Thread: Im going to replace my head

I bought mine from paddocks. I bought the new/improved type head.

Turner's have good shipping rates. Get all the other gaskets you need at the same time, sometimes as a kit - head, manifold, thermo, injector copper washers etc. Search all the threads you can about replacement methods, read them and read them again - someone's already done it, learn from them.

Engine Saver, absolutely - the plastic plug is fine and needed to provide insulation for the circuit.
Temp - I use a TM2, bolted to the thermostat housing - I couldn't believe the variation it showed over the stock idiot dash one.

Oil change, also a lot of good threads, just search. Here's a recent one http://www.aulro.com/afvb/discovery-...intervals.html

Good luck, its all worth it for peace of mind and reliability.

I am in the process of replacing mine along with a few other items, like radiator, head bolts, rocker arm shaft, valve caps, new valve springs,thermostat, belts, temp sender units all hoses etc. I brought nearly all stuff of Brookwell's in the UK the lot cost me just over $1000 Aust. that included freight and was at my front door in less than a week. I got the best deal out of Frogs hollow for Bosch injectors and glow plugs.
If you buy a new head don't get new valves unless absolutely necessary you can not be assured as to what you are getting I was told that my valves would be ok as the engine has only done a little over 300,000
It cost me $120 to have them professionally removed from old head and ground to the correct specs and fitted into the new head.
I don't mean to try and tell you how to suck eggs but if you have never replaced a head on a 300 before make sure you read up on the procedure first and have a magnetic dial gauge and angle gauge to do the task properly I am 70 yrs young and have replaced many a head on petrol engines in my life And thanks to my old mate Dave who helped and shared his knowledge I learnt a lot about my engine. And I am sure it been done correctly believe me its not as simple as doing a petrol; engine


Hodgo

Get on ebay and look up autopost AUD$947 delivered to your door for the full kit including the improved design head.

I have searched all these places guys except brookwells and dls does it cheaper yes even cheaper than ebay I have searched long and hard for a good price and currently dls is winning at about $830 with todays shocking conversion rate.

I don't mind people telling me how to do it as I haven't done a 300tdi yet so am seeking all the advice I can have already read multiple times the overhaul procedures from the rave disc and so many posts in this and other forums that I think I could write an article on replacing heads without actually having done one.

I bought my new AMC 300TDi head with gasket kit (Victor Rienze LMS) and new bolts in Australia for less than I could buy it in the UK, next day delivery and an Aussie address if something was not right.
I would imagine a UK unit would be over $1K AUD and would attract Import duties, Regards Frank.

Originally Posted by 3lud13

I have searched all these places guys except brookwells and dls does it cheaper yes even cheaper than ebay I have searched long and hard for a good price and currently dls is winning at about $830 with todays shocking conversion rate.

I am not sure how you can say that when the new-type head is GBP295 at Paddocks:
LDF500180COM | Complete Cylinder Head - New Style - 300TDI

Vs. GBP368 at DLS for the same head in the link you posted:
Welcome to DLS - Derbyshire's Number 1 Independant Land Rover Centre

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Shocking conversion rate? You should have been buying stuff in 1980's. $A1 now gets you 55p., in 1980 it was 33p. I know, I even went there.