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Morning All, I’m looking at trying to upsize the tyres on my FL 1. Vehicle information: 2 inch lift 1.8T SAIC 200bhp engine Uprated clutch from a different car All new front and rear suspension and driveshafts I want to upsize my tyres to try and get more ground clearance, I know that the...

Morning All, I own a 2004 Freelander 1 with a SAIC 1.8T engine and 2inch lift. I currently have a suspension knock when I hit a pot hole, no other time. I can’t find play in any joint, but none the less I decided to upgrade to poly. So it’s got new wishbones and poly bushes, new tie rod ends...

I’m in the process of swap my Freelander 1.8 k for the MG6 1.8T engine, there’s loads of little difference, nothing that can’t be overcomed by swapping bits of the old engine. The only difference I’m worried about is that MG6’s crank sensor mount is 0.5cm thicker than the K series. Does anyone...

Hey all, I have some questions if anyone could answer I’d appreciate it. My car is a 2004 1.8 with a rover 75 turbo engine that’s been rebuilt, however I continually have my coolant pressuring and even blew a hose off. I did the usual new cap and all of that, eventually did a block test and...

Evening All, I have a 1.8 Freelander with a k series 1.8T, symptoms included pressurised cooling system, block test fail and white smoke. I have recently rebuilt the engine 500miles ago, rebuilt skimmed head, liner shims, upgraded oil rail and head bolts, N series head gasket. So I was...

Firstly I’d like to say my grammar is awful so excuse the onslaught of errors. If I’ve made a factual error let me know and I’ll update my guide. Brought a Freelander a year ago and fixed all the issues with it, then I went off-roading. Grip was excellent even with just road tyres, I did...

Morning all, I’m Dan. Owned my Freelander 1 1.8 for a year while I struggled to go up hill, became frustrated so decided to dump in a 1.8T unit from a rover 75. Problem: While accelerating the temp needle suddenly jumps off the scale, when I decelerate the needle drops down to high but on the...

Morning all, I’m Dan. Owned my Freelander 1 1.8 for a year while I struggled to go up hill, became frustrated so decided to dump in a 1.8T unit from a rover 75. Problem: While accelerating the temp needle suddenly jumps off the scale, when I decelerate the needle drops down to high but on the...