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 | 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

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

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

Misfire? ….. part 1

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