Had a real blond moment. After looking at my new head and my old head, I've realise I didn't need to buy a new one. I needed to buy a new cam ladder as that was where the bolts had broke. Such a moron. Oh well, got a spare head now that I'll send away for refurb too.

The kit has come with a shim. The instructions says it must be fitted with the shim. Does this just sit on or do you need to glue it on the head in some way? I've looked online as some shims are sold with a sealant.

They are not uneven they are all the same height. All parts main parts here. Just need a new rocker cover bolt for the one that snapped and the sealant.

Money is tight now, so can't this month.

By the time I'm finished this car will be near enough new

I've tried measuring it seems about right. I've got metric measures and 4 thou is about 0.102 I only have 0.1 and 0.105 not quite as high as the latter so we will have to see. I've ordered the Mls gasket so fingers crossed it all works

Liners how are they supposed to be? Mine are very very slightly above the surface of the face. They are all the same

I've got the head off, wasn't too much of a disaster. Only had one of the alternator mount bolts round off. Just meant I had to split the exhaust instead of removing from the blocks. Head gasket don't look too pretty. It's got steel dowels but they are hollow tubes. Don't know if that's...

Thanks I'll get that sealant today. Cheers for the advice, this is my first head gasket change. Just hoping there no more disasters. Really wanted to do the gear box oil this week but I think that plan is out the window now with this new expendature.

It cost me 50 quid. It's a standard type. My freelander has the distributor cap and so does this one. Will be swapping the cam shafts over anyway as this doesn't come with any.

The seller says that the it a auto one anyway

I've ordered one, came off a a running k series, but not a freelander but a mgf. Land Rover said to me that it should fit, we will see... Surely if the bolts a different size the bolt could be changed to fit. If it's smaller just re-cut the thread

Close to crying! Realistically gonna need to pick up a new head. Well a second hand one. Then there's all the grief of getting it machined. At least it will now be done I suppose. Better sell my soul on ebay

Ok, are the auto can belt tensioner and manual tensioner heads different?

The freelander gives with one hand and takes away with the other. Can cover leak was gonna be fixed today with a new gasket. Instead I find that the front most left screw has been over tightened and it's cracked the hole meaning which then snapped off. And the far right centre screw snapped on...

I had the same with my Alfa, banging and clunking over bumps. At least with the freelander you can easily get replacement bushes and the parts are very reasonably priced. On the Alfa the work was always a pig and you had to buy complete wishbones to change bushes.

No idea about the waterline, didn't use instant gasket but I'm pretty sure it's fitted correct as I double checked. There is no damp in the foot well as far as I can see or noticed. I've just order track rod ends as they are worn gonna order get the ball joints checked too and if so get them...

Id like pick up two litres of the actual stuff but at the moment that's the last of my problems. I love a challenge but now finding more and more issues. Worst of all the smell of boiled coolant coming from the motor. Don't seem to be loosing anything but I get whiff every so often. Gonna...

Change the gearbox oil. Freelander k series

So doubt I will need 10 changes worth and I don't have that sort of money atm. Anyone know a stockist? Also I'm reading online it's the exact same product as the Honda stuff