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| Justtellme Member Since: 23 Nov 2015 Location: Ottawa Posts: 310   
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For the last month i’ve been smelling a whiff of rich diesel smoke on startup on cooler mornings.
Last week I did some checks, no oil in ECU, everything looked fine under the hood until I found an extra 4 litres of diesel in the sump....😢 I now have a very expensive and heavy Turner Engineering crate enroute across the Atlantic at the moment. Does anyone have any tips or pitfalls I should avoid? Copperslip on the glow plugs?, headgasket fitted dry?...Anything else?Ive done several head gaskets and head changes in the past, but never on a diesel. I have the paper manual and have been doing a little research online, but thought I better ask the experts before I start pulling the old head this weekend. Is the head really so heavy that you require an overhead lift like shown in the manual? Patrick. |
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24th Oct 2020 2:22pm |
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| 4RF RDS Member Since: 19 Jul 2015 Location: Ottawa Posts: 942 
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No you don’t need a lift. Why a new head? have you determined its cracked? It could be leaky injectors? A Td5 head swap is pretty simple. Lots of vids on line. Since you’ll have a new head you won’t have to worry about the dreaded broken stud in the alu head. You might also consider a Wurth Stud kit, copper nuts and maybe consider de-webbing your manifold as well as a new FPR and glow plugs while you are at it.
Good luck. If you find yourself in a pinch reach out as I might be able to assist https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/X10-LAND-ROVER-...Sw9R1fOvne 2010 Range Rover MkIII Autobiography Super Charged (Idris) 2003 Range Rover Mk III (Desmond FitzWilliam) 2000 Defender 110 CSW TD5 (CTX) 1992 Range Rover Classic (Lizzy) 1972 Series III 300 Tdi (Stanwood) 1967 MGB GT Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats. H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956) |
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24th Oct 2020 3:53pm |
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| Justtellme Member Since: 23 Nov 2015 Location: Ottawa Posts: 310
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Thanks!
Just ordered those new studs....I had already ordered new glowplugs as well. I will let you know how it goes......... Patrick |
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24th Oct 2020 4:21pm |
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| 4RF RDS Member Since: 19 Jul 2015 Location: Ottawa Posts: 942
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☝🏻 That is very good advice
 2010 Range Rover MkIII Autobiography Super Charged (Idris)
2003 Range Rover Mk III (Desmond FitzWilliam) 2000 Defender 110 CSW TD5 (CTX) 1992 Range Rover Classic (Lizzy) 1972 Series III 300 Tdi (Stanwood) 1967 MGB GT Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats. H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956) |
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24th Oct 2020 9:09pm |
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| Justtellme Member Since: 23 Nov 2015 Location: Ottawa Posts: 310
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Its a 15P. Ordered new dowels anyway just in case.....because I am close to the change over serial number and they were relatively inexpensive. Patrick |
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24th Oct 2020 9:53pm |
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| Justtellme Member Since: 23 Nov 2015 Location: Ottawa Posts: 310
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Cant fault Turner for speed of delivery.
Ordered Friday morning. DHL dropped it off an hour ago.(Monday afternoon....) Patrick |
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26th Oct 2020 10:27pm |
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| dorsetsmith Member Since: 30 Oct 2011 Location: South West Posts: 4554 |
top marks Turner and dhl
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26th Oct 2020 10:37pm |
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| 4RF RDS Member Since: 19 Jul 2015 Location: Ottawa Posts: 942
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DHL is stealing international shipping from FedEx and UPS, better faster cheaper 👍🏻 2010 Range Rover MkIII Autobiography Super Charged (Idris)
2003 Range Rover Mk III (Desmond FitzWilliam) 2000 Defender 110 CSW TD5 (CTX) 1992 Range Rover Classic (Lizzy) 1972 Series III 300 Tdi (Stanwood) 1967 MGB GT Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats. H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956) |
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27th Oct 2020 1:06am |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5855  
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Is it still an AMC head? 1999 Defender TD5 110
Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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27th Oct 2020 11:47am |
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| Justtellme Member Since: 23 Nov 2015 Location: Ottawa Posts: 310
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Yep,
AMC head, AMC head bolts. Elring head gasket, hylomar ( though it looks like tube that needs a special gun to use?) I sprung for the “genuine” seal and bolt kit,( new bolts for rocker shaft, injector seals, copper washers, cam plugs..etc..) but what came looks like aftermarket and was not in a LR green box...and they threw everything into a plastic bag including the injector O rings which ended up wrapped around sharp bolt threads. I wont be using those now. Rest seemed OK. Now need to find a few days to execute the swap. We had snow this morning and the wife wants her parking spot back in the garage. Patrick |
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29th Oct 2020 1:55am |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5855
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I had an AMC head (10p) around 8 / 9 years ago and still good as gold. 1999 Defender TD5 110
Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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29th Oct 2020 8:09am |
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| Podrob Member Since: 20 May 2012 Location: Co Derry, N Ireland Posts: 31 
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I fitted an AMC to 15P engine 10 years ago, still going strong
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14th Dec 2020 6:55pm |
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| roel Member Since: 08 Aug 2009 Location: Lelystad Posts: 2039  
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I like this comments but what do they tell us? Land Rover put one an original one on mine in the factory in 2003 and it is still going fine. So does this say Land Rover heads are better?  Roel
1984 90 2.5 na Diesel - RR V8 (1994-2001) 1997 Camel Trophy Discovery 300TDI (2001-2009) 2005 G4 Discovery III 4.4 V8 (2008-2018) It's gone but it still hurts. 2003 90 Td5 (2009-now) |
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15th Dec 2020 7:56am |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5855
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What I am saying is the AMC head that replaced my failed LR head is still working fine. Mine is a 10p 19999 engine variant. 1999 Defender TD5 110
Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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15th Dec 2020 8:41am |
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