The ZS has started to be very jerky almost like the engine was cutting out! The engine management light has come on, the car seems low on power, a delay when you put your foot down and does not run smoothly. If left to idle the revs fluctuate between 750 and 1200 rpm!
OBD does not work on early MK1s despite what everyone says, the terminal is the same as a BRM!
Any ideas???
I have new coils which I will fit but some how I don't think it's that!
Thanks!

How early, my mk1 was 600 and something, built in September 2001 and was OBD2 compliant. I don't know about the BRM but the socket on the 1996 Rover 100 is the same shape as later OBD2 cars but wired differently.

It's wired exactly like the BRM :(


Edit... It's not wires were loose!

Well after much fiddling about! I got the OBD working..... Fault read... Multiple cylinder misfire ! And guess what, just noticed the coolant level is low.... Head gasket gone as a good guess! So big dicissions to make! Part ex for a rather nice Rover 45 Diesel up the road or give it away to someone who wants a project and just use the BRM ??? Help!! Or I store it till I have time to sort which could be a while :laugh:

If anyone does want it free of charge, genuine people only not to be broken, please PM me!

Just because the coolant is low it doesn't mean the head gasket has gone, it could easily be that the inlet gasket has gone letting coolant into the inlet and into the combustion chamber causing the misfires.

Inlet manifold gasket is quite common, I'd check it out before giving the car away.

As above, inlet manifold gasket.

Yeah I will try it thanks, not got time to do it so its in the lock up for a while.