Thread: TDI head gasket

Assuming he's still there... Fred Smith in Bayswater (but it has been a few years since I've used him).

Failing that, have a look in the 'Recommended Suppliers' section, for one close to you.

M

Excuse my lack of knowledge but what do you mean by pressuring? my disco blew the coolant hose on 45 deg day here in wa. But i thought i got away with it as no water in oil or vice versa that i can see???

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Originally Posted by waltsd

Excuse my lack of knowledge but what do you mean by pressuring? my disco blew the coolant hose on 45 deg day here in wa. But i thought i got away with it as no water in oil or vice versa that i can see???

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Coolant hoses are under pressure from the combustion gases entering the coolant passages, if your hoses are all rock hard even after removing air locks and thermostat is open then gasket is gone.
Look to see if you are getting bubbles in your coolant bottle, i thought i was lucky same as you - still to confirm 100% though.

Camel Landy, i know Fred but i will do the spanner work and get a head place to check the head for me.

Thanks . No sign yet. No loss of coolant either. Hopefully lucky

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You could try ringing a LR garage north/east of city and ask if they do it... If they do, bingo. If they don't, ask where they send the head for testing. If they don't do the work themselves, maybe they wouldn't mind sharing?

I think they are called Auger Engines in Bayswater. They build race engines and do testing machining. Got Tdi head checked 2 years ago for about $130. Scoresby rd maybe??Cheers
Luke

Originally Posted by luke68

I think they are called Auger Engines in Bayswater. They build race engines and do testing machining. Got Tdi head checked 2 years ago for about $130. Scoresby rd maybe??Cheers
Luke

Thanks Luke, what testing did they do ?

Since its been so hot lately i'm only just getting around to looking at the disco, reversed down my driveway to the side of the house so i can work on it.
Now my for my dilemma, when i replaced the blown top hose and topped the car was slightly nose down which made bleeding the cooling the system difficult.
Its now nose uphill and after letting it idle for a while and feeling a little bubbling in the expansion tank, i'm not sure that the gaskets gone at all ?
Would air trapped in the system cause occasional bubbling , hoses are back to how they should be and not under pressure - do i risk driving it around the block to test it ?