Vacuum Check

I did a vacuum check on the engine with my trusty old vacuum gauge. I used the manifold take-off for … More

V8Wizard

An updated version of the original RPI website providing a lot of info about the Rover V8 engine – standard … More

Testing MGRV8 Ignition Components

Following on from my previous post at …….. https://mgrv8.info/2024/06/25/rover-sd1-v8-electronic-ignition-description-and-analysis/ Another handy piece of info into fault finding on the ignition … More

Rover SD1 – V8 Electronic Ignition – Description and Analysis

Another excellent article by Ramon Alan about the Rover v8 who I assume also had an interest in vintage model … More

Spark Plug Failure Analysis

Apart from supplying genuine good spark plugs a very good blog section with some useful information …… for example The … More

Spark Plug Resistance Test

Having recently had all the plugs out whilst doing a compression test on the engine I thought worth while to … More

New Distributer Cap and Rotor Arm – Lucas

In a final bid to track down the misfire being caused by the ignition circuits I bought a new Lucas … More

Testing for air leak on manifold

In my quest to find the source of a misfire it was suggested to test for an air leak on … More

MGRV8 Distributer ID Plate

Just a pic of the Distributer plate for future reference.

Rover V8 Distributor Cap Lead Sequence

To remove the distributer cap all the plug leads to the right hand bank have to be removed so the … More

MGRV8 | Checking external air leaks into Plenum Chamber

Still pretty sure the misfire at tickover is related to an air leak into the intake manifold somewhere. To start … More

MGRV8 – Ignition System

Found this useful article on the Ginetta website which shares its ignition system with the MGRV8. The Electronic Ignition system … More

Split Plenum Bypass Hose

I’ve been looking for the source of a light misfire since I got the car and today I spotted this … More

MGRV8 Rusty Distributor Rotor

After one of the MGRV8 Facebook group members commented that they cured a misfire by replacing the distributor pickup module … More

Continuity testing the 14CUX ecu / engine sensors

Perhaps the most trickiest job I’ve done on the car so far but I wanted to check the sensors connected … More

RPI Engineering – V8 tdc check

According to RPI Engineering …….. You cannot trust the indicated timing marks on your engine’s bottom pulley. We have found … More

Spark Plug “tell tale” Lights

Whilst at the NEC Restoration Show I managed to do a bit of bargaining to get 8 of these spark … More

Troubleshooting Guide for Rover 14CUX EFI

The 14CUX Electronic Fuel Injection system provides a reliable and efficient microprocessor controlled fuel management system. The function of the … More

Misfire part 3 – Ignition Coil Swop

The coil looked a bit old and corroding around the edges but I guess it’s in a pretty vulnerable position … More

Misfire …. part 2 – Replacement Ignition Amplifier

Still got a bit of a misfire so I’m back on the ignition side of the engine. I took the … More

Tidying up the ignition leads

One of the previous owners had replaced the ignition leads but had not quite got the “official” routing correct ….. … More

Sparkplug Check

Following on from checking the ignition timing the next was to check the spark plugs. The plugs provide a lot … More

Misfire? ….. part 1

There seems to be a bit of a misfire which I need to sort out. The car has seperately controlled … More