Starting Rover 216 After 10 Years + Test Drive

1992 Rover 216 1.6 75kw

[@jean-baptistedupond8989]

Hello Flexiny, thanks for the news of a Rover rescue. It is a model that is starting to become rare on our roads. Congratulations on restarting after such a long period of 'sleep' and this test drive

[@eduardmarghiol9276]

I also have a rover 216 cabriolet from 1994 and since 2015 I have not gone with it but this year I decided to recondition it being very rare and even the only one in my country and now it’s a beast. Some very good cars!❤️

[@Banom7a]

that Honda starter sound is still iconic as ever

[@johncrichton4341]

This is a Rover 216 GTi. I had one back in 2004/5. It was a twin cam, 1600 EFI engine that was really nice and sporty to drive, plus full leather, tilt/slide sunroof, heated seats, it was well nice.

[@CounterStriker013009]

Twin cam make me remind the AE86 mod from Bunta :)

[@GhostOfDamned]

@@CounterStriker013009 *4age momento*

[@pjohnwilliams6941]

Honda engine?

[@J.Domingo1]

@@pjohnwilliams6941 yes, rover 216 gti / honda concerto 1.6 16v are d16a9/a8

[@AuntieWokery]

I used to own one of these, the D16A9 DOHC, 130bhp but not enough torque to drag me out of bed! 😂😂 I kept tellling myself I should have bought the 220GTi with the twin cam 16v princess engine. 😂

I'm glad to see many cars returning to life after long time. Most cars just sleeping, only needs a rescue.

[@TommasoBocci]

When I heard the starter I said "that's one of the rovers that's got the Honda engine" 😄 this is one of the best car I ever saw on this channel, low mileage and no body damage... must have been stopped because the engine was burning a lot of oil, judging by the low level and the blue smoke from the exhaust... which is strange for and Honda engine with such little mileage!

[@flaviohenriquemoraes8770]

Old oil in the engine pan causes blue smoke. The oiil had 10 years ago

[@noorzaidi220]

When it still new no blue smoke from the exhaust... after running for years , eventhough with low mileage japanese engine ...must be replaced @ change new engine oil ...! Follow the time usage period accordingly ...! If not it will affect your head valve , piston ring , piston worn-out due to over heated or because running with less engine oil level ...! Obiously during the first attend flexiny to the engine oil deeper it seem soo dry ...! great advanture , im still driving my mitsubishi mirage 1999 auto 1.5 dohc , change the engine oil every 5000 kilo , semi oil 10,000 or fully sycthetic 15,000 kilo , we call it in malaysia WIRA all in good condition inside like new ..! Once body spray new paint ...! top-speed 208 kmph , 1/2 a million kilometres running , never overhaul only replaced the timming-belt every 70 thousand kilometer , flush your trasmission and brake fluid every 30,000 kilo ..., its going to be 23 years of age ...! other than my 940 auto single turbo ...im happy , so sad when i saw nice and sporty look just left to be a junk old car ...! T.q flexiny for giving a new life to this japanese engine car , to buy and import to my country the import duty tax will be very expensive ...you able to buy another similar car with the cost of the tax , not worth it , yet i luv the car , regards from malaysia .

[@MarkieC1990]

Could be a stuck ring or valve as well stood for that long, but yeah, unusual for those D series to burn so much oil.

[@passokita]

Probably it is a case of overheated engine, which not only engine head has been damaged but also piston rings and cylinder honing got lost. It's very common. Customers go to the repair shop but they prefer to fix only the engine head instead of whole engine. The engine will work, but it will show this dense blue smoke leaving the exhaust and it will consume huge amounts of oil.

[@tomaszproblem2684]

The body has moss and paint fades. So sad. I have a soft spot for them.

[@mitchmurrell753]

it's amazing how you can bring a car so old with so many miles back to life. I enjoy watching your videos.

[@Dodger2204]

Very interesting video. I'm not too familiar with Rovers, as they are not common in the U.S. Fun to watch it come back to life!

[@joshuacooch4789]

in the states it was called a sterling I believe quite rare I saw one in LA in the late 90's

[@SpitfireFortyFour]

​@@joshuacooch4789 The Sterling was an early version of the big Rover 800. The first few years they had quality issues, then they got it all sorted and they were great! However the problems with the early cars hurt their reputation. So they pulled out of the market before they really gave it a proper chance. Shame because the Rovers were really good cars.

[@gianfypal8048]

I don't know why this guys are so good at starting Cars After long time. I'm sure they can start a 100 years old car not started. Btw you are so good at starting and restore Cars, keep going👊

[@jackscott8931]

Fantastic, I am so glad to see a video on one of these cars. I own one, just like that! a 1991 3 door in red, exept mine is a basic 214S, not a fancy 216GTi! It was my first car and I love it to pieces. I do also own a 1990 416GSi, with the same engine which I baught as a project to fix up. Those 1.6 engines really are a sweet engine in my experiance! Seems strange to see one in another country but I am really happy to see it! Thanks for the video!

[@Volvoman90]

Such a familiar sounding starter motor!

[@Weihrauch88]

D16A8 engine. No usual Rover headgasket issues with this engine! Great video as per usual Flexiny!

[@Flexiny]

Thanks!

[@SpitfireFortyFour]

What? The Honda D-Series is another engine that likes blowing it's headgasket!

[@Weihrauch88]

@@SpitfireFortyFour not as chronic as the Rover engine. Do some research.

[@SpitfireFortyFour]

@@Weihrauch88 No it's not as chronic, but it is still a common failing of the D-Series. I know, I've owned one! While they can be fine (just like the K-Series, I've had 132k out if one on the original gasket) it is still a well documented issue.

[@gti9678]

Fuel pump relay, it's behind the stereo console as with the window relay. Open it to most likely find 'dry joints', resoldering the cracked connections should hopefully restore normal function. Love these cars, I have a 1993 two door SOHC in caribean blue. I've had seven x R8 GTi's and two 1.6l D16 coupes, indeed addicted 🙂

[@cout879]

A quick view of the thumb, remind me a Ford Escort mk2. Thanks for sharing!!! 🇧🇷

[@santiirigoyen3334]

Great video.👍I love that Rover, good car. Greetings from Pamplona, Spain.

[@HamiltonvilleFarm]

Excellent 👍

[@nikolakurjakovic2188]

i have never seen this model of rover in my country. In my opinion very interesting car

[@jeffshaw4553]

Love some of old rivers my parents had 214si and years later I bought a 400 which think was newer version to it becoming very rare now

[@TheTechCguy]

Another 90s car!! My birth decade! My generation! And proud of it! 😆😎

[@JBass42]

I had a 216 GTi twin cam from 98-2002/3, brilliant car with the river engine, much quicker than the Honda 1.6, it was my first decent car, would have another one anyday!! Had a 220 GTi too, these were underrated.

[@joaoborges7560]

Eu tive o 416 tourer e adorava a posição de condução baixa e a estabilidade

[@JBass42]

@Nichen Fauster learn something new everyday, it was a good engine though, had a nice lift at about 35/40 in 3rd, the power from a 1.6 for that day was pretty impressive

[@JBass42]

@@robbie2447 I had my last 220 GTi until about 2004, luckily it wasn't rusty and ran like a dream, also had the tomcats, but never the turbo one...

[@Richard-v5h]

I had a 1991 216GTi Twin Cam from 1996 to 2001. One of the best cars I ever had and only sold it because I wanted to update it with a newer 220 Coupe. The Twin Cam 1.6 is actually a Honda engine though as it was also used in the Honda CRX and Honda Concerto 1.6i 16. All the other 1.6 engines in the 200/400 model range (SLi, GSi, etc) were single cam Honda engines with about 114bhp whereas the 1.6 Twin Cam developed 130bhp. I think after 1992 when catalytic converters became compulsory on all new cars these power figures would have dropped by several bhp, so the earlier cars would have been very slightly better.

[@robloxboy1662]

Love these videos of you saving cars keep it up😁

[@Toxic2T]

What id do to have a beauty like this one, no matter the state. Many might see a pile a rust, I see a project. Sadly these didn't sell here in Argentina, only the average 4 door Rovers from the same era.

[@indiekiddrugpatrol3117]

As a British person I'm mind blown that Rovers were sold in Argentina that's crazy

[@Toxic2T]

​@@indiekiddrugpatrol3117 yeah they got quite popular lately. British vehicles were always a big thing here since the old Morris Magnette/ Riley 1500 and Bedford trucks. They even sold the rover 75, rover 216 coupe(not the one from the vid), some xj jaguars, etc. Theres a chunk to choose from. Euro cars outnumbered american and japanese ones.

[@indiekiddrugpatrol3117]

@@Toxic2T that's surprising to me especially considering the Falklands, it took british people 20 years after ww2 to forgive the Germans and buy their cars and even longer to forgive the Japanese

[@Toxic2T]

@@indiekiddrugpatrol3117 It never had anything to do with the Malvinas. We just kept consuming british cars just like how the kelpers kept travelling to the south part of the country to use our free healthcare lol. The only issue the Rovers had was that the spares were scarce and expensive, but that got fixed after a decade or so. Some Rovers are rebodied Honda Civics, those are a plague here so theres no problems with the mechanical parts I guess.

[@indiekiddrugpatrol3117]

@@Toxic2T yea the honda engined ones are virtually indestructible because 90s rovers surprisingly didn't rust much for a British car the only thing that let them down was head gasket failure which honda engines are pretty immune from

[@richhughes7450]

I had the 216 cabriolet. In green. Fun car to drive. Only problem was an intetmittant leak. Thanks for sharing.

[@VS-po8zc]

Nice job. It's interesting that cambelt is placed on the 'wrong' side on this engine, quite unusual.

[@jaggass]

Most Honda's have that engine layout with the gearbox on the right.

[@GreenMotion333]

This is a Honda Engine, and it is quite normal on Honda's to have the cambelt on the "wrong side"

[@Moncho68]

It sounds like an diesel engine....Great job

[@nikosgiangkampozof5342]

BRAVO FULL VIDEOS ROVER START I LOVE YOU ROVER CARS 😎😎😎👑👑👑👑👑👑👑❤❤❤❤

[@mikebmw740i]

Great job,the Rover has found a new home...

[@Flexiny]

Thanks!

[@shaunwest3612]

Great video flexiny, great work, you got their in the end, looked a pig of a job to get her going, great Honda engine 👍😃👌

[@MarkieC1990]

3 door with the twin cam Honda engine! Underrated car, bomb proof engine.

[@Steve1766]

toyota twin cam

[@MarkieC1990]

You might want to double check that Steve.

[@Steve1766]

@@MarkieC1990 the AE86 has the twincam engine

[@MarkieC1990]

What has a Toyota Corolla got to do with a D series engined Rover 216??

[@aslandama]

Wow, great little car, much sought after here in the UK despite head gasket weakness.

[@johnh3710]

The 1.6 was not afflicted by such problems as it was a Honda engine. The 1.4 K-series however..

[@aslandama]

@@johnh3710 I didn't know that, thank you for correcting and educating me. I did notice that the fuel injection system looks similar to what was in my 1991 Suzuki Swift GTI which I thought odd!

[@tomcole020]

The k series is a good Engine and the headgasket usually only needs to be done once as long as its done properly

[@SpitfireFortyFour]

​@@johnh3710 That's nonsense. The Honda engine was just as bad for blowing its geadgasket. The strong engine in these was the big 2.0 T-Series.

[@johnh3710]

@@SpitfireFortyFour I'm afraid you are mistaken, unless you let it run without any water in! I've known one to run to over 180,000 miles on its original cooling system with no issues whatsoever.

[@huettenleben94]

Returned that boy back to life - very well done! I wish you would live in germany haha

[@Flexiny]

Thanks!

[@Steve1766]

starts up pretty good

[@tomaszproblem2684]

Sounds like a tractor.

[@Spudchucker92]

That starter motor sound is quintessentially Honda-esque

[@kociewiakwbristolu8208]

Good job guys … greetings from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@EgoShredder]

Hello from West Yorkshire!

[@bhekumzijekwa803]

Its nice to see these kind of videos but we don't have this kind of Rover in South Afrika

[@virtual21ghost]

Tricky Engine Start. Looks like the number plate says ALU = Arithmetic Logic Unit

[@vinbek..]

Nice trooper magic 💗💗

[@qfdrakon2286]

Хонда постаралась на славу. Мотор работает хорошо. Кузов в неплохом состоянии несмотря на пороги, салон тоже похимчистить и будет как новый. Вот топливную нужно смотреть. Такое ощущение что переливают форсунки. Также нужно проследить за уровнем масла, возможно подбирает немного. А так пробег мал, можно ещё ездить. Я бы от такой не отказался за небольшые деньги.

[@oavtb]

Это не хонда

[@oavtb]

Это Rover 216 gti

[@Alex_King_bb]

Это не с топливной связано, мотор изрядно кушает масло, гидрики тарабанят.

[@confidenceinmotion2005]

@@oavtb Its a Honda engine, all the 1.6 Rover 200/400 series had a either a OHC or a DOHC 16v Honda engine.

[@craigpalmer5693]

Rover sitting there 10 years long time needs everything need battery full detail seats are good condition engine not bad awesome video flexliy bless you men

[@myrtilb3004]

Honda base with D16 engine 🤩🤩 !!!!

[@davida.p.9911]

Still runs good! Nice job!

[@mustikurt69]

Perfekt brov new Video 👏🤩Love Videos more Video 👏👏👏

[@tomdrives]

Nice, a rover ;)

[@GTA-bm9gj]

Nice videos I wish you success

[@Flexiny]

Thank you!

[@CSSSOLIVEIRA]

Ford Escort + Ford Sierra + Renault Fuego = this car.

[@nikosgiangkampozof5342]

First you had to change the oil filters, put antifreeze and put them on START and look at the power steering if it has oils and there

[@Kristoff3069]

5:00 seems like that’s a 2nd battery that was swapped off camera. Did the 1st one also not draw enough starter power?

[@Макар-и2р]

Шикарный Rover 216 такой купе грязный и не завёлся даже

[@ocean_3460]

DAAMM ROVER 🤩🤩🤩❤️

[@goxy287]

Did you fix the missfire?

[@kurbsidemobilevaleting]

I tip my hat once again to you good sir 👏🤟

[@javidoMotors]

Hey bro, why you don't replace the bulbs?

[@ivanantoniozapatavaleria180]

Que auto mas noble y mecanica honda muy fiel

[@MrOverclock]

Why this field have so many abandoned cars?

[@DzhemalDzhincharadze]

Super!!!👍👍👍

[@rimexx610]

Nice

[@minaskostagiannis4368]

in the tank with petrol you use a fuel pump to give fuel to the motor?

[@Roverturbo]

Those engines can be a bit tappy, I don’t believe they have hydraulic tappets, so should be adjusted, but don’t. Hence they tap.

[@twocvbloke]

Mother nature saw this car and said "I'm lichen that!!"... :P

[@thejapvap7470]

can you find abandoned opel calibra and make video how you starting and make test drive :)

[@rameez328]

how did you fix the misfire in the first plug? when you removed it the engine didnt slow down right?

[@Michka1001]

I love the 80s rovers 😍 such great little cars!

[@Steve1766]

90s

[@maurorimoli5556]

de los mejores motores que conozco, pero no los arma cualquiera eso si. Y estando armado por un MECANICO, es eterno.

[@joseluiscaroreyes972]

Funciona muy quema un poco de aceite se puede recuperar ese rover saludos fenomeno 🤛🤜👏👏

[@DonkeyKong2222]

Looks like early 90's honda intake sticker.

[@theymusthatetesla3186]

....that's a keeper!

[@JohnGeekHardware]

Nice sound !

[@CounterStriker013009]

This one is classic, should be collected by museum :(

[@simonsuv8376]

Havnt seen one for a long time but a great looking car and have aged well Honda engine as well

[@bentonmelvin8477]

Why does this sound like a honda civic trying to start. I cant be the only one.

[@eggy1962]

might want to add a bit more oil they dont do many km per litre lol...best engine in those wasn't a rover but a peugeot diesel 1769turbo, i had a good one for a few years

[@garywinterbottom6073]

Old k series 1.6 Honda's vtec was bulletproof in these tho.

[@pilskadden]

What are you talking about? This is a Honda D-series engine and it does not have VTEC.

[@garywinterbottom6073]

@@pilskadden ahh I thought it did I stand corrected.

[@Ray-lo4hr]

Rover nice car.I could hear rear brake drag?.

[@GhostOfDamned]

Another rescue :D

[@whatliesbeneathurbanexplor1631]

Is that a Honda engine or montego engine

[@onurefe8423]

👏👏👍👍

[@Chout420]

good one m8

[@Justme_mila123]

there also was Honda with the same body shape as this rover.

[@mikecooper7816]

British engineering with a k series engine

[@riccardodefina9551]

Oil burning? On low rpm this seems to me like a diesel engine haha

[@Toxic2T]

stuck rings from sitting for so long. Hence the bad compression and difficulty to start up at first. After days of pure use it's gonna clean up.

[@pjohnwilliams6941]

Honda engine?

[@Flexiny]

Yes

[@88_Delta]

Click, like, enjoy 🤩👍🖤

[@Rowenzz]

nice

[@stevenpavelish6017]

VROOM VROOM

[@AliMackMechanical]

Could be the M series looks a bit like the engine in my 800 Si

[@J.Domingo1]

no, honda d16a9 but rover head lid

[@taegancrv5767]

I know in late but take out the air filter for more aggressive revs

[@18Burgie]

Is that not a K series engine?

[@LyuboT]

Oil on minimum. No surprise.These engines are known to eat it all. Blue smoke can also be seen from this one.

[@herrwendt957]

Use Breakcleaner like a Starter Spray Its work ! :)

[@ezequielsilva2709]

Muito bom!

[@azizryskulov7903]

Как документы есть машины?

[@davidwallace785]

Right up hubnut's street

[@tomaszproblem2684]

Czemu to tu stoi od 10 lat?

[@avto_ua]

Какая страна???

[@PaweLT66]

Эстония

[@mixedboi]

Is that a Honda Engine? The starter sounds suspicious.

[@javiergomez1175]

Good

[@tomtheraton3058]

Uk Honda concerto 😁

[@taz89ful]

would be better having jump leads on them instead of changing batterys alot

[@enriquegarcia9917]

Always the fuel pump

[@niktitob6903]

Зомби ещё эту классную машину ок