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  1. 16th May 2012, 08:50 AM #1
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    ID'ing a head gasket before beginning teardown

    Hi All,

    Is there a way of ID'ing the correct head gasket needed on a TD5, 2001, Series II, before you teardown the motor?

    I know there are these holes (a 1 hole, 2 hole and 3 hole version), on the top right of the gasket that ID's it, but is there a way of telling before I open her up?

    Be good to have all the parts together before beginning the job.

    Cheers, Pete'
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    left hand side front of motor there is a tab that sticks out with the holes a torch helps and you may have to clean around the area this will make it easier and pull the top sound proofing cover off.
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    ^^ Correct above. Note it may not have any holes though.

    I believe the options are 1, 2, 3 or no holes. 1 hole being the thinnest. No holes being the thickest.

    I'm sure someone will jump in if I'm wrong...
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    Hi Pete
    I too will be doing my head gasket in the next week or so. What gasket set will you be buying? $120 will get you an ebay set from the UK including postage. They are $300 when i rang around the country here. I think Britcar in Melbourne were the cheapest i could find at $220. I am going with the 3 hole gasket at 1.35mm (thickest) Dont forget you need new head bolts. I bought mine on ebay UK. Half the price of any i could find here.
    Here is the link to the gaskets and head bolts if you want to take a look.
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    Hi all
    Correction.
    Britcar were $275 for the kit and TR Spares were $200.

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    In terms of brands, there are a lot of people on here that will only recommend the Elring brand. Search the forums and you'll find plenty of discussion.
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  7. 19th May 2012, 09:14 AM #7
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    Hi Guys,

    Got this quote and will be adding a couple of things to it like new water hoses and thermostat.
    You'll see it's a pretty good price as once converted, it's only around $356 including delivery and includes a new injector harness and loom from harness back to maf as I got oil that that harness too.

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  8. 19th May 2012, 03:23 PM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by Frontier1 View Post
    Hi Guys,

    Got this quote and will be adding a couple of things to it like new water hoses and thermostat.
    You'll see it's a pretty good price as once converted, it's only around $356 including delivery and includes a new injector harness and loom from harness back to maf as I got oil that that harness too.

    Pete'
    Pete, I'd check what brand they are offering, Genuine or Britpart etc. Sometimes cheap prices mean cheap parts.
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