Help please. I had a mechanic replace a head gasket on my 1.8 Freelander (K-series) and it lasted 500 miles. The head was skimmed and pressure tested. I think that he MAY have fitted it incorrectly and MAY not have followed the correct refitting procedures. The first head gasket went at 40000, I had 20000 miles out if it and then it went at 60000, this mechanic replace the gasket and other parts eg thermostat. and it lasted only 500 miles. After taking nearly £500 he refuses to accept any responsibility and blames the liners (which he hasn't physically checked). If I get the head pressure tested again and it is OK, how easy is it to determine whether the liners are at fault? Can this be checked by visual inspection or by some other means. Thanks J
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is a lot of money, did he use a standard type gasket or a multi layer steel gasket? the standard one are worse than useless and have had them fail in less than 500 miles. Ive never had a problem with the liners on these engines and ive done loads of them. I don't charge anything like £500 either, and i give one year 10,000 mile guarantee
