Thread: TD5 head gasket

Elring seemed to be the most recommended when I searched through various forums about 6 months ago.

Originally Posted by shack

What style and brand are currently considered to be the gold standard for a TD5?

Cheers
James

Elring x 2
I've been using Elring without problem for a number of years now.
But style wise, dunno, I guess in the 5 big hole style

Originally Posted by discorevy

Elring x 2
I've been using Elring without problem for a number of years now.
But style wise, dunno, I guess in the 5 big hole style

I've gone for the 5 big hole, 3 little hole style!

I guess the Q in regard to style was MLS vs standard...

Originally Posted by shack

I've gone for the 5 big hole, 3 little hole style!

I guess the Q in regard to style was MLS vs standard...

Ah Ok, only ever seen coated MLS on TD5
3 hole came off ?, has the head been off before ?

Originally Posted by discorevy

Ah Ok, only ever seen coated MLS on TD5
3 hole came off ?, has the head been off before ?

Head has been off before, 3 hole gasket fitted, I know a lot of Mechs (not all) just order and put the 3 hole on, I've just gone the lazy route on this as well, performance difference should be negligible ...

Hopefully.

I've personally never had the head off this one.

1 way to tell if the previous gasket was too thick as long as rings/ bores still in spec is a build up of carbon on the piston crown.
The deficit of squish causes turbulence which presents as carbon build up
I know it's difficult to be a Rural Landy mech and you generally have to get parts in before the job, which in this case meant a 3 hole gasket for you.
I keep all 3 in stock and would like them to stay there, mainly because there are other things in life I'd rather be doing, but maybe I'm getting lazier as I age as well

Originally Posted by discorevy

1 way to tell if the previous gasket was too thick as long as rings/ bores still in spec is a build up of carbon on the piston crown.
The deficit of squish causes turbulence which presents as carbon build up
I know it's difficult to be a Rural Landy mech and you generally have to get parts in before the job, which in this case meant a 3 hole gasket for you.
I keep all 3 in stock and would like them to stay there, mainly because there are other things in life I'd rather be doing, but maybe I'm getting lazier as I age as well

Thanks for the tip, in all honesty if I find that it needs a 1 hole gasket when I get it apart I'll probably order one, hopefully the previous fixer used the correct one... TWT

Originally Posted by shack

Thanks for the tip, in all honesty if I find that it needs a 1 hole gasket when I get it apart I'll probably order one

I had no doubt James, the "she'll be right" approach doesn't seem like your style from what I can tell