I've Always Rated the Rover 3.5 V8 if you get an early one without any water problems as that is the main problem I've ever had with these engine's.. a good 3.5 is just as good as the later 3.9 and the 4litre.... get em back on carbs for a Start and let them breath better Air...
I've Always Rated the Rover 3.5 V8 if you get an early one without any water problems as that is the main problem I've ever had with these engine's.. a good 3.5 is just as good as the later 3.9 and the 4litre.... get em back on carbs for a Start and let them breath better Air...
Is that an oil low pressure light? If so, you needs a new oil pump, as the oil heats up it becomes thinner thus the pump gives less pressure as its worn out. Keep your beast on the road
I want a v8 manual sd1 so much. I know it’s insanity and heartbreak waiting to happen, but I miss my old 4.6 Range Rover P38, too - I’m a glutton for punishment 😂
Watched this video when you first published it still one of the best videos to watch about an SD1 what’s the gearbox whine is that factory or was there an issue or a modification?
Absolutely... Even knowing those roads well, caning it into blind bends, and speeding into villages, shows a lack of regard for anyone else on the road. Unless his brakes are uprated (which I seriously doubt), standard SD1 brakes are crap under hard use.. He's an accident waiting to happen..
Great video -Thumbs up! I've always loved the sleek look of the Rover SDi, Your car definitely sounds like it has a blower/supercharger on its 3.5 v8 engine??, Even better, Its a manual too!!! - Must be very enjoyable and fun once you let it loose on those winding A-roads! :-)
Brilliant video! Tony Pond in the making there!! Such a shame BL management held back these Marques, Rover, Triumph, MG and so on they could of been so much more......
Sounds great, had an SD1 3500se carb model. A100ELS in the early 90s lovely noise. Love the road aswell from the ponderosa down. Love giving it to bikes on the way up from Llangollen in their leather romps suits. As regards to the petrol light comment I had it on from St Asaph one night nothing in Ruthin open but still made it back to Wrexham without a splutter, must be about 30 miles if not more. Great Video many thanks :-)
us brits can't really do v8s very well, and when we do they either fall apart or generate about as much power as a fart in the wind. If there's one thing in automotive terms that I agree we should leave to americans... its making good strong v8s, and of course big diesels, like cummins.
I wouldn't say it wasn't good enough. According to Wikipedia it was very popular but it was too expensive to make and had a few reliability problems so GM stopped production and eventually sold it to Rover. But it was exactly what Rover was looking for, a American V8 they could sell in Britain. It was changed quite a bit over the years by Rover though so you can't really call this particular V8 American any more, more an American-British hybrid.
Ouch. That's a pretty narrow road to do that on. I hope the rear brakes were upgraded from the original Drums. Great looking, Great sounding car. AMAZING it was built by British Leyland.
The Americans couldn't get it right, the British could. Like the AR10 rifle, the Americans couldn't get it right, the Dutch could, the Americans stole it back and then made the AR15. But you are in good company, Mercedes needs British companies to get their engines right.
