barmouth Posted March 26, 2003 Posted March 26, 2003 Well, not only a new boy, but first thread here; better make it good! About to change head gasket, so looking for someone who's done this on a 1.4 injection. At 115,000 miles, is it likely that I'll need to have the head right out of the car to clean off the mating face? Or, do they come apart cleanly - thus allowing me to leave the inlet side, water hoses, ignition and exhaust manifold on. Raise the head a couple of inches, slip the gasket in and whack it back on? Also, changing cam belt and camshaft end seal at the same time. Tensioner idler is relatively new... anything else I ought to do while I'm in there? I'll take a look at valve seats - if they're in need of attention , obviously it's head strip time - hope not. Look forward to your advice. John Quote
Clyde Posted March 20, 2005 Posted March 20, 2005 I'd say you want to get the head right off there, clean both the mating surfaces of all gasket remains before fitting a new gasket. The old gaskets always tend to leave a bit behind that needs scraper treatment. I suspect if you don't you'll have problems in the future. Probably ok to leave the manifolds on if you can carry the whole assembly though. Is it the alloy block with the wet liners? If so be careful removing the head and don't rotate the engine with the head off unless you secure the cylinder liners first. Quote
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