Thread: TD5 breather pressure

If you can get by without the vehicle for a while it would pay to do a strip down of your engine first , before ordering your parts as you don't know what the bores/pistons / valves etc look like
If you can't do without the car , then a good 2nd hand engine might be a better bet, allowing you to build at your leisure.
Cheers

Originally Posted by discorevy

If you can get by without the vehicle for a while it would pay to do a strip down of your engine first , before ordering your parts as you don't know what the bores/pistons / valves etc look like
If you can't do without the car , then a good 2nd hand engine might be a better bet, allowing you to build at your leisure.
Cheers

Good advice. I completely agree.

Would anyone know if a head from a Dec 2003 TD5 EU3 bolt onto a Td5 bottom end from 2000 disco?

Yes it will bolt on, however you will have to change the Fuel Pressure Regulator and add the fuel line from the EU3 head to it.

Originally Posted by Pippin

Yes it will bolt on, however you will have to change the Fuel Pressure Regulator and add the fuel line from the EU3 head to it.

I noticed the intake side of the motor was different.

OK to confirm I understand correctly. As long as I use all other parts from my EU3 engine (FPR and fuel line) to bolt onto bottom end of the 2000 motor I should be sweet?

What head gasket would I use, the same type as what comes off the EU3 motor?

Thanks for your reply.

Originally Posted by Jazzman

If the rings are worn causing this issue, it is fair to hazard a guess thicker oil would help temporarily. If it is polished bores maybe not.

I'm keen to listen to what you have to say, but could you please be more constructive and explain what the problem is with running thicker oil in this situation.

Just for the record running thicker oil (20W50) made no difference, I still don't know why.

Originally Posted by Jazzman

I noticed the intake side of the motor was different.

OK to confirm I understand correctly. As long as I use all other parts from my EU3 engine (FPR and fuel line) to bolt onto bottom end of the 2000 motor I should be sweet?

What head gasket would I use, the same type as what comes off the EU3 motor?

Thanks for your reply.

Yes it will be sweet. Use the same type gasket as fitted to the 2000 bottom end i.e.; 1 hole 2 hole or 3 hole.

Information I have gathered from people who know more than I.

While this combination would run OK , its not ideal as the 16 p engines run higher pressure injectors , so they run a different cam therefore a stronger timing chain, also the eu3 bottom ends have the combustion recess offset , ie different pistons , so yep , not ideal , bummer because I know the wreckers want a fortune , I guess if you were really stuck you could do it