weirdbeardmt
Active Member
Hi
The engine / exhaust is very rattly on tick over. Have been reading through some of the threads here and it seems most likely it's the inlet manifold [chamber] issue. If I understand correctly, over time some little movable gubbins within it start to move more than it should and hence starts to rattle.
A few questions:
1) What happens if you don't fix it? Will it cause any damage?
2) Would this fault cause the feeling of loss of power?
3) How do you go about buying one... since most are from breaking vehicles, how do you ensure you don't just get a replacement with exactly the same problem? I've tried to find refurbished ones but not having much joy and had a look on Famous Four but they only seem to have new / ultra punchy ones.
Have been looking at ebay... you can get some ridiculously cheap ones - about £20 : Genuine OEM,Rover 200 25 400 45 75 MG MGF TF ZR ZS New Inlet Manifold. LKB106330 | eBay
You can get some more expensive ones with new VIS gubbins as well: ROVER 75 & MG ZT 2.0/2.5 KV6 INLET MANIFOLD COMPLETE WITH VIS MOTORS ,FREELANDER | eBay
Or you can get some insanely expensive (new?) ones: Rover 75 2.5 Upper Inlet Air Intake Manifold Genuine OE Engine Replacement | eBay
So what's the best approach to getting it?
Thanks!
The engine / exhaust is very rattly on tick over. Have been reading through some of the threads here and it seems most likely it's the inlet manifold [chamber] issue. If I understand correctly, over time some little movable gubbins within it start to move more than it should and hence starts to rattle.
A few questions:
1) What happens if you don't fix it? Will it cause any damage?
2) Would this fault cause the feeling of loss of power?
3) How do you go about buying one... since most are from breaking vehicles, how do you ensure you don't just get a replacement with exactly the same problem? I've tried to find refurbished ones but not having much joy and had a look on Famous Four but they only seem to have new / ultra punchy ones.
Have been looking at ebay... you can get some ridiculously cheap ones - about £20 : Genuine OEM,Rover 200 25 400 45 75 MG MGF TF ZR ZS New Inlet Manifold. LKB106330 | eBay
You can get some more expensive ones with new VIS gubbins as well: ROVER 75 & MG ZT 2.0/2.5 KV6 INLET MANIFOLD COMPLETE WITH VIS MOTORS ,FREELANDER | eBay
Or you can get some insanely expensive (new?) ones: Rover 75 2.5 Upper Inlet Air Intake Manifold Genuine OE Engine Replacement | eBay
So what's the best approach to getting it?
Thanks!