Owned it for one week and headgasket has gone
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Owned it for one week and headgasket has gone
my question is should I get it repaired t has done 150000 miles and what is a repair likely to cost? should i repair it myself im a complete novice or should i seek out another engine and swap it complety….. any thought advice greatlyu appreciated…..
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If it was a private sale chalk it down to experience and fix the head gasket, etc. If you're unsure of the work required, if you're a complete novice then get a garage or mechanic to do it; if you're happy with mechanical tasks and just never done a HG, give it a go they're not overly complicated.
Worth doing a skim + top end rebuild (valve train, etc) too, then you have a half rebuilt engine and a new lease of life in the car!!!
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Ill do a pictorial thread of my progress hopefully folk will be able to iron out any issues Ill have…….
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right i need a list of what im gonna need… please feel free to add to it…
Haynes manual
gasket kit
timing belt
head bolts
torque wrench
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pulley puller
valve spring compressor
valve grinding paste and appicator
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Valve grinding Paste and applicator why and what does it do :?
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The exhaust manifold studs, wire brush them down, then over a 2 day period wd40 them, i did it once in morning and then at night when car parked for the night.
Doesnt matter if your driving car during day inbetween blast of wd40.
Slighty tighten nut very small fraction when your coming to actually undo them, then undo nuts from studs, tell you what fella, they come off sweet, no snapped studs anything, then get yourself some nice new studs and copper nuts to replace, job is a good un.
Also a small mirror is perfect to see the 2 bolts sunk inside the inlet manifold, that sit close to exhaust manifold.
Make sure the gasket kits consist of gaskets for both inlet and exhaust manifolds also
Pete :wink:
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help's with one person holding downpipe up whilst you re-fit clamps simples, 5 mins job.
What i find helps loads is still kept my original vw small 13mm open ender from one of my previous mk2 golf jack kit, perfect for job misses the manifold etc whilst tightening, if you have one keep it.
Pete :wink:
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now what are people s thoughts on skimmimng the head???? my car never got really hot so im assuming the chances of warpage are much less…….. I guess its a false econmy not to get it skimmed but to be honest im on a tight budget…… my concern is the head has cracked but wont know this until its all apart………………. enjoying it all so far
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