discomania
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The stuff you have left over is almost identical to what I had left over when I rebuilt my head. I wondered at the time what the 8 washers were for, I started thinking what there was 8 of and thought valves but even when changing the valve guides these washers did not feature. The little aluminium washers I found no home for either. The 4 copper washers I thought were maybe to do with sensors.
discomania
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Well I was thinking more something to do with valves, like tappets but they are not head, not literally for the valves. The 4 are about the right size for smaller banjos yes. I think I used them for a sensor at a later date though. The 8 are a funny shape, almost like a C profile.
discomania
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banjo washers 8,,,,,4 injector bottom washers,,,,,,2 ally spill pipe washers and a sump washer me thinks
Reasonable guesses, but no.
The 4 left over are not injector washers, 300tdi and 200tdi for that matter injector washers have a central lip running round them, so they are not injector washers - the kit comes with proper injector washers anyway.
Almost certainly not Banjo washers, they are always just plain parallel sided washers or dowty washers nothing like the 8 you are left with, they are just plain odd! Where would you use 8 banjo washers on the 300tdi head anyway?
The spill pipe washers are much smaller and there should be 4!
That is not a sump washer for sure.
Having rebuilt 300tdi engines and bought this kit several times I can say for sure they are not used in any of the applications mentioned.
discomania
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Morning Gasto, I think I see why you jumped to the conclusion I was saying all injector washers are lipped, I know they are not, but what I was alluding to was that in this context; that being a 300tdi head kit, all 300tdi and 200tdi for that matter (although it ought not to factor into this as it's not a 200tdi kit) injector washers are lipped. I wasn't saying all 300tdi and 200tdi and for that matter all injector washers in general are lipped. I just mentioned the 200tdi just in case there was any ambiguity as to the kits purpose - i.e. the plain ones are for the 200tdi and the lipped are for the 300tdi.
I like your thinking outside the box but bear in mind, it is a head kit, so they don't furnish you with bits for filters and injection pumps. Look closely at the 8 washers - next time I am at my tool chest I will take a photo of one of the 48 I must now have. You will then see why they are just odd bastard washers.
discomania
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I am going to wait until I have a kilo then go and weigh them in for scrap!
