Rover 200 & 400 Owners Club - Rover 214 SEI 16V Guide price up and running? (Now with pics)

CJW200 · Post by **CJW200** » Mon Feb 04, 2019 4:49 pm

Hi Guys

Wondered if anyone could help garage has been working on and off on this since December, injectors now working but the spark isn’t strong enough to turn the engine over, any ideas?

My mechanic is a bit stick on what the fault could be, any help /pointers appreciated , he says he might order a new coil . Would really like to get this sorted as soon as possible so I can drive it!

crepello · Post by **crepello** » Mon Feb 04, 2019 5:19 pm

Obvious starting point is to check the coil's primary and secondary resistances are within specification.
Then, is the spark weak direct from the output terminal (i.e. before HT leads and distributor influence)?
Does your garage have an oscilloscope to check the ignition pulses from the ECU are healthy?
Could the crank angle sensor be causing spark mis-timing?

CJW200 · Post by **CJW200** » Mon Feb 04, 2019 5:50 pm

Thank you I’ll pass this info on but th mechanic did mention he wanted to try a new coil, I have no knowledge of engines but any info will be passed on, cheers

crepello · Post by **crepello** » Mon Feb 04, 2019 6:32 pm

CJW200 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 04, 2019 5:50 pm th mechanic did mention he wanted to try a new coil

Ker-chingg!

CJW200 · Post by **CJW200** » Thu Mar 07, 2019 7:55 pm

Good news!

Car is now up and running but needs new tyres and welding the bottom of the door sills to make it Road worthy.

Does anyone on here want to give me a quote for the welding and spray job?

I’m also going to try and get some quotes locally too.

Finally looks like it maybe getting back on the road

crepello · Post by **crepello** » Thu Mar 07, 2019 8:59 pm

What was the fix for your engine problems in the end?

CJW200 · Post by **CJW200** » Thu Mar 07, 2019 10:53 pm

crepello wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2019 8:59 pm What was the fix for your engine problems in the end?

I think the mechanic said some cap on the engine somewhere had a rusty connection on it if I heard correctly, the new coil wasn’t needed.

Think it might need new breaks also, I’m hoping not tho, could be getting expensive

Cromp85 · Post by **Cromp85** » Fri Mar 08, 2019 5:10 pm

CJW200 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2019 10:53 pm
I think the mechanic said some cap on the engine somewhere had a rusty connection on it if I heard correctly, the new coil wasn’t needed.

Think it might need new breaks also, I’m hoping not tho, could be getting expensive

Was it the distributer cap?

GTiJohn · Post by **GTiJohn** » Fri Mar 08, 2019 5:45 pm

I've got some new solid front discs and pads going cheap in Warwick or can take them to the NEC Resto show for you.

CJW200 · Post by **CJW200** » Fri Mar 08, 2019 8:36 pm

Cromp85 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 08, 2019 5:10 pm
CJW200 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2019 10:53 pm
I think the mechanic said some cap on the engine somewhere had a rusty connection on it if I heard correctly, the new coil wasn’t needed.

Think it might need new breaks also, I’m hoping not tho, could be getting expensive

Was it the distributer cap?

Yes I believe so

Rover 214 SEI 16V Guide price up and running? (Now with pics)

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