Thread: 300tdi rings gone

Good luck finding a crowd that sill do change over 300TDI engine and I would be thinking that this will cost you $$$$$ straight up.

Cheapest way out, find a second hand one from a donar car and buy it if it runs well and drop it straight in or even buy a whole donar car for spares and then work from there.

Once your up and going again, then look at rebuilding the old engine, strip it and find out what was stuffed as I think you will find that there will be quite a bit wrong with it if it's granaded at such an early age.

In Canberra have a talk to Morwood motors. They know the TDI engines very well.

Strip and redo the pistons and head easy and cheap to do (well cheaper than replaceing) and in my mind better the deval you know

Originally Posted by mcrover

Cheapest way out, find a second hand one from a donar car and buy it if it runs well and drop it straight in or even buy a whole donar car for spares and then work from there.

How about finding one at a wreckers? if so - where?

Originally Posted by Reads90

Strip and redo the pistons and head easy and cheap to do (well cheaper than replaceing) and in my mind better the deval you know

Should spark it back to life..

Been quoted $4500 to $5500 for a S?H one

A TDI will not cost $5000 to reco if it just worn.There a basic engine and the only dear bit on them is the head but you can get one from England for $1200 if it is no good.Modern motors in Dungog have Quoted me around $4000 if the block and head are good. Pat

Originally Posted by Reads90

Strip and redo the pistons and head easy and cheap to do (well cheaper than replaceing) and in my mind better the deval you know

can this be done with the engine in the car? Can you get the sump off etc and then undo the bearing caps and push the pistons out the top?

i just rebuilt my 300 it cost the best part of 2k for parts and machine work it was decked and bored. i put it together my self very basic engine