muddy4x4xfar Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 hi all. does anyone know of a forum on changing a 200 tdi head gasket. mine went this morning so i need alittle help on changing one. thanks all in advance. chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratty43 Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 This should give you all the info you need, from the tech archive link. Good luck with it, it's not a difficult job and it's a good excuse to get rid of the carbon on the pistons and head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddy4x4xfar Posted August 6, 2010 Author Share Posted August 6, 2010 hi thank you for your reply its very much apprieciated. not to be a newsence but how would you go about removing all the carbon from the pistons? cheers chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper109 Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 hi thank you for your reply its very much apprieciated. not to be a newsence but how would you go about removing all the carbon from the pistons? cheers chris Use a scraper that looks like a screwdriver but made from hard plastic i.e. softer than the aluminium pistons but hard enough to scrape off the carbon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratty43 Posted August 8, 2010 Share Posted August 8, 2010 You can get brass de-coke brushes from motor factors, it's important to get brass not steel as it avoids damaging the aluminium. They fit in a drill and make the job much easier, stuff rags in the ports to make sure you don't end up with all the crud in the oil ways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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