Great walkthrough there.
i'm about to remove my td5 head as i think it's dropped a cylinder. head off first then see whats what.
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Great walkthrough there.
i'm about to remove my td5 head as i think it's dropped a cylinder. head off first then see whats what.
In this tutorial it states that "the head gasket is a 1 hole one, but I will be putting in the thickest one I think".
I too have a one hole gasket or 1.27mm and am about to replace my head. A mechanic yesterday said that he would be putting a 3 hole or 1.35mm back in, rather than going with the existing size. Why would you do that? Just wondering which one to order from Turner's.
regards
David
Hi Justin, what symptoms did you allude to here?
I seem to have fixed all coolant leaks but under load I seem to loose coolant and then get an overheating problem, ie; it only overheats when coolant is low and that only happens towing. I have replaced radiator, hoses, water pump, the thermo fan clutch is good and there are no bubbles in the coolant once the system has been bled correctly.
Regards
Mike
Thanks for this thread. I think I have to take mine off, not because it's leaking, but because I butchered an exhaust stud repair. The head repairer says he can fix it no worries, but I'm not sure. Any thoughts from the gurus? I'm not daunted by the nature of the job, as I've taken lots of heads off before, but I am concerned by the hardness issues BK talks about.
Great write up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Psimpson7
I'm curious about the timing chain:
I notice that you mention securing the cam with a bolt. Is there any need to buy the pins and secure the crank, or is it safe to zip tie the chain and drop a bolt in the cam?
Also, facing the front which do I rotate the crank clock wise or anti clockwise?
I have just a couple personal experiences from doing this job.
1. Remember to put your cam gear in your chain before you fit your nice new head gasket and torque all your new head bolts. (unless you enjoy breaking and re-riveting cam chains)
2. Make sure ALL 5 of your injector o-rings are in the correct groove. Check by making sure no leakage around each injector with rocker cover off when you turn the key on and tank pump will build pressure. (I had to drain 40L of diesel out of my engine and full intercooler and I was lucky I had the intake hose off at the time.
Stupid mistakes. (Maybe try not doing the job at night after work might help)
Brian.
Gentlemen,, Please!
This Forum is not the place for conversation,,,
by all means link/refer to it,, but please ask questions in the Technical Forum.
Thanks,, [biggrin]
Thanks for the postings and kind help here. Am new here but am already finding a lot of help with my td5 discovery. My question is, is the fan supposed to be able to turn freely on its own pinion even if the nut is stationary? Also, I opened the drain plug to find the car was empty of coolant. Smoking when running and engine pretty wet at mating lines... Definitely a gasket job, right?Quote:
Originally Posted by justinc
I still can't believe you did this job with the fan still in place. I don't think you can do this on a discovery 2 td5..Quote:
Originally Posted by Psimpson7