Thread: Up date on TD5 headgasket change

Originally Posted by ak

It keeps coming back to the same thing doesn't it over heat a TD5 and big $$$, what's worse is a TD5 is a little engine that is capable of punching way above its weight so heaps of people use them for towing, which seems to be one of the main problems here.

It's seems Td5's that constantly tow heavy loads horse floats and big vans all the time ( I not talking about an off road trailer every month or so ) will eventually develop head problems.

big reds been pretty good to me and she hasnt had a gentle life but she does get good attention come servicing time Ive towed 3+t on more than a few occasions and when Im going anywhere I usually have about 1.5t of tandem and load on board and thats not normally for short trips either. But then I dont wind it up and push hard at the speed limits. No engine is going to last long if you ask 100% of it 100% of the time. (well maybe the series engines and the tdis)

Originally Posted by robert42

If you start to use water dont wait, change the head gasket.

I have a low collant alarm so are you saying if this either goes off or I notice the level dropping regularly, that I may have a head gasket problem so change it? Just checking to make sure I don't miss any warning signs

Cheers Mick

Originally Posted by MickG

I have a low collant alarm so are you saying if this either goes off or I notice the level dropping regularly, that I may have a head gasket problem so change it? Just checking to make sure I don't miss any warning signs

Cheers Mick

I would not say that. Just check why you are losing coolant. It could be many other things aother than a head gasket, but keep that in the back of your mind if you can not find anything else. It will also depend on how much coolant you are using and any other symptoms.
You will always use some coolant due to the nature of its use, same as oil, but if it is what you would call excessive then investigation is needed.

Originally Posted by CraigE

I would not say that. Just check why you are losing coolant. It could be many other things aother than a head gasket, but keep that in the back of your mind if you can not find anything else. It will also depend on how much coolant you are using and any other symptoms.
You will always use some coolant due to the nature of its use, same as oil, but if it is what you would call excessive then investigation is needed.

Thanks Craig, not loosing any coolant just now but just asking the question in case it was a head gasket early warning sign. Thanks for the input, Mick