Rover 200 & 400 Owners Club Forum

Is there an electronic igniter amplifier module on the distributor?
On my K8's distributor, this has failed in the past, resulting in no spark.

I find the Bilt-Hamber Deox powder pretty effective. As you dissolve it in water to make a bath, obviously there's a limit to the size of parts which can be treated. Having said that, I recall making a bath in a discarded plastic ice-cream container, and stood the feet of my subframe in it, in turn,...

Moody sunset glow = Rover brochure lighting!

The cars have worn much better than pop stars of the same era!

Paul_1978_yorks wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 12, 2019 5:25 pm

That’s the spirit - Rovers do have a habit of growing on you.

Just goes to show it doesn't have to be a 2-litre job either!

My R8 was way more comfy than the Honda Accord it replaced in 1991.
It is way more comfy, and quieter, than the new Honda Civic I bought to replace it in 2010. So I kept the R8 too!

You'll fit right in here, with a fleet such as that!

GTiJohn wrote: ↑

Sat Jul 27, 2019 11:00 am

crepello wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 25, 2019 9:57 am

Or alternatively, currently at £100: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/392353151624

Now at £310 - 'reserve not met'

15 bids from 6 bidders took it to £770, reserve met.

Or alternatively, currently at £100: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/392353151624

Well well, a 214S in Oyster Beige, and only 30k miles.
Unexceptional? How did that get in?

Try https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/392344019127



The seller's new to photography too - unless the compost heap is included!
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What year is your car? Earlier cars used a thermoswitch in the side of the radiator to control the fan. Regarding coolant flow: Starting and idling from cold, you should be able to feel the heat spread across the radiator after the thermostat opens. The water pump should be generating just enough he...

Just shows what happens when the Club steps up to help!

They might even let it into London now!

Some of what you say sounds like 216-speak!
Either way, a dodgy crank angle sensor could confuse the ECU as to injector timing.
There's also this to consider!