My old thermostat was stuck in the open position it looked like someone had jammed it open. I re did the test on the 2nd thermostat and put it in the pan then warmed it up bringing it boil and it opened just as it started to boil so i've fitted it. I fitted the 2nd thermostat, blew in the...

I took the thermostat off and tested it in boiling water from the kettle it didn't open, then tested it in a pan of boiling water and still didn't open, eurocarparts exchanged it without problem. I tested the new one in a tub of boiling water direct from the kettle and it didn't open so dangled...

That's probably were i've cocked up, i only did the one bleed screw on the heater hose, i should have read the manual more closely, i didn't know there was a second bleed screw, i've found were it is now. I'll test the thermostat then refill and bleed using both bleed screws this time, do you...

I undid the thin tube that goes onto valve put a piece of tube on then blew into it a few times, i bled it from the screw on the hose that goes to the heater. I will remove and check the thermostat tomorrow, the thermostat is a vernet from eurocarparts as anyone used this brand are they ok.

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...

I got chance to do the belt today so went for a drive back and forth to the next village after 20 miles the white smoke disappeared, i thought i'd cracked it. Got back home it then started over heating so will start a new thread, it's now over heating.

I got home while it was still light today so i did the sniff test with the block tester and the test liquid stayed blue so the new head gasket as done its job. I put my hand in the white smoke and it was dripping in water when i removed it, the bumper above the tail pipe outlet was wet through...

The fuel pump part number is usually on a sticky label on top of the pump, if you remove the lid hiding the pump under your rear seat you should be able to see the sticky label without removing the old pump.

The cam locking tool is a nifty little tool, i got the laser one for less than a fiver on ebay

It doesn't smell of burnt oil, it doesn't smell of anything really, i'm now thinking the victor reinz head gasket hasn't sealed properly and i'm getting coolant in or as posted above maybe coolant left in the exhaust. I can't do anything until Saturday as it's too dark when i get home during...

I've just done mine and i used a victor reinz and i have white smoke after new hg so branded isn't always better, it looks like it will be off again at the weekend as i don't think it sealed up properly even though i did the correct tightening procedure. E12 for the head bolts and if you have a...

I've taken some photos of the white smoke at 3000rpm, is this white smoke or steam, how can you tell the difference.

It wasn't smoking white prior to removing the head, it was using oil though, theres white smoke to start then when it gets warm it lessens and looks like steam with drops of water. I replaced the valve guide seals with new ones, cleaned and lapped the stem valves, the head was skimmed, when...

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've ordered a timing belt kit with tensioner online from a company that only sells rover and mg parts, they were clued up on exactly what i needed a 23mm belt and manual tensioner. Trying to buy the right part from companies who sell parts for all vehicles most don't have the knowledge of the...

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 was told the victor reinz gasket is MLS with a shim already bonded to it.

The rave tightening sequence is the same as the haynes. The victor data sheet gives a different sequence so not sure which to do.