my 300 is dead!!!! cheap engine needed

blown the head towing my cattle back from oswerstry show tonight, i think she gave up at ellesmere but soldiered on to a family freinds at tilstock as the aa would most likely not tow a livestock trailer, switched her off in the yrd, come to start her up to move, sluggish turnover so guessin a full piston and aqualock..... fed up with the engine as it is plus if it aint the gasket it could be a cracked head or block, as its stupidly sluggish even after tweaks etc etc, so cheapest resolution is to find a genuine running lump from a knacker, can anyone help, dont wanna spend silly money as my bank account is currently ****ting itself from another large payout shropshire cheshire or staffordshire prefered cos of transport but any offer will be considered


thanks in advance phil

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unless theres a 2.8 goin cheap

Why not strip head off to check pistons etc have head checked and skimmed ? It's a nice easy job and shouldn't cost too much compared. To a new second hand lump that could be worse than the one you have !! If in doubt get it checked by a good land rover mechanic!! Even replacing the head would be cheaper than changing the engine ..

ferretboy said:

Why not strip head off to check pistons etc have head checked and skimmed ? It's a nice easy job and shouldn't cost too much compared. To a new second hand lump that could be worse than the one you have !! If in doubt get it checked by a good land rover mechanic!! Even replacing the head would be cheaper than changing the engine ..

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its gonna be stripped anyway but the engine had a recon head on it b4 i brought it, ran fine till pump screwed up then ran hot a couple of times after that untill this.... in my eyes knowin the history of this lump if i can land on the right lump ill be happier

i wouldnt want to use a head thats been overheated several times

I was told that 300tdi's HATE overheating as the head warps quite easily.

I've got a good 300Tdi down here in Pembrokeshire.

Came out my own Discovery that I wrote off in a 40mph arguement with a tree. Its got somewhere in the area of 68000

Give me a shout.

crazymac said:

I've got a good 300Tdi down here in Pembrokeshire.

Came out my own Discovery that I wrote off in a 40mph arguement with a tree. Its got somewhere in the area of 68000

Give me a shout.

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how much you wanting as i think mine engines about to give up the go..

Paulmitchell1984 said:

how much you wanting as i think mine engines about to give up the go..

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I'm looking around the £400 mark as its such low miles. I just put a new timing belt and tensioners on it the week before I wrote it off!

Its from my Auto Jap Reimport so its the one with extra horses, goes like stink (for a 300 Auto 2 ton vehicle!!)

crazymac said:

I'm looking around the £400 mark as its such low miles. I just put a new timing belt and tensioners on it the week before I wrote it off!

Its from my Auto Jap Reimport so its the one with extra horses, goes like stink (for a 300 Auto 2 ton vehicle!!)

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£400 for a 300 disco engine

A good £200 to much

300tdistu said:

£400 for a 300 disco engine

A good £200 to much

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Not so in my opinion, i'm actually middle of the road in my price, with people asking as much as £600 plus for the same engine. I know there is a difference between asking and getting but even so!

Mine full service history genuine 69984 miles on the clock and the cambelt and idlers changed just 200 miles ago.

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£400 for a good engine is a good price me thinks

Can u still get the Isuzu conversions??