Is anyone willing to lend me the special tools required for P38 Diesel head gasket?

Hi all,

Just about to start stripping the faithful p38 diesel down to replace the cylinder head but reading the RAVE i see im going to need various camshaft , flywheel etc locking tools in order to do the job.

As im only likely to do this once in a blue moon, before I fork out for more tools, is anyone here willing to lend me the special tools I need to do the job? I know its a bit of an ask but, you dont ask you dont get, do you?

Clearly, deposit and beer tokens do seem like a fair trade.

Look forward to hearing from you.

@RAW111111 never got his tools back, as far as I am aware. Pity as he's not so far from Warwickshire.

Cheers, ill keep him in mind anyway..... clearly I would be willing to leave a deposit on the kit if anyone else was willing to loan me, and I hate the idea im being judged by the standards of others. "grrrrrr" miserable buggers....

Im just pricing up the stuff I need, I might have some of it already if im lucky.

F'in hell!

LRT 12 108 Flywheel Timing Pin £35
LRT 12 112 Camshaft holding plate. £250
LRT 12 114 Timing Chain Pins. £20
LRT 12 115 Timing Chain Tensioner Release Lever £80
(prices rounded up, original prices taken from Dingocroft website)

£385 just for the tools! No wonder RAW111111 never saw them again.......

Reading through some old posts I reckon I can make the flywheel pin, but what else can be improvised?

jimllshiftit said:

F'in hell!

LRT 12 108 Flywheel Timing Pin £35
LRT 12 112 Camshaft holding plate. £250
LRT 12 114 Timing Chain Pins. £20
LRT 12 115 Timing Chain Tensioner Release Lever £80
(prices rounded up, original prices taken from Dingocroft website)

£385 just for the tools! No wonder RAW111111 never saw them again.......

Reading through some old posts I reckon I can make the flywheel pin, but what else can be improvised?

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Pretty sure the whole lot is in a kit for about £100 notes on the Bay. If you find some of my old threads @wammers posted up a link for me.

I have the kit but you'd have to get down to Aylesbury.

As it happens ive got to go your way to pick up a windscreen for something else..... Id be most grateful if I could borrow your kit, terms to be agreed of course.

jimllshiftit said:

As it happens ive got to go your way to pick up a windscreen for something else..... Id be most grateful if I could borrow your kit, terms to be agreed of course.

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OK. I will take a risk on you. If my tools go missing I come out of retirement ... Like John Wick.

If you are thinking of doing the chains you will need this. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Engine-A...269982?hash=item44450d369e:g:SfcAAOSwr-ZdTWPI

wammers said:

If you are thinking of doing the chains you will need this. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Engine-A...269982?hash=item44450d369e:g:SfcAAOSwr-ZdTWPI

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That's the one. Looks like the kit I have.

Grrrrrr said:

OK. I will take a risk on you. If my tools go missing I come out of retirement ... Like John Wick.

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I must say that on the couple of occasions I have loaned quite expensive non-tool (!) related stuff to fellow members, I have not been let down at all, in fact, quite the opposite. It is always a risk but, fingers crossed, my experiences have restored my faith in (some) humans

Dingocroft is expensive though

Dopey said:

Dingocroft is expensive though

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????? Over my head I'm afraid.

derwendolly said:

????? Over my head I'm afraid.

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They sell parts, and they have a shop in High Wycombe I think, they open on a Saturday that's why I have used them

Dopey said:

They sell parts, and they have a shop in High Wycombe I think, they open on a Saturday that's why I have used them

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That's why I had no idea what it was!

I used them for my Series II they do post, but like I say expensive, but when your working on something and want it now, you don't have much of a choice, but they are nice ppl and helpful

Dopey said:

They sell parts, and they have a shop in High Wycombe I think, they open on a Saturday that's why I have used them

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This is true enough. A little village tucked up behind High Wycombe.

Dopey said:

They sell parts, and they have a shop in High Wycombe I think, they open on a Saturday that's why I have used them

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I think they have stopped Saturday opening, they now stay open late on a Thursday to allow for it.

Cheers

neilly said:

I think they have stopped Saturday opening, they now stay open late on a Thursday to allow for it.

Cheers

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That dont help no matter how late you stay open lol

You can make a flywheel pin if you can turn one out - wammers put the measurements for it in tech section.

Grrrrrr said:

@RAW111111 never got his tools back, as far as I am aware. Pity as he's not so far from Warwickshire.

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Yes, I never did see my set again, fortunately Grrr was willing to lend me his when I inevitably needed them again. I suspect I was just unlucky as my experience with forum communities is usually that most are honest to their word. That’s life eh! At least it was only a £100 eBay special kit not £400 of dealer spec tools though. Good luck with the job.
Rich