Vehicle
MG TF
The mid-engined roadster that developed from the MGF, and it carries two faults that between them account for most of its work. The first is the K-series head gasket, made worse here than in any front-engined application because the engine sits behind the cabin with a very long coolant run to a front radiator and several bleed points — air trapped in that circuit is what raises the local temperature that kills the gasket, so bleeding correctly is part of the repair rather than a step after it. The second is the Hydragas suspension on the MGF and early TF, a fluid-and-gas system that settles as the units leak and cannot be diagnosed by conventional spring inspection at all.
Generations
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First generation 1995–2011
Mid-engined K-series; the long coolant run makes correct bleeding part of the head-gasket repair, and Hydragas settles with age.
- Body styles
- Roadster
- Platform
- Rover PR1
- Engines
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- 1.6 K-series — 16K4F · petrol
- 1.8 K-series — 18K4F · petrol
- 1.8 K-series VVC — 18K4K · petrol
- Transmissions
- 5-speed manual · CVT
- Drivetrain
- Rear-wheel drive
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