Thread: 300Tdi 300k club....whose in?

Given that my truck just clicked over 300,000kms plus that fact that I have had it just on 9 years, I thought I would give it some much needed attention, so I have done the following:

Changed the engine oil and filter (I do this every 5,000kms)
Replaced the fuel filter (i do this every 10,000kms)
Replaced the thermostat
Replaced the radiator cap
Replaced the viscous fan hub (it had been running 1 or 2 degrees hotter than normal)
Replaced the fuel lift pump gasket - the source of an annoying oil leak
Replaced the rocker cover gasket (thought this may have been a source of an oil leak)
Replaced the o'ring on the rocker cover breather (once again I thought this may have been a source of an oil leak)
Replaced the manifold gasket (there was evidence of black soot at the rear of the head)
Replaced both gearbox mounts (originals were sagged)
plus new tyres and a wheel alignment
Chased electrical gremlin in air-con system (loose connection at fuse block causing the compressor clutch to randomly cut in and out)
Gave the truck a wash
Lanotec'd the chassis.

Crickey....that was a lot of work...but rewarding.

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Just a week before it blew the head gasket,new head on, during first test drive punched the clutch fork...sigh. Back up and running now all, well mostly, happy again