Thread: Desparate and ROVER less..

Im guessing its a 300 Tdi diesel ,These motors are easily sourced at good prices

The motors are a robust engine ,ive not heard of them dropping vavles this could be a result of too much right foot

Have you removed the head of the engine to inspect the internal damage from said vavle

I guess you haven't investigated why this happened and what other damage(if any) was done, but...

the 300tdi is a desirable motor and repairing it usually economically justified

alternatively....if you want to sell it as is ... just pm me (and probably heaps of other members on this site would join the queue)

No I don't know why it happened cause the car is well maintained and is not driven harshly. It is driven in the country and cruises on open roads. It has been looked at by a mechanic and they could only tell me it was Valve 3 that was dropped. And is not for sale. Thanks for your feedback...any more would be appreciated.

the only common cause I know of for tdis dropping valves (and I say this in the way that common is used to refer to blue moons) is worn collets or incorrect installation of the collets combined with a bad valve grind or recession.

similar but not the same is if its done a timing belt and Mr. Dodgo mechanic has just whacked a new belt on removed the valve train and pushrods then either straightened or replaced the rods without pulling the head to check the damage to the valves + pots.

assuming that it doesnt run at all it might have even done the timing belt.

whats making you think that its dropped a valve?

well firstly you need to know find out what damage has been done and to do this the head and front cover will need to come off....

and while you are doing that you will also replace ancilliaries such as water pump, idler bearings etc

while this is relatively straightforward to do yourself with standard and some special self made tools - but you do need to be realistic about your capabilities, your interest and your time availabilty ......

you'll need manual (pc disks available on this site very cheaply) and other resource advice which members can point you towards....

its worth running site searches here on subjects like "300tdi timing belt" to see what others have experienced..........

the parts are all readily available and IMHO relatively cheap......

you will really get to know your engine which is a good thing.........

the other way to go about it is to get it trucked to a trustworthy repairer (at a cost of say $300-$400 to western sydney) and pay them to do basically the same

is this the kind of advice you were looking for???????????????

It sounds like from the information I'm receiving I'm going to have to strip the engine down and go from there. The timing belt was replaced at 80,000Km by the previous owner plus the Mechanic said it was a dropped valve. Which doesn't necessarily mean it is??? Thanks for the info.

87County - that's really useful information and exactly what I was hoping for. The day is looking brighter already... What area do I look in this site for the CD mentioned?

Originally Posted by Rabrover

87County - that's really useful information and exactly what I was hoping for. The day is looking brighter already... What area do I look in this site for the CD mentioned?

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