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[Markie]

should arrive tonight...its bought and paid for

rover 416ixl 99 V plate
9 months tax and mot
66k fsh
alloys, cd, foglights, very very clean example.

£300, by the time i cash the tax in, it will have cost £170  

Now, who can guess whats wrong with it :-/

[Baron Von Spongebob]

Knackered bottom end..

[Markie]

Knackered bottom end..

Nope easier fix than that  

[Craig_R]

Flat Tire ?  

[bob.dent]

Stone me Mark, you must have enough cars to open your own showroom now!!

Markie's Autos has a nice ring to it

[Markie]

Stone me Mark, you must have enough cars to open your own showroom now!!

Markie's Autos has a nice ring to it

not true our Bob....the last Rover is gone, the Safrane is sold and the wifes Vectra sold too. So 3 out and only one in.  

Im off for 2 weeks from tomorrow so i am loking for more  

[Baron Von Spongebob]

Markies Marques
Scotlands Premier Car Dealer
Fast,Frendly Reliable Service

 

[bob.dent]

Markies Marques
Scotlands Premier Car Dealer
Fast,Frendly Reliable Service

 

  Like it.........we'll have to start calling him Arfur soon

[Markie]

 

already get called Arfur at work   :-/

Anyway....head gasket failure on this car and as Jamie and James will advise not a bad job at all to do....


You gotta ask yourself...would you.....would you buy a car off this man  8-)

[JamesV6CDX]

Peice of piss to change - few hours work at most.

[Markie]

Peice of piss to change - few hours work at most.

engine oil
oil filter
locking kit
head gasket set / bolts
timing belt / tensioner
coolant
Fortes flush
Head Skim?

Have i missed anything? I presume i may as well do belt and tensioner and replace head bolts - is there any worth in reusing whats there ??

[JamesV6CDX]

Test the head before skimming - straight edge and feeler blades.

If it's a keeper, pop the valves out, renew the stem seals and lap the valves back in for better seating. If it's a flogger, bung a new gasket on there and get it on ebay

New bolts needed as matter of course... check/change the gearbox oil too, easy to do on these, and often filled with the wrong type.

[JamesV6CDX]

Test the head before skimming - straight edge and feeler blades.

If it's a keeper, pop the valves out, renew the stem seals and lap the valves back in for better seating. If it's a flogger, bung a new gasket on there and get it on ebay

New bolts needed as matter of course... check/change the gearbox oil too, easy to do on these, and often filled with the wrong type.

No point doing cambelt kit, if you use the oil waterpump, as the old pump may cause new kit to fail..

[Markie]

Drive a V plate 1.6 Rover !! I dont think so  

Bought for £300 - cash tax in/ add parts required total outlay will be £320.

Going to pap it on `trader and maybe ebay as a £999 car. Book minimum is £1300  

[TheBoy]

the later ones (like my W reg) use a different cambelt kit to earlier, which is double cost...