Thread: TD5 Head Gasket

mike, The thread by Psimpson7 about head removal and refit etc on his Defender is a really comprehensive and easy to follow guide, and includes all the bits you will need.

JC

Originally Posted by justinc

mike, The thread by Psimpson7 about head removal and refit etc on his Defender is a really comprehensive and easy to follow guide, and includes all the bits you will need.

JC

Thanks that was quick

Mike, this is to be found in the good oil section...http://www.aulro.com/afvb/good-oil/3...s-changes.html

JC

Originally Posted by Disco mike

AS has been sugested by a few masters on this site I am going to fit a new head gasket before we do our trip up North later in this winter vehicle has done 200,000ks. Can anyone tell how much a kit will cost to do this myself.
I believe I will require head, inlet ,exhaust manifold/ gaskets, new head stretch bolts,steel dowels to replace the plastic ones and anything else that should be done while its off.
Would the head need decoke valve grind? or other reconditioning and does the timing chain or cogs normaly need replacing or adjusting while the heads off.
I would also like to know how much anyone else has paid to get this done by a workshop.
Any help here greatly apreciated.
Mike

Mike ,I dont know what model vehicle you have, but you might be interested in this technical bulletin from LR. [haven't worked out how to download this stuff yet, so have to copy it]
model- discovery series 2, defender [ld], all td5 derivatives within vin ranges: d2[ 02 model year]- 2A736340 to 3A793895

defender [ 02 model year] 2A622424 to 3A 647705

CYLINDER HEAD LOCATING DOWELS
td5 engines fitted to vehicles in the above VIN ranges are fitted with plastic dowels to locate the cylinder head onto the cylinder block.Land Rover engineering has introduced steel locating dowels from the following VIN numbers-d2- 3A793895
defender - 3A 647705

If a cylinder head is removed from a vehicle in the above VIN range, the plastic dowels must be replaced with new specification steel dowels.
CAUTION-Td5 derivatives prior to the above VIN ranges must not, under any circumstances, be fitted with the new steel dowels. If steel dowels are fitted to to earlier engines, cylinder head cracking may result. Bob

Originally Posted by bob10

Mike ,I dont know what model vehicle you have, but you might be interested in this technical bulletin from LR. [haven't worked out how to download this stuff yet, so have to copy it]
model- discovery series 2, defender [ld], all td5 derivatives within vin ranges: d2[ 02 model year]- 2A736340 to 3A793895

defender [ 02 model year] 2A622424 to 3A 647705

CYLINDER HEAD LOCATING DOWELS
td5 engines fitted to vehicles in the above VIN ranges are fitted with plastic dowels to locate the cylinder head onto the cylinder block.Land Rover engineering has introduced steel locating dowels from the following VIN numbers-d2- 3A793895
defender - 3A 647705


If a cylinder head is removed from a vehicle in the above VIN range, the plastic dowels must be replaced with new specification steel dowels.
CAUTION-Td5 derivatives prior to the above VIN ranges must not, under any circumstances, be fitted with the new steel dowels. If steel dowels are fitted to to earlier engines, cylinder head cracking may result. Bob

Thanks Bob mine predates this tech bulletin which is good to know.

[FONT=""][COLOR=""][SIZE=""]Man 200000 k's new head and gaskets for a diesel motor?just isn't selling me land rovers anymore.in most case that should just be running in[/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT]

yea maybe,,
but the diesels you are remembering didnt have to shift 2.5 tonnes, didnt have to run on low sulpher, didnt have to conform to Euro pollution standards, didnt have a turbo hanging off, and didnt produce anywhere NEAR the power and torque output from a TD5,,

theres a reason stationary engines run forever--

Originally Posted by landcol

Man 200000 k's new head and gaskets for a diesel motor?just isn't selling me land rovers anymore.in most case that should just be running in

Just Landrover huh? Any modern diesel as Pedro said is in the same boat...

And the TD5 does a lot better than a Nissan 3.0L