2002 1.8S head done...now further problems

ok guys...
just had head done by a landrover specialist last week, under 50,000 miles with full LRSH

and now i need some help

as said above, head been done & skimmed, coolant flushed, oil & filter changed...the whole works

anyways.....

1. its now hesitant....spluttery/missing when cold, has to be over-revved on a hill & wont idle til its warmed up.
Here pop pop pop in the air filter box....

2. already had to top up the coolant level....as bottle was empty

3. EML flashes then goes solid.....seems to run better when on
when its off...runs crap!

4. sitting idling....spluttery/missing then smokes to high heaven until i move off & drive again

5. £20 fuel....80 miles? lol

temperature gauge sitting half way when warmed up all seems fine with heating etc

Soooo any ideas on the above........it just feels like it needs a good revving continuously to clear it

when it clears its briiliant....thats when it does tho

Take it back. Its their problem.

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Do them things av a air flow meter?

nathan5346 said:

Do them things av a air flow meter?

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yup i'm sure they do....its a k series

As said above - take it back to the garage that did the work.

I wonder if it has an air leak in the inlet system or the coolant temp sensor for the ECU is playing up (or not connected) Smoking isn't good though

Sounds likely to be inlet manifold gasket, maybe not fitted properly or they've fitted the gasket thats meant for the alu manifolds rather than the plastic ones.