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Wow Nodge...thanks for the info....are the shims a land rover part or generic?

I meant if your sleeves slip OR drop...It seems like the block would have to be damaged to let the sleeves drop...is that correct??... How can the sleeve go lower unless the block is somehow worn and allows it to drop. I guess the sleeve could sleep without dropping if the head gasket...

How do you do a coolant level sensor? In the expansion tank somehow?

Thanks Nodge..that is great info!!... And much needed....is there a way to put a real temperature gauge on the kv6?...most engine blocks have a place to put an auxiliary gauge sensor somewhere....where could I put one on the kv6 block??

Great info Nodge68..THANKS!...what is the normal operating temperature of a freelander?...I was thinking it should be 195 F...but the information sheet says the thermostat starts to open at 190 F....and is not fully open till 216 F.......I was measuring the temperature of the fluid in the...

Really I don't understand the path the coolant takes through the thermostat when the engine has reached normal operating temperature

Well the large hole. That goes vertically down in the engine...seems open on the new thermostat when cold and closes when I put it into hot water...opposite of what I would have expected....on my old thermostat which I thought might be defective...the hole is closed hot or cold.

I took the thermostat out of my freelander....and decided to test it...and I also bought a new thermostat...but it's confusing!... It has four water ports..one large one goes down into the motor.....if I look inside this hole I see what appears to be a closed thermostat on my old one....and a...

Yes..I can't find a kv6 on Alibaba either...

Oh..I meant Buick v8...but sounds like it's not to reliable

I am pretty desperate...I love the car...and very much want to fix it...I did see a discovery for sale cheap...but like the freelander better...but some say the discovery has a buck v8 ...that's probably an easier vehicle to repair I suppose.

Hey guys thanks for the great ideas....colinNI do you know of a source for the roewe motor? I would like to check the pricing....Nodge68...the shipping to California is surprisingly low...about $500 USD to lis Angeles or San Francisco......so if your interested in selling your motor let me know

Hahaha. .great idea!

I have noticed a few UK company's selling rebuilt 2.5L v6 motors for freelander.....they cost about 5k USD shipped to California....not a bad price...but do rebuilt v6 engines last for a decent time??...one of the rebuild company's says they make their own sleeves for the cylinders..according to...

Thanks guys....just got your post...that helps ..

I have been looking at several haynes freelander manuals on eBay..but the ones I am seeing do not cover the 2.5L v6 engine is there a haynes manual that covers the v6 engine?.is it a haynes freelander manual or a haynes manual for another car? I see three or four haynes manuals...one with black...

Wow...your cars rust out!....so different than here....in California a freelander body would last indefinitely unless living on the coast in California... California is extremely dry really....where I live there is essentially no rain for 6 months of the year which is why wildfires are so common...

Yea...it's so common here in USA to rebuild an engine....usually taking the block to a machine shop to have the cylinders bored oversize a few thousands...and buying a matching rebuild kit....it seems rebuilding a freelander would be easier since it uses sleeves for the cylinders...maybe it's a...

Rover named the freelander a heritage vehicle in 2016 and it's my understanding that means they will continue to make replacement parts for the freelander for many years to come. So why are parts so hard to find?. If I search eBay for freelander engine parts I come up with very few. If I google...

I found your diy guide. Wow. Thanks!!!