Hey all,
I'm from Australia and last year had to put a reconditioned 1hdt into my 80.. and within 10,000km I've noticed a little bit of coolant residue between the head and block just near the temp sensor. After washing the engine and cleaning the spot up, it appears to be a very slow leak, I haven't hooked up a trailer and run up any hills since discovering the issue but I;m sure the extra heat and load would push more coolant out than at normal loads.
What would you do? Does the forum have any experience with this? I've taken it to 2 diesel mechanics and both suggested to leave it and monitor it, but do I preemptively take the head off and re-do the gasket. I think I have to take the head off to sleep better at night. Especially as my next trip is 3000km to Uluru with a trailer and family.
Unfortunately there's no warranty in place because to satisfy the conditions of the warranty I would need to replace the cooling system, pump, injectors and turbo etc.
I'm from Australia and last year had to put a reconditioned 1hdt into my 80.. and within 10,000km I've noticed a little bit of coolant residue between the head and block just near the temp sensor. After washing the engine and cleaning the spot up, it appears to be a very slow leak, I haven't hooked up a trailer and run up any hills since discovering the issue but I;m sure the extra heat and load would push more coolant out than at normal loads.
What would you do? Does the forum have any experience with this? I've taken it to 2 diesel mechanics and both suggested to leave it and monitor it, but do I preemptively take the head off and re-do the gasket. I think I have to take the head off to sleep better at night. Especially as my next trip is 3000km to Uluru with a trailer and family.
Unfortunately there's no warranty in place because to satisfy the conditions of the warranty I would need to replace the cooling system, pump, injectors and turbo etc.