Freelander issues

So... I was talking with some friends down the boozer last night. One has a 1.8 petrol FL in 2WD with the VCU and propshaft stored in the boot, it has undergone 2 head skims and gasket changes. The other has a doosel on a 52 plate, but was being told that the head will need doing as they all go prematurely on every Freelander.

Is this right, surely the Freelander design isn't that bad is it?

sorry can't answer that until tuesday

Nobody said Freelanders couldn't be discussed... just no **** taking

like i said can't answer till tuesday

thought it was mine! said:

like i said can't answer till tuesday

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<sets alarm for Tuesday>

The 1.8 rover k series does have it's flaws, mine had the head skimmed at 70,000 but it's now on 125,000 and still going strong, apart from the IRD breaking, the diff leaking, coolant ****ing out everywhere when the bottom rad hose split oh and a new fuel pump. Why did I buy a freelander again? If I had a reliable car how would i spend my weekends. I dread to think.

Mrfulwell said:

If I had a reliable car how would i spend my weekends.

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Driving?

k series are okay provided they are built right after head gasket failuer, you can't go on the cheap with them, get yourself a good mls gasket either victor reins or genuine rover set, a new set of head bolts, if you get the rover set it has the uprated oil rail in the sump.
the elastome gaskets basically are rubbish, if they overheat the elastomers kinda just useless and then you end up with hgf

Dartmoor Navigator said:

Driving?

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I do that all week it nice not to have to at weekends!

No the Diesels do not warp their heads as a rule. The TD4 is a particularly good engine if serviced correctly. The 1.8 Petrol is a bad design - K Series and it comes with an inherent head warp problem - they sold loads of them do there were loads of faulty ones - just one of those things.
My wife had a 2.0 D Rover engine one for 10 years with absolutely no bother and did 100k plus miles in it - I serviced it ( he says smiling cos I must have done a good job methinks!) we now have a 03 plate TD4 and apart from some faults that came with it due to bad maintenance ( now sorted) it's great.

Diesel best petrol for the brave

angeloc said:

No the Diesels do not warp their heads as a rule. The TD4 is a particularly good engine if serviced correctly. The 1.8 Petrol is a bad design - K Series and it comes with an inherent head warp problem

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Thats what I kinda thought, my buddy was getting the other one worked up over nothing really.

Ta V much