Rot and neglect are the biggest challenges today – engine issues are minimal with the KV6 and BMW diesel, and…
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This “blog” contains information, motoring news and reviews, modifications and maintenance, repairs and servicing the MG ZT and Rover 75…
Great British Car Journey | Classic Car Museum, South Derbyshire
The heroes of our journey are the cars: NOT a random selection of old vehicles but a carefully chosen selection…
SAIC Motor : MGR’s surviving test cars are finally sent to the crusher – AROnline
It seems that the final MG Rover test and development cars have been sent to the crusher by SAIC Motor…
Carbon Offset Our Cars
working with Tree-V, the FBHVC has put together a simple to use, but highly effective, way for any historic vehicle…
Watch “Richard Hammond on the Rover 75” on YouTube
Another of the Top Gear team – that was – singing praise on our favourite cars …. although in his…
MGZT Rear Windscreen Leak!
Typical that the only place I didn’t do my leak preventative maintenance was the rear lower windscreen clips. Guess mainly…
MG ZT Replacement Heated Mirror
The old mirror was removed exactly as per “how to” instructions as found on the 75&ZT Owners Club forum. They…
Watch “ZT260 Top Gear” on YouTube
Even the man who’s hard to please seemed pretty impressed with the MG ZT V8s performance and handling. A short…
Shadow Chrome Finish Alloy Wheel Painting
The shadow chrome effect finish has become incredibly popular over the last couple of years ….. and was the OE…
What Does A Harmonic Balancer Do? – Mechanic Assistant
Although harmonic balancers are an essential component of any engine, what exactly do they do? Is it necessary to have…
Battery Condition Monitor
Having recently bought a new battery I want to make sure I do not let it go flat during periods…
Sleepers: The car world’s biggest wolves in sheep’s clothing
The Rover V8 is one of the most admired engines of the last half-century, but towards the end of the…
Best OBD2 Scanners & Car Code Readers 2021 | OBDStation.com
Are you on the hunt for next best OBD2 scanner, but you’re not sure where to look? Do you want…
MG ZT 260 Technical Specs, Dimensions
For Sale – 2006/56 mgzt 260 V8 | NewsNow Classifieds
Rare opportunity super investment 23,000 miles sought after colour – x-power grey 3 former keepers (4 total) rare opportunity to…
How to Increase the Lifespan of Your Classic Car
Some classic car types are still active on the roads and were made in the 50’s and 60’s. This means…
Best of British Rover Spares
Best Of British Rover Spares Ltd in Wednesbury, West Midlands, is a car parts distributor. They offer car parts, car spares,…
For Sale – MG ZT 260, Saloon, 2004 | NewsNow Classifieds
MG ZT for sale, just had thousands spent on it to bring it back upto standard. Recent works include brakes,…
MG ZT/Rover 75 | Warning when disconnecting the battery
BEWARE – If you have the sat nav system fitted extra then you must be aware that wrongly disconnecting the…
Rev Counter Marking on my MG ZT
Not suggesting that everyone should do this but it works for me. I have placed 3 colour coded stickers beside…
Ford 4.6 Modular V8 Guide: A Key Piece of the Ford Modular V8 Family | Lethal Performance
It’s a common misconception that the Ford Modular V8 is called that because its parts are easily swappable. Nope, that’s…
How to setup Torque Pro OBD2 Android App
If you read my previous ELM327 OBD2 Bluetooth Adaptor Review, you’ll recall I said I was going to test the device with the Torque…
Missing ABS Connector Clip – MG ZT 260
Certainly no emergency or urgent repair but I noticed there was a difference in how the ABS Connector was secured…
BM54 Radio Tuner for the MG ZT
I fitted a BM54 radio tuner to replace the original box in the boot wheel well. This is the tuner…
Car battery voltage – Car Battery World
There is a very big difference when a car battery drops even a small amount of voltage. When a car drops, for…
For Sale – 6/11/2021
We are pleased to offer our MG ZT SE V8 260 finished in Starlight Silver with Full black leather interior…
For Sale – 2004 MGZT260SE
MGZT260SE se for sale, finished in black with all SE toys, full black leather interior with front heated memory power…
New Battery
I suspected that the old battery may have been responsible for a spike of voltage or a lack of voltage…
MG Puddle Lights | Naff or Cool?
Spotted on Aliexpress and point a few quid a pair so bought some. When they arrived several weeks later I…
V8 » XPower-MG.com
A website that seems to be little used these days – perhaps due to the popularity of Facebook and similar…
LED sidelights
The standard sidelight looked very orange especially next to the xenon dipped headlights. The xenon headlights burn with a colour…
Save Our Zeds | The ZED Register
The MG ZR, ZS and ZT cars are rapidly disappearing from our roads with approximately 78% of the cars manufactured…
Waxoyl the Rear Subframe
Whilst at Austin Garages a couple of months ago Nick noted I had waxoyled most of the underside of the…
Check if your vehicle can run on E10 petrol – GOV.UK
Check your classic car on the government website. https://www.gov.uk/check-vehicle-e10-petrol Not a lot of use to MG Rover owners! As the…
MG 40 – The Next Generation | Post Abingdon
A message from Rob Johns of the ZED REGISTER “Evening all ! Just a quick reminder please do invite people…
For Sale:- MG ZT 260 SE with 120k miles
“Full service history, previous owner to me had car for 13yrs and was serviced at same garage for 13yrs which…
MG ZT / Rover 75 Load space and boot liner
A neat boot mat with the outer edges moulded to the shape of the boot. These are still available from…
MG Rover Custom Car Parts
A well respected supplier of custom parts especially anything to do with lighting for the MG Rover cars. I sent…
Fuel Range on a ZT 260?
I had a fault identified by Rick of MG Rover Custom Car Parts in the circuitry of my instrument cluster…
Easy Bluetooth Mod
Quite a cheap and easy way to add bluetooth to your car. It’s a cassette that links to your phone…
The Ultimate Rover 75 Website
A forum dedicated to the Rover 75 which seems to be quite active. It is operated from a base in…
How To Charge A Car Battery | 4Car UK Guides
Car batteries can lose their charge for a number of reasons and it’s a good idea to keep it charged…
Midlands Nano Meets Powered By MG Rover
Read the history of the Nano Meets. Meet the Crew. Join the forum, add your thoughts or ask for help.T4…
New number plate rule change
The new rule means drivers will need to display a ‘UK’ sticker when travelling abroad instead of the old style…
The Truth About Car Battery’s Magic Eye | CARPUT
The magic eye of a car battery is there to check on the condition of your car battery. But how…
MG Rover Part Finder
Input up to 5 parts you are looking for at …. https://mgroverpartfinder.com/ We’ll get back to you within 48 hours.…
Rear windscreen dealer sticker – SMC Rover
Spotted these on eBay recently. Considering my ZT was sold to the previous owner from SMC thought it would look…
SMC ROVER number plate logo
This garage probably sold the majority of MG Rover cars during their demise. Although the rear number plate on my…
TOAF diagnostics tool for the MG ZT and Rover 75
The generally used Testbook T4 produced by Omitec was specially designed software to diagnose and configure MGR cars. The T4…
Modern MG Forum : MG Experience Forums
For discussion of all post-Abingdon MG cars, such as the MG RV8, MG Metro, MG Maestro, new MGF, MGTF, Z…
Model Information: MG ZT : The MG Experience
he MG ZT is an automobile which was produced by MG Rover from 2001 to 2005. It was offered in saloon and estate versions, the latter…
The RSR represents all models and variants of the Rover Marque and is proud to be the oldest and one…
The MG Owners’ Club
The MG Owners Club is the World’s largest single marque car club. Formed in 1973 and supplying all MG requirements,…
MG Rover Press Garage
My 260 was first registered to the MG Rover Press Garage until the demise of the company when it was…
Sunroof Seal
I noticed whilst cleaning the car that there was a fair bit of green “moss” around the edge of the…
Leacy Classic Parts for Austin/Rover
Leacy Classics supplies an extensive range of classic parts for classic cars. Parts can be searched for by marque such…
Info re E10 from DMGRS
We’ve all seen the uproar the move to E10 petrol seems to have caused – so we thought we’d clear…
Search results for ‘Mg ZT 260’ – How Many Left?
It is often said that this database is very inaccurate but I think that depends on how you use it.…
Under the car at Austin Garages | MG ZT 260 rear suspension.
I took the opportunity to take a photo under my car whilst it was on the ramps at a recent…
Ford 4.6L 2/3/4-valve V8 Engine Specs, Problems, Reliability, oil, Mustang GT, F-150, Cobra
The Ford 4.6L V8 engine, the first member of Ford’s Modular overhead camshaft engine family in the production, was introduced…
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