Thread: 300 TDI head cracks

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I've seen much worse repaired (ground, welded, resurfaced). But need to ask what replacements are worth? Might not be viable once you chuck all that labour, consumables and machining at it.

Its a big paperweight, had the same in my head.
New head with gaskets, bolts etc was $950AUD delivered.

Got the head off one of mine at the moment but have not quite got to cleaning up that good to see cracks yet, I will have to examine more closely. Very slight warpage between 2&3 , seems to be .004"or a bit less.
So, loanrangie, from your experience those cracks will almost inevitably extend into the water jacket areas?
I will talk to Myers Cairns, engine reconditioning shop, I think they can pressure test not sure if before or after re-surface, not too sure I'd want to invest $950.00 for a new head in a $750.00 vehicle.

Can you tell me what your symptoms were? Was it steaming out the exhaust? Any oil in coolant or just air?

New heads are 300GBP complete with valves. Cheaper than the cost of getting even a good 2nd hand head reconditioned.

Originally Posted by isuzurover

New heads are 300GBP complete with valves. Cheaper than the cost of getting even a good 2nd hand head reconditioned.

From where? I was looking at almost 400 quid for built heads.

Originally Posted by Dougal

From where? I was looking at almost 400 quid for built heads.

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