Dave. wrote:I have a receipt for a BF garage repair 6 months ago to date
To replace the head supply and fit (head was purchased and fitted BF friendly recommended garage)
supply and fit £1200 with a filter service
5 months later the water pump failed (see my thred for pics " new and poorly bongo")
I have removed the head as it had little compression and wouldn't start
took the head to a machine shop for skimming and testing .
Collected it today its scrap having an internal crack letting water go down into the engine via where the diesel injects the fuel
So £1200 repair 5 months on scrap head and waterpump
Hi funnily enough had exactly this conversation with Fred at Discount Trucks when I was there on Monday. They are loathe to replacing heads for exactly this reason. They will supply a whole new engine for £1500 including the water pump and other stuff sorry cant remember what that was I think he said new cambelt (and peace of mind) - I had the conversation as someone else was asking almost the same question very recently so I wondered what their view was on it.