Jason2
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Are sure lip is'nt carbon build up ?
Are sure lip is'nt carbon build up ?
chris freestone
Active Member
I have all the caps taken off intact all valves look the same it was the creaseing/craking type marks around the edge is was wondering about? I think the tappit gaps where larger and needed adjusting.... Didnt realy know much about them till recently now that ive read up on it... Will be settin them proply wen i reasemble
chris freestone
Active Member
Well think i found the issue, broken oil control ring on number 3. Now puttin it back together so fingers crossed problem sorted
jamesmartin
Well-Known Member
difficult to tell from picture the spring caps often have marks as such but in your pic it could look cracked ,valve stem head should feel smooth with no raised areas if it has it would want replacing as once hard facings worn they can wear at an alarming rate
chris freestone
Active Member
Well back together seems to be running great..... One thing though, gettin smoke from the filler cap now does this mean ive done a crap job on the head gasket?
jamesmartin
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how much smoke ?did you space ring gaps ,did you get coolant in engine when removing head
chris freestone
Active Member
Considerable, seems to have some presseure behind it. Yes got water in engine durin removal, so could just be that im hopein... You mean the 120 betwwen gaps on piston ringsclose enough
chris freestone
Active Member
Smoke is pushed out tje filler hole at iddle but wen you rev it just kinda creeps out
jamesmartin
Well-Known Member
rings should be spaced sp no gap is on the thrust side ie passenger side ,you should remove block drain plug on side just in front of exhaust down pipe,tappets set correctly and all adjuster threads above the nut similar ,probably just engine drying out
chris freestone
Active Member
Drivin it 40miles today, all seems good back to normal but am still hettin alot of smoke fromoil filler cap
currymunster
Well-Known Member
Nice post - Tapping is really frustrating - I had same on my 300tdi.
Went through everything
Lift pump
Vacuum pump
Tappets
Exhaust gasket
Valve stem caps.
In the end it was the Head gasket leaking on Number 4 - Could feel it chuffing when I put my hand down the side of the engine!!
Went through everything
Lift pump
Vacuum pump
Tappets
Exhaust gasket
Valve stem caps.
In the end it was the Head gasket leaking on Number 4 - Could feel it chuffing when I put my hand down the side of the engine!!
