Rover 200 & 400 Owners Club Forum

It's changing hands again on eBay! Now located Wakefield, and 55k. Still looks basically solid, mercifully. It's strange how it's avoided being cherished long-term, considering it changed hands at not-giveaway prices. This time it's up only because the seller only had a change of heart regarding bre...

The interior light function is also routed through the MFU. That's how the plush 'lamp off delay' is controlled.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/283859602142

Nice to see some competent photography.



Possibly too expensive to get flipped by KGF Cars. Or broken for parts, come to that!

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Maybe the synchros are a bit dry and sticky? Each has a set of 3 spring-loaded balls which click into a groove to hold them definitely 'in' or 'out' of engagement. If those aren't free maybe they're not holding the rings in engagement. Check and top-up your gearbox oil if necessary. The filler/level...

", ... which was nice."

If you're not going anywhere soon, they're not complicated to strip down. You might find the solenoid armature is just gummed up, and a clean and light greasing will sort it.

Although I've never dismantled an internal fuel pump...
I think if there was a weakness on either stroke of the pump, it wouldn't reach the point where the switchgear requested a solenoid pull or solenoid release.

It's usually possible to hear the fuel pump priming the system when the ignition is turned on. Does it sound dead?
Otherwise, crank angle sensors are know to die in intermittent fashion like you describe.

"Snapsack" is a useful term to search on, I found.

Hammond of this parish had the same problem with his power window. Ended up snapping the plastic support lugs and is now trying to source replacements.
So I'd suggest removing the bolts between the two support lugs and the mechanism, then see if wiggling the glass from side to side will free it.

Put simply BMW didn't want HH/R competing with their own products and therefore they moved away from emphasising the high tech, good performance and handling to comfort, ride and "traditional" values of wood and leather. The ultimate incarnation of that was the "Relax it's a Rover" strap line. I ca...

I hope that this period of inactivity does not damage in any way the engine. I'm especially concerned about the cylinder liner heights: could the engine inactivity be a cause for the lowering of the cylinder liners? The problem with dropped liners is generally understood to be a possibility after a...

Woolies are the go-to source for this sort of thing. I did mine with material from them.
You can order with confidence!

Did the seat back base hinges engage fully in their slotted seatings?

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Fri Mar 06, 2020 10:09 pm

There is a 'self test' mode you can do on the MFU, but I don't have my Rover electrical manual to hand at the moment. (Can anybody else help?)

Try here!