clubberlang23

I recently brought a p100 td with genuine 54k,on the way home it spat the headgasket out with oil everywhere. Took the head to Norwich engine centre to be skimed/checked. They rang me to say it need 4 new inlet valves and guides and all the clearances done,price including gaskets bolts and skimming £432.58p!!!! Only paid £250 for the whole truck! They also told me it was the old type head and I would be every lucky to find 1 secondhand. Is this true? could I use a mondeo or escort td head?

ZVH,RST

just get a escort td engine,and swap the sump over or just get a early non turbo,escort,fiesta 1.8 diesel head, and put that on the p100 bottom end,

clubberlang23

Cheers mate,will try and source 1.

tabetha

They're taking the piss as usual for them.
Plenty of heads around even whole engines, head wear is n ot an issue normally on these afaik, my mk4 escy had over 250,000 on it, head never been off, only head work was the usual tappets/shims.
You will get a better price/service at Randalls, 01359 251888, ask for brian or barry, do all machining even have engine dyno's, repro cams etc, the place is a goldmine of engine stuff, brian reconned the engine in the ark ha ha!!, no he's just old but seriously knows his stuff, puts loads of work money his way the last 15 years or so.
tabetha
tabetha