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Post  cejsmith 29/12/2009, 4:32 am

Just had a great little blast in MGF all good fun.

I have a couple of questions, when I had it all nice and warmed up, I gave it, it's head. The engine pulled nice and smoothly around to 7K and all was good. Then a few minutes later it wouldn't pull past 6k, it was like in hit a rev limiter.

The engine was fine up 6k, I then stopped and when I drove off again it pulled fine up to 7k again but then a few minutes later in then had 6k problem again. I assume I have some sort of VVC problem???

Also the passenger door won't open any ideas??
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Post  Rich 29/12/2009, 5:40 am

When were your belts changed last? Could be the VVC mech belt gone. What does the car feel like lower in the rev range? Is it still pulling ok?

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Post  cejsmith 29/12/2009, 10:46 pm

Rich wrote:When were your belts changed last? Could be the VVC mech belt gone. What does the car feel like lower in the rev range? Is it still pulling ok?

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It feel fine, it pulls like a train it just sometimes hits a limit at about 5800. I've looked around abit and I hoping it's a loose connection!!!
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Post  daved 7/1/2010, 7:01 am

I'm not much up on the modern engines with all its computer controlled gizmos but could it be a fueling problem? Maybe overfueling intermittently? Does it smell of petrol?

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Post  Captain Slow 7/1/2010, 10:22 am

I had an Elise 111S that did this-I only had it for a day though before it went back to the dealer where I got it from so I never did find the solution.

Probably best by kicking off with a diagnostic check at a decent garage. I would guess it's some sort of VVC problem though-is the VVC on the K-Series oil pressure driven? If so, it could be a little oil pressure solinoid valve sticking-when I was at Vauxhall this was a not uncommon problem on the 1.8 VVT units.
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Post  cejsmith 8/1/2010, 1:42 am

I did some checking on some other forums etc and after pushing and pulling a few connectors it seems now to be sorted!!!!!

Quick question though anybody know where to get the correct antifreeze in MK?
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Post  Captain Slow 8/1/2010, 3:03 am

Souls in Olney are "official" MG Rover parts dealers.

I used to use Vauxhall anti-freeze in my Elise 111S which always went fine and was pretty cheap (although I enjoyed employee discount!).

Otherwise, you could try Central Auto Supplies (Bletchley) or Motorserv (Wolverton I think...).
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Post  daved 8/1/2010, 6:20 am

Good News! Funnily enough I use pink OAT stuff from Halfords if you can't get to a motor factors!

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Post  Nick 8/1/2010, 6:47 am

Just a word of warning, not all Fs run on OAT, if you have an ealier F (pre-1999?) it'll probably run on normal glycol anti-freeze.
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Post  Rich 8/1/2010, 5:42 pm

Any MGF can run OAT though. In fact, just about any car can, as long as the cooling system has been flushed first. It's now quite a common product and even our local supermarket has been known to have it on it's shelves! My 'F has run with it since new and it's a '97.

The 45 isn't at the moment but will do when I change the radiator, which is an imminent job!

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Post  Nick 8/1/2010, 10:36 pm

OAT filled cars had a yellow 'collar' around the expansion tank from new earlier ones like my '97 F have a black collar around them with the antifreeze type printed on. Of course there's nothing to say that the car may have had the fluids replaced, I just thought a heads up would be good as the two different types dont like being mixed. I guess the only way to be sure is to flush out the old coolant and replace it with the type of your choosing, OAT hasd a 5 year service interval, Glycol a 2 year interval. The MGOC sell a 4life coolanrt with a 10 year service life and apparently a dye which shows if there's any exhaust gasses seeping through.

I'll be going for the 4life coolant when I replace my underfloor pipes and radiator.
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