pm sent

 

Had mine done to.The others are right.It has to be the first thing to do to the engine or your running on borrowed time.

 

so if i buy the KDP kit can i install it at home or is it more difficult

 

what is this kit for? wat is it?

 

im not really sure. all i know is that the stock one can break and then your in a world of hurt

 

KDP = Killer Dowel Pin

Its an alignment pin they use to line up the gear case to the front of the motor when they are putting it together. Thats all it does, but its not secured in the block at all. Over time the pin can and will work its way out of its hole and when it does it can do one of two things. Fall straight down no harm no foul or get caught between the various gears in the front case and break those along with the case itself. Thats happens 99.9% of the time. Then you get to tear the whole front of the motor and including the cam out to fix it. Very costly! The KDP tab bocks the pin from coming out, still have to do some work to install it, but much easier fix.

 

The kit is worth the money (at least that's the way I went), got mine from TST.

Tab
Bolt
RTV, but I also put in a 12V gasket because I don't believe in RTV being the end all be all.
Front crank seal and guide.

 

Here's a thread and fix it guide that will tell ya everything ya need to know about this subject matter. https://www.dieselbombers.com/5-9l-2...fix-guide.html

 

Pic of typical carnage. A = Where the pin should be. B = Where it tried to escape. Bad stuff


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And here's the short version of what you have to do when you break the case....

 

wow that is definetly not an at home repair