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Title: Rover K Series help
Post by: TheBoy on 02 October 2006, 18:14:06
Anyone know where the diagnostics socket is on Rover 25 - buggered if I can find it!

Is it possible to flash the codes out as per older Omegas, or is it code readers only?

Is it OBDII compliant?

TIA
Title: Re: Rover K Series help
Post by: Auto Addict on 02 October 2006, 18:15:24
What year is it?
Title: Re: Rover K Series help
Post by: Auto Addict on 02 October 2006, 18:23:33
PM sent
Title: Re: Rover K Series help
Post by: TheBoy on 02 October 2006, 18:42:31
Cheers AA, found the connector.  Its on a loose bit of loom, and tucked up behind centre console...

Anyone know if its OBDII complaint, and if so, which variant?

Its a 2000/W reg
Title: Re: Rover K Series help
Post by: STMO123 on 02 October 2006, 19:17:44
Ask here TB ;)

http://forums.mg-rover.org/index.php
Title: Re: Rover K Series help
Post by: TheBoy on 02 October 2006, 19:19:43
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Ask here TB ;)

http://forums.mg-rover.org/index.php
I did ages ago. Got a grand total of 0 replies  :(
Title: Re: Rover K Series help
Post by: TheBoy on 02 October 2006, 19:22:08
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Ask here TB ;)

http://forums.mg-rover.org/index.php
I did ages ago. Got a grand total of 0 replies  :(
Ironic that I have received more help in 30mins here on a model specific Vauxhall site than I did on a big Rover forum....
Title: Re: Rover K Series help
Post by: STMO123 on 02 October 2006, 19:27:00
I waited ages for a reply on there as well (2 days!) there are too many sub forums and they're definately not a happy little band of brothers like us.
Title: Re: Rover K Series help
Post by: Markie on 02 October 2006, 19:34:02
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Ask here TB ;)

http://forums.mg-rover.org/index.php
I did ages ago. Got a grand total of 0 replies  :(
Ironic that I have received more help in 30mins here on a model specific Vauxhall site than I did on a big Rover forum....


i would agre with that.....sorry Jamie i know Rovers mechanically but electrics always scare me  ::)
Title: Re: Rover K Series help
Post by: Markie on 02 October 2006, 19:35:46
...anyway whats your problem/ symptoms?
Title: Re: Rover K Series help
Post by: TheBoy on 02 October 2006, 19:40:13
She was driving along the other day, and it cut out. Can't get much more info from her, ie did she have foot on throttle when it originally cut out, were any lights on dash etc.

She reckons it seems down on power, but seems OK to me, but I don't drive it that often.

I'm thinking ICV, but was concerned if onset of sensor failure, esp as she has to go up and down motorway...
Title: Re: Rover K Series help
Post by: Markie on 02 October 2006, 19:42:35
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She was driving along the other day, and it cut out. Can't get much more info from her, ie did she have foot on throttle when it originally cut out, were any lights on dash etc.

She reckons it seems down on power, but seems OK to me, but I don't drive it that often.

I'm thinking ICV, but was concerned if onset of sensor failure, esp as she has to go up and down motorway...


Hmmmm probably do need more as your aware Jamie, typical women huh!!!

There fairly simple to work on and not complex compared to our v6`s.

Did it start ok afterwards and did it re ocurr?
Title: Re: Rover K Series help
Post by: Markie on 02 October 2006, 19:43:29
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She was driving along the other day, and it cut out. Can't get much more info from her, ie did she have foot on throttle when it originally cut out, were any lights on dash etc.

She reckons it seems down on power, but seems OK to me, but I don't drive it that often.

I'm thinking ICV, but was concerned if onset of sensor failure, esp as she has to go up and down motorway...



There fairly simple to work on and not complex compared to our v6`s.


Rovers that is not women!
Title: Re: Rover K Series help
Post by: TheBoy on 02 October 2006, 19:45:55
It has not reoccurred, revs freely to redline.  However, I took it out for a good thrashing earlier, and pulled in a gateway and switched off. It took 3 attempts to start (I purposely kept foot off throttle)...
Title: Re: Rover K Series help
Post by: theolodian on 02 October 2006, 22:45:54
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It has not reoccurred, revs freely to redline.  However, I took it out for a good thrashing earlier, and pulled in a gateway and switched off. It took 3 attempts to start (I purposely kept foot off throttle)...
My J-reg 214 did exactly that.  Turned out the king lead had rotted in the coil b/c faces up just behind headlight.  Never found it until it dropped to 2hp and had to walk.
Title: Re: Rover K Series help
Post by: RonaldMcBurger on 03 October 2006, 08:03:27
Let the AA man have a nosey.
Title: Re: Rover K Series help
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 03 October 2006, 10:13:52
Lol...this is another example of poor decision making by Rover.....I seem to recall seeing two types of management systm on K series units.. lucas and Mems.

Trouble is that the Mems system is home brew (and is as bad as the digifart on VAG's).......should be OBDII.......
Title: Re: Rover K Series help
Post by: Markie on 03 October 2006, 13:32:22
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Lol...this is another example of poor decision making by Rover.....I seem to recall seeing two types of management systm on K series units.. lucas and Mems.

Trouble is that the Mems system is home brew (and is as bad as the digifart on VAG's).......should be OBDII.......


yup this is true - and sometimes there mixied  ::)
Title: Re: Rover K Series help
Post by: TheBoy on 03 October 2006, 18:55:07
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Lol...this is another example of poor decision making by Rover.....I seem to recall seeing two types of management systm on K series units.. lucas and Mems.

Trouble is that the Mems system is home brew (and is as bad as the digifart on VAG's).......should be OBDII.......
I believe all the later ones were MEMS (probably cheaper being in-house) - certainly the workshop manuals (dealer ones - she used to work at Rover) only mention MEMS on 25...
Title: Re: Rover K Series help
Post by: Markie on 03 October 2006, 18:56:08
Lucas still making keyfobs for R25`s?

How is the wee Rover today Jamie?
Title: Re: Rover K Series help
Post by: TheBoy on 03 October 2006, 18:57:12
Fine - hopefully - she's just gone of to Bletchley in it....