Hmm havent checked the vcu yet! but i bet cannot get the liwuid here anyway, however when im in uk it may well be advisable to get some,as i can weld lol nice concise informative thread, maynthe gods be with you in hitting the target , keep the updates coming!

lol if you want to see some daft [prices, just put spain into a search in cars and vehicles in ebay, it will astound you lol reason being the goverment sets the value of the car, i.e what they think its worth,and taxes the transfer of ownership accordingly, crap system! for instance our...

feck that looks complicated? how different is that to the original? engine is now in one piece or almost, got to get dizzy cap an poss leads, some kind of themostat housing,some coolant, a power steering belt and plugs as i have condemned all these as being unfit for purpose, so at the moment it...

nope it has zilch nothing nada , just pipework

well blue gasket arrived finally so tomorrow will start to rebuild it,its all cleaned up and ready to go, however i have found there is no thermostat or housing! its all been removed and repkaced with some new pipework so guess i will have to get a thermostat housing drat!

thanks for the input buddy!

Hi, guys and gals, and have a very merry Christmas where ever you may be!! Ok head is off,will try to put this in correct order, no4 was carboned up first thing i noticed, others were clean,washed? correct me if im wrong but the inlet manifold coolant at no 4 is just a blind hole? i.e it...

mls kit has arrived,so will start the stripddown on thursday, polymer gasket should not be far behind, but may be after xmas,swmbo has banned me from working xmas day,"sigh"

Hate to break in on this love story, but to get back to the original question of why it will run but not start, may i suggest,having had this twice on different diesels,both times it was the valve clearances were to tight to allow the starter to fire it up, it would bump with a tow start, or as...

I thought it was inlet fault, fised that and it was fine till climbing a 1 in 4 hill which is my test track here, after reaching the top and letting it tickover it was missfiring again and header tank bubbling, back to barn and whipped it off again but the repair is sound,instead of just number...

from what read they have similar problems, but are more difficult and cost more to fix!

ouch, bet it was heartbreaking! ok decided to order both until i strip it an find out how bad it is,or good it is? hopefully, if i can find the camera will post pics, trouble is I usually tear on and get it all done without taking any pictures then see the camera on the passenger seat during the...

Thanks guys, tools is no problem have everythiing i need, cambelt was done 10 months ago,so shoulld be good? will be getting a complete kit,Have a windy gun should i need to rmove the pulley, its just Im undecided on which gasket to use, know i should remove the head first, but, a mate removed...

tin of brake cleaner, spray it all over the brake cleaner will kill the diesel and runnit off the engine brake cleaner will evsporate

Hiya, well slight problem with that, the car is in spain and spanish lol its just a runaround for the mrs, to use as our house is down a mile long boulder and mud track! which is a dust bowl in the summer, and a skating rink in the winter, which with 20 meter drops off one side of the track,is...

Hi guys, quick question after an explanation Ok 3 days ago picked up a freelander 3 door year 2000 got it for next to nothng has a 110k on it,drives absolutley fine apart from using water,so whipped off the inlet to find the usual problem of the coolant passage had eaten away, rebuilt it,with...

offer way back on page 3 still stands!!

Hmm Dmf can do this if its a manual?vibration or bussing noise,rattle etc but 1500rpm is also where the turbo starts to blow properly? just food for thought

Good advice there,only otherway i can think of is to A measure the depth of head against old head ,or B,look at old gasket and go one hole more to be safer?

CAN FULLY understand your frustration mate,however Im coming to uk in couple of weeks time could do with a new project,its much nicer working on the car here in the sun than in cold an miserable blighty!! Pm me a realistic price fornit and will come and visit you and drive it to Spain, where if...