Identify Gaskets help

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surfkernow
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Identify Gaskets help

Post by surfkernow » Sat Feb 12, 2022 7:28 pm

Hello, I am in the process of replacing my cylinder head and need help identifying, some gaskets that came with my Head Gasket set. I have a manual and have been looking at lush projects, but I am still confused. I kept all the gaskets and bits I removed, or thought I did. From left to right

1. Valve stem seals. I don't remember removing these, do they need to be replaced.

2. Camshaft seal. Again, I don't remember seeing this when I removed the cylinder head.

3. Black round runber gasket. (where does this go)

4. Silver metal gasket (where does this go)

It is kind of driving me a little mad, as I want to put my cylinder head back on, but I am worried I will miss a seal or gasket, but I don't remember taking the above off

Any help would be appreciated

Thank you
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Re: Identify Gaskets help

Post by Hazzobongo » Sat Feb 12, 2022 7:53 pm

Did you buy a built CH with valves/cam in place, if so forget those valve stem seals as whoever built the head should have installed them as they rebuilt the new head, the cam seal will fit at the front end of the cam yours might have fell out when you lifted the head or could still be attached to the old head, check it, the silver seal could be for the turbo and I haven't a clue for the rubber ring as I've not had the pleasure of doing a head change on a bongo though I did my hilux which had a rubber plug at the rear end of the cam, it could be this engines variation of that.
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Re: Identify Gaskets help

Post by surfkernow » Sat Feb 12, 2022 8:59 pm

Hi Hazzobngo, thank you for your reply. That makes sense regarding the stem seals. I took my CH off to be tested and skimmed. At least I know I can skip those.

I will check the front end of the cam tomorrow for that seal, and the rear.

The silver and rubber seals are still a mystery. Definitely not the turbo, as I have that one.
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Re: Identify Gaskets help

Post by Hazzobongo » Sat Feb 12, 2022 9:53 pm

Like I say I've not removed a head on these so I'm unsure myself and reckon most folk just have the job done by 'bongo specialist garages' so its pay up and get what you're given, this being my first venture into bongoland and having no ability to lift the van I also conceded and paid for a timing belt change but that won't be happening any more once I sort a manual and decent ramps as I don't trust garages and not 'specialists' taking my eyes out to fix a 25 year old oil burner.
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Re: Identify Gaskets help

Post by surfkernow » Sat Feb 12, 2022 10:40 pm

Go for it. So, far, removing my cylinder head, getting it tested and skimmed, and refitting with a new Head Gasket, is setting me back about 120 pounds.

It cost me that a few years back, just to have my Bongo transported to a specialist :) before any one had looked at it, at X pounds an hour
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Re: Identify Gaskets help

Post by Hazzobongo » Sun Feb 13, 2022 7:20 pm

I've always done all my own stuff on cars and bikes for the past 50 years, this was my first and last foray into paying garages for anything other than an MOT, the van came into the country, got the conversion and did 6k miles and all without a scrap of service history so I needed that belt done before I started using it properly, I've only broke down once in all of that time and that was when a rectifier/regulator on a bike failed. I've done timing belts on five different vehicles and one for a mate.
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Re: Identify Gaskets help

Post by nth » Sat Feb 19, 2022 8:45 pm

The gasket on the right looks like either the EGR pipe gasket or the seal for the little oil filler cap housing.
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