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Hi all, Unfortunately, due to the need of extra seating and luggage capacity, I have to part with my beloved rolling project. It's a 1996 MGF in BRG with a black interior, imported from Japan in 1999 hence the rare A/C option fitted (but not working) Bought this car in 2015 as a rolling project from...

I am thinking of replacing the shock absorbers on my MGF, which are still the original ones and after about 70k miles and 20 years of use, they looks a bit tired (front ones are very rusty and scabby). Looking at the stuff available, I would like to know what would be the best, the oil filled Monroe...

Aparrt from the 46 socket and a scaffold bar on the beaker bar, apply heat around the area where the ball joint screws in, then immediately squirt some wd 40, then heat again and then use the socket. It did for me on a 20 year old MGF still on original ball joints.

Hi, I am new to this forum and have just recently purchased a 1997 MGF. I wonder if anyone knows where I could get the Hydragas suspension pumped up in the North Wales region? The garage in Wrexham that did it has now stopped the service. Thank you! hi, try http://www.hydragas.co.uk as they have co...

I used the Holts 2 part cleaning fluids. only 6.99 in Halfords and worked a treat as the old under chassis cooling were very rusty.

Phew! That loose pipe was bugging me for ages and couldn't figure out what it was for! The car is so much better to drive now!

Mykel wrote:Com muito prazer, meu irmão!

haha, boa!

Problem now solved: manifold pressure sensor pipe was disconnected from ecu. After plugging it back in, the problem was gone.

Mykel: I love you! Problem solved thank you so much!!

I haven't seen any tube connected to the ecu... Only cables! However, I see now a tube from the far right of the manifold, the running along the back of the boot and then ends near the purge canister... It's loose ( put my finger and its sucking air, but doesn't change the running of the engine). Am...

Hi, yes, it's me again! After looking at everything that was done on my previous post "MGF poor start", it now developed a bad idle. Now the car drives badly... I Have to keep revving at near 2000rpm in gear, otherwise it will shake backwards and forwards like I'm sitting on a raging bull on a Texas...

Yes, you pointed the cause of the problem in the right direction. Despite the fact they were really poor, like Pliezer's pics above, if I hadn't touched the pipes with the Hydragas sphere, I could have had brake failure in a more insidious way.

Plezier and Mykel: thanks for your support guys. The job was fiddly, but not hard as you said. The brake hoses and pipe unions were severely corroded, so a bit of heat, pipe cut and wd40 was all I needed. The connections to T piece got the same treatment and the connector itself was in very good sha...

Hi. is the pump still for sale? thanks

Thanks very much guys, I feel a bit more confident in doing the job now and your theories about the cause of the leak are very clear now.
I ordered a rear pipe set (two rear + 1 front to back) and I'll give an update when the job is complete.

Well, that's a good point that I might have disturbed a brake line while doing the suspension... Just not sure how, really. I already bought new brake hoses in order to fit them at some point... But I'm dreading fitting the brake lines! By the look of it, it's a s*** job. Naah, not hydragas fluid......

Hi Mykel, The handbrake is cable operated, so any leak is definitely from the main system. Get this repaired immediately! As about 3/4 of the brake force is on the front wheels, you will not easily notice one of the rear brakes not working, but it might get worse and you could lose all your brake fl...

So, the problems keep on coming and I'm seriously cursing MGF's for the last few days. After spending 9 hours replacing the Hydragas units with second hands ones, despite a big improvement with the ride quality, I still can't get to grips to the suspension ride height setting. Therefore, I'll keep t...

No worries, I managed to fill the day by picking a set of Minilites for the MGF to replace the ropey standard ones, so the car looks much better now. I'll PM you in the meantime