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HELP!!!!!! How much does a disco's head cost?
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 6:46 pm
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
Cheers Daniel
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 7:31 pm
by RangingRover
Tdi heads commonly crack, and replacement heads were about $3000-3500 (just for the part) last time I heard....
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 8:45 pm
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!
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 11:02 pm
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.
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 1:52 pm
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.
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 3:07 pm
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???
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 8:52 pm
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.
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 10:39 pm
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
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 7:20 pm
by RangingRover
C.A.Moseley wrote:
Rings = $40
Big ends = $35
Please explain??? Is that secondhand or something!
Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 7:22 pm
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?