Dominicrobed Posted July 8, 2013 Report Share Posted July 8, 2013 I think I'm right in thinking the petrol version has a problems with the head ? Are they worth a risk or should I just avoid ? Any advice would be great as I do fancy getting one Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzy518 Posted July 8, 2013 Report Share Posted July 8, 2013 Probably easier to search past topics mate , Freelanders have been spoken about loads. Common consensus is avoid petrol , go diesel. The td4 engine is less prone to HGF than the petrol one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennym Posted July 8, 2013 Report Share Posted July 8, 2013 Taken from a previous post No amount of servicing will ensure a good petrol engine they have inherit design floors which have not to date been over came compleatly (head creep) both the British an German diesels are good engines the German one Being more modern. the drive train issues stem mainly from the viscous couplings which degrade with age & cause the transfer box bearings to fail. buy a good car & change the VC & this stops many freelancer issues Make sure any car you buy has a propshaft as people take them off to hide faults (they claim its for econamy) This is not exhaustive but I hope it will help I have had many freelances & have found them to be very capable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominicrobed Posted July 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2013 Ok I will have a nose thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houlsby Posted July 8, 2013 Report Share Posted July 8, 2013 (edited) The 1.8 k series ARE. A good engine. Full stop. Iv had several, Iv converted a 1.4 to a turbo and a lad I know who's done the same, has a mini running 11 sec quarters. I'll elaborate... They have head problems, but, that's only from bad workmanship. Not engine design. There prone to boiling up because people don't bleed them properly. And bodge things like re using head bolts. The problem is when it's mated to THAT 4wd system. It's a bloody heavy car, there's a lot of drag, and the box is **** and the cv and VC die every 1000 miles lol Iv had the td. Was fantastic family car. It started to look like a Christmas tree on the dash, was **** offroad tho. Not so safe tho. Was totalled and wrote off by a ford ka! Edited July 8, 2013 by houlsby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefy Posted July 8, 2013 Report Share Posted July 8, 2013 ok to put chickens in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennym Posted July 8, 2013 Report Share Posted July 8, 2013 The 1.8 k series ARE. A good engine. Full stop. Iv had several, Iv converted a 1.4 to a turbo and a lad I know who's done the same, has a mini running 11 sec quarters. I'll elaborate... They have head problems, but, that's only from bad workmanship. Not engine design. There prone to boiling up because people don't bleed them properly. And bodge things like re using head bolts. The problem is when it's mated to THAT 4wd system. It's a bloody heavy car, there's a lot of drag, and the box is **** and the cv and VC die every 1000 miles lol Iv had the td. Was fantastic family car. It started to look like a Christmas tree on the dash, was **** offroad tho. Not so safe tho. Was totalled and wrote off by a ford ka! No disrespect but you are factually incorrect on every level, Yes people have owned ~K series cars without issue but that is not the norm I have had many years repairing these cars and incidentally they give the most problems in rover cars nothing to do with the 4x4 system (which admittedly is not great) a simple web search will reveal even the engine manufactures admitting design flaws just look on Wikipedia at the K series engine houlsby no disrespect and I'm not wanting a war of words I just fundamentally disagree with your statements Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning 425 clay hunter Posted July 8, 2013 Report Share Posted July 8, 2013 The 1.8 k series ARE. A good engine. Full stop. Sorry but I couldn't disagree anymore with that statement about why the heads go. Five years ago I was a mechanic and did loads and loads of head gaskets on the k-series. The cc is irrelivent. ALL K-series were prone to blowing. Usually people coming in saying they've got oil in the expansion tank. I can't see how all engines suffered from poor bleeding of the coolant system to make the head pop and reusing of the head bolts which on the K -series are stretch bolts which should never be used again. Plus it's not coincidence that they usually went around 40,000 miles. Funnily enough appart from the head gasket going they were a fairly reliable engine. Used in hundreds of different vehicles over the years. Just my two peneth worth. ATB 425 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houlsby Posted July 8, 2013 Report Share Posted July 8, 2013 Each to their own, Iv rebuilt several just saying what Iv seen. If you delve into k series tuning (I was into minis, there's a lot of info out there on qed) you'll see what I'm on about. Warping of heads caused by people. Cracked heads. Wrong gaskets. It's a alloy engine! Like I say tho, each to their own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Eye Dunc Posted July 13, 2013 Report Share Posted July 13, 2013 Every single K-series engine I know of has had AT LEAST 1 head gasket failure. Based on my experience, I think Freelanders are total junk. I was told by a Land Rover engineer that I wasn't allowed to drive on on a 50 yard section of cobbles track because "you'll break it"...said it all to me! With so many more reliable options, why risk it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peejay Posted July 16, 2013 Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 ok to put chickens in couldnt agree with you more! had 2, both diesel pump faliure... never again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert 888 Posted July 16, 2013 Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 Dont buy one unless your good on the spanners,i spent 2.5 years fixing and trying to sell my 1.8 petrol 04 plate. Tbh I wouldnt touch anything with a green oval badge unless you are good on the spanners. My engine was good and had no bother with it as the gaskets and bolts where uprated on mine before I got it. Its just the rest of the poop on the car that was no good. Stay well clear of landrovers. Saying that I have a diso on the drive under repair. I love the challenge and pain of all the work it takes to keep them on the road:'(. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
204 rem Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 (edited) Better off buying a short wheelbase nissan turrano. i had one for two years it never let me down. it was good on diesel And Has loads of power A lot better jeep than the freelander Edited July 31, 2013 by 204 rem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubby Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 I always went for vitara's, until about 4 months ago I bought a fellow PW members freelander, and within 2 hours of driving it, love it to bits and gave the wife the vitara, mines a diesel, like every car in this world, theres good and bad ones, so far mines been good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karpman Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 My k series has just covered 125 thousand miles lol And still going strong. Head gasket problems from 40-50 thousand. If that's the only problem you get in 4-5 years motoring happy days. Our place has done plenty of terano gearboxes and turbos. Every car has its niggles. Karpmam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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