Freelander 2.5 V6 engine - HELP!

Carrying on from my earlier thread .... quite a lot of you are saying that a grand is a bit steep to get the head gasket repaired??? Does anyone know of a reputable garage in North Kent (i'm based in gravesend) who may be a bit more realistically priced????????? Any other problems with this model that I should be aware of!!!!!

Cheers

nope - a grand fur hgf fix on a KV6 is not too bad, PROVIDING YOU GET A WARRANTY.

lots of garidges are refusing to touch them (and the 1.8) because the likelyhood of repeat HGF is so high. most stealers will only carry out a complete engine change.

Re my reply to your earlier thread, are you sure its the head gasket? Try John on 07889007380 he lives just down from Echo Square. Fixed my cousins 1.8 for £450.

so a 1.8 is £450 - so a v engine wiv 2 heads is 2*£450 = £900?

What if only one of the gaskets is gone ?

Thanks mate thats nice and local ill give him a ring

The Mad Hat Man said:

so a 1.8 is £450 - so a v engine wiv 2 heads is 2*£450 = £900?

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Yes. You do everything twice, open bonnet twice, drain coolant twice, remove bits and pieces twice and so on. likewise on putting it all back.
Simple really, its just like a double room is always twice the price of a single.

ianda12 said:

What if only one of the gaskets is gone ?

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Most places will change BOTH gaskets out regardless of how many have blown.
I blew a HG on my V6 a while back and the price came to over £2000 including both HG's, Cam belts, tensioners, water pump etc. Was a LandRover garage though.

marksurry said:

Most places will change BOTH gaskets out regardless of how many have blown.
I blew a HG on my V6 a while back and the price came to over £2000 including both HG's, Cam belts, tensioners, water pump etc. Was a LandRover garage though.

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Hello Mark. How many miles / years did it do before failing and how long has it lasted since the repair?

JonFre said:

Hello Mark. How many miles / years did it do before failing and how long has it lasted since the repair?

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At the time she was 4 years old, just over 40k miles on the clock. A few months after the repair she started losing water from the cooling system. It was time to PX her on a new car.

marksurry said:

At the time she was 4 years old, just over 40k miles on the clock. A few months after the repair she started losing water from the cooling system. It was time to PX her on a new car.

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Thanks Mark for the info, it can be expensive this Freelander motoring but I take it you still have one (Boot light switch?). I guess its a TD4.
If LR had used Jap engines instead of K's it would certainly have saved some bother and this news group would be rather different.

JonFre said:

Thanks Mark for the info, it can be expensive this Freelander motoring but I take it you still have one (Boot light switch?). I guess its a TD4.
If LR had used Jap engines instead of K's it would certainly have saved some bother and this news group would be rather different.

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Nope, haven't owned a Freelander for some time now. I do miss it sometimes but I was getting tired of constant problems. Still have a V6 motor in the shape of a 3.2 litre Vectra GSi. Sounds nice, goes nice and drinks fuel like you wouldn't believe.
I have to confess we do keep looking at the new Freelander 2. Would have to be a diesel if we did opt for one again.

marksurry said:

Nope, haven't owned a Freelander for some time now. I do miss it sometimes but I was getting tired of constant problems. Still have a V6 motor in the shape of a 3.2 litre Vectra GSi. Sounds nice, goes nice and drinks fuel like you wouldn't believe.
I have to confess we do keep looking at the new Freelander 2. Would have to be a diesel if we did opt for one again.

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Must admit I was was baffled by the pic that is on your posts but all now explained. Good luck with the Vectra - sounds nice.

Mine was 5 years old, just over 60k miles on the clock. 18 months after the repair (at 74K) she started losing water from the cooling system. 2 weeks after the 2nd HGF, bubbling in water tank. After £6500 on repairs in 12 months, it was also time to PX her on a new car.

JonFre said:

Must admit I was was baffled by the pic that is on your posts but all now explained. Good luck with the Vectra - sounds nice.

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Thanks for the kind words. Vectra is ok but no match for the Freelander across the rough stuff

The Mad Hat Man said:

Mine was 5 years old, just over 60k miles on the clock. 18 months after the repair (at 74K) she started losing water from the cooling system. 2 weeks after the 2nd HGF, bubbling in water tank. After £6500 on repairs in 12 months, it was also time to PX her on a new car.

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Hello MHM. Being very interested in the age/mileage longevity or otherwise of V6's (my son has a 53 with 32k miles) I was pleased to read of your V6 experience. It is certainly a fragile engine although hopefully not quite as bad as the 1.8. Why engine designers want to keep water capacity to a minimum is beyond me, I once installed a central heating boiler with the same idea of minimum water capacity for high efficiency, I replaced it after two years of leaking gaskets. Low water volume equals low safety factor in my book.
Incidentally the V6's in Rover 75's don't appear to be such a tale of woe, I wonder why?
By the way I took your hint and clicked on to your 'How to Post' before writing so hopefully this meets with your approval. What are you driving now?

JonFre said:

I was pleased to read of your V6 experience.

By the way I took your hint and clicked on to your 'How to Post' before writing so hopefully this meets with your approval. What are you driving now?

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I werent - it brought tears to my eyes
I av sed it before and will say it agin - the numpty wot designed a motor with a transverse V engine with iffy cooling, so that the rear bank of the V gets little or no air cooling and inadequate water cooling needs shooting.

but then, just to annoy Mark, I have heard that the Vauxhall transverse V6 is so tight to the bulkhead that its an engine out jobby too replace the rear plugs - (maybe not on his model tho).