Freelander Winnie said:

Yes, my initials are SW.

Thank you for this info, I wish I fully understood what it meant but I think I get it . I'll pass it on to the garage and I'm sure it'll make sense.

I'm using the Kmaps remap so will gonwoth this option. The LUK clutch you're using, is that an uprated MG ZT-T clutch?

When I do mine I'm going to put in some steel cage bearings at the same time to help try and beef it up and help with longevity!

Do you plan to change gearbox and IRD oil on a higher frequncey?

One last question: Did you use a mixture of Td4 and MG ZT-T coolant hoses?

Thanks again for all this advice.

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No, the clutch is the freelander clutch as the MG ZT clutch is designed for use on a Dual mass flywheel.
I haven't heard any groans or noises from my gearbox yet and I'm 500 miles post conversion.
I change the oil annually, I don't feel that changing the oil more often will help change any kind of strength the gearbox has but I use mine as a bit of a toy and workhorse around the farm so if it breaks, it's probably a bit easier for me to fix.
No, I'm still using all the freelander hoses for the coolant as it has the extra take offs for the gearbox cooler. It's just the boost hoses that you need to kind of self engineer. Only the intake pipe for the turbo and half of the intake pipe to the intake manifold is being used from the MG ZT, that's just because it fits easily.

Hello All, if anyone is interested I've created a page on Facebook called "Freelander 1.8T Owners Club" please feel free to join. I've only just created it so there isn't anything on there but I hope it will help fellow owners to share great knowledge like on this thread. I'm not too sure if I'm allowed to promote other types of forums on in this group - Admins please delete if not.

Bit of thread resurrection but just wanted to highlight that the turbo K series engine has been running really well.

It's currently set to around 10 Psi of boost, keep it sane for daily use.

The owner of my local land rover indy was very impressed with it when he saw it the other day.

It's clocked up nearly 5000 miles since the engine change and no signs of slip on the clutch or any horrible noises from the transmission.