hi all, I am on my second rover 420d...s reg....have loved em both and dont want to drive anything else...but its getting harder to keep em on the road. I have little mechanical knowhow but get by somehow tho mostly cos i have a helpful garage and frankly they seem to go on and on....but its the little things that matter i think...you know what they say...its not the mountain that wears you out, its that grain of sand in your shoe......so it is with my rover right now...really reliable, lovely drive and then suddenly am kangarooing down the road. Garage says its the accelerator position sensor...and i cant find a used one and a new one is £245 !!!
If anyone has any suggestions as to where i could get a used one....pls dont hesitate to let me know lol....am used to feeling like crap but i cant get used to being without my rover
Mark
ps....helloing from plymouth,,,
hi, newbie here,just saying hello
Re: hi, newbie here,just saying hello
is it a SD or a SDi?
The former don't have a throttle position sensor!
The latter is usually a wiring issue near the bottom of the radiator rather than the sensor which is very reliable.
If the symptoms are much worse when it is raining than it is probably a wiring fault.
Otherwise kangarooing is unusual, but check the wiring to number 1 injector isn't chafed and also check the fault codes on the ECU (all you need is a paperclip!).
http://www.roverdiesel.co.uk/index.php/ ... ault-codes
The former don't have a throttle position sensor!
The latter is usually a wiring issue near the bottom of the radiator rather than the sensor which is very reliable.
If the symptoms are much worse when it is raining than it is probably a wiring fault.
Otherwise kangarooing is unusual, but check the wiring to number 1 injector isn't chafed and also check the fault codes on the ECU (all you need is a paperclip!).
http://www.roverdiesel.co.uk/index.php/ ... ault-codes
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Re: hi, newbie here,just saying hello
Hi E_T_V, Thanks fort the reply...i nver think of the car as either of those...its a 420diesel and i had the wires checked as per recommendations on this site but no problem found....so i paid the £245 +labour for the potentiometer and all problems are resolved...back to pullin like a train