MG ZT V6,non runner,should I.......

MG ZT V6,non runner,should I.......

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eddy02

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283 posts

132 months

Friday 30th May 2014
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Local car sales place sells on their part-ex's,they have a MG ZT V6 in at the minute,he said it ran when they first got it but now it wont,as I walked away he said make me an offer,I put my fingers in my ears and said la,la,la and carried on walking.laugh
Anything obvious that could cause the non starting.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2002-MG-ZT-2-5-160-/3908...

Edited by eddy02 on Friday 30th May 16:34

350zwelgje

1,820 posts

268 months

Friday 30th May 2014
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Hello,

Do a post on www.the75andztclub.co.uk and they probably can help on that, or perhaps even know the car.
More into diesel Rover 75s myself, so take the rest with a pinch of salt: very often it could be a sensor (camshaft, crankshaft, etc) or the fuel system. Sounds not too difficult as it has been a runner (how well did it run?), but you never know.

Rob

eddy02

Original Poster:

283 posts

132 months

Friday 30th May 2014
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I will have one some day.Taxed and MOT'd runners are cheap as chips.

Oldandslow

2,405 posts

213 months

Friday 30th May 2014
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Aspire to the V8. Better for giggles smile

sjc

14,310 posts

277 months

Sunday 1st June 2014
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eddy02 said:
I will have one some day.Taxed and MOT'd runners are cheap as chips.
If you go on the site above, there's a classified section where you're likely to pick up something half decent for silly money.
Some memebers on there also doa free inspection on your behalf if you're miles away from something that interests you.

MGJohn

10,203 posts

190 months

Wednesday 4th June 2014
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On these "Petrol" 75/ZTs I believe the BMW design in-tank FUEL FILTER can become 'separated' which means pressure to the fuel injectors is lost. No fuel pressure, no start. I recently got a nice high spec ZT 1.8t non-starter which after some searching of MG-Rover.org, XPower and 75/ZT owners web sites, revealed the "FFS" and "FOC" scenarios. FFS = Fuel Filter Syndrome and FOC = Fabled Orange Clip.

The Fuel Filter housing needs to be separated to fit the internal fuel filter. Few owners ever do that apparently and fuel pressure over the years separates the housing anyway and pressure is released..

After reading up on that, I bought an FOC ( six squid delivered off ebay ) fitted that and immediate start. Mind you, realigning the in-tank fuel filter with a tank full of fuel ( a =/- 'bonus' as the previous owner had just tanked up when it stopped working ) made the job rather more 'fiddly' than if the fuel tank was near empty.

Just did a quick "FFS" search on MG-Rover.org and it came up with this :~

http://forums.mg-rover.org/showthread.php?p=707588...

alpha channel

1,397 posts

169 months

Wednesday 11th June 2014
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Oldandslow said:
Aspire to the Supercharged V8. Better for giggles smile
Fixed now biggrin