expected milage of a 200 tdi head gasket

andrewblueboy · Jan 23, 2010

hi all,

when i bought me car i got all service history and any garage bills that were done.as milage is on a 160000 + how long do h/g roughly lasts now i wreckon an average of 60,000, only while reading the history it shows as never been done or bills are missing ,anyone else think other wise andy

Pikey · Jan 23, 2010

andrewblueboy said:
hi all,
when i bought me car i got all service history and any garage bills that were done.as milage is on a 160000 + how long do h/g roughly lasts now i wreckon an average of 60,000, only while reading the history it shows as never been done or bills are missing ,anyone else think other wise andy

Nah Head gaskets can last for ever It's Timing belts that need replacing.

hughesy · Jan 23, 2010

A head gasket either fails or it doesn't. It's not a service item that needs changing at x000 miles

mr.spanner · Jan 23, 2010

if it ant broke then leave it alone

eightinavee · Jan 23, 2010

It was common for them to fail between 60 and 100,000 miles when they were "new" back in the day.But if they were done properly they would just go on then with no problems.
The 200TDI I have agreed to buy back for my SIII had a gasket at 72,000m,I bought it at 149,had it till 216 - it now has done 242 and even the injectors have not been touched.
The timing belt as said is alot more important.

andrewblueboy · Jan 24, 2010

thanks for replys
nice to know a landy can live on then lol

expected milage of a 200 tdi head gasket

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