Thread: 200tdi head gasket blowing oil.. fix/cost?

I'm after a 200Tdi head myself. Rare as rocking horse manure they are. Oh they are available at $1800, but I can get a whole donk for $2200.
Even EBay in Pomgolia (UK) has dried up.

Originally Posted by manic

crack is in the valve seat... i've been told it cant be welded.

the lady on here yesterday is not an easy lead to follow.. username to pm?

Unless a cheap working head comes my way the car will be garaged now into the new year.

Next years options are
- recon head from uk
- 300tdi conversion


Out of curiosity, what happens if you run the engine for 5000k when theres a crack like this between the valves?

if you're lucky nothing.

you might want to consider the following repair method BUT you're going to want an ally welders whose skill set is reputed as at least "God like" or better

strip the head
Gouge out around the crack to expose fresh metal
Chemical wash
weld up
machine back
new valve seats
K line valve stems
harden the face
recheck for true
rebuild head
install

Ive done a few rice boy engines that way with good results doing everything but the gouge out wash and weld up myself (leave that to the welder)

Blknight.aus - thats something I would consider if I had access to someone who could confidently do it. Unfortunately I ran out of options and the head is as good as back on... so it will remain until I sort out a good replacement.

The problem now is that I have to drive up to queensland in my girlfriends sisters hippy camper van and that thing is hanging on to life - I don't think she has looked after it at all... so will be running the gauntlet with it.


So question is what happens if you are unlucky when running on cracks between valves like shown? I wouldn't mind driving with low power and if the head is damaged further it wouldn't matter with a replacement in the works. If it means engine could go bang, leaving me stuck in the wilderness then I think I will go with the hippy van. Same goes if it risks costly damages to other components other than the head.

head totally destroyed, bent rocker shaft, snapped rocker towers, tidal waves, bent valves, stripped lash adjusters, solar flares, el nino, bent push rods, pitted cam shafts, loss of compression, global warming, cracked pistons, scored bores, engine sezuire, demonic uprising, zombies, bent rods, cracked layshafts, poor fuel economy, rise in sales of hyclones, Armageddon, cracked block, snapped crankshaft, thrown harmonic balancer, blown rocker cover gaskets, Ice ages, engine fires, spontaneous line dancing outbreaks, bag pipe players, vacuum pump failure, lift pump failure, split fuel lines, filter failure, contaminated oil, sequels to twilight, coolant loss, sparkly vampires, justin bieber musicals, scored bearings, ring gear failure, elections, alternator failure, cooling system contamination, split header tanks, exhaust pipe corrosion, bad spelling, shocky rubber deteriation, unusual knocking, oil consumption, a beegees reunion tour, a flat battery , alternator over charging, the radio loosing its presets, scratched paintwork, the remotes batteries being stolen by the kids for their toys then run flat, headlight misalignment, the trailer light indicator light flashing because youve put the wrong wattage bulbs in, LED lights on trailers towed by D3/4s blinking eratically, house fires, scallops thinking maybe he can fix that, coffee going cold, alternator undercharging, snapped serpentine belts, timing belts jumping teeth, twisted cam shafts, rim rock, automatic transmission over heats, CDL failure, twisted propshafts, wallet rapings, forgetting to put sugar in the coffee, omiting line breaks, reapeating points in lists, brain freeze, brain farts, forgetting to check the toilet paper level before going then realising nope not enough, repeating things in lists, david hasselhofs, toyotas, blackouts, flat tyres, overtightened wheelnuts, rear main seal failures, fractured flywheels, mimes, repeating points in lists, coming back from the loo only to find out its your shout and youve just missed the 5 minute 2:1 special, pestilance, plague, sloth, greed, envy, ADD, ADHD, OCD, head gasket failure, front main seal failure, oil contamination of the timing belt, P gasket failure, The distributor drive peg snapping, oil pump bolt loss, midget uprisings, windows security holes, really boring tv programming, pirates, ninjas, AULRO DOS attacks.

you know the usual end of the world type stuff that you just cant handle without a really good cup of coffee and a tim tam.

Roughly speaking Dave, if those outcomes were all to happen, how much to fix it? Two cups of coffee and a pack of Tim Tams perhaps?

are the tim tams the triple choc ones?

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

are the tim tams the triple choc ones?

Nooooo. Dark chocolate mint......my favourite. A pack of those can vanish in 30 seconds or less.

I am always impressed/worried when someone can manage to get Justin Bieber, Twilight and toilet paper level in one post.

heres the scary part, I cut that list back...