bmw1066 wrote: Have you flushed the cooling system and re filled. I was have the same problom and this sorted it

Always worth a try. i began to think mine had eaten its head gasket, as it kept losing water, with no evidence of leaks.To cut a long story short, the pressure cap was n.f.g, just old+ tired-like me!

Nigh on new cap and rad from the previous owner.

Just stuck another HG on it, suspect I've ballsed it up somehow, compression's a bit low on 1 and 5 (only ones I've tested) barely hit 150psi on a warmish engine.

Strange because it idled for 20-25 minutes after the gasket change OK, went twice round the block and it started overheating again, might be the fan yet again.

Not sure I can be bothered messing about with it anymore to be honest sick of chasing my tail and driving herself's fiesta.

Could be as it idled OK for 20 odd minutes on it's first start after the HG, pal felt the top hose it was seriously hot, but that could have been conduction.

New stat from halfrauds, couldn't get the old one out of the stat housing, probably run it without the stat for a bit, could be a sticky stat, had one of those before, but that caused random spiking.

I'll have a play with it on friday as I'm on holiday, if it doesn't come good it'll get squished and I'll take piccys so I don't forget to stop buying broken toys.

Will it cool down if you tern the blower on full speed and on hot in side the car.

Been there, done that trick for years, but it doesn't fix the problem does it?

That's just a get you home tactic

If it doesn't come good by Friday night it'll get stripped and probably squished by monday morning.

If you want bits best get your orders in :)

Its a get you home trick  But if it works it also tells you that the engine is OK and running fine and that you have a non working fan or blocked rad and your using the other fan to cool the car. witch the main rad should be doing. 

Your not too far from me the LPG may be good for me if you get that far. give the old girl a chance

Right list of most wanted bits off an 88 735 with 160 odd K on the clock?

Non aircon usual broken sword, newish rad, new stat from halfrauds, good alloy wheels and tyres, gearbox just had a new filter and fluid change.

Has to go before the end of the month so I can turn in the tax.

So nothing ever breaks on the E32 I take it.

Right watch it get shredded by the big grabber then.

Won't be buying another one if these, XJ40 4 litre next time out, when I've got some cash.

Could pressure test and skim the old head and screw it back together again but I don't like it enough to do that.

Wheels, part no 82119409636 with good tyres, haven't checked the spare, knowing the previous owner that'll be good too.

Couple of bits are already taken.

george chick wrote: Won't be buying another one if these, XJ40 4 litre next time out, when I've got some cash.

I hope you've got a lot of cash then...  You'll be back to the E32 once you've experienced the best of British

Chas C wrote: george chick wrote: Won't be buying another one if these, XJ40 4 litre next time out, when I've got some cash. I hope you've got a lot of cash then...  You'll be back to the E32 once you've experienced the best of British

Yeah right just as many faults on Jags as Beemers if you ignore the bodywork problems or get one without the shedlike bodywork.

Can't get over the stupid front suspension and steering design on E32's absolute joke of poor design.

If I don't get on well with Jags I'll go back to 800's and have a relatively quiet life.

I do the work on my car's myself, I only go to garages for gearbox rebuilds as I don't have the patience or stuff that requires a flame axe.

M3AG wrote: I have to admit that the XJ40's I've come across do seem to be in need of work and don't appear to have faired the years well. Don't like to diss 'other' cars and I am a fan of Jaguar, but running them does appear to be rather expensive!

I was a Jag nut for many years owning various ailing rust buckets like Ser II & III XJ6's and a V12 XJS. the XJ40 never seemed as appealing as the old shape cars and I never got into them. I have been led to believe that the post Ford takeover XJ40's are decent cars, thats 1991 to 1994 models. Ford taught Jaguar how to build good cars, thats what some people say anyway.

Is it true that Ford tried to buy BL around 1986 but were rebuffed as Thatcher Govt wanted British ownership, for purely political reasons.

You're right, not the best looking ones, slightly better looking with the quad lights, but I don't do bodywork so XJ6's are out.

According to another Jag and Royce nut I know the tin and electrics get's better from 90 onwards, later you go better the tin, then you've got the nikasil problems and X300's eating their exhaust manifolds to contend with, I'll stick with the straight six.

Yes apparently both Ford and GM came knocking on the door, when Rover had a good market share.

george chick wrote: Won't be buying another one if these, XJ40 4 litre next time out, when I've got some cash. Could pressure test and skim the old head and screw it back together again but I don't like it enough to do that. Wheels, part no 82119409636 with good tyres, haven't checked the spare, knowing the previous owner that'll be good too. Couple of bits are already taken.

Wrong wheels they're actually 15 spoke jobbies, someone's got their eye on them at the moment, see if it pans out.

george chick wrote: So nothing ever breaks on the E32 I take it. Right watch it get shredded by the big grabber then.

Comming from a Rover Man, I have never seen a good one Rover that  is, We just kiled a 77k R reger on the MOT

Can't get over the stupid front suspension and steering design on E32's absolute joke of poor design.

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Are you  jocking, It a great setup easey to work on and replace parts and made the car one off the best handaling cars on the road,

You wont stupid set ups go for the jags, I have sean and worked on both. BMW's are easy cars to work on, the worst being Rover, VW and Fords,

Doesn't matter if it's easy to work on, still a silly design, using 2 curly whirly bottom arms that are constantly twisting the inner bushes at every turn of the wheel.

One wishbone with one removable ball joint and a tie rod would have done nicely, loved the 50-60 shimmer and shake.

Didn't like steering box and collection of arms and bushes to control the wheels either, more bits that can fail and need replacing.

Let's not get silly every manufacturer has their faults or the 735 wouldn't be going in the bin or the last owner wouldn't have sold it on to me, guy couldn't justify putting yet more money into it and it's got some sizable bills too.

Rover's yeah they're all rubbish that's why I'm back driving the same one I've had since 2000, I'm bored with it now but it's only let me down twice when a metal coolant pipe sprung a leak and plates broke up in the battery.

I suppose you advised the guy to bin the car at 77K what was wrong with it then?

My one was parked up for a year took it 1/2 mile to the MOT man and it passed the emmissions test straight away, no italian tune up or tweaking, obviously a fluke because all Rovers are rubbish.

Last Rover I had picked up at 160K, wound the boost up to 13 psi and hammered it for 22K and sold it on after a year and it's still going strong with it's new owner who drives like a loon.

The 827 with 77 k fell at the emmissions, some twot had put pads on shot disks that were to fin, it needed shocks arms busses exaust, ABS folt  you name it it needed it, but it ran and drove nice and the boddy work was very good, shame as it is a nice car. just poo undernith. Rovers are mutch better than fords I onley like the old ones SD1 P5 and ~P6  now there lovley cars 

Are yours the Honda engined .

Nope Rover T16 lumps, had a 827 got that for nothing with 130k on the clock and broken front and rear screens only mechanical work that needed was the water pump, which isn't too bad at 130K.

Sounds like that one had been driven into the ground or black n deckered.

Sadly not, one older chapp and had being semey well looked rfter, But it was shourm by sea car,

Selephant wrote: Er is this a Rover or BMW forum ?

Your guess is as good as mine.....

George, if you're going to move on from Beemers, have you considered a Vauxhall Senator? Yeah, I know they stopped making them about 1993-94, but a good 12valve example is virtually bulletproof. Don't like the 24valve engine. They're so cheap now as well . A lot of car for the money. I totally agree with you about Rover 800's, I've just sold 2. My wifes' one had getting on for 300k on the clock and still didn't use a spot of oil. Wife's got an e32 now, if that breaks, I'll be looking for another Senator for her, they're her all-time favourite car. Shame you've had a bad experience with the BMW, like every other make, there's some really good 'uns out there.

 Wah hay,

Are you going to gaydon, Would be nice to say hi, and have a looke at the BM

Tetleysmooth wrote: George, if you're going to move on from Beemers, have you considered a Vauxhall Senator? Yeah, I know they stopped making them about 1993-94, but a good 12valve example is virtually bulletproof. Don't like the 24valve engine. They're so cheap now as well . A lot of car for the money. I totally agree with you about Rover 800's, I've just sold 2. My wifes' one had getting on for 300k on the clock and still didn't use a spot of oil. Wife's got an e32 now, if that breaks, I'll be looking for another Senator for her, they're her all-time favourite car. Shame you've had a bad experience with the BMW, like every other make, there's some really good 'uns out there.

Wasn't that bad, but not good enough to put anymore time and money into it, too many jobs that needed doing.

Didn't suit my driving style, I like to throw big cars about just like small cars, felt too heavy for any of that, just wasn't quick enough and I didn't like it enough.

Move on, try something else, hopefully I won't lose money on the next toy.

Del64 wrote: Always knew that there was a reason the generic name for a mutt is Rover LMAO Tell me a large luxury car manufacturer whos product isn't flawed, Audi A8, ever driven and A4 its like that only podgier, Merc S class? take a luxury car and engineer out pleasure personality and charm, Jaguar engineer out the quality and Bingo! Lexus,,,AKA toyota,,'nuff said then Bentley, Trust me on this they rot like a 70's Datsun I am so sorry to say So the BMW has faults too? by heck it does but a good e23 is still a formidable weapon, e32 the best handling of the entire family the e38 the cybarite cufflink carriage, e65 makes captain Kirk look like Captain Caveman, some twiggly turny wishbones? fine, Nikasil, yip, bad? No! not bad, just like us all getting older and harder to stay focused on through the rose tinted optical accessories????

Well said,