Thread: TD5 Service

The same thought crossed my mind...The same thing can be said about the oil pump bolt, you can buy them pre-loctited but L/R cant get every bolt in the pump right.The non-greasable uni's on the front prop shaft are another
Maybe they dont expect cars to do the amount of kms that they do in Australia.
Cheers Ean

Originally Posted by CleanTD5

If the steel dowels are so pathetically cheap, (how much for plastic ones from LR ???) where is LR's logic in installing plastic dowels in the first place ?? Would this not give better longevity for the TD5 motor ??

Obviously LR/BMW thought plastic was OK (only used for assembly?) but after Ford got involved they started using steel, noting that if a non-early version head was removed, steel was to be used on re-assembly. Apparantly the steel ones don't fit the early heads, so I made some for my '99 using the shank of an 8mm drill bit.