The K-Series Engine head gasket failure at the MGF / TF |
Most important prevention terms against the so called HGF: |
- Check before you order any coolant system works whether your workshop knows what to notice immidiately. Coolant Bleed Instructions -
Take care on the coolant level in the expansion tank, special after all
works at the coolant system -
Never run the cold engine above 3000 revs until you have got 90° Oil
Temperature on the dial - Never fill the expansion tank above 1 cm over the seam lead - Never park the car just with a hot engine after a hot ride but let it cool down to 100° Oil temperature before you shut down the engine. - old MGF 120bhp with plastic manifold must get in the green coloured inlet manifold gasket to prevent the negine from coolant loss. - Take care on the regular change sequence for cam belt AND the cam belt tensioner (60k mls or 5 years, whatever happens first) - MGF until MGTF only, upgrade the under bonnet fuses for the radiator fan and A/C fan (if installed) ). (15Amp to 20Amp) - MGF /TF before VIN 4D632424, get the new design coolant header tank with sensor to your coolant system -
MGF / TF before VIN 4D620xx get in the pressure relief thermostat (PRT)
see alternative at Dave M.
or here |
A modified
gasket from Raceline
is availiable for 150 quid. Made from thin spring steel layers without
any silicon rubber. See for their Elise Supersteel gasket |
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Hall
of shame
MGFs Cylinder Head Gasket Failure mg enthusiasts hgf_june_- september.htm written 1999 to the MG Enthusiasts BBS Gasket
changed !! (08/2001) Raceline Steel Gasket Supersteel" head gasket at $150 Elring Article about new technology gaskets (added Jan 5, 2002) some interesting stuff about measures etc. from another User of the Rover K-Engine, dated 2004 More stuff written
to the MG Enthusiasts BBS Back to MG Enthusiasts' BBS |
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News
December 2009 News March 2008 News 2006,
January 31. |
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pictures courtesy (Dr.) Dave ......... , see the original thread at mg-rover.org Forum Land Rover have redesigned the K series 1.8 head gasket and upgraded the lower rail that the head bolts screw into. The head gasket has lost it's elastomeric beads and now has a laminated type of construction and the lower rail is beefed up - it must have an effect upon the clamping load. Head torque figures remain unchanged. Picture three shows the very thin metal coated shim that is fitted on top of the headgasket. http://www.mgcars.org.uk/cgi-bin/gen5?runprog=mgoc&a=&p=emg/mgfheadgasket.html <<< MGOC members only :( |
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http://www.mgcars.org.uk/cgi-bin/gen5?runprog=mgoc&a=&p=emg/mgfheadgasp1.html | |||
http://www.mgcars.org.uk/cgi-bin/gen5?runprog=mgoc&a=&p=emg/mgfheadgasp2.html | |||
http://www.mgcars.org.uk/cgi-bin/gen5?runprog=mgoc&a=&p=emg/mgfheadgasketfailure.html | |||
http://www.mgcars.org.uk/cgi-bin/gen5?runprog=mgoc&a=&p=emg/mgfheadgasketpart4.html | |||
http://www.mgcars.org.uk/cgi-bin/gen5?runprog=mgoc&a=&p=emg/headgasketfailurep5.html |
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Tims MG-HG-Replacement Guide (Trophy 160 SE) | |||
Cylinder liner position Cylinder liner position is the distance that the liner protrudes above or is below the face of the cylinder block. Liners can be level with or 0.075mm (0.003in) above the face of the block. If the liners have dropped below the block face, the engine must be replaced. |
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