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OK so mechanic got on the job, stripped it down and found water in number 4 cyliner that had compressed and tilted the piston which jammed itself into the liner and locked it up. he said the head looked ok so was thinking a cracked block, question is now do i get a new engine or scrap the bugger...

Thanks for all the input chaps. car is with mechanic as we speak, he will let me know in due course and be sure i`ll let you guys know.

Update... so i did as Nodge68 suggested and tried turning the engine backwards and forwards and would not move an inch....set solid. I was wondering if it could be the gearbox not the engine, also i noticed the water bottle was empty, and i know just before the lock up it was full coz er in...

Hi thanks sounds like good advice, i did try to turn the engine both ways but set solid, the timing belt i fairly new.got it done when i had head gasket done about 6 months ago, but i`ll plod on and try anything right now lol

Hi chaps, so heres the story... I have a 1.8 k series freelander, so last week i heard a fairly loud clicking noise that sounded like it was coming from behind the inlet manifold, I thought it was probably the valve lifters filling up, about the same time every now and again the starter motor...

Hi All just joined hoping to get some pointers on my freelander 1.8