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HELP!!!!!! How much does a disco's head cost?

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HELP!!!!!! How much does a disco's head cost?

Post by Dklyne »

A friend of a friend have broken down in coonabarabran in their 95 model tdi disco 2.4? They towed caravan from camperdown and broke down their. Local mechanic said cracked head. $5k-$7k.

Is that right or are they getting ripped off?

RACV will bring them back to camperdown, so any help would be great. They can sort it out when they get back

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Post by RangingRover »

Tdi heads commonly crack, and replacement heads were about $3000-3500 (just for the part) last time I heard....
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Post by C.A.Moseley »

I never knew they wanted that much for them! Go petrol. I recently got hold of a 3.9L complete for $500, gave it a rebuild $250, good as new, plus they make more noise!
'78 2 door Rangie, 3.9L , 2" body, 4" long travel, 35s, rear locker, disco auto, caged. GQ 4.2 18psi, 5" lift, ARB lockers, 33s,
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Post by Dklyne »

Thanks for the replies. Weren't sure if it was just small town taken advantage of tourist needen to get home or actual cost.

I will pass on the info.
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Post by Loanrangie »

Heads have come down in price a lot, can pick them up for less than $1500 and a guy on ebay sells them for $1300. If they are overheated severely they will crack.
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Post by nottie »

C.A.Moseley wrote:I never knew they wanted that much for them! Go petrol. I recently got hold of a 3.9L complete for $500, gave it a rebuild $250, good as new, plus they make more noise!
How do you rebuild a 3.9 for $250??
Or was that just new gaskets???
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Post by RangingRover »

Loanrangie wrote:Heads have come down in price a lot, can pick them up for less than $1500 and a guy on ebay sells them for $1300. If they are overheated severely they will crack.
Heh... there you go... Rover parts prices are always moving dramatically. Td5 turbos used to be between 600-700 18 months ago, 3 months ago they're up around 1200. Go figure, and who knows where they're at now.
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Post by C.A.Moseley »

nottie wrote:
C.A.Moseley wrote:I never knew they wanted that much for them! Go petrol. I recently got hold of a 3.9L complete for $500, gave it a rebuild $250, good as new, plus they make more noise!
How do you rebuild a 3.9 for $250??
Or was that just new gaskets???
Heads skimmed = $80
Stem seals = $20
Head Gaskets = $35
Rings = $40
Big ends = $35
Borrowed bore hone = priceless!
few extra gaskets, but that should keep it going for another few hundred thou. we can do cheap rebuild kits or do the work for you really cheap
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Post by RangingRover »

C.A.Moseley wrote: Rings = $40
Big ends = $35
Please explain??? Is that secondhand or something!
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Post by STIKA »

C.A.Moseley wrote:
nottie wrote:
C.A.Moseley wrote:I never knew they wanted that much for them! Go petrol. I recently got hold of a 3.9L complete for $500, gave it a rebuild $250, good as new, plus they make more noise!
How do you rebuild a 3.9 for $250??
Or was that just new gaskets???
Heads skimmed = $80
Stem seals = $20
Head Gaskets = $35
Rings = $40
Big ends = $35
Borrowed bore hone = priceless!
few extra gaskets, but that should keep it going for another few hundred thou. we can do cheap rebuild kits or do the work for you really cheap
Where do you stuff for those prices from?
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