Reply With QuotePaint the gasket with silverfrost paint and try reusing it, what have you got to lose, apart from a bit of labour?
I have done and gotten away with the silver paint trick, but it was on an early Corolla with far less compression.
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Reuse head gasket that's barely run.
Hi I know this is a pretty stupid question but I would love your opinions.
I have just rebuilt my engine (300tdi) in the backyard and whilst rushing one late night in the dark I accidentally installed my head gasket upside down/ back to front. Went I started it yesterday it spewed oil everywhere from the front oil passage because the seal at that point is not symmetrical. The gasket I had is a three hole multi layer gasket which I know cannot be reused after a heat cycle. However I am wondering if anyone has ever tried reusing one that has only ever been clamped down. It only ran for about ten seconds so not much heat would have been made.
A new metal gasket is about 100 dollars delivered and would take a week to arrive.
Again I know this is a silly idea but is it worth a try?
This $200 discovery is turning into a $3,000 discovery.
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Paint the gasket with silverfrost paint and try reusing it, what have you got to lose, apart from a bit of labour?
I have done and gotten away with the silver paint trick, but it was on an early Corolla with far less compression.
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nope, and if your head bolts were reused before you torqued the head down you'll probably want to replace them too.
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SubscriberI’ve done it with copper coat, but never on a diesel.Originally Posted by V8Ian
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Super ModeratorFeel free to ignore this, but :
I'm 51, not a professional mechanics arsehole, and have been doing this for a few decades now on lawnmowers, outboards, cars and real boats. I've done what you've done (although not with a head gasket) a few times. These days I ask myself "Do I want to do this again, and if so how long will it take and how much will it cost?".
Based on the stuff in this thread I'd buy a new gasket and new bolts, then do it once more. Otherwise you might be in for at least one more go-around.
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Alright, I suppose I don't need it running urgently and Its best off not to take the risk. I'm hoping to subsidies all I spend on this Landrover by running it on nearly free fuel made from motor oil, so I can tell myself this is an investment. I'm way over budget but I need a car that's reliable (I still cant believe I'm saying that about a land rover) because all I have are ****-boxes that keep blowing up. With how much the budget has grown I could have fixed my GQ but oh well that's hindsight.
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SupporterGood call on the gasket. Motor oil as fuel, not so much.
You'd be better off making biodiesel properly. I don't know much about motor oil fuel but the science of biodiesel is well proven with tests like titration and volume calculations to prove that you are getting it right.
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