Rover P6 Club - Essential Tips

Best tyres for V8?

2138steverover — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 21:14:41 +0100

I have a late Series 1 3500 which will shortly need a tyre change. The car is currently fitted with Uniroyal 185R14 tyres and I would be interested to hear other members views on which modern tyres work best for this model.

Many thanks.

Steve Fennell

(Member 2138)

Letter to Technical Support

markGray — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 15:24:24 +0100

Dear Tech Support:

Water ingress to the backs of the sills (rust)

Stuart Bell — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 23:08:00 +0000

If you find that you cannot keep water out of the backs of your sills, there are two places on the P6 that are always worth checking, especially if you intend to do any serious amount of welding to the sills and D-posts.

The first thing to do is to remove the rear wings on both sides of the car, and look very carefully (i.e. prod with a screwdriver) at the the whole of the inner wheelarch in line with the centre of the tyre tread. If that is OK, then look at the rubber seal channel that is spot-welded to the vertical face of the upper D-post, and look for any sign of perforation immediately above and behind the seal channel.

Seat Adjustment

RP61973 — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 19:04:12 +0000

Top Tip!

I have found that the standard P6 seats do not give great support to the back of the thighs and lumbar area. I have improved the feel of the seats by changing the front two donut-shaped spacer pieces under the rail with the longer ones found in the toolkit. This serves to tilt the cushion rearwards - it makes a big difference to comfort!

If you have a long, Phillips screwdriver you can unscrew the two front runner screws (provided the seat is back as far as it goes on the runners) tilt the seat back slightly and remove the existing spacer pieces. Just slip the longer ones back in then replace the two screws!

Will not run!

markGray — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 05:50:58 +0000

After finding that the condensor is faulty, when you buy a new
one please remember to abrade the lacquer off to ensure a good ground. Otherwise it too may not work that well and your mis-fire or failure to run may continue.