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2001 1.8i and a little bit scared

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wheelspinner:
Dont bother keeping an eye on the temp guage as suggested, in my experience (2 HG failures) by the time it starts registering a problem i.e rising into the red, its already a case of bad news.
All said and done the first time it went the car had 107K on the clock.

carbore:
Hello, the K Series in a Freelander is prone to HGF, but there were later modifications/recalls to help resolve this problem.  If yours has not had the work done then it is possible, but not inevitable that it will suffer, if it has had the work (moved/uprated thermostat) then it is less likley.  

If you want to minimise the risk you can get the thermostat moved (I think there are kits for this)  or if you really want to be sure you can get an uprated gasket but thats a head off job so not inexpensive.

See my HGF thread for more technical stuff on why this happens and how it can be avoided (although my experiance lies in Lotus K series)

Also even if it does go its not the end of the world or the engine especially if you dont try to drive it whilst overheating whihc warps the head.  It can be flushed serviced, new gasket and you are off, although I expect landrover would charge rather a lot of ££ for that! you could take it to any other garrage or DIY (there are a lot of EX rover dealers with all the kit/diags who dont mind the work!)

davismit:
Hi, thanks, Its getting its annual service today from a local garage who was recommend by our local landrover parts shop.  Had a chat with the guy who is fully aware of the HG issue and actually had his lotus outside the garage and said it had the same engine.  I am geting the cambelt done at the same time as the cars doen 48000 and I dont think its been done.

Will let you know how I get on.  Thanks fro the advice.

Dave

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