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Originally Posted by Dan
Rovers/MGs post 2001 don't suffer any HG problems. It's a complete myth that it's a fault of the engine design, the K series is actually a stunningly simple concept, brilliantly executed but let down for a number of years by a cost-cutting measure introduced not by Rover but by the engine-building sub-company. A simple matter of plastic head locating dowels causes 99.9% of all the HG failures as the plastic weakens and allows the head to move.
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Not quite, but nearly. The Landrover gasket and dowels are far superior, but I have a TF which has a design flaw; the thermostat is poorly located due the the mid-engine installation and this can cause problems contributing to HGF. But otherwise you are correct, the K-series is a great engine, and cheap for parts etc.