Head gasket replacement on 300tdi - measurement confusion?

[julianf]

Mine was bubbling away merrily, not quite like a boiling kettle, but enough !

I assume that was hgf?

Ive not encountered EGR coolers, fortunately.

 

[julianf]

Finished this up a week or so ago. Smooth enough job, and went without issue (apart from not being able to find my torque angle meter, my friend not being able to find his, and me having to buy another one).

I dont have a photo of the gasket or head, but the failure was one (or both) of the middle two cylinders to the water jacket.

I had a fresh head to go on, but i could find nothing at all wrong with the old head, so chanced putting it back on.

Messing about doing an engine coolant flush, doing the oil, setting the valve gaps, and cleaning up was almost as time consuming as doing the actual job. It really wasnt especially complex, just time consuming.

Today was the first longer trip. About an hour each way down the motor way.

It will drive, with ease, at the speed limit, and the coolant gauge was perfectly stable. About 16psi of boost (which is pretty much factory setting) when driving under moderate load, and it hasnt broken yet.



I stopped my partner taking it to work earlier in the week, as i figured it wasnt yet tested, but im happy for her to drive it again now.