corsasport.co.uk
  Not logged in [Login - Register]  
You Are Not Registered Or Not Logged In  

Corsa Sport » Message Board » General Chat » head gasket advice


New Topic
New Poll 		  Subscribe | Add to Favourites

You are not logged in and may not post or reply to messages. Please log in or create a new account or mail us about fixing an existing one - register@corsasport.co.uk

There are also many more features available when you are logged in such as private messages, buddy list, location services, post search and more.


Author head gasket advice
tom130691
Premium Member

Avatar

Registered: 13th Sep 08
Location: Daventry
User status: Offline
17th Dec 10 at 14:58   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
going to do mine sunday as its long over due and after checking the mayo today i was intimidated,
any advice with regards to doing anything too look out for?

got a kit and new head bolts

water pump thermostat and belt all 3k old so im not going to change them again
Scotty C
Member
Registered: 6th Nov 05
Location: Kidderminster Drives: 1.6 16v Sport
User status: Offline
17th Dec 10 at 16:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Change the belt. For the sake of £15 u may aswell.

Lap the valves back in if u have the tools tools to do so,

Make sure you've got all the old headgasket off the block/head!

You may want to pressure test the head too.

New stem seals..
Archie
Organiser: Scotland
Premium Member

Registered: 18th Dec 07
Location: South Ayrshire
User status: Offline
17th Dec 10 at 16:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Get the head skimmed.
Change the valve stem seals.
Archie
Organiser: Scotland
Premium Member

Registered: 18th Dec 07
Location: South Ayrshire
User status: Offline
17th Dec 10 at 16:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Oh and use new headbolts
tom130691
Premium Member

Avatar

Registered: 13th Sep 08
Location: Daventry
User status: Offline
17th Dec 10 at 19:02   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Archie
Oh and use new headbolts


got them

was planing a straight forward on off job tbh going to leave as much together as i can tbh
engines only a 1.2 8v n 100k now so im not expecting it to last forever, just want it to last me uni as its cheap-ish to run

not going to skim it as i dont have time or funds realy

however i need tip ex so i put the timing back were it was


is it worth giving a few bits a clean with brake cleaner while its apart?

[Edited on 17-12-2010 by saxo_tom]
alan-g-w
Member
Registered: 9th Nov 07
Location: Glasgow
User status: Offline
17th Dec 10 at 19:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Don't muck about with it if it's all running fine and it's just a shitter, remember to clean up all the gasket faces with a scraper and emory cloth.

Anything that requires valve removal's a hell of a lot more work than just doing the gasket.
tom130691
Premium Member

Avatar

Registered: 13th Sep 08
Location: Daventry
User status: Offline
17th Dec 10 at 19:16   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
it been drinking coolant for about 1k still drives fine but its getting more and more mayo so i best get it done

its not just a shitter but if it goes bang i wouldnt be botherd hence me doing it myself just means engine conversion time just cant afford that atm hence the bodge fix
Archie
Organiser: Scotland
Premium Member

Registered: 18th Dec 07
Location: South Ayrshire
User status: Offline
17th Dec 10 at 19:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
£20 getting the head skimmed could save you having to redo the HG a few miles down the road
craig_s
Member
Registered: 5th Mar 06
Location: Birmingham Drives: mk4 astra gsi
User status: Offline
17th Dec 10 at 20:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
out of interest where was the mayo?
chrisritch
Member
Registered: 2nd Sep 08
Location: Northants Drives: V40
User status: Offline
17th Dec 10 at 20:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by craig_s
out of interest where was the mayo?


filler cap
tom130691
Premium Member

Avatar

Registered: 13th Sep 08
Location: Daventry
User status: Offline
17th Dec 10 at 21:22   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Archie
£20 getting the head skimmed could save you having to redo the HG a few miles down the road


i wont have time to get it done, sunday is the only day i have to get it done either that or keep driving it

so if it isnt massively necessary then im not worried i

[Edited on 17-12-2010 by saxo_tom]
alan-g-w
Member
Registered: 9th Nov 07
Location: Glasgow
User status: Offline
18th Dec 10 at 10:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Get a steel rule and a reasonably slim feeler gauge - hold the rule against the head at 90degrees to it and try to slip the feeler under it. If it goes/ you can see light through it then it's going to need skimmed.

I've just re-fitted mine yesterday, stuck a rule against it and it was perfect, couldn't even get a bit of newspaper under it.

[Edited on 18-12-2010 by alan-g-w]
dean101287
Member
Registered: 22nd Jul 07
Location: Cardiff
User status: Offline
18th Dec 10 at 17:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Change you oil/filter and coolant aswell.
tom130691
Premium Member

Avatar

Registered: 13th Sep 08
Location: Daventry
User status: Offline
18th Dec 10 at 19:45   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by dean101287
Change you oil/filter and coolant aswell.


got all this
will do another service in a few weeks aswell just to clean it all out
Corsa_Sport21
Member
Registered: 13th Apr 08
Location: Leven, Fife. Drives : 205 GTi
User status: Offline
18th Dec 10 at 19:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Most of the time the head wont need skimmed.

 
New Topic
New Poll

Corsa Sport » Message Board » General Chat » head gasket advice 23 database queries in 0.0061450 seconds