Advice please 2.6 freelander head gasket

Hi i'm a newbie, just towed a mate home in his freelander, with cylinder head failure, said i would try to help him fix this weekend, does any one have advice that might be helpful, make of gasket, things not to do etc

what's a 2.6 gaylander?
do yer mean 2.5 V6?
if so, how did yer tow it - it's an auto?

Yes sorry, 2.5 v6, but manual on 03 plate

no such vehicle.
all V6 are auto
might be a 1.8 manual

or this is a wind up.

o not wind up , mates freelander, but im sure he said it was a v6 and its defo a manual and petrol

how far did yer tow it, and at what speed?

about 5 miles not above 30

well, if it is an auto, yer might or might not have fooked the gearbox.

anyway, if it's a V6, the engine needs to come out to do the rear bank.
use the upgraded MLS gasket, get the heads skimmed and fit a new oil rail.
special tools are needed for re-timing it.

many garages won't do it because of a high probability of it failing again - they don't want to guarantee their work.
a LR main dealer will tell you that it needs a new engine - about 4 grand.

if yer do fix it - sell it quick!

'Parently there is a 2.6 manual out there, but i guess it was destined for septicity and oz coz all i can find on it is on their sites - although being bound for septicity yer'd a thort it'd be an auto!

Hi thanks Just had him on the phone it is 1.8 ,petrol, must have mis heard him

well then, the engine don't need to come out, but everything else I said still applies, especially the sell it bit.

are the engines really that bad, l'll tell him the good news ,

Jon007007 said:

are the engines really that bad, l'll tell him the good news ,

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no - they're worse

Thanks for the advice, his reaction when I told him was class, makes me glad Ive got a disco

thanks

forgot to say
get the head off and check the liner heights first. if one or more have slipped, then the engine's scrap and there's no point buying parts.
the head bolts are single use "stretch" bolts, so you'll need a new set.

if you do a search, there's undreds of freds on this subject.

ok thanks, will have a look through

It's not very often that I agree with the tractor boys but Treworgey is right. Fix it if possible, then get rid of it.

fook me!
there's one for the signature!

Treworgey 90 said:

fook me!
there's one for the signature!

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S'pose I deserve that, must be losing ma touch..............

chromiumuk said:

S'pose I deserve that, must be losing ma touch..............

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You're going soft Chromie