Possible Replacement For The Slaguna
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The ones on Bentleys like mine are the same, see the similarity
Wheres the rope???
'cos you aint nothing unless you're rolling with some rope on your spoiler ?
Its actually a highly technical downforce calculation tool i thangyou!
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I paid more than that for my shed, which engine does it have?
Looks like a 1.6 to me, same as mine.
If it is, keep and eye on the water level, and also the oil. Head gasket issues aren't unheard of, although I'm sure that's no shock. Well looked after you won't have an issue though.
Also, if your heaters aren't toasty hot, it's likely your thermostat is shot. Replacement takes an hour, saves your fuel economy and means the engine heats up nice and quick.
And finally... assuming it is a 1.6, they like to be revved. When hot (after 10 minutes or so, so the oil is up to temp) don't be afraid to take it higher up the scale, the K series loves to be spooled up.
Above all, any little niggles can be fixed very easily, join the forum at www.mg-rover.org and you'll get lots of answers nice and quickly.
Common issues:
- Damp in boot, caused by rear lights leaking slightly. Check the spare wheel well.
- Air conditioning can be problematic due to age of components.
- Rear trailing arm bushes are a common failure on MOT. Worth checking out.
- Cooling system issues, leading to head gasket failure.
A final note, coming up to 60k is cambelt change time if it hasn't been done. It should be every 60k, or 5 years.
If it does start to lose water, don't assume HGF as usually it's the Inlet Manifold Gasket leaking coolant either internally into cylinder 1, or externally just under the manifold. Also, water pumps can start leaking, leaving coolant under the car underneath the cambelt area.
Looks like a 1.6 to me, same as mine.
If it is, keep and eye on the water level, and also the oil. Head gasket issues aren't unheard of, although I'm sure that's no shock. Well looked after you won't have an issue though.
Also, if your heaters aren't toasty hot, it's likely your thermostat is shot. Replacement takes an hour, saves your fuel economy and means the engine heats up nice and quick.
And finally... assuming it is a 1.6, they like to be revved. When hot (after 10 minutes or so, so the oil is up to temp) don't be afraid to take it higher up the scale, the K series loves to be spooled up.
Above all, any little niggles can be fixed very easily, join the forum at www.mg-rover.org and you'll get lots of answers nice and quickly.
Common issues:
- Damp in boot, caused by rear lights leaking slightly. Check the spare wheel well.
- Air conditioning can be problematic due to age of components.
- Rear trailing arm bushes are a common failure on MOT. Worth checking out.
- Cooling system issues, leading to head gasket failure.
A final note, coming up to 60k is cambelt change time if it hasn't been done. It should be every 60k, or 5 years.
If it does start to lose water, don't assume HGF as usually it's the Inlet Manifold Gasket leaking coolant either internally into cylinder 1, or externally just under the manifold. Also, water pumps can start leaking, leaving coolant under the car underneath the cambelt area.
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It is a 1.6 mate, and the head gasket is just starting to pressurize the water system (not got into the oil) so that'll be done with the two piece gasket and most likely a new pump and stat at the same time. Apart from that, heres hoping i get as long out of it as i did the Laguna!!!.
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It is a 1.6 mate, and the head gasket is just starting to pressurize the water system (not got into the oil) so that'll be done with the two piece gasket and most likely a new pump and stat at the same time. Apart from that, heres hoping i get as long out of it as i did the Laguna!!!.
You sure it's pressurising the coolant, and not a faulty 'stat allowing it to get hotter than it should? In my experience, the K series runs pretty hot anyway.
What's it doing to make you think it's over pressure?
I've never seen one fail cylinder to water jacket, it's usually water to oilway, or external water leak.
