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[BazaJT]

Y reg manual diesel sport any particular faults/weaknesses to look out for?At this age would it have a DPF?

[henryd]

No DPF ,3 series beemer engine fitted,I have a petrol 75 and quite like it

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Rover 75 with a 4.6 litre V8 has it's appeal.

[Nick W]

No DPF, but both electric fuel pumps fail and the thermostat can be problematic.

[VXL V6]

Some radiator fan / fan control issues

[tigers_gonads]

Once knew a man who had the same engine in a Rover 45
Loved it and it went like shit of a shovel apparently 

[btc]

Rover 25/45 diesel used a different engine from the 75/mg zt the engine in the 25/45 was belt driver 75 chain

[TheBoy]

Once knew a man who had the same engine in a Rover 45
Loved it and it went like shit of a shovel apparently 

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.

[tigers_gonads]

Once knew a man who had the same engine in a Rover 45
Loved it and it went like shit of a shovel apparently 

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 

[TheBoy]

Once knew a man who had the same engine in a Rover 45
Loved it and it went like shit of a shovel apparently 

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.

[tigers_gonads]

Once knew a man who had the same engine in a Rover 45
Loved it and it went like shit of a shovel apparently 

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