Have you changed the antifreeze recently? The last time it was done was a year and a half ago with the thermostat. This problem has only developed recently though. Thanks! I'll try take find the valve this evening and report back You will find it on the bulkhead behind the engine (not inside the ca...

Thanks! I'll try take find the valve this evening and report back

Hey everyone! Got a bit of a head scratcher. I've got a facelift 2005 Rover 45 with a heater (not the digital one) that's always lukewarm when on the cold setting. On the hot setting, the heater is red hot. Just when turned to the cold, it's not quite cold, I can feel a bit of heat coming through. I...

Plodder wrote: ↑Fri Aug 13, 2021 7:26 pm Not sure if its just me but I cant see any of the pictures.

Nope, it was my links that were broken Hopefully working now!

I've not posted much on this project in a while - there's been lots of progress and now it's pretty much finished :) Since the last post, i've done the aux belts, sorted the headlining, replaced the brake calipers, fixed the leaky gaskets around the spark plug wells, fixed a coolant leak and a now i...

I've been using Halfords "professional" brand tools for years - can't fault them for the price. I've done nearly all of my jobs on my 216 with a socket set, a spanner set and a torque wrench. R8's use metric rather than imperial. There's lots of ways to get some extra money off them too, i...

Regarding changing your username to blue, it should occur automatically when I enter your club application details on to the system. Did you provide your forum username on the application form and did you provide the same email address on the club application form as you have registered on the foru...

Some more updates on the least interesting 216 project in the world :laughing2 First job, replace the cam cover and spark plug oil seals. Also replace the sheared bolt from the right hand cam cover and put the earth connector back where it belongs. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/ACtC-3feyl6XCS...

May as well make a project for it now i've started some actual work! https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/ACtC-3cBxojzcGl3reKvLBCmrv_XSN2TT6p3ezbhg7RsjxmSQ31x-9IqzYF81Rm8hW8JHybQcRijG6ZKKvf1gFLM3pMYhhtLt0Z4EJCYUeVb3nqY_qydmAOrX2Hu5PXFPyxHxFMdw9q6YFj79MvYKpbiWPZMpA=w1207-h905-no?authuser=0 Minus the ...

Cheers for the reply! I'll get a set ordered and have a go at swapping them out. My initial thought was that it might have been piston rings or valve seals :mouthshut Craig is spot on with the seals - 4 of them that sit in the cam cover and seal the aluminium flutes that rise up around the spark pl...