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  1. 6th August 2012, 08:55 PM #1
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    TD5 head gasket thickness

    Hi all,

    I am about to do the head gasket on my D2 td5 2000 with 213k on the clock. It's been losing water lately with no obvious sign of where it's going.

    Anyway I have been reading the Good Oil - lots of info & lots of reading - but I don't understand the 1 hole, 2 hole & 3 hole gasket thing - why is there differing thickness of head gasket?
    Also do you use the same thickness ??
    & how do you tell what it has at the moment?

    I just want to order stuff from UK in advance.

    thanks
    Steve
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  2. 6th August 2012, 09:26 PM #2
    strangy
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    Hi, there is a tab on the front of the gasket protruding below the coolant outlet on the front of the head. It will have 1, 2 or 3 holes. Replace it with the same number of holes. The gasket thickness is specifically relevent to piston protrusion.

    1 Hole = 1.27mm

    2 Hole = 1.20mm

    3 Hole = 1.35mm
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  3. 7th August 2012, 11:30 AM #3
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    there is a sort of a hole on the edge, more like a nick - see photo circled in red - is that it???
    it's not my photo - comes from Psimpson via the good oil.



    thanks
    Steve
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  4. 7th August 2012, 11:42 AM #4
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    The hole(s) about an inch further back than that circle.

    Its based on the protusion of the piston from the block. You can check it if you like but I would just refit the new one the same as the one you removed.
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  5. 8th August 2012, 07:37 AM #5
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    Thanks to Strangy & Psimpson7, I have found it last night - 1 hole , it was covered in dirt & gunk

    regards
    Steve
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