D-4D head gasket, years affected??

[AvensisWales]

Hi,

I've seen loads of posts about the 2.2 D-4D head gaskets going, and some say the 2L has the same problem, but less so.

I've just bought (last week) a 2012 2L D-4D Avensis, paid £8k for it at 61,000. On the way home the turbo packed up!  Long story short, I had to buy a new turbo from Mr T at £1265! I'm about to start legal action on the garage who sold me the car as they failed to fix the problem after two chances. I also spent £1k on tyres, brakes, service parts, tow bar etc.

So I'm in the hole for £10k on my car and I'd like to think I have a nice one now that will give me many years of good service !

Am I deluded, am I looking down the barrel of a £6-7k head gasket bill soon or does this only affect older cars before mine?

Thanks,

Rob

 

 

[FROSTYBALLS]

The following guide provides the build dates for each model affected. Note that the build date is different to date of first registration.

 

[AvensisWales]

Many thanks for the reply.

so it would seem my 2012 model is very much 'in the clear', as the problem only seems to go as far as 2009 ?

[Mike169]

Hi Robert.

The head gasket problems were a bad batch of diesel only engines from 2006 to playing safe 2009, before and after these years are ok.

Mike.

[AvensisWales]

Hi,

Thank goodness for that :-) 

I can relax and now :-)