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  1. 9th January 2016, 10:00 PM #1
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    300TDI REBUILD

    I am considering rebuilding a 300TDI for my 97 130 in the not to distant future , & looking for some good advice .
    I have a wreck with a motor that has supposedly only done 125k from new .
    I want to end up with a very good motor & don't mind spending a little extra to achieve this. Is it worth refreshing the motor if it proves to be in reasonable cond. or should I just get it rebuilt & be done with it ?
    Are there any better brands of rebuild parts . If a new head is required which ones are best? I have read a few posts that say they noticed little difference with the Turner performance head .
    I have a VNT turbo & upgraded inter cooler on the old motor & performance is fine , but getting a bit tired at 450,000
    Any good advice from those in the know would be much appreciated .
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  2. 9th January 2016, 10:19 PM #2
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    At 125k just drop it in with your go fast bits and keep the old one rebuilding.

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  3. 9th January 2016, 10:28 PM #3
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    Yes that would be nice , but I won;t know what cond. it is in unless i pull it apart .It is my work vehicle so would be nice to have it off the road as little as possible . I would hate to put it in only to find out latter that it is not what I had hoped for .
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  4. 10th January 2016, 07:10 AM #4
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    Late last year I did a rebuild.
    I got +0.20 pistons, rings and bearings from turners for $708.
    Clean, bore, deck the block, install cam bearings and crank grind was $530
    Gaskets, cam belt and seals was about $400


    Transferred the existing standard turners head to the new motor.
    This engine replaced the original @ 440k, what a difference it makes.


    With 125k on the spare motor, I would put that one in and rebuild your original engine.
    If you rebuild your 450k motor, you may as well put a turners performance head on it. Every little bit of HP helps.
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  5. 11th January 2016, 05:35 PM #5
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    Re lash caps , Crane have two 8mm lash caps on their site .
    One is 50thou x 8 off The other is 60thou x 16 off .
    Which one is best ?
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  6. 11th January 2016, 05:46 PM #6
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    Not sure but i think it is the 16 pack.
    I use the vw caps.
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  7. 11th January 2016, 06:42 PM #7
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    and I used Manley lash caps, can't recall the part # off the top of my head, and pretty sure bought them through VPW in Victoria.
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  8. 16th January 2016, 07:29 PM #8
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    Any recommendations for pistons , rings, bearings etc . Or a high quality rebuild kit ?
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  9. 16th January 2016, 07:45 PM #9
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    Genuine pistons are Kolbenschmidt.
    They are very good quality.
    Weights are incredibly consistent, as are the gudgeon weights.
    The rings supplied didn't need the end gaps filed, and were right at the minimum gap.

    Hepalite's aren't made in the UK, they are from Taiwan. They may be really good, but I don't have any experience with them.

    Last big ends I used were King out of a Bearmach box. Can't comment on life, they've only done about 7500km so far.
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