Things you want to know about land rover 6 cylinder

Now that I have series land rover 6 cylinder, I take many pictures before I sell it again, due to the disagreement with the wife.. :-).

In general it is very similar look with its 4 cylinder series, you can't imediately see if it is having 6 cylinder without opening up the engine hood. This are few FAQ about land rover series 6 Cylinder, that I can answer, if you have other question, please do not hesitate to write it on comments:

Q: How to know that a series is having 6 cylinder without opening up the engine  hood?

A: you can see the exhaust pipe behind the front left tire. See below...

Q: Which engine is having high compression and which one is low compression

A: Look at the engine number,

• 7.0:1 (low compression) start with 944


• 7.8:1 (high Compression) start with 944.

Look for the high compression one. You do not need the low compression head now adays.

Q: What the engine looks like

A: Quite strange actually, it has intake valve overhead and exhaust valve on the side of the engine. Here you can see the engine room of 6 cylinder. The cylinder head is aluminum, but the cylinder block is cast iron

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Q: Is the engine an good?

A: It is depend on what you are looking for in an engine. It definitely has more power and torque than 4 cylinder. It has a good pulling power great for trailer, and it has wide band of torque so you do ot need to change the gear often. It certainly run faster than 4 cyl, so you don't need to be a stumbling blok in the road. it is really fun to drive and the sound is very sweet too.

Q: And the bad are...?

A: It is quite thirsty, and being aluminum head, it will warp easily if it is overheated (just like current engine). Parts are more difficult to get but I still can easily find it here in some stores.

Any more questions? :-)