Please play nicely. No one wants to listen/read a keyboard warriors rants....
excellent...Well I'll be here to start at any time
if all goes well we may even do it in a day, if we make an early start....
Well... it looks like I'm going to spend the 17th (straight after a 12 hour nightshift!) re-assembling the odds and sods on this Corsa, so we'll probably have to stick to the 18/19th if that's ok!I have plenty of lead lamps etc, esp if I repair the one I smashed over Tunnie....
I can't see it taking any more than 2 days to do.. the only pain is that it gets dark so early, but we should still be fine, especially if we can get a good enough light rigged up...
We are doing it sometime around 17/18/19 Jan, can't remember which!As it happens, due to the usual monumental opps up by the project managers, i can make any of those days now James...
Including Rover?QuoteI read in Car Mechanics that Land Rover have developed a new head gasket for the K series (as used in Freelander) and it's supposed to be a lot stronger than the previous version, it hasn't been in use long enough though to prove that it is any better.
Yes they were fitted to any post 2001 k series engine
I though the 1.1 was the first out, and fitted to Metros, followed by 1.4?QuoteMy view of the HG problem is because it was designed as a 1.1, and has been bored out further for others. The 1.8 was the most prone. Is this right, or is it another design issue?
From experience the 1.8`s VVC`s (143bhp) are VERY prone to goint and hard to fix.
However the twin cam 1.8 (120ish) doesnt have a record of this.
1.6`s are okay and usually 1.4`s are the most frequent to go.
Think the original K was from a 1.4 or 1.6 engine as certainly in the rover 200 series/ 25 series the 1.1`s came a bit later into production :-/
K series blinding 4 pot. So good that Lotus used it in the Elise for years. It was the best weight torque bhp at the time. They ended up with a regular 190 bhp out 1.8 normally aspirated in the Exige now thats not bad. Very stong for its size, The head bolts run right through block and clamp the main bearing carrier to the block as well.(although there are smaller bolts down there to stop carrier falling off when head removed) creating a strong sandwich effect clamping whole engine together.Thanks for info/advice
When you replace head you can reuse bolts but you have to measure them to make sure they haven't stretched to much, supplier of bolts would be able to tell measurements, or quick call to local landrover dealer they are usually quite helpfull. you shouldn't turn engine over with head removed but if you do do it very slowly to prevent main bearing shells spinning. Only other thing i can think of is be very carefull when replacing head so as not to damage rubber seal on gasket, very easily done. Tough heads and don't normally need a skim, use straight edge and check with feeler gauges, usual stuff.
If you can work on 'meega v6 this will be a doddle, Good luck
#We'll have to take a few pics to post upAbsolutely
New email sent.QuoteSounds very much like HG still dude.I replied to email, but need to reply again (work commitments
Like I say, if it's not overheated, we'll change the top end gaskets...
How were those dates I Sent?)
Sounds very much like HG still dude.I replied to email, but need to reply again (work commitments
Like I say, if it's not overheated, we'll change the top end gaskets...
How were those dates I Sent?
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in fact reading again i am not 101% its hgf.....ive had two Rovers on this and they still drive ( although not recommended) If fact i drove one to Bristol!!Last night, I sniffed header tank. Same smell as a very rich running car.
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The K series, when considered as a whole....is a well below average engine.....its to weak and lacks low down torque....Can't comment on its strength, though HG does seem to be a problem area. Its a revvy engine, and needs to be revved to perform. But then so do 1.6 Zetecs and 1.6 ECOTECs. Performance (and torque) I would say the K is up there with most of the others, and way better that the Zetec...
Just for info, I had an "H" reg rover 214 K series in my youthful days when I was 17 (I'm only 23 now, going on 30
The HG blew at bristol, and I had lost all love for the car due to having my 405 diesel sat at home, so drove it with the temp guage on the red for MANY MILES up the motorway!! IT kept going, was gutless.. and when I stopped in the services it blew shedloads of black smoke out the back.. I guessed oil getting through the blown HG!
I thought I'd change it for fun at the time, BUT - a quick skim of the head and a new gasket, it ran fine again!!
Good engines, great mix of power and economy.. the only fault is HGs often blowing, but definately a DIY and cheap job to change.
