Checking the Coolant condition
Being a new car to me and not knowing the full service history apart from receipts that came with the…
MGR V8 | The MG Owners’ Club
The MGRV8 was conceived in 1988, following the successful reintroduction of the new MGB bodies back into production by British…
Alternator belt adjustment
I could not help but notice that when I started the car on one occasion the loud screech from the…
Stiff fuel cap key
The first time I filled the tank I was concerned how stiff it was to turn the key in the…
Rimmer Catalogue
A useful catalogue which is free to download from Rimmers which covers all parts of the engine, ignition and fuel…
Sparkplug Check
Following on from checking the ignition timing the next was to check the spark plugs. The plugs provide a lot…
MG RV8 – Classic Car Reviews | Classic Motoring Magazine
Take an MGB roadster, thoroughly modernise it, then fit the evergreen Rover V8 and what do you get? Well, for…
RoverGauge Connected
Got the software loaded up on my laptop and the connector cable plugged into the diagnostics port under the glove…
MG RV8 buyer’s guide: what to pay and what to look for | Classic & Sports Car
A misfit when new, the RV8 is coming into its own as the ultimate factory derivative of the MGB, with strong…
Misfire? ….. part 1
There seems to be a bit of a misfire which I need to sort out. The car has seperately controlled…
MGRV8 – Classic Car Reviews | Classic Motoring Magazine
It’s the MGB V8 that enthusiasts always dreamed of, but the RV8 is much more than a bigger engine. Conceived…
Manually turning the crank
I wanted to check the timing was as it should be. Its quite a quick job with a strobe but…
Bleeding the clutch
I have used the Gunson Bleeding kit for a few years now and found it very effective removing air from…
MGRV8 – Alternative /Same Parts Bonnet Prop Clip Replacement
The thing that stood out the most when I first opened the bonnet was the bright white bonnet clip –…
MG RV8 buyer’s guide – Classics World
Introduced to mark the 30th anniversary of the evergreen MGB, the RV8 was built around a modified Heritage bodyshell and…
MG RV8 – Classic Car How To Guides and Articles | Classic Cars For Sale Magazine
After the disappointing and somewhat lacklustre six-cylinder MGC of half a century ago, followed by the welcome, if half-baked and…
Clutch Slave Cylinder Upside-down!
I had got the car on ramps to get ready to bleed the clutch when I noticed that the air…
MG RV8 – Classic Car How To Guides and Articles | Classic Cars For Sale Magazine
Take an MGB roadster, modernise it, then fit the latest Rover V8 and what do you get? The answer is…
Handbrake Adjustment
Although the cast had just passed its mot the handbrake wouldn’t hold on the slight slope of my driveway. It…
Bits from Stoneleigh MG Triumph Spares Day
These are a couple of MGB bits I got from the spares day for the RV8. My car came with…
MG RV8: Buying guide and review (1992-1995) | Auto Express
The RV8 came about thanks to Rover’s Heritage division, which had recently started to remanufacture MGB bodyshells. MG needed to get a roadster to…
The V8 Owners Forum
A Forum that homes in on the Rover V8 engine across all ages. It contains a lot of posts which…
Clutch reservoir empty!!
One of the first jobs I did was to check the engine fluids. All were OK apart from the clutch…
Rover – Service Insight – MG RV8 Technical Reveal
This short film provides an fascinating technical insight into the MG RV8 and is well worth a watch if you…
RoverGauge Diagnostics
The diagnostic cable to connect the MG RV8 engine ecu to your laptop is not easy to find but after…
Diagnostic Port – found at last!
The car has a bit of a misfire on tickler so rather than just replacing parts to find the fault…
MG RV8 (1992 – 1995) used car review | RAC Drive
The MG RV8 is one of the stranger chapters in British motoring history. Just as we like to ponder how…
Getting ready for some maintenance
There were a couple of things I was not happy about the car when I bought it. One was the…
My V8 Badge Location
I’ve been asked why the non standard V8 is plonked on the nose of the bonnet. Well when I bought…
V8 Register – MG Car Club
Am Another great source of information for all MG V8 owners. Although this information on this MGCC site is open…
MGRV8.COM
An invaluable source of information for the RV8 owner that has been around for many years. Set up in 2001…
MG RV8 …. the latest addition to my garage
I’ve been on the lookout for a decent RV8 for a while now and the third one I saw I…
MG RV8 info news and reviews 