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Originally Posted by BobModulin
Japster: sorry to hear that! I was actually enroute to view a V50 D3 when I saw this come up and took a detour. The £35 tax and Bluetooth audio swung it for me but I prefer the stance of the v50! Did you get the HG replaced or get rid? What kind of bill are you looking at for this repair on these engines out of curiosity?
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Hi Bob, unfortunately it failed while I was away towing, so totally cooked it.
If it hasn't overheated to the point its warped the head then you may be lucky.
I was not so lucky, the gasket had gone between the 3 middle cylinders and warped the head and was shooting water out of the header tank 6 feet high in the air. So needed to be transported home after my holidays along with my caravan.
Head needed skimming, valve seats needed regrinding due to the head skim and all in all it cost me £1600 to fix.
It went like an absolute rocket after the work was done though, but I then sold it on to get a more powerful V60 D6 which tows like there's nothing on the back!