My Rover 800 / Sterling page

This page is dedicated to the Rover 800, the best value for money car I have ever owned. However this car, like any other, is not without its problems.

The rest of this page is intended to encourage and help other owner and potential owners of the Rover 800. There are a few more pictures on this page, followed by two other pages to the specification of the car and the problems I have had - and how to fix them.

General Pages

• Specifications of 800 Vitesse
• Pictures of my old 800
• Pictures of my new mk2 800
• Converting the new car to V6 spec
• Old magazine articles on the 800 series
• Non-Rover pictures (other cars or computer related fun stuff)

Technical Pages

Rover

• Various problems and their solutions that I have encountered over the years
• Some manual pages (owners manual and electronic fault finding guide)
• Scans from motobuild catalog
• Fitting cruise control to an 800
• Retrofitting air conditioning to an 800
• Fault diagnosis with Honda PGM-Fi ECU
• Electric Seat memory controller, constructed from scratch
• Replacing the O rings in the oil gallery on the Honda V6 engine
• Speed logger for recording graphs on a PC from car speed pulser
• Changing front brake pads
• Changing rear brake pads
• Traction control project that I've been working on for a while. Works ..
• Brake upgrades article from magazine
• Stripping a manual gearbox
• Changing a clutch
• Time-lapse photos of engine/subframe removal.

LPG

• Installation of LPG on my 800
• DIY Installation of LPG, a simple guide to converting an 827/5
• DIY Installation of LPG, a simple guide (MPV being converted)
• LPG Map - maps and downloads for AutoRoute of LPG stations in the UK and Europe
• GPS downloads for LPG stations in the UK

Other Links

• Goto Dave Pallants page for more info on the 800 etc and the home of the Rover 800 mailing list.
• Bill's 825 Diesel page
• Simons Land Rover Freelander
• Barrem Motors - suppliers of quality used Rover 800 parts, as well as cars for sale.
• Stunned Buffalo Racing home of the best Rover SD1 I've ever seen ..
• James' Rover 800 Site, lots of interesting stuff
• Tims Site - with an 800 Sterling powered by LPG, information on adjusting exhaust tappets and more
• Johns Rover Sterling Site
- 2 very nice cars, though I'm slightly biased !
• Sterling Online - US owners site
• Online reviews of 800 series
• Cambridge Chauffeurs - you might just get a Sterling to ferry you around in !

My other cars

• Land Rover Freelander
• MG Midget
• Mini Cooper

Simon Stirley