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Nr Wellington, Somerset

2003 TD5 120K has developed a stutter! Has been very intermittent up until recently occurred more under load towing up hill etc and used to me more like the kickdown on an auto box when accelerating. No error codes or lights. Now it kangaroos on occasion and then will drive fine for a few...

Sourced a remanufactured head with 12 months warrantly all tested and assembled to valves and springs from Ian Richards at Quality Cylinder heads. Mechanic impressed with it and a lot more affordable than a Turner head at about half the price with the same amount of gaurantee.

Well progress report - I got my head from a really helpful and knowledgeable chap call Ian Richards of Quality Cylinder heads in Par, Cornwall and it has reinforced thicker seats and is gaurentee for 12 month and is just the job. Very happy with the service and the product.

Any news........ dug up this old thread as in the same boat and going through all my options ATM......... Would be great to know the outcome re using a recon head ?

Hello Richard, yes I spoke to the chap in Notts this afternoon, so now to get the head looked at again to see if it is a visible crack and possibly fixable or an interior one and therefore not fixable. Thank you for posting about your experience it would lesson the pain considerably if it was...

Nope, just that diesel is getting in my oil, changed O rings and seals and still the oil rising. Was told if not injector seals then had to be the head........ Another mechanically minded friend just told me to get a new engine as running around with diesel in my oil for past few months may...

Alternantively can my head be fixed ? Is it worth getting my head tested to find out any more or is that money down the drain?

Any supplier recommendations appreciated - am scanning the internet but the list is endless and a guarantee is only as good as the company who offer it so to speak.

Okay so O rings and washers changed last week and the oil level is creeping up. I drove 10 miles the other day and oil level was a good cm above the full mark the next morning :( Mechanic ( Independent LR chap ) won't fit reconditioned as says it's a false economy as he may have to do the job...

AHEM !!!! HE is a SHE and someone else posted on this thread about the reconditioned cylinders too! Maybe you guys should READ things properly !!:p I was simply questioning the merits or reconditioned parts - apologies if you think it stupid BUT if I am spending circa £650 on a part and...

How long would such a part usually be gaurenteed for ? We are in Somerset are there any companies you could recommend pls ?

I am considering buying a reconditioned Cylinder head due to the extortionate and unfortunately atm unaffordable cost of a new one. My friendly mechanic is no very happy and says it is a false economy. Has anyone used a reconditioned head or indeed any other part and found it to be up to...

As the old girl is currently under garage arrest unfortunately that is not an option ;) that aside when our previous village was flooded and silly sods did just that I was under the impression it was not claimable on the insurance as they did a daft thing so to speak ?? Is this true ? I did...

Diagnostic machine came up with modulator box error and I was told this is a sticky valve inside the box?? Is there anyone Nr Taunton who could try and repair my box as on the Land Rover V I link ? Recommendations appreciated

Thank you :) Oh and I nearly forgot I need to get something to do with the ABS modulaotr box as I have the dreaded 3 Amigos intermittently pinging away at me :( shall we add another grand for that to be sorted ?

What could go wrong.......!! Oh joy, thanks guys feeling uber confident now!! Cylinder head circa £1500 Clutch / flywheel circa £1000 what I have already spent on brakes / pads/ oil / seals and other minor blips last year £1000 Bloody car is only worth £5K What would you do ? I...

Oh don't worry she hasn't moved all day and the nice mechanic man who did a home visit told me all about the dangers of runaway engines and them going bang :( He is going to try and do the seals again but I am guessing from having spent the afternoon reading up on Cylinders heads on this site...

Sadly it would appear not that simple...... Oil dip stick a good 5 inches up......friendly chap popped in today and said he will try and replace the O rings and copper washers on the injectors again but did that last July with genuine ones so would be suprised if they had gone so quickly! So...

I have a 2003 TD5 who is feeling her age :( Today going up a steep and long hill halfway up accelerating away she suddenly starts clattering like a tractor very loudly, revs shooting up in a juddery fashion and still accelerating but at a snails pace it felt like she had lost traction -...