head gasket replacment advice needed

hi
changed head gasket
any secret method to starting
the engine
cheers
keep running the battery trying
to start
cheers

new head gasket
light skim
new bolts
Torqed to rave spec
still bloody overheating
had it pressure tested passed
not hot bath like I asked
any advice

new rad , pump , thermostat
cheers
thx all

willywonker said:

hi
changed head gasket
any secret method to starting
the engine
cheers
keep running the battery trying
to start
cheers

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Why was it not starting do please tell ???

battery was 740amp
needed a bit ov hump to persuade
it to go
took 3 days in total
bled injectors
and got lucky
it's my dads motor
so I got to fix it

willywonker said:

battery was 740amp
needed a bit ov hump to persuade
it to go
took 3 days in total
bled injectors
and got lucky
it's my dads motor
so I got to fix it

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Probably not luck you freed an air block

bloody beast
compared to a 4 cylinder one lol
good learning curve
I still think head is fuked
temped for new recon head
cheers

willywonker said:

bloody beast
compared to a 4 cylinder one lol
good learning curve
I still think head is fuked
temped for new recon head
cheers

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Not sure you started the thread with you were changing the gasket how long you had it had you been driving it was it running hot ? As this is what probably done the gasket in, if its running hot now its the cooling system you won't go wrong fitting those parts , if rad looks old old ect pump and stat surprised you haven't changed that anyway seeing as you had the head off doh

I've changed all front end
brand new rad , thermostat , genuine
pressure cap , pump
done all that befor doing the head
get about six mile then overheats

willywonker said:

I've changed all front end
brand new rad , thermostat , genuine
pressure cap , pump
done all that befor doing the head
get about six mile then overheats

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Sure you haven't got air in it , I always fill the rad as much as I can from the rad i take off the left hand hose and fill in there , once full I do expansion tank untill it is right , always check bleed hose for block from rad to expansion tank once warm and expansion tank level stays stable I pull the bleed pipe from the rad end and check its spurting out water then I know I have no air in the rad.

sort ov wat I've done
but shall try again tomorow

I change mine yearly one year I changed the top hose that goes into the head I had problems bleeding kept getting hot , I rechecked every thing rad was not full topped it up and hey presto good luck

Bleeding the Coolant system on the Diesel is a pig of job to do properly....musy ensure you follow RAVE to the Letter, and similar to D300TD1 I always Fill the RAD Via the top hose first!

willywonker said:

new head gasket
light skim
new bolts
Torqed to rave spec
still bloody overheating
had it pressure tested passed
not hot bath like I asked
any advice

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According to BMW/LR the head cannot be skimmed. It's weak around the valves in any case so skimming it will just weaken it further.
Cracked heads often do not show on test unless the head is heated.

fitted new battery today
alpha line xl130 £105
1000cca
fits loveley loads ov crank power
bled system
waiting for fan tensioner then
test , see if it overheats

cheers data tech
I asked for hot tank and pressure test
got head back
just skimmed and pressure test
sed hot tank was not working

willywonker said:

fitted new battery today
alpha line xl130 £105
1000cca
fits loveley loads ov crank power
bled system
waiting for fan tensioner then
test , see if it overheats

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Do you think its slipping then ?? Would of thought your alternator light would light up if it was

I broke it putting a bar in like rave told me to tension it
bottom cast broke
well ****ed off
another £30

willywonker said:

I broke it putting a bar in like rave told me to tension it
bottom cast broke
well ****ed off
another £30

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When you put the bar in from the left looking at the engine did you pull it upwards to release a lot push downwards and brake it

Actuly hold that thought I can't remember now without looking at the Pulley

I followed rave buddy
standing at front ov motor
bar in from the right presure down
page 25 rave BMW deisel lol