yeah .. back on the road again ... started first turn of the key ... well happy

well thats the new engine in... fitted a new cam belt ... just need to connect all the bits and bobs and hope it starts

ok managed to lift the engine out by hand all by myself ...the other engine turned up today ... will need to swap the sump over as far as i can see and all should fit

my mess of a engine

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well i have finally found time to work on the enginge and on doing so i noticed that some teeth on the cam belt were missing ... and on taking the head off all was not good 5 snapped valve stems and two spilt cyliner liners

ok tried to turn it over with a fully charged battery and it would not... just made a clunk noise .. do you think adding 8-10 ltr water that went nowhere but to the oil sump has to much preasure to turn it over ? i've taken out the spark plugs ..but made no difference

not got the v6 myself ...but i have read if you take it off you will need to make some kind of marks on it .. so when you put it back on it will be the same way you take it off .. so it will still be balanced ?

I say trying due to thefact there aint enuff juice in the battery to turn it over .. as for over heating no .. but i was not driving it when it broke down .. a mate borrowed it .. he drove 300 yards down the road and it cut out on him and hasnt started since

update ... just put a part charged battery on it .. took the top timing belt cover off.. turned the key and i could see the belt trying to turn the cams... battery now back on charge

yes planned on doing that .. but thanks anyway

will do that tomorrow ..got my battery charging up now

I can comfirm head gasket is nackerd ... topped the the water with 10ltr and still it didnt fill the expansion bottle but the level on the dip stick went up alot ... and timiing belt looks ok

surly not ... how many things can go wrong with a freelander all at the sime time?

sorry but i ment to say would a failed head gasket give me the symtons of my first post