New member from Gloucestershire

[MG-F875]

Hello everyone, i am new to the club and to the MG in general, i have never owned one before.
i have a '97 MG-F 1.8

thanks
Jordan

[Keith Williams]

Welcome to the MGF Register forum

[MG-F875]

thanks mate, i have just one small question about these cars haha how do you access the rocker cover and spark plugs ect, does the roof lift up as an alternative bonnet cover.

[nigelandjo]

Hi and welcome.

Yes the roof unclips from behind the seats ~ 5 clips (watch your fingers as they can be a bit fierce) - unclip the front catches first to release the tension. Lift up the roof and remove the parcel shelf and sound deadening material and you'll see a metal plate. There are about 11 bolts including 3 under the T bar.

[MG-F875]

thank you nigelandjo ive been searching round all day to figure out how to open it, just need to give the sparky's a little clean.

[daz]

welcome to the forum, have a look at this video, about 1:45 in shows access to the engine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJCrJAeGHFU

[MG-F875]

cheers daz, video was very helpful, ile have it off tomorrow and have a nose, i need to replace my thermostat, am i right in believing this is located underneath the inlet manifold.

[colintf]

Hi and welcome

[daz]

cheers daz, video was very helpful, ile have it off tomorrow and have a nose, i need to replace my thermostat, am i right in believing this is located underneath the inlet manifold.

yes & it's a nightmare job, why does it need changing?

[talkingcars]

Hi and welcome to the forum, and to the friendly world of the MG

Yes the roof unclips from behind the seats ~ 5 clips (watch your fingers as they can be a bit fierce) - unclip the front catches first to release the tension.

I would second this, undoing the catches at the front is defiantly a good move.

[RSR92]

Welcome, I'm from Gloucestershire too, it's certainly been fun owning an MG so far, it involves it's fair share of TLC though!