freelander v6 lpg problems?

[steve604666]

I am thinking of converting my 2.5 v6 freelander to lpg but i have been told it can cause valve erosion problems :eek: any help would be appreciated:confused:

[SimonHobson]

I am thinking of converting my 2.5 v6 freelander to lpg but i have been told it can cause valve erosion problems :eek: any help would be appreciated:confused:
Can't see why - it runs on unleaded doesn't it ?

It might be worth you asking on the LPG forums (http://www.lpgforum.co.uk/) where there are loads of experts. You might also find my site interesting (see sig below), but there's nothing on there about Freelander or injection systems - for the simple reason that I've never dealt with anything that new :rolleyes:

[steve604666]

I was told by a firm that deals in land rover lpg conversions that the 2.5 v6 suffers from severe valve erosion problems when converted.

[steve604666]

Oh sorry Simon thanks for the reply.

[steve@offroadin]

It does on some engines, but the fix is to put an in line lube system in with the LPG, no issues then Reason is that LPG is dry compared to petrol and doesn't lubricate the valve seats/stems like petrol does

[steve604666]

Cheers Steve, i want to convert my freelander but it worried me that it might harm my engine, it seems not everybody is as aware of the probs as you.:)

[V8_Disco]

Steve

Flashlube has been around quite along time, some engines nead it some dont, but quite alot of fitters try and sell it to you to add to the costs of the coversion

I have not seen a flashlube equiped car for along time, you can google it there are a few people trying to sell it on the net. I would be looking for a multi point system mated to the ECU I have not seen a set up like this with flashlube

In my opintion the V6 in the freelander is not an engine that I would look to gas up, its not very robust and the tank placements are more of a compromsie than on a Disco or RR so I dont know much more than this

Aidan

[steve604666]

Thanks Aidan, i am now thinking it is too much trouble, as much as i would like to do it i think i will give it a miss.:rolleyes: