poor chain on a old Alfa Sud makes me sweat whenever the cambelts are in the mix. I do not worry about changing them and getting that deep into the engine at all but I still do not like ...

I know the standard book value for cambelts - or can look it up but never trust it after had a astra belt go at 31K wrecking the engine (think it was a 50+K change regime!) - cannot afford this on the D16 216 engines I now run. So have always tried to changed them about every 20K or two years. Howev...

just an update really - seem to have sorted the clock which was strangely a loose bulb in its holder. Not the holder in the socket but the actual bulb in the plastic mount. Checked the spring type connections and the illumination of the individual bulb and replace - did not make a huge difference - ...

no mfu is fine. it is switch related and only affects the clock mostly and sometimes the dash illumination. intermittent but nearly always correct when car starts but then with travel - motion - switches off but then will often come back on not necessarily when going over bumps just when it feels li...

Early phase one R8 hatch with D16 engine - I have on/off illumination with both the clock and the central console dash back light bulbs. It happens whether the side lights are on or not and it will happen mid journey and come back on again. Convinced it is not the clock illumination issues as I have...

not sure there is any difference as I have used a DOHC pulley to fit to a SOHC - needed to change to a power steering fitted type. I have a non steering pulley version spare now if this is any help but suspect that your car will need the PAS pulley too! At far as fit is concerned pretty certain the ...

Graunching noise could be a stone trapped between brake disc and cover. Horrid noise but if your car is drums at rear who knows!

I have had this on a car that has lived outside all its life. like someone said earlier its almost certainly a bent hinge as a result of it becoming seized. If you have a replacement one they are not that much trouble to replace pretty much in situ but you need someone to help you hold the boot lid ...

Sounds just like the relay - solders real easy like Johnny says
Get it done and have a trouble free journey from then on