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Title: Rover 75
Post by: BazaJT on 08 August 2015, 15:09:04
Y reg manual diesel sport any particular faults/weaknesses to look out for?At this age would it have a DPF?
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Post by: henryd on 08 August 2015, 15:12:59
No DPF ,3 series beemer engine fitted,I have a petrol 75 and quite like it :y
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Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 08 August 2015, 16:12:31
Rover 75 with a 4.6 litre V8 has it's appeal. :y
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Post by: Nick W on 08 August 2015, 16:30:34
No DPF, but both electric fuel pumps fail and the thermostat can be problematic.
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Post by: VXL V6 on 08 August 2015, 17:27:22
Some radiator fan / fan control issues
Title: Re: Rover 75
Post by: tigers_gonads on 08 August 2015, 17:35:42
Once knew a man who had the same engine in a Rover 45
Loved it and it went like shit of a shovel apparently  :y
Title: Re: Rover 75
Post by: btc on 08 August 2015, 18:53:10
Rover 25/45 diesel used a different engine from the 75/mg zt the engine in the 25/45 was belt driver 75 chain
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Post by: TheBoy on 08 August 2015, 19:25:51
Once knew a man who had the same engine in a Rover 45
Loved it and it went like shit of a shovel apparently  :y
Rover 25/45 (and their 200/400 identical twins) used the Rover L series, a great engine in its day, pre common rail.  I had 2 of them, pissed off many an xr3i driver when you chucked soot all over them when beating them away from the lights.

Rover 75 had a BMW derived diesel, not a bad unit, but with all the usual BMW faults on it.
Title: Re: Rover 75
Post by: tigers_gonads on 09 August 2015, 11:53:19
Once knew a man who had the same engine in a Rover 45
Loved it and it went like shit of a shovel apparently  :y
Rover 25/45 (and their 200/400 identical twins) used the Rover L series, a great engine in its day, pre common rail.  I had 2 of them, pissed off many an xr3i driver when you chucked soot all over them when beating them away from the lights.

Rover 75 had a BMW derived diesel, not a bad unit, but with all the usual BMW faults on it.



I was under the impression that BMW dropped the 2lt TD, 140bhp donk out of the 3 series in the 45 a few months before the accountants pulled the plug  :-\
Title: Re: Rover 75
Post by: TheBoy on 09 August 2015, 13:14:15
Once knew a man who had the same engine in a Rover 45
Loved it and it went like shit of a shovel apparently  :y
Rover 25/45 (and their 200/400 identical twins) used the Rover L series, a great engine in its day, pre common rail.  I had 2 of them, pissed off many an xr3i driver when you chucked soot all over them when beating them away from the lights.

Rover 75 had a BMW derived diesel, not a bad unit, but with all the usual BMW faults on it.



I was under the impression that BMW dropped the 2lt TD, 140bhp donk out of the 3 series in the 45 a few months before the accountants pulled the plug  :-\
Nope, BMW dumped Rover in 2000, and Rover Group continued to use the (then) Powertrain L series in 25 and 45 right up until it went tits up.
Title: Re: Rover 75
Post by: tigers_gonads on 09 August 2015, 15:32:24
Once knew a man who had the same engine in a Rover 45
Loved it and it went like shit of a shovel apparently  :y
Rover 25/45 (and their 200/400 identical twins) used the Rover L series, a great engine in its day, pre common rail.  I had 2 of them, pissed off many an xr3i driver when you chucked soot all over them when beating them away from the lights.

Rover 75 had a BMW derived diesel, not a bad unit, but with all the usual BMW faults on it.



I was under the impression that BMW dropped the 2lt TD, 140bhp donk out of the 3 series in the 45 a few months before the accountants pulled the plug  :-\
Nope, BMW dumped Rover in 2000, and Rover Group continued to use the (then) Powertrain L series in 25 and 45 right up until it went tits up.


You live and learn  :)
Very true about the grunt away from the lights though  ;D