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The cheap ebay head gasket sets are crap, i got one and only used the stem valve oil seals, they didn't last 6 months you could see they'd worn compared to the original ones that had been on for 13 years, i learnt my lesson. Make a list of all the parts required then buy good quality ones from...

What freelander do you have? When i replaced my alternator on a 1.8 petrol, they varied in price from £120 to just over £330 depending on make and shop selling it, i went for a lucas around £150, when i replaced my battery i think it cost £70 it wasn't replaced at the same time as alternator...

Watching wheeler dealers a couple of weeks back and the mechanic ed china used a waterless coolant in an old triumph as he said the car was known for over heating, thought this may good to use in the freelander and may save a few engines. After he'd removed the coolant and flushed the sytem...

If you use a mls head gasket i'd go for the Victor Reinz it's a quality gasket, i've used this one without issue, stay away from the cheap gasket kits and you'll be fine.

It does pay to shop around using a price comparison site, a lad at work brought his insurance renewal letter in with a quote of £602 for the year, he's been with same company for 6 yeras and renewed each year with the same firm and it's gone up in price each year aswell. I got him to join the...

There as to be more too it as my new jeep is only £297 were as my old freelander was touching 500 notes, i wonder if it was because it was older they thought it would cost more to repair but saying that they'd right it off it wasn't economical to fix.

The insurance on my old 02 1.8 freelander was £493 with 14 years no claims, i got a jeep patriot 2.0crd a few weeks back, the insurance for the year is £297, also the tax is a hundred quid cheaper. No idea why the insurance is more expensive for a freelander as the jeep is newer and more...

Over the following months/years your knowledge about the freelander will grow from all the repairs you will be doing along with building up your tool collection, next you will be asking what diagnostic scanner to buy to check and delete the fault codes, it will become a full time hobby, say...

There was only one green rubber gasket on the inlet manifold, i torqued it to that listed in the haynes manual, i didn't apply any rtv sealant around the coolant holes. I'm still thinking is there anything else i could have done, i'd have kept it if i had some where to park it off road as the...

It's with great sadness i have to announce i have had to part company with my freelander after the best part of six years together. I couldn't get it through the MOT with the emissions even after doing the stem valve oil seals, new bosch lambda sensor and cat. I'm kicking myself for getting...

I have code/date reader, i don't get any fault codes, on live data lambda sensor 1 switches up and down between 0.1volt to 0.8volt, sensor 2 switches between 0.6volts to 0.8 volts sometimes dips lower. The coolant temperate sensor works as i get a reading i can see it rise as the engine gets...

I put a new bosch lambda sensor on just in case but it still failed the emissions test, the CO was 1.17, lambda was 1.046, i don't know what else it could be, it's running nice and clean know but still will not pass emissions is there anything else i can check.

I fitted the new cat today then did the warm up procedure, let cool down until it was cold. The exhaust fumes are nice and clear but i think i may have another problem with 2nd lambda sensor, after returning from a short drive to get the car up to operating temperature i plugged my scanner in...

Not a truer word spoken Alibro, i was daft enough, i only used the stem valve seals from the cheap kit and that's the part that failed, the rest were quality parts from the reconditioners after getting cold feet about using a cheap head gasket, what makes things worse is when i was getting the...

Yes it's an after market cat as i cannot justify spending £849 for one from land rover as it's more than the cars worth. I will follow your warm up procedure as it makes sense, i'll fit it tomorrow then take it for the retest on Monday nice and hot, fingers crossed.

When i removed the oil seals and compared them with the ones i removed last year the rubber hole had visibly worn larger in comparison, to the ones that had been on for years, i got the hg kit off ebay it was around 40 quid, in future i'll get my parts from the engine reconditioners. I took it...

What's the proper or correct method of breaking in or warming up a new catalytic converter. I've been and got a new cat so want to make sure i install it correctly as this will be my last attempt at getting it to pass the emissions test or i'm going have to get another car for the daily drive...

I took the head off and replaced all the stem valve oil seals, just got it built back up with new head gasket, she's up and running again but don't know if i fixed the oil consumption problem yet as i've only driven to the bottom of the road and back. I know the catalytic converter is...

I got some quality valve stem seals from an engine reconditioners, i should have put these on first time round. The overhead valve spring compressor and pliers came today, the one in photo above but i can't get enough compression on the spring to remove the collets, i manage to get half a...

I got some quality valve stem seals from an engine reconditioners, i should have put these on first time round. The overhead valve spring compressor and pliers came today, the one in photo above but i can't get enough compression on the spring to remove the collets, i manage to get half a...