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Macca_G
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17th Jan 05 at 09:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Anybody know about these engines? A friend has just had the headgasket go on her Freelander 1.8 she has been told it will cost a fortune but only cost me a about £100 on my old corsasport is this right?? Ta
Rileysport
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tiz just a headgasket job... the head itself blew on my rover 1.8 vvc
BlueCorsa
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17th Jan 05 at 09:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Macca_G

Anybody know about these engines? A friend has just had the headgasket go on her Freelander 1.8 she has been told it will cost a fortune but only cost me a about £100 on my old corsasport is this right?? Ta


It's a frequent problem on the K-series engines - it's been on Watchdog before.
James R
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17th Jan 05 at 09:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
http://members.aol.com/DVAndrews/kengine.htm

This is one of the most comprehensive tunign guides for the K-series engine. there should be something in there.

If it's a dealer that has given her a quote then get her to ring a few more gargaes as they charge a premium.
Also if it still works out expensive, you can get them ten a penny in scrap yards, from rover 200's, 400's 600's so they're easy to get hold of.
Macca_G
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quote:
Originally posted by SRi-Co
tiz just a headgasket job... the head itself blew on my rover 1.8 vvc


How much did it cost you? Ta
Rileysport
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17th Jan 05 at 09:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
warranty job, so cost me absolutely nothing
miles
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Dont the heads like turning themselves into paperweights?
Rileysport
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yeah i had two of em... bad alloy from the factory
3CorsaMeal
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this was on watchdog, about the head going on freelanders
Siberia
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17th Jan 05 at 10:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
rovers head gaskets are nutoriously bad....
Macca_G
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Does anyone know how much a headgasket and fitting should be because they are being quoted £800 by a few places now!!
Rileysport
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300-400 quid i'd imagine

 
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