but you had yours at a very good price..double ya money on spares easy so you was on a no lose..even spending a grand to get it spot on still within the value easy...its the poor folk who pay 2k plus have it a few months then it all goes wrong...

you spent well at tescos then..lol

buy cheap....buy twice

look on ebay motors or autotrader..freelander 1.8s...almost free with ya weekly shopping, where td4s hold price well..your spot on..disaster that still haunts them today.. k series is known as the worst engine.

there was so many diff engines LR could have opted for ..or at least simply fitted bigger cooling systems

man of wisdon

thats why the stags got converted to rover 3.5

remember the lumbstone wheel

in the 60 / 70/ 80s other than ally engines..imp..stag for eg...it was rare for heads to warp..good old cast iron and they were very forgiving unless you were an idiot , but todays engines are packed with power in such compact units,,Peugeot stated last year they have no issue with there hg...

the only grinder they let me near was coffee grinder:) :)

can put it om milling /mc like a bridgeport ...you can also get specific grinding wheels for alli..as it can stick to the grinding wheel...ive never done one ..in ally..but seen our foreman mechanic do the hillman imps one

thats why you use cold slurry and take cuts of no more than 2 thou.then wait few min after each pass of grinding wheel.well in my day it was thou..lol

only easy if you know how to do it...lol...ive done hundreds as an ex mechanic...but never done one as a routine service can you imagine saying..ok..full service and a hg sir....youde never have a customer...LR should have got it sorted in first place..could have used the buick engine ..they had...

what a brill reply and handy for us to take on board for future

Friend of mine has recently serviced his fl 1 td4 02 plate (in aug) ready for winter and a round trip of 300 mile to see family before xmas...hes replaced vcu..carrier bearings and crank damper pulley and all belts,..oil and filter ect. Mate set off 21st dec having only done 1800 miles since...

its a rotten job

haha..maybe plan was to cover it all up then...joking apart you cant except that or next year youll pay again

i can see the 3 hrs...2 hrs drinking tea...and getting the chips..20 mins eating said chips...40 mins pretending hes a doctor and carrying out an abortion:):):):D:D:D:D:D.

no but the guy paid a lot of..money,money,money...

mama mia