LDF500180COM Cylinder Head Complete with Valves 300Tdi

LDF500180COM is a complete cylinder head for the 2.5 liter 300Tdi diesel, supplied with the valves already fitted. It carries the Land Rover number LDF500180 and goes on the Defender 90, Defender 110, Defender 130, Discovery I and Range Rover Classic built with that engine.

A 300Tdi head usually comes off for one of a few reasons. The casting has let go, the face is past skimming, or the engine is apart far enough that putting the old one back makes no sense. Buying it complete means the valves are already in and the head goes straight onto the block.

This is a 300Tdi head and only a 300Tdi head. The factory parts catalogue lists it under the 2.5 liter 300Tdi and specifically excludes the 200Tdi, so a 200Tdi engine takes a different number. The two sit close together in the model years, so check the engine rather than the year before ordering.

A head gasket is not part of the head. Land Rover specifies a selective thickness gasket on this engine and lists four of them, LVB500200 at 1.37mm (0.054 in), LVB500210 at 1.48mm (0.058 in), LVB500220 at 1.59mm (0.063 in) and LVB500230 at 1.69mm (0.067 in). Choose the gasket to suit the engine it is going on.

Land Rover no longer supplies this head. The factory catalogue runs the number forward from ERR5027 to LDF500180 and then marks it obsolete with no replacement issued, so LDF500180 still identifies the part but the factory has none to sell.

[FAQ]

Will this fit a 200Tdi?

No. The factory catalogue lists this head under the 2.5 liter 300Tdi and excludes the 200Tdi.

Does it come with the valves in it?

Yes. LDF500180COM is the complete head with the valves fitted. The bare casting without valves is LDF500180.

Is a head gasket included?

No. The gasket is a separate selective thickness part and the factory catalogue lists four thicknesses, so it is chosen to suit the engine it is going on.

Supersessions LDF500180, ERR5027, ERR4712, ERR4656, ERR2864

Fits:
Defender 90 (1987 to 2006) 2.5 liter 300Tdi I4 Diesel
Defender 110 (1987 to 2006) 2.5 liter 300Tdi I4 Diesel
Defender 130 (1987 to 2006) 2.5 liter 300Tdi I4 Diesel
Discovery I (1989 to 1998) 2.5 liter 300Tdi I4 Diesel
Range Rover Classic (1992 to 1994) 2.5 liter 300Tdi I4 Diesel

Part Number: LDF500180COM
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