I killed my 2.8TDI

[White Elephant]

And these are the last of the pics I actually took. This is the head installed, after rebuilding the bottom end.(which you can do without taking the motor out depending on the damage, if you have any questions drop me a pm) It is always a good rule of thumb, that if the head comes off, replace the head bolts aswell, they do stretch(if that's the best term) over time and if you put the old ones back in the head may not torque down correctly. Make sure you either run the old bolts through the bolt holes to clean the threads in the block, or use kero and an appropriate tap(as I did) then blast the holes with compressed air before you put the head back on. This will ensure that the threads are clean and the head will torque down correctly. I will post some pics of the reassembled motor when I get a chance to take some, and I promise I will put some pics of the old bus up as well...eventually!

[White Elephant]

Don't worry about photos mate, some video of the pride and joy breathing to life will suffice!! lol

Bloody good job mate - not something everyone can do (me included), so you should be proud of your efforts!!

Cheers Bigrig, was a bit of a grind, I'm lucky enough to have spent a lot of time in my Dad's workshop as a young Fella, he was a Mechanic, Spray painter, and panel beater(after he got out of the service) so I managed to learn a few things over the years. THANKS DAD! hehe. He's retired now, but the knowledge I got from him is invaluable, needless to say I had him on the phone a few times while rebuilding the donk!