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Gregor
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29th Mar 06 at 21:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Took the head off tonight and have done head gasket.

Was a bit worried about the colour of the pistons and them being a bit dirty but go them cleaned up , but have never strpped an engine before so just wanted a second opinion on the general look of it ?

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Gregor
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29th Mar 06 at 21:01   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
looks ok to me

just make sure you get all the torque settings right, and all the water hoses done up right

if you dont, you'll end up with a dead engine, like me
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wouldnt worry about pistons etc unless there deformed , would just check bores etc
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quote:
Originally posted by robmarriott
looks ok to me

just make sure you get all the torque settings right, and all the water hoses done up right

if you dont, you'll end up with a dead engine, like me


What did you do wrong ?

I can be happy in the knowledge that nothing is seriously wrong with then engine then ?
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Make sure there is no water in the head stud holes. Otherwise it might crack the block.
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30th Mar 06 at 21:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yeah will get them cleaned out
Corsa E-Tec
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the inlet manifold coolant pipe popped off and warped the head.
Gregor
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What ?
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Looks perfect mate, nothin to worry about.. As said before just check the bores for scratches etc.. Should be able to see a cross hatching effect on bores, shows its not to worn...
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30th Mar 06 at 22:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
looks ok, check that the head and block are spotless before re-assembly, i.e no gasket or crap on them and make sure there is no water or oil in the bolt holes and no crap in the oilways before you put it all back together.

oh, use new head bolts and tighten in the right order to the right setting and if you are stripping the bottom end as well, i.e bearings etc... make sure you have plenty of oil on the rings, cams, and bearings when you put it all back together before start-up.

good work

you will be addicted to stripping engines before you know it
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Put a small ammount of engine oil around the bores to wet the piston rings as you have stripped the engine down. In fact, any moving parts should be doused with oil pre-assembly for the first second or so when you turn it over as you don't want anything to be dry. Any excess will just burn off when the engine fires up... If you are taking the valves out clean them in a drill using wire wool and really wet them down with oil so they are nicely lubed too
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Any specific oil that should be used ?
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31st Mar 06 at 16:12   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
normal engine oil

and what E-tec said, thats what happened to my engine, just make sure all the pipes are tight, then you wont have any leakage

best to do it while they are accesible, cos the are a cunt to do in the car
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Ah right I thought E-Tec was saying had happened to mine

Yeah Ill probably take them all off and clean them , then refit with new hose clips
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all gravy there mate
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31st Mar 06 at 17:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
oil is better
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should of explained properly, sorry
Gregor
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No prob got worried as I though you could see a warped head

Only the clutch and timing belt to do now , and then fit it
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erm, how long before you fit the engine, id use assembly lube or cv grease..... not oil
Gregor
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about 5 weeks ?
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assembly lube then
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Why that over the oil ?
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if the engine is left over time the oil will drain back to the sump. assembly lube sticks to the parts as its more like a grease than a liquid so it wont drain back to the sump.

 
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