Thread: TD5 head gasket and midlife rebuild parts list

My TD5 is still unopened at almost 400k, so when i do my head gasket I'll be doing everything you've stated, plus timing chain and timing chain guides. The bottom end should be good for much longer yet.
P.S. the TD5 isn't a CRD

I have just done the head gasket on my TD5 at 340,000k.

As for the block it looks as though it would go another million k, the crosshatching is just like it came out of the factory.

JIC, crosshatching is the marks left by the hone when assembling up the engine in the factory.

I could find no movement with the pistons in the bore either, more than happy.

Cheers

Mike

My TD5 is still unopened at almost 400k, so when i do my head gasket I'll be doing everything you've stated, plus timing chain and timing chain guides. The bottom end should be good for much longer yet.
P.S. the TD5 isn't a CRD

Thanks for the vote of TD5 confidence, 400k unopened is a solid run and yeah....I thoughtlessly chucked CRD in there to describe any computer controlled diesel.

If you find some "glow plugs boots" i would appreciate a heads up, i had a look on the net looks like you have to buy a full engine harness to get them, i did mine with a couple of layer of shrink tubing which looks good.
Good luck with the job, the only thing i can input is to buy a long breaker bar, when i loosened my head bolts [bloody tight] i used a standard length bar with a pipe and rounded one of the stupid Torx heads at the rear, now that was fun getting out, i think with the longer bar i would have had more control over everything.

Originally Posted by whitey56

If you find some "glow plugs boots" i would appreciate a heads up, i had a look on the net looks like you have to buy a full engine harness to get them, i did mine with a couple of layer of shrink tubing which looks good.
Good luck with the job, the only thing i can input is to buy a long breaker bar, when i loosened my head bolts [bloody tight] i used a standard length bar with a pipe and rounded one of the stupid Torx heads at the rear, now that was fun getting out, i think with the longer bar i would have had more control over everything.

Mine popped off with a crack from a 500mm half inch bar, none of them were what I would call difficult.....very similar to a short bolt type petrol head in my experience. There may be a correlation between the lack of difficulty in undoing the head bolts and the fact the head gasket failed.

Looks like I will be doing the same thing with heat shrink. My glow plugs look almost 100% so I'll seal them up with heat shrink and call it done.