Engine

The K series

	Rob Bells site covers most aspects of the engine here.
	More K series information here courtesy of Dieter.
	Tony Thompson tells us about cam belt tensioner failure here.
	and if you feel like a good read, try this article on The UNOFFICIAL Austin-Rover Web Resource web site, well worth the read.

Gaining access

	DotComoff shows you how to gain access to the engine by removing the engine access cover here.
	Dieter shows a method of engine removal here.

Distributor and Rotor arm

	Dieter gives the low down on distributor cap and rotor arm replacement here, includes part numbers also.
	Rob Bell also covers replacing the distributor cap and rotor arm here on his web site.

Spark plugs

	The DotComoff site shows how to replace the spark plugs here.
	Iain 'Broon' Brown also has this guide on his web site.
	What spark plugs should I use?. A selection would be NGK PFR6N-11, NGK Iridium BKR6EIX or Denso IK20

The gearbox

	Dieter's site gives you the low down on the PG1 gearbox here.
	Again Dieter shows how to fill the manual PG1 gearbox here.
	Andy Phillips made a great post on the MG-Rover.org forum, discussing the differences between the Mike Satur SSK, the Techspeed and the Moss variants of gear change mechanisms.

The clutch

Dieter shows you how to change the clutch here.

Starter motor

Removal and Replacement

Dieter removes and replaces the starter motor here.

Solenoid

Dieter explains how to clean the starter solenoid here.

Throttle bodies

Sticking throttle can be caused by several things;

	a plastic 48mm throttle body (TB), known as a cause, replace with either an alloy 48mm TB or the larger 52mm alloy TB as fitted to the MGF Trophy models. See here for instructions on replacement.
	a badly routed throttle cable. The cable may be kinked causing the problem. Trace the route of the cable and straighten the cable.
	a dry cable. remove the cable from the throttle body, hold it vertically and let 3in1 oil drip down the inner cable and into casing.
	if all else fails, replace the throttle cable. I had a stiff pedal, wasn't the pedal assembly, wasn't the cam on the throttle body, and the cable seemed to be fine, as did the cable routing. Finally replaced the cable and got rid of the stiff pedal. The part number for the throttle cable is SBB000280.
	more information from Andy Phillips in a post on MG-Rover.org here.

Andy Phillips discusses throttle bodies in this post on the MG-Rover.org forum

Sudden high rev tick over

	Andy Phillips discusses possible cause and cure on the F Register forum here.
	Dieter also discusses and gives possible cures here on his web site.

Engine coolant temperature sensor

	A faulty coolant temperature sensor can cause problems with starting the engine when its hot. Read this thread on MG-Rover.org posted by yellowduke and all will be revealed.
	Dieter shows how to change a defective sensor in this page of his web site.
	Iain "The Broon" Brown produced this thread showing how to replace the sensor on the MG-Rover.org forum.

Improving engine BHP

	Andy 'Scarlet Fever' Phillips made an excellent post on the MG-Rover.org
	more of Andy's thoughts on the subject here.
	and another one from the Big Yin here.
	Andy gives his thoughts on electrical BHP improvements via the ECU here on the F Register forum.
	multiple throttle bodies or MTB's are discussed by Andy here.
	Erik has a great page on air filters and their impact on BHP here.
	masses of engine tuning information from Erik's English Fantasy web site.
	PTP's Sport 165 kit is covered here by Erik, and fitting instructions here.

Alternator

A screeching noise from the engine, which changes with engine rpm, and usually occurs in damp conditions, indicates a slack alternator belt. Dieter has this page which shows how to adjust the belt, it is for a car fitted with A/C, but the basics can be used to adjust a non A/C car. The belt is tensioned by adjusting bolt item 15 on this page from Dieters EPC.

Rev limiter

Is your engine rev limiter cutting in at about 5500rpm?, then it could be that the multiplug for crank position sensor is not connected, have a look at this YouTube video.

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