Thread: Now a head gasket

Originally Posted by PAT303

Craig,do yourself a favor and find out why the problem happened,you've done the HG twice now?,you don't want a third time. I've never done a Td5 HG, let me know what you are doing and I'll come done and give you a hand. Pat

Pat,
Have only done once and that was more precautionary due to plastic head dowels. Possibly I stuffed it up, but was 5 years ago. I am expecting to find a cracked head, so if not will be a bonus. No passing diesel only coolant. Had been using a little coolant for about 6 months but no smoke. Yesterday suddenly smoke. Will start in a fortnight when I get back after closing Ravey. Start new job on 24th. Might have to get it x rayed / crack tested. I suppose an excuse to fix the oil leak from the cam carrier.
Thanks for the offer of help, better ways to catch up though. LOL.
Cheers
Craig

Craig we've seen a few over the years with the steam train effect and they have had visible cracks in the inlet or exhaust ports via a torch and the naked eye. You can easily see the steam/ washed mark. The other possible problem is how did the coolant also enter the crankcase? That unfortunately may be a bigger problem. If you CANNOT see sny head cracks and if the head passes pressure testing then I'm afraid that the next suspect is a cylinder bore. I have had 2 tdis do this. Have had 1 td5 with a hole in the bore and it was high enough up thecwall to let water into the cylinder but not enough to hydraulic. Head off and the bore was so bsdly marked and pitted it was obvious where the coolant was going😯. If you can i woul drain the coolant out before you leave it sitting. Start it up momentarily after that to esure no moisture remains in the cylinder /s and then whip the head off when you get back and report😎.

Jc

Craig not saying this is the thing to do but Dazza was selling second hand TD5s for a couple of grand a while back.
Maybe this is an alternative he isn't that far from you.
I went for the AMC head and haven't looked back I don't think I would run a TD5 without the AMC head personally.
You mentioned a business in Adelaide I think you will find them critical of AMC possibly in an effort to get you to purchase a reco TD5 head from them.
Be careful

Originally Posted by justinc

Craig we've seen a few over the years with the steam train effect and they have had visible cracks in the inlet or exhaust ports via a torch and the naked eye. You can easily see the steam/ washed mark. The other possible problem is how did the coolant also enter the crankcase? That unfortunately may be a bigger problem. If you CANNOT see sny head cracks and if the head passes pressure testing then I'm afraid that the next suspect is a cylinder bore. I have had 2 tdis do this. Have had 1 td5 with a hole in the bore and it was high enough up thecwall to let water into the cylinder but not enough to hydraulic. Head off and the bore was so bsdly marked and pitted it was obvious where the coolant was going��. If you can i woul drain the coolant out before you leave it sitting. Start it up momentarily after that to esure no moisture remains in the cylinder /s and then whip the head off when you get back and report��.

Jc

Justin,
Will look a bit closer when I get home. Did not appear to be water or condensate in the sump, so maybe steam from the exhaust back into the provent via the turbo, who knows. Only appeared to be in the provent with a little around the rocker area.
Cheers
Craig

Originally Posted by djam1

Craig not saying this is the thing to do but Dazza was selling second hand TD5s for a couple of grand a while back.
Maybe this is an alternative he isn't that far from you.
I went for the AMC head and haven't looked back I don't think I would run a TD5 without the AMC head personally.
You mentioned a business in Adelaide I think you will find them critical of AMC possibly in an effort to get you to purchase a reco TD5 head from them.
Be careful

Will look at that option if it is not just a head.

Hi CraigE,
Just FYI I got an upgraded cylinder head kit from Turner Engineering in the UK and it was the "ducks nuts", everything supplied fitted and everything worked a treat. My mistake was getting caught with the import tax, if I had ordered the parts separately I could have avoided the tax. Turner Engineering have always been a great assistance to myself, good communication, reasonable prices and excellent after sales service, couldn't fault them.

I have also bought a 300 tdi engine rebuild kit and several other engine related parts, always great service.

Cheers Marty

I have a 2000 TD5 head sitting here doing nothing. It has been reconditioned (head gasket leaking), faced, valves, crack tested etc, cost me $550 to do.

PM me if interested.

Mike

Just got my 2013 Defender back from Land Rover... blowing white smoke, loss of power and temperature up the symptoms...first attempt, it is the sensors they say...returned and managed 15km....second attempt...its the head....new head....and eight weeks later...and a trip home and.... more white smoke and loss of power, clearly not the head...two weeks later...new ERG valve and working a treat...three months to the day! Thank heavens for Land Rover assist and Land Rover goodwill... otherwise one would have been grounded.