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things i need to remember when changing a head gasket?
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 4:50 pm
by abeazer
educate me people...
Re: things i need to remember when changing a head gasket?
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 4:56 pm
by Morat
Go buy a full gasket set from motormec or GSF/ECP rather than trying to buy them all individually.
Decide what you're going to do "While you're there" before you just buy everything and go bankrupt.
Get your cylinder head booked in for a pressure test and skim BEFORE you take it off
You'll need MUCH more coolant than you first thought
Get yourself some feeler gauges so you can adjust the tappets and gap your new spark plugs
Re: things i need to remember when changing a head gasket?
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 11:38 pm
by m_jermyn
You also need new head bolts.. Dont be a cheap bastard and use the old ones... They are stretch bolts so need replacing every time...
You will also need a torque wrench
And a list of torque specs for the bolts.
The tightening sequence
Timing belt and tensioner
And while your at it change your water pump as its fairly easy once everything is out of the way.
Everything Morat and I have listed is a must.... YOU MUST do these things or you will be doing it again.
Re: things i need to remember when changing a head gasket?
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 11:48 pm
by m_jermyn
Also another thread running with the same Questions here....
http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&t=199982