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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...

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...

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...

Will this overhead valve spring compressor work with the k series engine, if i have to change the stem valve oil seals i want to do the job with the head on.

I need an original freelander underfloor catalytic converter for a 2002 1.8 petrol engine, if some one has a freelander there breaking or from a mot or head gasket failure, i'd be interested in purchasing. Thanks for looking.

It's that time of year MOT time, it failed the emsions test, i put a new cat and lambda sensors on last year to get it through the test. When i got it home i put it on my scanner to check the lambda sensors on live scan they looked ok. I scanned for any error codes and i get a P0340 code...

Are there two different temperature freelander thermostats 82degrees C and 92 degrees C. I've just installed one from eurocarparts and have just seen one of there ads on ebay that says it's 92 degrees. Do i now need to remove this thermostat as i had to return a faulty one yesterday, how can...

I got my freelander 1.8 k series back on the road today after doing the head and head gasket and new cam belt, took it for a drive after 20 miles back and forth to the next village the white smoke vanished all looked good, i stopped and checked under the bonnet every 5 miles to make sure the...

Is it normal to get white smoke after replacing the head gasket, i've only had the car running on idle just ticking over until the temperature gauge reaches middle, i get white smoke on start up and when i rev it. I haven't driven it on a test drive as i've put the old cam belt back on until i...

I have a 23mm timing cam belt with manual tensioner on my freelander, i went to pick up a replacement kit from the shop and checked the belt it was 26mm with a manual tensioner, i told the shop it was the wrong kit, i need a 23mm belt not a 26mm belt that's for the automatic tensioner, they told...

I've got my cylinder head back on and the other bits refitted, i did the rave tightening sequence with 20Nm then 4 stages of 90 degrees. The new gasket stands out (shiney) and the gap between the block and head seems big compared to my old one, the new gasket maybe thicker, i'm paranoid that...

I cleaned the build up of carbon off al 16 valves then used fine grinding paste to lap each valve by hand until i got a grey ring round each valve. Is it possible to get a 100% percent air tight seal, when i re fitted the valves and tested with water in the crown and blew air in the ports i...

I decided to get a victor reinz head gasket for the k series but the tightening sequence on the sheet in package is different from the haynes manual. This is the victorreinz tightening sequence 9 5 1 3 7 8 4 2 6 10 Does this sequence look correct or should i go for the...

I'm in the process of doing my head, my new unbranded mls head gasket and saver shim came today but i've been advised not use the head saver shim as they dont work and can leak as theres now two surfaces, so should i use the saver shim or not. I'm now thinking of getting a branded freelander...

I removed my cylinder head this afternoon as i'd had a few problems using alot of oil and the latest a water leak, i have few questions as this is the first time i've done this. I couldn't loosen the bolts on the cam spockets, the cam sprocket holding tool i got didn't help, so i left both...

Freelander 1.8 k series engine, I noticed a small coolant leak with a damp patch under the car on Sunday so put some cardboard under overnight it was dry the next morning and i couldn't see any leaks, this morning i see another damp patch. I can see that the bottom of the engine is damp under...

Anyone have any experience with Teng torque wrench's are they a good make more importantly are they accurate, they have a 3/8" drive 5-25Nm (4-18ftlb) wrench for 50 quid, i'm after one that i can use for the cam carrier and maybe the cylinder head bolts.

I did a compression test this morning, the readings are cylinder 1, 2 and 3 are 150psi just over 10 bar, cylinder 4 = 175psi around 12 bar. The haynes manual say a guide of less than 10 bar is less than healthy and a difference of more than 2 bar between on any two cylinders indicates a...

Will this flywheel locking tool fit the freelander 2002 1.8 k series with a manual gear box, i'm gearing upto taking my head off so want to get the right tools, i've seen two other similar tools for sale, if i remove the starter motor will this fit in its place to lock the fly wheel so i can...

Which one of these pictures is correct for setting up the timing marks before removing the cam belt the photo is lifted from another site showing how to change the head gasket and the illustration is from the k series engine overhaul pdf.