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hello all, My 1996 VVC has developed an oil leak and it's starting to reach embarrassing levels of drive-spotting. The car had been used sparingly for the last few years until I got hold of it and pressed it into service as a daily over the summer, and she is currently doing around 1500 miles per mo...

I had mine done at Camerton Auto Repairs, in Camerton, Bath, on Friday. He took 2 hours ( he asked to have some time to let it settle, due to the high temperature) and charged me £36. Same bloke did my cambelts (mines a VVC) and charged £170 (I supplied the belts & water pump) Nice bloke, 01761 470416

holy thread resurrection, Batman... My VVC has an oil leak and there is evidence of seepage from the HCU. Some google-fu seems to indicate that the HCU gasket can be replaced without having to re-time the entire VVC system, is this correct? Is it simply a case of undo three bolts, lift off the HCU, ...

hi all, new member in Trowvegas (or Trowbridge to those fortunate enough not to live here) Can anyone recommend a good MGF friendly garage or mobile mechanic in the region? My VVC has no history at all, so I would be a lot happier after a cambelt change (a bit beyond my means here). I did a google s...

hi, have you still got the column stalks? can you confirm that the lighting side is fully functioning, please?
If so, I'll take it, how do I get the money to you?
Thanks, Al

looking for a fully-functioning indicator switch, if your is a known-good one how much please? including postage to Bristol

WD 40 did the trick

all locks now working off both keys, just need to pull that goosed fob apart now

we are getting there folks!

Hi Peter. I arrived at that conclusion as well! You have cheered me up no end :-) If I switch my dip beams on, and then operate the stalk, it passes through the "flash" position with nothing happening, until it reaches the positive "click" which turns on the main beam. I've sat in the car with the s...

Take it apart & remove the battery then remove the printed circuit from the plastic cover. I recently had a similar problem with mine and it turned out to be a dry joint on one of the microswitches, as well as a failed joint on the battery carrier. Before you put it back into the plastic fob, repla...

I've found this:-

http://www.mgfcar.de/schedules/lights.htm

which explains how they work at the lights but not the wiring of the stalk switch itself.

Ho-hum, trial and error time

well, it wasn't that :-\ the replacement (used) stalk was waiting for me when I got home, following your suggestion I switched over the plugs without unbolting anything and I still don't have a flash. Oh well, time to chase down a wiring fault. Does anyone know if, when you operate the flash, both d...

Thanks, I'll try that later, hopefully it will burst into life

evening all.

im slowly working through the faults on my '96 VVC, and one of them is the key fob.

It came with two, one of which works and one doesn't. I've changed the battery, still inop.

Can these be fixed? or replacements bought?

cheers, Taff

thanks, I'll try that, my wheel is slightly off centre, so I might whip it off anyway, and refit it straight. After doing the steer check, 'natch

evening all, first of many questions as I chase the various faults on my car, which is a 1996 VVC. My flash function on the column stalk switch doesn't work. The lighting & indicators all work as they should, all I'm missing is the momentary flash as you pull the switch towards you. I pulled the col...

Afternoon all, New forum member and just recently c0llected my first MGF (and only my second MG, on reflection) which is a '96 VVC in BRG with a whole host of faults. It is great fun to drive though so I will forgive it a few niggles. I'll apologise up front if there are a lot of questions but I'm j...