Doblo Newbie from Port Elizabeth . South Africa

[GBZA]

Hi to all members from a newbie in sunny SA !

My brothers 1.3 turbo diesel with a broken cam chain and oil in the cooling system has become my latest project . So i have many questions which i hope forum members will be able me with . I have already stripped the engine . No bent valves , so question no.1 , is this an interference engine or not ? The next question is the thickness of the head gasket . The original is 0.1mm thicker than the one supplied to me . Will 0.1mm be a problem as the supplier might not allow returns . I chose the thinnest one available as this engine has never been opened before , I therefore presumed the thinnest would be the correct one , but comparing part numbers on the gaskets , the two differ by 0.1mm .

When i get to the cam timing , i will post further questions .

Hopefully members can help me out .

Regards
Garth

 

[Andoo]

I always thought of this engine as an interference engine, but it seems they break followers rather than bend the valves.

As for thinner gasket, I would rather go same size as original or if having the head skimmed, a thicker gasket. But if no head damage, no requirement for skimming.

However, if there is oil in the cooling system and if there is no damage to the original gasket, I would be having the head pressure tested. The last thing you want is to do all the repair work only to have oil in the cooling system again!!

 

[GBZA]

Hi Andoo

Thank you for the info . I will have the head pressure tested and buy the correct gasket
Will be back soon with questions regarding the cam timing.

Cheers
Garth