Work in progress: 620ti Of Doom!

I have been reliably informed that MTF94 is a very similar spec to 10/40 semi, so much so that Rover used to recommend it before moving across to the MTF.

Seems fine at the moment, been on an economy drive the last few days and averaged 35mpg, not bad from last week's 24 :p

Next on the list:

Boost guage fitted into centre console
Fit USB sockets to right of steering wheel to power Sat-nav
Wire subwoofer up correctly

:)
 
Fair enough, I only had the 10/40 in for a few K and it came on looking like crap!

After much searching I got the 94, although it was a pain in the *** :D
Who were you on MG-Rover.org again? Memory fails me :)
 
Update!

On the way to work this morning, I think the DV diaphragm split, so time to whip that out and get it replaced. :)

£20 for a lifetime one doesn't seem too bad, the car sounds like it's got a cold everytime I change gear :D
 
Recently noticed dropping fuel economy and that handbrake performance is failing... :(

Last night noticed a nasty burning smell, so ventured outside the car and the passenger side rear alloy wheel was red hot. Stuck caliper, yay!

On Monday I'll be stripping it down and rebuilding, this should be fun. Wish me luck! :)
 
Aye, well the alloy was literally bathwater temp, and tried to touch the disc but could feel the heat inches away so decided against.

Hopefully this is why I'm now in the 20s!
 
The caliper rebuild went fine, however I had some fun bleeding the brakes!

Pics coming this evening, when I can get them off my camera. Both sides were rusted badly externally, and internally the piston was lightly corroded, causing the sticking on the passenger side.

After mucking about trying to fully unwind the seized caliper, I eventually got it apart, and then progressively cleaned the piston using some brake fluid and wet and dry paper, moving from 240 grade to 800, then finishing on 1200 to give a good smooth appearance.

The only issue came about when rebleeding the brakes - for some reason now when I press the pedal with the engine running there is a 'hiss' and the pedal feels lower than before, although it still stops damn well. As I can't get the pedal to the floor, I figured this would be OK for now :D

Recommended over getting a new caliper - both sides took 8 hours in total including the nightmare bleeding. After a couple of days, they feel fantastic! So unusual being able to coast like never before :)
 
They're not bad for what you pay, the ZS I have now and driving a Mondeo Mk3 has made me see the ride is a little soft, so after being reunited it will be for long lazy drives and such. Just miss the noise really! :)

Always liked the 800s but they're going for quite a lot, and prefer the style of the 600.

Hopefully putting a forged engine in it sometime this summer, going for a bit more power now I don't have to worry about economy.
 
Ex-missus living 30 miles each way away was the fuel bill issue, and with something like the ZS miles shouldn't be a problem as I can commute in that, and just have the Ti for long distances and car meets etc.

May even sell the Zed eventually, I was told by the guys on mg-rover that I'd always go back to a Ti... should have listened and got rid of her instead :D
 
Been in loads of 'real' cars you cheeky git :D

You have agw_01 to thank for my endless T series turbo based threads... it was his mental machine that prompted me to get the Ti in the first place! :cool:
 
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Just a bit of an update, car is back on the road and has been running as my daily for the last couple of weeks.

Things I've done since getting it back:

- Oil and filter change
At the moment it's running on cheap oil to move some of the rubbish that's accumulated from the short runs it's had. Will be changed for Miller's at the end of the month.

- Spark plugs
Running on Kia plugs... £4 a set and they're the Rover recommended OEM ones too :D
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- Water leak
When I had the car last time, it was slowly losing coolant but was never enough to be an issue - about 100ml a week or thereabouts.
These were the cause (from a member of MG-Rover.org):
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In the picture, note the blanks which aren't sealing properly. The diesel variant of the Rover 600 uses 2 temperature sensors in the radiator, and instead of making 2 different radiators, one with the sensors for the diesel and one without for the Ti, as Rover originally did, 3rd party manfacturers fit blanks to the ones sold for the Ti.

These were leaking badly, so I got the sensors from a 600 diesel radiator and fitted them, leaving them disconnected.
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- Car wanders, and doesn't handle well on fast corners.
Yes it's a boat, but steps can be taken to rectify as when new they handled pretty well for a barge.

I give you, front anti-roll bar links!
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Swapped these, the originals were well and truly knackered. Improved things to no end! :D

- Front tyres worn, and cracked due to age.
Swapped out the knackered Pirelli P6000s for some pretty good Nexen CP641s, seem to grip well and keep the power down.

- OEM exhaust corroded, and not particularly attractive.
Picked up a full Mongoose catback system from someone breaking their 600 for the princely sum of £50. Bargain! Set about fitting it:
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Sorted.
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- Gash Lockwood dials
These were fitted by the previous owner, byebye you go!
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...Better
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The only other issue I had (and I got £50 off for this...) was that it would idle horribly, constantly hunting. I noticed the TPS wiring was loose... the metal retaining pin was missing! 50p later all sorted.

Got to say, for what is supposedly a naff car by a company that doesn't know how to make cars they've done pretty well... ;)

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All going well, for now! :)
 
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