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Freelander Info Please

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iianorthants:
the k- series now clocks in at 3 out of 4 HG going on pre 02 cars, and an average of 4 a week being replaced in main dealer. if under warranty np, but if out you have to do a lot of arguing and will be a lot of time without your car (this is a method of getting you to give in early).
 but trading them in all dealers care about is condition of drive-train as anything over 60,000 miles is pushing luck. i think this was quoted as 1 in 3 failure before 80,000 miles.

diesel engine is good, but still can suffer from drive-train sames as normal

JeepCher53:
There's a big discussion on the FLC about this today.  News about the affect this has now since collapse of Rover :(

V8MoneyPit:
Having done a huge amount of research into the K-series 'problems' prior to buying one, the problem only normally occurs after poor servicing. It is totally critical that the cooling system is correctly bled. Because it is such a small capacity any air still in there causes hot spots. This can cause the steel head gasket to 'slip' causing more fluid loss. In turn, hot spots occur around the liners which come loose and..... bang.... all hell breaks loose.

On cars that have been properly serviced, it seems far less common for the head gasket to fail. The K-series is an excellent engine with innovative design features. But is can be a little 'on the limit' and, as such, suffers with poor servicing.

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