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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: treeman on December 20, 2007, 19:15:02

Title: which head gasket???
Post by: treeman on December 20, 2007, 19:15:02: time to do the head gasket but theres a choice of 4, how can i tell which one i need??? can i find out by the engine number or do i have to take it off to see how many little holes its got if its got any?? :roll:
Title: which head gasket???
Post by: Ralph on December 20, 2007, 19:30:23: measure how much the pistons protrude from the engine block tell dealer and hey presto he should give you the right gasket
Title: which head gasket???
Post by: hairyasswelder on December 20, 2007, 19:40:53: Have looked at rave disk but only have info for 300 tdi :(
It states the same gasket to be fitted unless the head, crank or pistons have been replaced.
it will have 0 - 3 holes in the gasket

Hope this helps

Steve
Title: which head gasket???
Post by: hairyasswelder on December 20, 2007, 20:13:15: Ok Jess is here 8) she knows how to use this modern techy stuff :shock:

May need 42" monitor or paste them :wink:
Title: which head gasket???
Post by: L90OOK on December 20, 2007, 20:42:59: If it's 200Tdi fit the 3 hole thicker gasket 8)
Title: which head gasket???
Post by: J B on December 20, 2007, 21:14:35: landy dealers fit the 3 hole as a matter of course
Title: which head gasket???
Post by: beast5680 on December 20, 2007, 22:15:15: as ^^^^^ fit the three hole one
Title: Re: which head gasket???
Post by: chris9119 on December 21, 2007, 05:53:12: Quote from: "treeman"
time to do the head gasket

Why is it time :?:

Are you having the head checked at the same time...., could save loads of time/expense.

Head gaskets don't usually just go on there own...., something contributes to it going :idea:
Title: which head gasket???
Post by: treeman on December 21, 2007, 08:44:31: iv already gone an got a crack detection kit an my mate skims, ports an gas flows heads at work so he can check it with a straight edge :lol: isnt the 3 holed 1 the safe bet being the thicker 1? i dont really wanna lose any performance because its sluggish now :oops: looks like the dti testers coming out :lol: :lol: thanks for the advice
Title: which head gasket???
Post by: dave_2A_2.25Turbo on December 21, 2007, 09:08:28: You can see how many holes/notches the current gasket has if you look at the bit that sticks out above the lift pump (AFAICR). If in doubt fit the the 3-hole as the safe bet.

And head gaskets do fail just through age. Did mine without skimming etc and no further probs (at least - not with the gasket!), but then I didn't let it overheat.
Title: which head gasket???
Post by: treeman on December 21, 2007, 09:40:22: il go an have a look now, il get a gasket set just in case anywy il prob need it one day :lol: the previous owner hardly used it an now im jus like a kid with a big toy so it wouldnt suprise me if it had gone :lol: cheers for that, i would of took it apart 1st otherwise :roll:
Title: which head gasket???
Post by: Range Rover Blues on December 23, 2007, 13:55:20: Quote from: "jon boy"
landy dealers fit the 3 hole as a matter of course

Which is reasuring, NOT!

there's a reason why 3 or 4 thicknesses are available, though I'm told the 3 hole (next to thickest) is the most common.

Perhaps this is why so many TDis do so badly on fuel economy :?
Title: which head gasket???
Post by: L90OOK on December 23, 2007, 17:58:58: If the head has been skimmed then you will lose very little by fitting a 3 hole gasket.

Here's mine when I decided to change it :oops: :roll: :lol:
There was no other damage to the engine...head gas flowed & skimmed though :twisted:
Title: which head gasket???
Post by: treeman on December 24, 2007, 17:59:13: looked between the 3rd an 4th injector an it was the 1 hole gasket, its all ordered up now, thanks again :D
Title: which head gasket???
Post by: Range Rover Blues on December 27, 2007, 16:16:16: Quick warning folks.

Some "people" were selling 3-hole gaskets on flea-bay that only had one hole in them, something to do with the tooling :roll: