Rover 200Vi accelerating

Rover 200 Vi acceleration on a private road

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[chris99140]

@cju200

not true, i know the 1.4 k series engines blow their heads as well, it is a common fault.

[cju200]

Headgaskets only blow if the engine is thrashed and not maintained

[bmwfan4lyfe]

nice short shifting

[1ns4ne1d10t]

@Weepiest Audi A4's with the 1.8 do not "suffer badly" with headgasket failures you spanner. The worst failures 1.8 litre engines in VAG get is coil pack failures and the biggest fault of the 20V's is oil drinking. Even then it only costs £35-60 at the most to replace them as they are plug-ins, your alleged "word of mouth" is very wrong.

[1ns4ne1d10t]

@monkeyboy27476 "Rover K series engine"... Hang on, That stretched bolt K series engine was developed and designed by Lotus, it wasn't designed by Rover. Rover couldn't spread butter on toast let alone make an engine, I think you'd better call yourself a "big headed thick cunt" don't you? And I knew that the VVC was a K series engine you great pratt.

[1ns4ne1d10t]

@monkeyboy27476 Its laughable how you can't elaborate on how they are 'poorly' designed and 'shit' they are, bearing in mind that German cars were never a joke like Rovers are, you are just some bitter little child who can't afford jack-shit for peanuts and stuck with an abysmal shitty little Rover, Boy do I feel sorry for you.

[monkeyboy27476]

@1ns4ne1d10t VAG engines are shit, poorly designed and made. like all german stuff...

[monkeyboy27476]

@1ns4ne1d10t YOU are the stupid one!!!! the Variable Valve K series were a Rover development of the ROVER K series engine.... you big headed thick cunt!

[monkeyboy27476]

@cju200 No they don't!! They blow because the engine was designed with certain faults, those faults weren't fixed because Rover management were fucking idiots and didn't allow changes to be made. The K series was a good engine apart from the HGF issue though. HGF occurs on well maintained engines just as much as "thrashed" ones....

[1ns4ne1d10t]

Whoops, thanks for clearing up that little misunderstanding. I always thought the K-series was a K. I didn't think one 'K' was Honda & one 'K' was Rovers?

[charlieflint]

Sorry man, the K series Honda was Honda, the Rover K series was Rover, the i-VTEC K series was based on the Honda K series and not the Rover engine. The only similarity is the K series naming.

There is an inherent problem with the single layer gasket on the K16 engines though it would seem, I've known of a few fail but to live long lives if fitted with the MLS and put back together properly.