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[Del Boy]

Right guys, should have one of these coming tomorrow on an 04 Plate, it's the baby 2.5 the 160, getting it for a stupidly low price, what do I need to look out for, cambelt history, headgasket, clutch, gearbox. Anything else?

[tunnie]

Cambelts, I think they have 4 belts!? or was it two? Still think book says 8 hour job, so worth seeing if that is done.

[henryd]

Cambelt replacement is a right mare on the kv6, as tunnie says it's a days work to change all the belts

[Del Boy]

Cambelts, I think they have 4 belts!? or was it two? Still think book says 8 hour job, so worth seeing if that is done.

3 Cambelts, this should be here a week, what was the interval on this anyone know? I think it's 80k/8 Years?

[henryd]

Cambelts, I think they have 4 belts!? or was it two? Still think book says 8 hour job, so worth seeing if that is done.

3 Cambelts, this should be here a week, what was the interval on this anyone know? I think it's 80k/8 Years?

I think that used to be it but I believe that like the migs it got altered as belt failures were occurring before due time

[Del Boy]

Well it's less than 80k/8Yrs, the bloke says it's been done, but I'll have a butchers through all the paperwork tomorrow, oh joy  :-/

[omegod]

Something about the fans/air con rings a bell, requires chopping in through the casing to repair for some reason :-/

[Del Boy]

Something about the fans/air con rings a bell, requires chopping in through the casing to repair for some reason :-/

Sounds fun, off to have a look in the morning 

[Carfix]

Have a shufty at the MG-Rover.org forum. Full of useful info. 

The 2.5 V6 are a lot of car for the money. Often sold cheaply when the time comes to change the belts.

Main dealers (X-part) charge a fortune (£600-800+) and independants often decline to do the work!! 

[russ0205]

I just love them is it auto by any chance

 

[i260]

Right guys, should have one of these coming tomorrow on an 04 Plate, it's the baby 2.5 the 160, getting it for a stupidly low price, what do I need to look out for, cambelt history, headgasket, clutch, gearbox. Anything else?

160??

Thought that the autos were 180 and manuals 190?

[Marks DTM Calib]

The only engine to get in a 75 is the diesel

[i260]

The only engine to get in a 75 is the diesel

Maybe...

But this is an MG ZT 

[Del Boy]

Right guys, should have one of these coming tomorrow on an 04 Plate, it's the baby 2.5 the 160, getting it for a stupidly low price, what do I need to look out for, cambelt history, headgasket, clutch, gearbox. Anything else?

160??

Thought that the autos were 180 and manuals 190?

Of the 2.5's there are three different variants a 160 BHP, a 180 BHP Auto and the 190, unfortunately I didn't go and have a look today as I've got major problems with my van at the minute  :-/

[henryd]

The only engine to get in a 75 is the diesel

I agree,any Rover/Mg with an engine code beginning with K makes me twitch