Recent content by simdaddy

Ok, in another thread I was having issues with oil in coolant of my 1.8K, where I neglected to reseal a loose liner with hylomar. I now have in my possession all the required items to get this fixed, when out of the blue a 2000 FREELANDER shows up on my doorstep for next to nothing, since the...

Thanks for the replies. Concerning the oil cooler issue , there is no oil cooler on this freelander. I currently have in my possession the blue Payen elastomer gasket as well as the victor Reinz mls. I did consider engines being tossed for a dropped liner a little extreme, considering the...

RTC 3347 is what the RAVE specifies, which is hylomar ; https://www.lrdirect.com/RTC3347-supplied-by-bearmach-branded-hylomar.html Also been running the engine with icarsoft monitoring and the peak temp observed was 100-101 degrees Celsius after which the cooling fan cuts in and reduces...

Indeed....I do possess the rave manual, as I wouldn't touch the engine without extensively researching on it. It's painfully obvious I didn't realise the clamping of the block was to prevent the movement of the liners...I did read that but did not intend to rotate the c.shaft (can't quite...

2005 Freelander, 1.8k, purchased with traces of oil in the coolant bottle (bottle was expanded and cracked), however, no overheating and the engine idles like a clock. No history on the vehicle, since it was repossessed by the bank. Paid appox. USD 4000.00. 14 years experience as a machinist...