MGF help needed...Bash or anyone ??

[caprifan]

mate at work has an MGF (snigger....girls car snigger) had a problem last night whilst driving, car totally died...engine and all electrics.....lights dash everything....

 

the car will now turn over but won't fire....dash warning lights are back....

 

he checked the dipstick to check oil level and has some mayo on the dipstick so possible head gasket as well possibly but the car isn't overheating....

 

...any ideas as to what this could be......and if the head gasket is on its way out what sort of price should he be paying so he doesn't get done....

 

thanks anyone....

[Tom]

start at the beginning mate. spark, fuel, scrap yard?

[bashmk1]

if theres mayo on the dipstick sounds like its got hot.

 

have you checked the water bottle???

 

rovers will never ever tell you there overheating on the gauge, they will just do it and your left to foot the bill.

 

prices.

 

k16 - 600ish

k16 vvc - 700ish

 

i would recommend changing the pump and stat, also make sure the rad is ok.

 

anything else bud?

[Morley]

Gallon of petrol and a box of matches...

Best bet!

[Guest TheXEgrowler]

Gallon of petrol and a box of matches...

Best bet!

 

YFKT...PMSL....

[caprifan]

...thanks all......personally I would go with the petrol and matches but its not my car .......he got the RAC out in the end...the car then started so he has wacked it in a garage......thanks for the ideas on cost Bash

[RFChris]

Its scrap metal mate. Get it wieghed in. Mayo is always a gasket on them bastards.

 

Chris

[Morley]

Its scrap metal mate. Get it wieghed in. Mayo is always a gasket on them bastards.

 

Chris

 

As a minimum... Anything with a Rover badge is affectionately known as a two grander... Meaning it'll cost at least £2000 to repair it if it breaks down

[RFChris]

As a minimum... Anything with a Rover badge is affectionately known as a two grander... Meaning it'll cost at least £2000 to repair it if it breaks down

 

....yup.

 

[Morley]

As a minimum... Anything with a Rover badge is affectionately known as a two grander... Meaning it'll cost at least £2000 to repair it if it breaks down

 

....yup.

 

 

Aaaargggghhh my eyes, my eyes...

[RFChris]

Ooooh, sorry mate....urm....here....

 

 

Thats right....heal dem eyes mah boy!

[Morley]

Thanks... Came over a little light headed then

Was also a bit sick in my mouth

[RFChris]

Nice.

[spooner]

i used to own a talking mg montgo

 

did i say that out loud

[RFChris]

i used to own a talking mg montgo

 

did i say that out loud

 

...you're banned from Chit Chat.

 

Go on....sod off!

[Vista]

Well I'm gonna turn the other cheek, I owned an MGF VVC for over 3 years and it was without question the most reliable car I've ever had. Far quicker than it's MR2 and MX5 rivals and in the right hands did handle and was a lot of fun. So despite them having dodgy reliability records as they get a bit long in the tooth (how many high revving engines don't suffer at some point) I'm gonna stick by mine, it was certainly better than the pile of German crap Mercedes SLK I replaced it with, that cost nearly £3k in repairs in 2 1/2 years ........never again.

[Vista]

y did that come up twice?

[spooner]

i used to own a talking mg montgo

 

did i say that out loud

 

...you're banned from Chit Chat.

 

Go on....sod off!

 

i'm better now,taking the tablets

[Gibson]

immobiliser is my bet lol!

[bashmk1]

no problem chris, if theres ever a problem with the rovers it always headgasket. cos to be honest they rarely fail on a lot else. the bottom ends are surprisingly strong. if its started thats always good, and if it runs, even better. dont worry if it has a misfire that'll just be the water getting into the cylinders, especially bad on start ups.

 

funnily enough we did 2 today at work. the one i worked on was particularly bad, i would always recommend water pump, stat and new bolts.

 

how many high revving engines don't suffer at some point

 

v-tecs, one of the best engines ever ever ever!!!