Best place to get a rebuilt 1.8i?

Hello all,
As the title says, I'm looking for a 1.8L Petrol engine, for a 2001 Freelander. I want a properly rebuilt engine with all of the upgrades, crated and shipped to Naples, Italy. Please reply with your recommendations, and thanks in advance!
Cheers,
John

Whatever for

It would be cheaper just to import a diesel one! (whole car, not engine) and a whole heap better.

Why bother?

Speak to Frida Turner at Turner Engineering,I couldnt see a full engine on their site,but they really know their stuff.Dont be put off,the k series can be a good engine if its put together properly.
Turner Engineering - Remanufacturer of Land Rover Engines and supplier of Land Rover engine parts

Thanks for the link to Turner, I'll check it out.

Oddie said:

It would be cheaper just to import a diesel one! (whole car, not engine) and a whole heap better.

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I like diesels in general, especially my Audi TDI, but I read the LR diesels aren't any better than the Petrols anyway.

The cheapest route is clearly to get a rebuilt 1.8i. I'm looking for a simple swap I can do myself. I have free access to a garage with an overhead engine hoist and all the tools I need, so this is not going to be a tough job.

jmj951 said:

I read the LR diesels aren't any better than the Petrols anyway.

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rubbish

bearmach did have a stock of new ones not long ago.

jmj951 said:

I like diesels in general, especially my Audi TDI, but I read the LR diesels aren't any better than the Petrols anyway.

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You read wrong then.

No luck so far. Turner Engineering only machines the cylinder heads for the 1.8i, they don't rebuild them. Bearmach only sells 'new' OEM land rover engines, which would undoubtedly be the most expensive way to go.

Anyone have any experience with freelanderspecialist.com ?

jmj951 said:

No luck so far. Turner Engineering only machines the cylinder heads for the 1.8i, they don't rebuild them. Bearmach only sells 'new' OEM land rover engines, which would undoubtedly be the most expensive way to go.

Anyone have any experience with freelanderspecialist.com ?

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Remanufactured & Reconditioned engines | Rebuilt engines | serviced engines UK

Sean said:

Remanufactured & Reconditioned engines | Rebuilt engines | serviced engines UK

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No.

eightinavee said:

No.

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go on then

Just no.

well, for what it's worth - a few weeks before we came up here i popped in there for some bits, and the chap took me round their workshop and test bed - ave seen a fair few engine shops in the past and this certainly wasn't a shoddy one

so in the absence of anyone else suggesting somewhere that can provide what the OP is asking for it might be worth a call to them

Ask them what they know about lifter preload on a v8.

eightinavee said:

Ask them what they know about lifter preload on a v8.

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oh ffs

Sean said:

oh ffs

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Which is why I said no,a rebuilt 3.9 they did lasted about 100 miles before nearly all the valve springs broke from being coil bound,Skim the heads then the deck face and dont make it up with rocker pedestal shims and it all goes wrong.