mayur Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 hi i recently brought a 300tdi manual non-edc when i was ripped off i got 60ish miles before the car started over heating and by the time i could pull over the headgasket and head where blown out :S i have removed the head found it to be cracked so will defiantly need to replace, also removed the turbo to check and its bearing was gone and there was loads of play on the shaft i have removed the rad and intercooler for cleaning and they seen in ok condition iv decided to upgrade the turbo from a 530d BMW with VNT to hopefully get it to run smoother and maybe abit more power from it is there anything i will need to look or upgrade out for on the engine when i put it back together ?? and anywhere i can get another cylinder head from thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davek0974 Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 Cylinder heads on ebay, i have just done turbo as my one was dead when i bought it (another rip-off), the difference between a working one and a duff one is considerable. Be wary of trying to extract more power, these are old lumps and built for slogging not thrashing, especially when pulling 2 tons of car along, i have read some pretty bad things. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithjh Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 Cylinder heads on ebay, i have just done turbo as my one was dead when i bought it (another rip-off), the difference between a working one and a duff one is considerable. Be wary of trying to extract more power, these are old lumps and built for slogging not thrashing, especially when pulling 2 tons of car along, i have read some pretty bad things. Good luck Be warned their are lots os carp *new* heads out their, saw one last month from eblag only fit for scrap, luckily he got his money back. Just because its new and cheap does not mean its any good, better spending the extra folding stuff and getting one from Turners IMHO. Regards Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doda456 Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 Its is a very good idea to flush out the intercooler, all the air intake pipes and remove the egr if you havent already done so, and a decat pipe as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayur Posted July 27, 2010 Author Share Posted July 27, 2010 here is my progress on the engine iv cleaned the inlet manifold the intercooler and rad and my new manifold has arrived sorry about the bad quality of pic it my phone camera cleaned inlet manifold cleaned intercooler which im planning to install a electronic map sensor i have read quite a few post where people say that the factory intercooler isnt large enough and have upgraded to a larger intercooler, after doing some looking at my cylinder head i think i found an option that will save me buying a bigger one old dead turbo old turbo and inlet manifold on old head the gap between the inlet and turbo is around 3mm think and the exhaust heat is transfered towards the inlet manifold causing a hot inlet and hotter air my new hs2.8 (2.8TGV)manifold below inlet and manifold on head gap between inlet and manifold as you can see it larger im still going to wrap the exhaust with heat wrap to keep the hear away from the inlet im also going to powder coat the inlet and add a heat reflective layer on the bottom. also do you think this is a good head to buy http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LANDROVER-300TDI-PORTED-PERFORMANCE-CYLINDER-HEAD-/180534901688?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2a08b7fbb8#ht_690wt_940 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayur Posted July 29, 2010 Author Share Posted July 29, 2010 personally i'd go for a tubular manifold, get it up out the way and away from the inlet i agree with you but this was an unexpected problem and im a VW/AUDI person so im learning and going, any better suggestions on where i can get a better manifold would be welcome i also enjoy my wiring and was thinking of uprading my disco to edc with the main diffrence that i want to use a edc 15 or 16 from a VW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPendrey Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 My pointless 2-cents is that you should buy a new camera first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayur Posted July 30, 2010 Author Share Posted July 30, 2010 lol yep i agree too this is my iphone camera is bad but i just found out got to tap the screen to focus so maybe the pics will improve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt bristol Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Please don't think I am poo poo ing your attempts at improving the TDi, but doesn't it seem like a lot of expense and effort for something which may go from mediocre performance to about average. If you drove it with a duff turbo and cracked head I think you would be plesantly surprised by the imrpovement in 'performance' that a functioning engine will give Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayur Posted August 3, 2010 Author Share Posted August 3, 2010 Please don't think I am poo poo ing your attempts at improving the TDi, but doesn't it seem like a lot of expense and effort for something which may go from mediocre performance to about average. If you drove it with a duff turbo and cracked head I think you would be plesantly surprised by the imrpovement in 'performance' that a functioning engine will give hi me and my friend use to have a 300tdi and it was great the reason for me getting one myself to be honest i just wanted a car that i could drive i wasnt planning of doing any work on it but what happens happens so while i have it in bit, ill try do what i can to make it run better and some simple stuff will hopefully improve the car, im not expecting alot out of the car but what i can get will make me happy too bad it all cost money cool i post on E38 as i'm a vw fan aswell! get the tgv manifold ceramc coated? i got a 300 disco for sale with edc?! rather have a mech pump. its been a while since i posted on a vag forum, as i brought the discovery to help my finish my mk1 convertable and mk3 golf :S i dont mind getting it ceramc coating on the manifold if you know a good place in london im not looking for an auto disco lol if your willing to remove and swap all the bits im happy with that and ill put some money on top iv been looking into it and both engine harness should be a plug and play swap, my only problem with the conversion is that im still trying to figure out the crank sensor, although it would work of the needle lift it will have reduced efficency Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratty43 Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Personally I would avoid the heat wrap as I've read of people finding it catching fire after getting soaked with oil or fuel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayur Posted August 4, 2010 Author Share Posted August 4, 2010 Personally I would avoid the heat wrap as I've read of people finding it catching fire after getting soaked with oil or fuel. anything soaked in fuel on it tends to burns lol even my cement floor and iv had that happen fibreglass doesnt burn lol if you ever burned a fibreglass bumper it goes with massive flames but thats only the glue and your left with just the fiberglass thanks for the advice i will keep it in mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratty43 Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 True enough and it's more of a problem on the classics I work on as the float chambers have a habit of flooding onto the manifold but all the same it's worth considering. Good luck with your efforts anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt bristol Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 used the fibreglass wrapping when I was a mechanic for a race team and it used to melt into glass around the manifolds, that was on a 6.6 litre chevy engine so I imagine the TDi will be a bit cooler - i would have thought a separate heat shield could have more effect as the wrapping will eventually match the exhaust temp. and convect the heat as before. Also if it ever comes undone you end up with shards of fibreglass matt all over your engine bay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayur Posted August 5, 2010 Author Share Posted August 5, 2010 hi thanks this was the wrap i brought http://www.thermalvelocity.co.uk/Exhaust-Wrap-/Magma-Wrap--/p-105-408/ it seemed quite good im trying to find a good ceremic coating company close to london also iv seen the new style 300tdi head and multi layer head gasket but not sure if its worth it been hearing diffent views on it and ideas ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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