Thread: 300tdi,Replace Head gasket before it blows ?

Originally Posted by Smokaharma

What does it cost for a head gasket and timing belt change? My 300tdi disco1 is getting close to 230,000 and I'd like to be prepaired.
Any one recommend someone around bris to do the job.

Timing belt is easy, head should be straight forward.
If you want to have a go at doing the belt yourself, I've got the " special tools ".
Did mine a few months ago.
You may need the update kit for the timing belt pulleys.
Discovery 300 Tdi Timing Belt Kit - 4x4 Store

If it ain't broke, don't fix...

Personally, I'd buy in all the bits and stick them in the garage so you've got everything ready for when it does blow.

M

Originally Posted by camel_landy

If it ain't broke, don't fix...

Personally, I'd buy in all the bits and stick them in the garage so you've got everything ready for when it does blow.

M

Which is what I've done but I'm seriously considering a preventative change as it's now past 300,000km.
Hell, it may be why I've split the expansion tank....

Originally Posted by Smokaharma

What does it cost for a head gasket and timing belt change? My 300tdi disco1 is getting close to 230,000 and I'd like to be prepaired.
Any one recommend someone around bris to do the job.

M R Automotive did mine and I was happy with the job.

Originally Posted by camel_landy

If it ain't broke, don't fix...

Personally, I'd buy in all the bits and stick them in the garage so you've got everything ready for when it does blow.

M

Exactly Some say yay some say nay im on the the nay side of things .
But in saying that i recently had to change the head on my Tdi with 320,000 ks for unrelated problems and nothing to do with over heatng ! , It had very minor and i mean minor evidence of blow by past the gasket in 1 spot. If it was not that i had to change the head i would still be driving with the same gasket today , Which is my opinion only . You do what you want but dont be scared by all the dooms day talk that some may try to scare you with .
Im only talking by experience as some others are aswell Like i say if you scare easy then do it If your like me then push it
I Agree to disagree Jc

if your LR is your work vehicle and DD, then preventative maintainence goes a long way IMO

Originally Posted by uninformed

if your LR is your work vehicle and DD, then preventative maintainence goes a long way IMO

Might as well change your gearbox and everything else as preventative maintainence aswell , Come on how long is a piece of string where do you start and stop with such bizzare theorys on preventive work . My car is a DD i maintain it to the best of my ability but i dont change things just cause it might fail if that was the case any mechanicle machine,s will fail eventually , So why bother owning cars

Originally Posted by rangieman

Might as well change your gearbox and everything else as preventative maintainence aswell , Come on how long is a piece of string where do you start and stop with such bizzare theorys on preventive work . My car is a DD i maintain it to the best of my ability but i dont change things just cause it might fail if that was the case any mechanicle machine,s will fail eventually , So why bother owning cars

It'would't hurt to give the gearbox and transfer case a new set of bearings and seals by this many KM, and also if you crack them open you should be able to assess any dammage that is starting to happen.

Code:

 i dont change things just cause it might fail if that was the case any mechanicle machine,s will fail eventually

That's the point of doing PM's limiting mechanical failure. Or at least giving you a accurate mesure of when and how the machine will brakedown.

The latter is inportant as you dont want to be in the middle of nowhere and do a headgasket. and
A, Have no parts or tools to change it out.
b, not have enough food and water to be able to be rescued.

Oh and it's opinions like that that keep me flat out at work as a breakdown Sparky

Just my 2 cents worth.