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Richard - 11 Jan 2008 09:39 GMT

Helped a neighbour swap the engine in his rover car. K-series engine (same
as freelander?).
The engine he put in was out of a scrap car he bought and had the engine
running before the swap and it was fine.
We started it last night and its only firing on 3 cylinders, checked the
usual and found no.3 cylinder has no compression at all.
We assume its a valve stuck open?
Is there a way to check/cure without taking the head off?

Thanks
Richard

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Derek - 11 Jan 2008 19:39 GMT

> Helped a neighbour swap the engine in his rover car. K-series engine (same
> as freelander?).
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
> Thanks
> Richard

pull off the rocker cover and turn it over ( no not the rocker cover the
engine ;) ) ideally by putting a spanner on the crankshaft bolt ignition
off of course should be easy enough to spot the sticky valve which should be
tapping like a goodun and only have a huge tappet clearance, unless its a
VVC engine cos I have no idea how the technology works on those.
Derek

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Craig - 12 Jan 2008 05:48 GMT

> Helped a neighbour swap the engine in his rover car. K-series engine (same
> as freelander?).
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
> Thanks
> Richard

If you do have to take the head off, remember to time it first then
carefully dismantle and withdraw bolts and DONT turn the engine until
it's all re-assembled. If you do then you'll drop the mains off - makes
the job a little bigger. Also don't touch the liners/sleeves/bores
whatever you want to call them lest you let shite into the seal area
around the bottom.
Lovely design aren't they? What's the opposite of longevity?

-Craig

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Badger - 12 Jan 2008 09:37 GMT

> Lovely design aren't they? What's the opposite of longevity?

Rover??????

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