Thread: td5 and 495,000 and the head gasget has finally gone

Not saying that the 500000 ks life expectancy is wrong but why do we say this?
I have a MAN D2566 here that I think has done over 1 million and it runs fine (1.2 Million on the clock)

Thanks all for the replies... was running Penrite hpr oil and all filters changed every 10,000 .. running a puma intercooler if the helps...
You can still see the crosshatch on the bores..

Originally Posted by cj5350

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You can still see the crosshatch on the bores..

In that case, a new/rebuild head may well be a good option.

As Justin C and others have mentioned....
(**keep in mind, I do sell used TD5 engines, so some of my initial comments may seem a blatant "sales pitch")

*The cheapest n quickest repair is to swap the engine out for another used TD5.
*Even with freight costs its still cheaper to get a used TD5,
*I prolly do more "engine swaps" than head rebuilds, BUT to be fair its pretty well always a Discovery 2.
*Now saying all that, a Defender really is worth so much more than a common old Discovery 2, so personally I could think of no better excuse to do a full engine rebuild.... mmmm nice thought.

As I say to owners, they need to consider....
*What they value the vehicle at. (not necessarily from a dollar perspective)
*Are they going to keep it, or sell it off.
*Do they need to just get the "daily drive" back up and running.
*How much have they already spent on it.
*Is it a worn out train wreck.

On the last point I tend to be quite blunt with owners, sure a lot of vehicles have some potential or worth, but if its a rolling train wreck they are better off putting the money towards another vehicle.

Regards
Daz

Whats a rebuilt exchange Td5 worth plus head?. Pat

Thanks for all the replays and suggestions so far..
I have no intention of selling the car so I think I'll call it a day with the existing 10p motor and look for another..
Unfortunaly rebuilding is going to be to pricey plus a lot of the accessories have done a lot of k's as well so I'm leaning towards a later engine with lower k's

so far been I found a eu3 with 140,000 for 3,500 but would need the find a manual NNN ecu to suit

also been offer a 10p with 230,000 for 2,900 complete which mean I can still use my stage 1 MSB ecu

Well picked up a damaged discovery 2 with 212,000 only to get the motor running to find out the big ends gone so back on the hunt for a donor engine 😞

Originally Posted by cj5350

Well picked up a damaged discovery 2 with 212,000 only to get the motor running to find out the big ends gone so back on the hunt for a donor engine 😞

That post pretty much put to bed all the others on this thread... For goodness sake, it's an engine,, it's not a Saturn Booster. Rebuild it. Diesels are forgiving, and TD5s are amazing.

I think my first, and most important, question would be: what do I want from this car? It has a history of reliability; Yes? Half a million Ks on a TD5 is by no means unusual; Yes?

I would replace the head gasket, and drive the car around like you always have, while you think about it. Maybe your son will need to decide.