Thread: Chinese 300tdi heads

I think they can’t answer because they are stuck in the middle of nowhere with warped heads and failed headgaskets

i wouldnt

Originally Posted by Fausto79

I think they can’t answer because they are stuck in the middle of nowhere with warped heads and failed headgaskets

So all the 300tdi non AMC replacement heads are no good or is it just that you don't know?

Most new heads including AMC are cast in China.

Yea I don’t know. Was an attempt at humour. According to turners the AMC heads are made in Spain but nowadays that can mean anything. All the bits could be made in china and put together in china except for the final bolt, which is then tightened in spain so that they can “legally” say it’s made there.

But I don’t know if that’s the case or not. My amc head has been good thus far, touch wood. I still have my old original head wrapped up in shed though.

Originally Posted by Fausto79

Yea I don’t know. Was an attempt at humour. According to turners the AMC heads are made in Spain but nowadays that can mean anything. All the bits could be made in china and put together in china except for the final bolt, which is then tightened in spain so that they can “legally” say it’s made there.

But I don’t know if that’s the case or not. My amc head has been good thus far, touch wood. I still have my old original head wrapped up in shed though.

A forum member called AMC and asked the origin of their heads and they said China, probably then machined and finished in Spain.
The new head I bought 5 years ago had not a single identifying mark or number .

Neither. Except for amc on the side. Looked pretty good. I do have a funny issue on startup where it feels like a stuck valve or something. Revs lower for a few seconds until something (probably pressure) make it pick up revs to normal idle. Never caused problems but added to some anxiety then. I swear first few times i drove it was smoother n faster too until that issue presented itself

The current head on mine (replaced an AMC head - split reservoir) was a Chinese head (bare) that I got through Mario. It has gone well. Had a water pump disintegrate at Cocklebiddy. Got a trip on the back of a tilt tray (Thanks NRMA) to Norseman where the garage put a new one on. Took off in the morning heading to Perth only to realise that the mechanic had not bled the air out of the system. It was a 47 degree day and I had to nurse it across without air conditioning all day. It was up around a hundred degrees and plus all day. That was nearly 3 years ago. It's still going strong and hasn't missed a beat.

Tom.