Yes thanks!..might explain though why every disco I have ever owned has the majority of its nuts and bolts, either nicely rounded off or fooked! a nip up and 50 deg turn sounds good to me, just wanted to check it wasn't critical that it wasn't done right Thanks for the replies.

which manifold?

Hi all, Changed the head gasket on my disco and I want to torque down the rocker shaft nuts and bolts. the book says 5nm then 50 deg. Im not to keen on buying another torque wrench (mine starts at 20) so I wondered if anyone had any suggestions? or can you get away without using one...

seen this? 300TDI CYLINDER HEAD SECOND HAND SKIMMED AND PRESSURE TESTED | eBay or I think a bare one is about £250 from famous 4, might save a lot of messing around

I didn't have a machined flat, so I just used this, did the trick for me :D

are all the pulleys on properly and all of the bolts tight?

did you ever check the piston protrusion?

not that I have seen, the flex you can just buy of the shelf, joins to the T piece. as for the rear easiest to just run the pipe in copper, buy it online, or I saw some in halfords the other day. Just get yourself a flaring tool ( on car) and a mini pipe cutter. you will need to make male ends...

thanks again for the help, alex I got the 0.08mm figure from here: http://www.landroverresource.com/docs/300TDi_Overhaul_Manual.pdf its on page 20, I assume its right as its by land rover.

good to see that I'm not the only one that has a load of problems with these old discos!...do you think that due to the amount of material removed from the head, effected the valve stand down? that caused your problem? Glad you got it sorted in the end.

Thanks for the reply..any thoughts on a pressure test? the local engineering shop (that is not that local) want to slap me for 80 quid for the pressure test and skim, which I would be willing to pay, if its the right thing to do...it does seem a bit rich tho!

Hi all, so i traced the over heating/lack of heaters to a head gasket failure, I keep reading on here and a few other forums that before you replace with a new gasket its best to get the cylinder head skimmed. My question is, if you check for warpage yourself and its not warped, do you...

Not to sure if this is the best idea or there is another way. I bought an overheating disco 300tdi the other day as a bit of a project, changed head gaskets and water pumps etc before, so thought id have a crack at it. The bloke I bought it of had been fiddling with the fuel pump, it over...

well it was pretty cold this winter...jan to mid feb was the coldest I've known in 12 seasons, the alpine diesel was freezing up regularly, look it was a simple question...no idea it had been asked before, and I couldn't really care less..but why bother answering the same stupid questions if you...

I was in the alps...so yes i did need the 5W30 in that case, I have looked after cars for a while, but generally just followed what the book said for the oil types..didnt know what related to what in terms of the numbers, just that you needed a more viscous oil for older engines..so thanks for...

thanks for letting us know...I stuck 5W40 in mine last time any difference between that and the 10w40?

this maybe? Messenger Military Vintage Bag Canvas Retro Mod Satchel | eBay

stick it in 1st, put the hand brake on and lift the clutch....problem solved!

Thanks for the replies, just need to get myself a dial test indicator, wait till it stops raining and I'm good to go!

Hi all, When I change the head gasket on my dodgy old disco, do I need to use a torque angle gauge? and if so what the hell would I use it for?!:eek: Thanks David