head gasket td5

Well I have most of the parts needed to do the job next weekend so here is the break down of the parts
CB 5900 gasket set* $224
YLL 500040 dowel cyl head $ 3.86
KC 601 cyl head bolt kit $297.50
LVB 000260 head gasket $ 96.14

total $621.50

*you could save money by buying the gaskets and seals needed instead of the kit.

I have decided to replace the hoses as they are getting soft and showing signs of cracking plus the water pump and thermostat plus the oil pump bolt costs below

LYP 101400 oil pump bolt $ 4.63
PEM 500040 water pump $110
PCH 000420 bleed hose** $ 27
HKTD5DISCO hose kit $231.72
ERR 6299 oil centrifugal $ 24.20
LPX 100590 oil filter $ 12.04
PEM 100990 thermostat $ 38.56
TRL 100040 sump plug*** $ 14.56

total $462.71

**I broke this when I was seeing which head gasket was fitted(3 notch)the hose was very brittle
***Some rough bugger had rounded this off from when dealer use to service it causing me to swear every time I did a service.

total cost so far is $1084.21 I am lucky as I can get loctite,cleaning fluid,rags etc from work so hopefully this gives anyone out there a rough idea what they are up for money wise,will take my camera when I do the job and try and give a description of what is needed will also seal up the wiring loom

Thanks for the cost break up. It's of great interest for future reference. https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

Just for interest, I have just had the head gasket replaced on my Defender ('02 Td5, 140,000km), see Bloody Marvellous thread.

Parts breakdown was:

Head gasket $120
Head bolts $230
Injector O rings and washers $10

replaced the head gasket last weekend, one of plastic dowels was out of shape and the other was broken the leak was at the number 5 cylinder it was hard to spot as it was a small leak,it now has steel dowels the injector plug on the computer side was split and the internal plug was full of cracks splicing a new plug into the existing wiring loom alot cheaper than buying the whole wiring loom have pictures and have been trying to post them but not having much luck so far and found the oil pump bolt was close to failing had to replace the oil pump and sprocket as well.

Replaced the water pump the bearings were stuffed very hard to check with this in the car so it was a very busy weekend plus had to take an extra few days off from work waiting for parts (oil pump) as I was at the mother in laws in goulburn she has a big double garage and the body corp at the block of flats I live in have some rule about working on cars which I tend to ignore most times

here is a pic of the plastic dowels


http://sc.groups.msn.com/tn/EA/E1/of...ctures/1/7.jpg

one has a kink in it and the other is broken

Hope she's running treat after all that work.