A fair-weather blow-in? Probably doesn't acknowledge other motorists on the road who let him/her in - probably just expects it?

2003 Discovery 2 Td5 Will be able to start changing the head gasket in the next week or so - just have a few things to resolve. I understand you can take the cylinder head off without removing the intake manifold and/or the exhaust manifold - though it does make it a lot heavier and difficult...

Very interesting this site: do-it-up.com! Reading an article now about bringing speakers back to life - re-foaming them! https://do-it-up.com/stuff/fixing/how-to-repair-your-speaker-refoaming/

Thought this was a very good Td5 head gasket article I came across: https://do-it-up.com/vehicles/engine-transmission/how-to-repair-a-head-gasket/

Yes I read that as well - sometimes the truth gets lost in the mists of time!

What you said makes sense - 12 torqued up bolts, but somehow it comes down to the two dowels??? Having said that, some "expert" has wrote that in Wikipedia and I have seen it elsewhere - "cylinder head shuffle" due to (plastic) dowels / "retaining studs"? You can't always believe what you see...

From Wikipedia: It transpired that the Td5's electronics were highly reliable. Early engines suffered two isolated mechanical failures—sudden and complete failure of the oil pump drive and 'cylinder head shuffle' caused by weak retaining studs. Both these faults were fixed within 2 years of the...

Okay - checked it out on Wikipedia - all good; learning a bit now!

So 300TDI is a petrol engine then?

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Geez - 30mpg!

Thanks for the link to the buyer's guide!

So only two places on a Td5 - "Td5 turbo oil feed banjo pipe & alternator VAC pump banjo pipe".

Yes, I have read opposing opinions re plastic dowels - as you said, makes sense that they are only there for the initial locating of the head - the bolts (new) and gasket do all the sealing work. The 300TDI engine sounds good then (simpler than even the Td5 engine). Might be the go - as...

Didn't they all have the plastic dowels?

I have a number of what look like these ADU6847L (copper crush washers - have two flanges and obviously crush together when compressed) - amongst a box of unused bits and bobs given to me. I have used one previously on the vacuum pump line (oil was sprayed everywhere over the alternator and...

What does the 300 stand for? TDI = turbo diesel injection? This is another name for the D1? Manufactured 1994 - 1998? Easy to maintain is a big deal!

Just trying to find one with low mileage I guess - I'll tell him to keep looking for a decent TDI (with HG replaced) or a Td5, and maybe steer clear of D3s and D4s with all their added complexity and unreliability (and expensive spares)!

My dad said he used to have a car with a positive earth! I always wondered what the pros/cons would be for +ve earth versus the now universal (???) negative earth?

Yes, clearly shown on the diagram in that link! Might be able to use it after all! Will see in a week or so - just waiting on my HG and bolts to arrive.