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digitalharlot

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Lincolonshire

• Oct 14, 2013

• #1

OK OK i should have listened and not got a freelander now the head gasket has gone and i dont know whether to

a)fix
b)scrap

Taking into account im a girl thats usless at mechanical things.... or anyone want to sell me another 4x4 ~lol~

SO fed up i think im cursed when it comes to cars

 

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Vissie

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East Midlands

• Oct 14, 2013

• #2

The upside to the 1.8k series engine is that it is relatively cheap to fix and there are a lot of mechanics out there with experience dealing with the engine. This means you don't need to go to a main dealer to get a decent job done.

And gender has very little to do with mechanical skillz.

 

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Brack

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North East

• Oct 14, 2013

• #3

These guys have been mentioned on here before

Land rover and K Series Rover Repair Specialist Mobile Mechanic Covering West Midlands

 

IndiTd4

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Kent..

• Oct 14, 2013

• #4

I have been led to believe that there is a permanent fix to the Head Gasket issue,,

its a change of head,,not sure it was just a brief conversation with a mechanic
that was helping out with mine..

Might be worth a search or two for a permanent fix..

Found this..

If it's been done properly, (the head's been skimmed, they've uprated it to metal locating dowels and the multi-layer Freelander gasket) then it should be fine as long as the cooling system is in good condition and has been bled properly

 

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disco_mikey

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Dundee, Scotland

• Oct 14, 2013

• #5

Are we talking about a K-Series, or a F/L 2?

Listed under F/L 2, but everyone has jumped to the conclusion that it is a 1.8 :?

 

Freelaner

Landy Driver

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Yorkshire

• Oct 14, 2013

• #6

her profile says she has a 1.8s FL1

 

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Brack

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North East

• Oct 14, 2013

• #7

disco_mikey said:

Are we talking about a K-Series, or a F/L 2?

Listed under F/L 2, but everyone has jumped to the conclusion that it is a 1.8 :?

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As above ..why would we assume anything - when the lady has a lovely FL1 pic in her profile page

 

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Vissie

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East Midlands

• Oct 15, 2013

• #8

The proper fix to the headgasket failure isn't just the upgrade headgasket and dowels, its also a modification to the coolant system. It just alters the operational temperature of the thermostat and also moves its location.

 

Freelaner

Landy Driver

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Yorkshire

• Oct 16, 2013

• #9

Vissie said:

The proper fix to the headgasket failure isn't just the upgrade headgasket and dowels, its also a modification to the coolant system. It just alters the operational temperature of the thermostat and also moves its location.

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+1
as well as allowing coolant to bypass the stat, to avoid over pressuring the system