Brought a 99 T plate MGF in silver over the weekend for £140, promising my fiancée I wouldn't spend anything on it until after we get married next year. However it was purchased as a non-runner so naturally I was allowed a few quid to get it back home...
Bought a towing bar in an attempt to tow it home but after realising just how hard it is to tow an MGF, had to give up after 3 miles as the lashing eyes on both sides snapped. Luckily I was close to a family members house and it's now on their driveway. I'm no mechanic but I'm good a bodging things. Most jobs I start go wrong and take/cost twice as long/much but here goes!
After being told it was a VVC, finding a distributer cap under the engine cover was a surprise, and after some online checks, I now have an MPi with a VVC plate under the front bonnet. Getting slightly worried...
Sunday I changed battery, HT leads and dizzy cap but it wouldn't start. I've just purchased a rotor arm, spark plugs and a coil pack in an attempt to aid starting. As it's quite far from my house it's difficult to get over to it in the daylight, as fixing it is currently all I think (and dream) about! Naturally all today I've been searching forums gathering vital info and tips for fault finding.
When I get back there I will check for a spark and if the fuel pump is functioning, and start adding new parts.
It's done 74k, I've checked online for its MOT history and all looks legit. It's comes with one key and working fob and that's it. No history either.
But for £140 and engine parts as cheap as what they are, who can complain?
(apart from my fiancée)
