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all good, just found out more info from my engine reconditioner guru - it seems whatever they ground the crank shaft to is what I will order bearings wise.

Hi DanielJR, hopefully your reading this in time to consider if you've already taken apart your engine - consider from my mistakes! I had the same symptoms as you, I have a KV6 2001 Freelander, and I went ahead and renewed the head gasket. Many months later, alls good now, until recently when...

Hi all, I'm planning an engine overhaul on my Kv6 for the future and am compiling a list of parts. Exhaust and intake valve guides i plan to renew. The parts catalogue lists 2 different valve guides, a plain one and a grooved/stepped one. Are they interchangeable meaning that either will...

Hi all, and it seems it was condensation. Smoke free today after it ran for a few minutes.

I used Hylomar on my 1.8 and runs fine no overheating + no coolant loss + no smoking. Interestingly, I wonder if it could be the white smoke from condensation due to the moisture as it sat under a cold carport? It would have sat underneath the carport for 9x months, very cold place, winter here...

Cheers. I'll carry out further investigation this weekend. When I first acquired the KV6 in Feb of 2013, it was driving but loads of white smoke it was blowing and coolant was being burnt. It's not that type of white smoke now nor amount nor the same taste, but i'll carry out further investigation.

Thanks guys, I guess I can expect some paying out after all that lol!

Hi everyone, success!! Wow what difference topping up the fluid the RAVE recommended way makes..! I got this cheap n nasty thermometer from the hardware with a line or string attached to it that lets you measure the temperature of liquids and water, and I fished the line in to the fluid...

Thanks for that Hippo. Coincidentally, I just finished reading one of your write ups on another website forum and you mentioned it was from Haynes. I know how I can ascertain that the fluid is between 35 and 45 - Haynes suggestion is the best in that, I know a shop not too far away that sells...

Hi all, this is the Nulon product I previously purchased (filled in at present in the Jatco), here's a link to it, notice under the sub heading "other claims" it states "Texaco N402". Hoping the following link to the product will work. Texaco N402 - Nulon Products Australia Reading on Rave...

Hi all, I sprayed electrical contacts cleaner on the 2 twist type connectors for the Jatco, and also on the connector for the ABS ECU unit (the replacement ABS ECU arrived but I didn't fit it). I then left all connectors d/c and 1 hour later, I returned with a new battery. Starts up fine with...

Hippo, my ABS ECU would be an MK20, my KV6 is 2001, same as yours. I check some of the contacts, but I concede that I didn't remove it so probably it's impossible to check them all without removing, unless of course I'm a contortionist lol..

Next weekend I'll change the battery. I just finished reading with interest another thread and the chap from the USA, Danielsland I think his name is, retired ex army or something similar from the sounds of things. With interest, I notice the contact cleaner. I also note one of your responses...

Hi Hippo, yes the auto electrician used his scan tool on the diagnostics port. I should just now kick myself for not replacing the battery there and then t eliminate that as a fault, will do it next weekend.

Hi all, just out of interest, the next time you guys start up your KV6es, would you be so kind as to multimeter the battery and advise the voltage? My KV6 read 13.6 and not higher. Zefrench - it's a 2nd hand one. I plan to fit the 2nd hand working one and send my one for repairs and keep as...

I did originally but a few months ago, I think back at the start of this year, January, February. About mid March to May, I put the KV6 on hole as it's 1.8 K series brother started weeping coolant from it's head gasket and I fixed it but fixed it correctly this time as I renewed the head gasket...

Hi Nodge, correcto. The REVS counter was also working when I removed fuse link 7.

More news. Today, I was inspecting the main wiring loom for the CAN bus and it all seems in fine condition and no breaks. Rather than removing the whole fascia and dash, I instead removed the passenger side air bag and the instrument panel and I verified that everything was connected as is...

Hi Nodge, RAVE says also that emissions are worse and more fuel is used if there's a possible CAN bus failure given that it;'s programming to help with emissions and fuel efficiency has failed... in my case, even though it's not smoky, it does smell a little more than usual, and, it seems to be...

All of the paragraphs in inverted commas are quotes from RAVE that I found of interest. "If there is a CAN error message from the ECM or the EAT ECU, or if there is a brake pedal switch fault, the ABS ECU disables the ETC and HDC functions and illuminates the related warning lamps."...