Workshop Manuals Factory service & repair Land Rover
01 300 TDi Diesel Engine Overhaul Manual02 INTRODUCTION03 DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION04 OVERHAUL05 DATA, TORQUE & TOOLS
Land Rover 300Tdi Engine04 · OVERHAUL
04 · General

Valve seat inserts - renew

Make
Land Rover
Model
Engines 300Tdi Engine
Section
CYLINDER HEAD › Valve seat inserts - renew
OVERHAULValve seat inserts - renew
Valve seat inserts - renew – Land Rover 300Tdi Engine

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9. Cut valve seat insert using light hand pressure.

CAUTION: Remove the minimum amount
of material necessary to obtain correct
valve seat face.

10. Smear Prussian Blue to seating face of a

correctly ground valve.

11. Insert valve into guide and press it firmly,

without rotating on to seat insert, remove valve.

12. Check that an even line of Prussian Blue has

been transferred to centre of valve seat insert,
continue cutting operation as necessary until
this has been achieved.

13. Upon completion, remove all traces of swarf.

Valve seat inserts - renew

1. Remove original valve seat insert taking care

not to damage cylinder head.

2. Thoroughly clean valve seat insert recess.
3. Heat cylinder head to 65

°

C.

WARNING: Take care when handling hot
cylinder head.

4. Place cylinder head on bed of hand press and

using a suitable mandrel, press replacement
seat insert into recess.

5. Allow cylinder head to air cool.
6. Check that seat insert is seated squarely in

recess.

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