If it’s a T-Series, it’s likely to be from the exhaust manifold - I remember my 620ti having an appetite for the manifold to head gaskets.

It’s not the subframe, that’s the front floor section, part of the car’s unibody structure.

DMGRS sell repair panel sections in conjunction with the club

https://www.dmgrs.co.uk/products/rover- ... a199&_ss=r

A wider picture of the area would help, but that doesn’t look like the subframe to me - that looks like the floor, which is a common corrosion point of 45/400/ZS models.

Check the earth spade connector to the starter motor. This is a common issue for becoming loose/corroded/having a poor contact, giving the exact symptoms you describe.

I'm down for the Friday.

Any details for this yet?

Hi montegoman, thanks for the reply, yes I've managed to repair the existing harness but I thought it would be a good idea to get a spare one incase of a second failure, I suppose a trudge around some salvage yards is the answer. I wonder who's got the original harness drawings issued to the OEM su...

I've responded to your PM - hopefully it contains the info you need. As a footnote, I've had a search on the registered dealer database and nobody is showing the correct number in stock, unfortunately, so it'll be a case of scouring eBay & Google for a hit. There's no supersession of the part nu...

If you PM me the VIN and year of your car, I'll check the parts microfiche for the correct numbers for you.

I’m up for that.