MGF

Paul’s tips on how to go about it! (Part 1) NOTE: While the following is written mainly around the MGB, it also applies equally to the MGA and Midget other than remembering that Midgets are a [...]

Fixing them sooner rather than later saves you a lot of money! The hydragas units consist of a sealed rubber bag of nitrogen gas, which provides the springing, and an adjacent chamber filled with [...]

… or has a mind of its own in other ways.  This is well explained on Rob Bell’s website at http://www.mgf.ultimatemg.com/group2/common_problems/epas_reset/index.htm

While the main (front) cambelt is quite easy to time in the normal manner, the timing position on the rear cambelt and gears has the inlet camshaft at a position where the valve spring action is [...]

This job is within the capabilities of any reasonably proficient DIY owner.   This note is not intended to substitute for a workshop manual but is a reference to draw attention to key aspects of [...]

There is a lot of urban myth about gasket failures on the K engine which is perpetuated at large on the various internet forums. The gasket itself is not really the problem. In a nutshell, here [...]

Overheating in the MGF engine has the same range of causes as any other engine. It is often read as being a failed head gasket, but the most common cause of overheating is the coolant ceasing to [...]

Introduction The K Series engine is maligned for head gasket failure, yet this is almost invariably the effect rather than the cause of a problem – gasket failure is usually the result of [...]

When the bolts securing the cam gear to the camshaft come loose, the camshaft stops turning and things get nasty and expensive. The standard bolts are more than adequate. There is a problem with [...]

It is a mystery to new owners, but in fact quite simple.   For major servicing, the engine is accessed via the shelf behind the seats.  The rear of the hood folds up to enable this.  Here’s what [...]

Explanation The security system on the MGF centres around an alarm computer (aka alarm ECU) which protects the car in two principal ways: It generates the usual suite of blaring horns & [...]

VVC or 1.8i? The difference in the way the two drive is in the upper half of the rev range, above 3500- sounds a lot, but the engine revs so effortlessly that it’s very usable.  The non-VVC goes [...]

I had a chance to try out the superchip with the accelerometer today, on our VVC engined Midget. The engine is standard MGF apart from a 55mm throttle body & larger exhaust.   The superchip [...]

Check that the immobiliser (if fitted) is responding to your key fob transmitter by checking that the alarm indicator light on the dash has stopped flashing. If not, most commonly the fob may be [...]

For pre-emptive maintenance, classic MG’s are fairly basic cars and simple to maintain by today’s standards.  The long term health of the car can be easily looked after on a day-to-day [...]

      A car which has its registration lapsed for more than a year is de-registered by NZTA.  To return it to the road, it has to undergo the same compliance process as a newly imported vehicle, [...]

Look before you leap!   If you are thinking of importing a car to NZ, here are some things to be aware of:         To be registered in New Zealand, the car will have to undergo a compliance [...]

       We offer free pre-purchase checks which are high level rather than detailed checks of the key problem areas of the body, engine condition and the general feel of whether the car drives as [...]