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fitting new head gasket

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meader:
i have a 95 300tdi and i am fitting a new head gasket wot are the torque settings and in wot order i have been looking for it on the internet but cant seem to find it

SteveGoodz:
pm me with your email address and I'll send you the relevant pages from the manual  :)

Yoshi:
Are you using new head bolts?  After reading your other post where you say you rebuilt the engine and with a new head gasket the bolts might have stretched too far?

I am by no means a mechanic, just throwing this out there cos people have said it to me, always good to replace the head bolts when replacing a head gasket!

beast5680:
if you dont know the engines history change the head bolts and have the head skimmed or at the very least checked for flatness or you,ll be doing the gasket again soon

Range Rover Blues:
The head boots are designed to be re-used a minimum of 3 times, a set costs £30 ish so if unsure, swap them.

Good mechanics stamp the head with a centre punch if they refit them (it might be why they have 5 stars marked on the end, up to 5 uses).

Fit a GENUINE or EOM gasket.

The manual says the head should bnever be skimmed, plenty here will disagree, me included TBH but check it hasn't been skimmed already.

If you can, measure the piston projection at the front and back of all 4 pistons, then select the correct gradeof gaskt (4 available) ddon't just fit the 3 hole type, especially if the head has been done before.  Get it wrong and you ruin the engine or loose compression and power/economy.

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