Engine

[Stelth01]

Hi all, I am a new member to your forum, hoping for some educated help. As a GM Tech, Land Rover is still new to me. I bought my wife a 2003 Freelander v-6 with what was said to be a great vehicle..... Ha! Engine blew!! I am in market for one now but they are hitting the scale around $4000.00 Is this a common issue with these trucks? Can anyone direct me in the direction to aquire a engine cheaper than what I am finding? Please help!

[Rovin4life]

you poor bastard. seriously these are the worse land rovers to own. good luck finding an engine that isnt already screwed up. best thing I can say is find a good used one. put new headgaskets on it and sell it quick.

[RoverMasterTech]

Originally Posted by Rovin4life

you poor bastard. seriously these are the worse land rovers to own. good luck finding an engine that isnt already screwed up. best thing I can say is find a good used one. put new headgaskets on it and sell it quick.

Hahahaha, Dude, who told you freelanders were good vehicles? The only thing they would be good for is an artificial reef. or maybe push one into a sinkhole to help fill it.

[Rotarubrac]

I've been told by many that the Rover div. was bought out by a Chineese firm when their partner MG went under in 2006 -2007 All the molds, body stamp fixtures and other related manuf. components were shipped overseas and now that company is defunct. Land Rover Int., realizing they had a serious problem with engine failure, went out and bought every used engine that was useable from every junkyard in the known world, and has them wharehoused for future warranty claims. I have searched my resourceses and the 2.5 ltr v-6 engine is as rare as a hen's tooth. (lol.. ever seen a chicken with teeth?) I am currently renewing my 2003 Freelander's rod bearings, and the set of bearing inserts are priced @ $65.oo per half. There are 12 half inserts to a set, so a full set runs around $750.oo just for the rod bearings. Good luck my friend !! hope you find your elusive "million dollar motor"

[rtonder]

Land Rover has a long history of being sold from one parent company to another. It is currently owned by Tata, an international corporation with headquarters in India.

BMW owned the mark for six years when both Land Rover and Rover cars were under the same roof. BMW sold Land Rover to Ford, and Rover cars to Phoenix Consortium. This sale split the Freelander as Land Rover made the truck, and Rover cars made the engine. Rover became a part of MG Rover so you will find the KV6 Freelander Engine under the hood of the MG sports cars as well.

Long story short, the engine was well intended but lacked the long term testing and quality control that could have made it great. Assembly problems caused the cylinder liners to slip, and resulted in coolant loss to the crankcase. There are a number of other problems, but the coolant loss has always been the most difficult to repair.

I've repaired a number to date, and always watch for Freelanders for sale at a reasonable price. Some of the motors are good, most are not, but you can often make one out of two or three. The sleeves can be repaired, but the effort is significant. Unless you want to consider the car a hobby and adventure, it will never provide you with any kind of return on investment.

Personally I like the Freelander. It handles well, and when the KV6 is healthy it has that unmistakable British purr. At the same time, it requires at least 200 percent more effort to keep it healthy than either my Disco II or RR.

[fay55555]

hola soy nuebo aki alguien m puede ayudar con in alanrober freelander suena como cortadora de cesped

[fay55555]

a la land rober se le prende el check engine y marcva el codigo 1471 quien me ayuda