Rover 75 1.8 litre K series

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... cars. 4: Rear doors stick and are difficult to open. Door latch pivot point sticking. 5: Cam Seals leaking. This causes cambelt oil contamination which can weaken and lessen life of belt unless changed. 6: Water ingress. Drain channels in bulk head are getting blocked and water is filling scuttle panel, then via heater into passenger footwell. Odd Cases: 1: Cental locking operates when the volume control is adjusted via the steering wheel controls. 2: MIL (maulfunction indicator lamp) coming on for no reason. ...more

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Rover 75 1.8 litre K series: overated junk (266 words)
by - written on 30/01/01 (Somewhat useful, 2795 readings)
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The Rover 1.8 club (automatic)has too many faults, i was going to buy one earlier this year but was advised not too by a good friend of mine, let me takes you through the faults that have been found on this overated vehicle. 1: Cam cover gaskets leaking due to torque relaxation in other words the bolts on the Cam Cover are always coming loose. 2: Head Gasket always blowing, causing oil and water to mix. this would be down to poor gasket design and cylinder heads warping. 3: Rear shock absorbers creaking. this is due to a manufacturing problem as Rover are now fitting modified shocks on all new cars. 4: Rear doors stick and ... Read the complete review

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