M5 MGR …. my car’s original plates

When I was looking around for an MGRV8 in January 2023 apart from the car i eventually bought there was … More

The Best MG Cars from the 70s to the 00s: Icons of British Motoring | Regit

From the roaring MG B GT V8 of the 70s to the agile MG TF and powerful MG ZT of … More

MG RV8 Clear Indicator Lens Mod

Following on from my previous post at …… https://mgrv8.info/2025/02/23/alternative-indicater-clear-lens/ I had read somewhere that the reversing light lens on the … More

8 sportscars with a Rover V8 rumble | GRR

Before the craze for retro cars came the MG RV8. Rather than a pastiche of cars that came before, it … More

Silver Mesh Front Grill

Just for the record there was a white gold RV8 displayed at this year’s Stoneleigh event. It was an early … More

MGRV8 Oil Change

Having just changed the sump gasket it would need a new oil change. I know people that think you need … More

MG RV8 Ride Height

I noticed that whilst having the RV8 parked next to my MGB that the RV8 seemed a lot softer suspension … More

Hydraulic Ramps

Got a few jobs to do under the car mainly sump gasket and cruciform seal …… hopefully to cure a … More

Hood Colour Touch Up

I’ve used the rear windscreen renovate stuff a couple of times to clean up the rear screen – it works … More

Under bonnet clean up whilst areas accessible

Well the car is over 30 years old and done nearly 50k miles so not surprisingly it’s got a bit … More

Compatible Alarm Module

Having got a problem with the alarm which has decided to not release the immobiliser could be one of 3 … More

MG RV8 Rear Speakers Refurb

The speakers at the back sounded very distorted at any slightest loud volume. I initially suspected the speaker amplifier may … More

Air Bleed Nipple

Having been caught out by an air lock after last draining the the system to replace the camshaft causing the … More

MG RV8 EZ Steer Installation Guide

My car came with the EZ Steer already fitted by the previous owner but I was keen to find out … More

Brake Servo Removal

I started to hear a housing sound when ever I applied the brakes whether moving or stationary. There was no … More

Front Wheel Alignment

Noticed during a recent drive that the steering wheel isn’t lined up correctly when travelling in a straight line.  Most … More

Rover 14CUX Hot Wire Mass Flow EFI: Service and Troubleshooting

For those considering updating a carbureted Buick, Oldsmobile or Rover aluminum V8 engine to electronic fuel injection, the Rover “hot-wire” … More

Reading Rovergauge | Pistonheads Forum

some useful info supplied by blitzracing via ……. https://www.pistonheads.com/ The vertical axis of the FUEL MAP is engine load based … More

Rover SD1 Efi Coolant Temperature Sensor

A simple test if you have a multimeters handy that measures ohms gnat can be done quickly on the car. … More

MG RV8 Problems | CarsGuide

While it’s tempting to think of the early-90s Rover MG RV8 as a re-hash of the old MGB, in reality, … More

BritishV8 Forum: Buick/Olds 215 & Rover V8 Oil Passages

What follows below the Oil Path drawing is information & pictures from Wayne Kube on identifying the oil passages on … More

MG RV8 rear number plate light cowling

Found these on ebay …… Japanese export RV8 models had blanked rear number plate cowlings due to the different number … More

MG RV8: Mything the Marque – Shannons Club

Like most legends, the MGB doesn’t match its myth. Never did. Even when it was new in 1962, the B … More

Coolant Nozzle Repair

After removing one of the coolant pipes from the inlet manifold exposed a hole in the nozzle due to corrosion. … More

Timing cover off …… Coolant drain

Off at last but a couple of little hurdles to sort to get the cover off. The oil hose from … More

Bad Fuel Injector Symptoms: Does Yours Need Cleaning? | Firestone Complete Auto Care

Does your vehicle sputter and shake when you’re at a stop sign or sitting in traffic? It’s not channelling a … More

Camshaft Kit on order

It seems a long way to have come in striping the top off the engine without replacing a 50k mile … More

Greatest road tests ever: MG RV8 | Autocar

Tested 16.6.93 a full 13 years after the MGB had faded from view, Rover revived the model with an intriguing, … More

Rear Brakes Refurb

I had the car in for it’s mot recently,  it passed but the tester commented that although the brakes were … More

MG and Triumph Spares Show

This is the 3rd show I’ve been to and thoroughly enjoy rummaging through the autojumble stands looking for parts I … More

Steering Rack Gaiter Replacement

At last got garage sorted to be able to get some work done on my cars after an elongated moving … More

MGRV8 Japanese Spec Radio

This is the radio that was fitted to jap spec cars. The original mgrv8 radio will need modifying to make … More

MGRV8 Steering Rack Gaiter

Not sure how it got its mot with this but it did …. the gaiter is still split on the … More

MGRV8 Clutch Flexible Hose Replacement

I recently had to replace the clutch slave cylinder – see previous posts – and had a major battle to … More

MGRV8 Alternative/Same Part – heater control knob

The usual problem with these knobs is when the moulded spindle that slides onto the shaft breaks which can happen … More

Replacement Clutch Pipework Support Bracket

I recently replaced the clutch slave cylinder and on doing so damaged the bracket that supports the clutch flexible pipe. … More

MGRV8 Alternative/Same Parts Airflow Meters

The same airflow meter is used on many Discovery’s and Range Rovers of the time so long as the part … More

Waxoyling the inner windscreen frame

I noticed by chance a small hole just appearing from the side of the door/windscreen seal at the level of … More

MGRV8 Alternative/Same Parts – Throttle Potentiometer

Throttle potentiometer is the same as cars with the Rover M16 series injected engines (Rover 820i, Si, Sli, 820 Turbo … More

Clutch Bleeding – 3

I have tried several methods to bleed the clutch on the MGRV8 and also my MGB this method is by … More

MGRV8 Alternative/Same Part – Clutch Slave Cylinder Replacement.

I have read that the slave cylinder in the MGRV8 is the same as that used on some triumph cars. … More

MGRV8 Clutch Slave Cylinder Replacement.

I was hoping the clutch slave cylinder would be a straight forward job and i would just to replace the … More

Rover V8 Camshaft – Worn out

Another worn out cam shaft – will be checking mine later this year.

MGRV8 – Alternative/Same part no for heater vents

Same as used on the metro

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

Compression Test

I’ve never checked the compression on each engine cylinder since I bought the car so with a bit of time … More

MGRV8 – Alternative/Same part for glovebox, footwell light

The lugs tend to break off these lamps which then means they tend to fall out of their location holes.

Tonneau Stick Repaint and fitted

I bought a couple of tonneu sticks at this years MG and Triumph Spares Day. I finally have got round … More

MGRV8 DIY Sunvisors

“For some reason, the lack of sun visors in my car has bugged me ever since ľ’ve had it – … More