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Been a quiet couple of weeks for the MG, whilst I found some time to look into the iffy engine temperature readings. After my last update, I noticed the fan was inactive too, so it became a priority to work out what was going on before any move fun.
Turns out this widget (below) was knackered - in fact, it was one of 2 failing connectors attached to a larger metal thing - one feeding the temp gauge and the other the fan.
Replacements from a breaker: £20
Fan now working and temperature gauge sitting exactly where it should.
Off we go again :-)
I also took the opportunity to change the oil and filter, check all the fluids and inspect the brakes, steering and suspension. Turns out the front discs and pads are pretty much brand new.
Turns out this widget (below) was knackered - in fact, it was one of 2 failing connectors attached to a larger metal thing - one feeding the temp gauge and the other the fan.
Replacements from a breaker: £20
Fan now working and temperature gauge sitting exactly where it should.
Off we go again :-)
I also took the opportunity to change the oil and filter, check all the fluids and inspect the brakes, steering and suspension. Turns out the front discs and pads are pretty much brand new.
Bebee said:
Troubleatmill said:
Christ- I spend £100 on petrol every 3 days or so.
He can't do anything about the price of fuel, or your fuel consumption. Great buy OP. I impulse-bought, unseen, a car for MrsC this week but it cost over 15 times what yours did! Wish us luck!
CAPP0 said:
Bebee said:
Troubleatmill said:
Christ- I spend £100 on petrol every 3 days or so.
He can't do anything about the price of fuel, or your fuel consumption. Great buy OP. I impulse-bought, unseen, a car for MrsC this week but it cost over 15 times what yours did! Wish us luck!
Can't believe you can get a perfectly serviceable car for less than a tank of petrol. Good luck with it.Been a great week - another trouble free 500 miles has turned my commute into a roof down, sunny morning blast and has taken my overall mileage up to nearly 2000 miles.
Fluids are all changed now, everything tightened up / adjusted as needed and the service is complete. The car is now just really nice to drive - tight, rattle free, reliable and good fun. There is an especially challenging special stage on the last few miles of my drive home and its an absolute pleasure to hustle through there.
Some other repairs now complete: re-gluing the door trim, fixing the alignment on the roof so it closes nicely and fiddling with the central locking, which was draining the battery over a week or so, but is now sorted.
Next up, I want to understand why the indicators (which work fine) dont flash the little green arrows on the dash. I'm also going to look at the utterly s
e 90s alarm to see if I can remove it. I thought this would be easy, but it's wired into the ECU 
.
Oh, and I'm really tempted to have a go at re-spraying the front end myself once the summer is over.
Total spend on repairs so far: £132, making the grand total £219 if you exclude tax, insurance and fuel.
Fluids are all changed now, everything tightened up / adjusted as needed and the service is complete. The car is now just really nice to drive - tight, rattle free, reliable and good fun. There is an especially challenging special stage on the last few miles of my drive home and its an absolute pleasure to hustle through there.
Some other repairs now complete: re-gluing the door trim, fixing the alignment on the roof so it closes nicely and fiddling with the central locking, which was draining the battery over a week or so, but is now sorted.
Next up, I want to understand why the indicators (which work fine) dont flash the little green arrows on the dash. I'm also going to look at the utterly s
e 90s alarm to see if I can remove it. I thought this would be easy, but it's wired into the ECU .Oh, and I'm really tempted to have a go at re-spraying the front end myself once the summer is over.
Total spend on repairs so far: £132, making the grand total £219 if you exclude tax, insurance and fuel.
Love this thread!
Send it to Dave Andrews (member of this board) at DVA Power
http://www.dvapower.co.uk/
Send it to Dave Andrews (member of this board) at DVA Power
http://www.dvapower.co.uk/
Munter said:
MattGTA said:
Harrowing news:
We have overheating and mayonnaise...
Bugger. But...not totally unexpected.We have overheating and mayonnaise...
Quick! To Ebay!
Realistically, its a £300+ repair, and while you're doing it, you'll do other bits too which will add to the price.
What you will then have is a rather old MGF with rather naff bodywork standing you £500, with no guarantees it wont go again / cost more at some point soon.
You've had your fun with it - stick it on ebay as an "ideal winter project" and cash out.
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