freelander engine replacement

[mwtbrown]

I am having a new engine put in a 1998 1.8 Petrol Freelander. I am told by Land Rover that the 1998 engine block and cylinder head were composed of different alloy composites and this caused both to expand at different rates with heat generated during running of the vehicle causing the head gasket to fail.
They also informed me that they upgraded the vehicle from 1999 onwards by using the same alloy composite in both the engine block and cylinder head but that I cannot have the new engine because they have to put an engine of the same year in the vehicle.

Is this true?

[jontifosi]

I am having a new engine put in a 1998 1.8 Petrol Freelander. I am told by Land Rover that the 1998 engine block and cylinder head were composed of different alloy composites and this caused both to expand at different rates with heat generated during running of the vehicle causing the head gasket to fail.
They also informed me that they upgraded the vehicle from 1999 onwards by using the same alloy composite in both the engine block and cylinder head but that I cannot have the new engine because they have to put an engine of the same year in the vehicle.

Is this true?
sounds about right , apparently the bolts that hold the engine together are long ones which go all the way through joining not just two pieces of engine together but 3 meaining 2 gaskets instead of 1 per bolt and a pretty bad design.. The expanding and contracting engine when it's hot and cold stretch these bolts. and eventually you get loose bolts and gasket failures. It could be that the same alloy is a modification and that alloy expands less than the origianl one and therefore not stretch the bolts so much.
But the fact that if these bolts really do go all the way through the engine and are long then they're gonna stretch no matter what the alloy is.
Might be a case of renewing them one by one every 3 years maybe?

[bravo77]

I'm not to sure about that. You should contact a local dealer or mechanic.

[eccodale]

I am having a new engine put in a 1998 1.8 Petrol Freelander. I am told by Land Rover that the 1998 engine block and cylinder head were composed of different alloy composites and this caused both to expand at different rates with heat generated during running of the vehicle causing the head gasket to fail.
They also informed me that they upgraded the vehicle from 1999 onwards by using the same alloy composite in both the engine block and cylinder head but that I cannot have the new engine because they have to put an engine of the same year in the vehicle.

Is this true?

hey. I am currently investigating the matter concerning diesel engines and the common mistake of adding petrol. Can you tell me how much your engine replacment roughly costs and if you have any information on the labour charges etc I would really appriciate the help.

Dale

[G13SJC]

hey. I am currently investigating the matter concerning diesel engines and the common mistake of adding petrol. Can you tell me how much your engine replacment roughly costs and if you have any information on the labour charges etc I would really appriciate the help.

Dale

A reconditioned 1.8 K series freelander engine is £2519 over the counter at a land rover dealer. This excludes fitting.

I bought a 1998 freelander for £550 with HGF. I repaired using the latest land rover gasket (multi layer type). 9,000 miles on and she is running fine.

For more info visit www.landyzone.co.uk and search for a thread entitled 'project freelander'

I use the same username over there :)

Regards,

Steve

[G13SJC]

I am having a new engine put in a 1998 1.8 Petrol Freelander. I am told by Land Rover that the 1998 engine block and cylinder head were composed of different alloy composites and this caused both to expand at different rates with heat generated during running of the vehicle causing the head gasket to fail.
They also informed me that they upgraded the vehicle from 1999 onwards by using the same alloy composite in both the engine block and cylinder head but that I cannot have the new engine because they have to put an engine of the same year in the vehicle.

Is this true?

You can put an engine from any year into your vehicle. Later models had coil packs instead of a distributer and a different camshaft cover. You can easily swap these over from your current engine. See weblink in previous post. Plenty of friendly folk over there who will answer any questions you may have.

Regards,

Steve