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A bit of a thread revival this, but I found both footwells of my 2001 3-door had water on the rubber floor mats. They did not smell of coolant, so I think rain water. Plus there is a lot of leaf mulch over the scuttle panel - blocked drainage channels??? Do I need to remove the scuttle panel to...

Yes, a slightly concerning search phrase... lol

Thanks Andy!

Question as per thread title: I need to replace the wheel bearing - at the least, the NSF one. Lots of options, including eBay - but no idea as to what quality these are. I am tempted to go the SKF branded route, but wondered what your experiences are? The local garage has offered the use of...

Just replaced the exhaust back box on mine - it now needs a full service, refresh of transmission oils, a new NS diff seal and a NSF wheel bearing... oh, and I also need to sort the clutch hydraulic mechanism, which is now starting to annoy me. Also, I want to have a look at the gear linkages -...

just to add my +1 for pscan.eu - it also enables re-mapping of the MEMS3 ECU (if you have a petrol). For me, it is a complete no-brainer, as I have a fleet of 90s and early 00s MG Rover products that it also works well on! :D

That makes sense: there will be the needed bosses in the castings (Rover Powertrain likely only ever had one casting for all its 1.8 engines at any given time), but you may need to drill and tap non-Freelander blocks to mount the IRD

They look identical to me

The 1.8 and 2.5 have similar rev ranges and torque peaks - hopefully, the image link below works, else you can find it here: http://mgf.ultimatemg.com/group2/engines/engine_options.htm That may mean that the KV6 firmware calibration may be an acceptable starting point?

Tantalisingly close Philip! :D

Any update on this project? :)

I’ve no direct experience with this swap, but the chairs ought to be plug and play. The only consideration is, I believe, the tilt seat mechanism that you’ve already identified.

I know. It's probably daft to create emotional bonds to mechanical things, but there you go...

Brake pedal to the floor is not a mode of failure that I would particularly enjoy :-0 I have way, WAY too many cars at the moment, but it is difficult to find the one(s) that need to go. One MGF is the one that I've owned from new and I don't feel that I can ever part with. The other MGF is my...

Nothing in the footwell that I can find - but there looks to be a pin hole in the engine bay hose that often appears to be a damp area of dust discolouration around it. Maybe I am misinterpreting, but everything else looks good… The stiff clutch is the usual arm humming up in the bell housing...

Wow! And there was me happy with 22p and half a dozen air fresheners…

To be honest, that is the kind of quick and dirty repair I like the sound of! Another approach I thought of was to braze in a repair patch - which hopefully would not introduce too much warping heat into the panel, and then make good with some epoxy primer and a rattle can top coat - which, as...

It has been a while since I last updated on this thread - and to be honest, the poor Hippo has been somewhat neglected recently. Too much "life stuff". Overall, the little donkey has been soldiering on - but I think still has a slow coolant leak somewhere. That is not the only problem. Time...

How's this project coming along Philip? I have been catching up on my reading of this thread - have you got the timing ring conundrum cracked yet? :)

Great looking air intake/snorkle! :D