Old Leafsprung Land Rovers

tdi manual

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4AohDs1ejqzNGIyZDMxMTItNjJhNy00ZjMwLWE2MGMtMjljNDk4ZjlhNjkw/edit?authkey=CM7cka8J

fitting head gasket from page 77

It's worth having a quick look at the head bolts Just to check there's no signs of stretch - the bolts are supposed to be good for 5 uses but I found necking on a couple of mine when I changed it. Full set was about £20 delivered.

yeah got myself the degree thingy for on the wrench today,

and got and read the better manual than the one i had on google docs.
power washed everything with use of degreaser so hopefully tomorrow my new gasket will arrive.

funny thing is my 200tdi always made this strange knocking sound and always was moist behind the engine on the bulkhead so the no4 cylinder was probably leaking to the outside when i put the engine in the car.
Yet i made it to the czech republic 3 times with everybody amazed at the sound/life of my engine while it was really blowing outside the gasket thus not really at its full strength .
also a little leak between no2 and 3 cylinder was noticed on the old gasket.

the noise just got louder at times and then it would go away for months just to come back louder.
and this time i could feel the engine puffing to the outside when i put my hand near the bulkhead.

Hi Xander,

I find the multi layer steel ones are much better, and my mate who has a garage which deals with a lot of land rovers says they are all he uses now, so I wouldn't worry too much!!

I bet the caravan of doom is dreading all the extra power once the head's done!!

Yeah mine was the metal one    ermm they always seem to go at the back sooting the bulkhead, mine was like that for about half a year and i did nt notice. 

i didn't noticed for 3.5 years always just thought it was sweating oil like most landrover engines do.
 never thought all that oil and noise was coming from the back cylinder