#1: 1.4 8v headgasket change?? Author: Jay0913, Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 4:36 am ---- Hi guys i know its a big job but i really dont have the money to get it done so i would like to attempt it myself, hopefully with your help
#2: Re: 1.4 8v headgasket change?? Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 4:38 am ---- 8 valve petrol TU headgasket is pretty simple to do.
Just remember to get the head skimmed & replace the timing belt kit at the same time!
Get yourself a Haynes manual & buy / borrow a suitable torque wrench.
#3: Re: 1.4 8v headgasket change?? Author: Seabook, Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 4:57 am ---- i got to say that depends on how small is your hand.
some bolts are very difficult to reach
#4: Re: 1.4 8v headgasket change?? Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 5:00 am ---- Its a job certain people could easily do in a couple of evenings after work.
Take it apart one evening, drop it of for skimming next morning, pick it up in the afternoon then put it back together that evening.
#5: Re: 1.4 8v headgasket change?? Author: Seabook, Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 5:06 am ----
MrBSI wrote:
Its a job certain people could easily do in a couple of evenings after work.
Take it apart one evening, drop it of for skimming next morning, pick it up in the afternoon then put it back together that evening.
only if you got every tools in hand..
and wonder how much does it cost to get it skimmed
#6: Re: 1.4 8v headgasket change?? Author: Jay0913, Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 5:34 am ---- This siunds really sill but im a beginner lol so what do you mean by get the head skimmed? Thanks
#7: Re: 1.4 8v headgasket change?? Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2012 5:51 am ----
Jay0913 wrote:
This siunds really sill but im a beginner lol so what do you mean by get the head skimmed? Thanks
Take it to a cylinder head specalists / engineering shop & get the surface of the cylinder head skimmed perfectly flat.
Unless the cylinder head & engine block mating surfaces are perfectly flat / within spec the new head gasket can fail again pretty quickly.
#8: Re: 1.4 8v headgasket change?? Author: seagull104, Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2021 2:25 pm ---- Anyone with same query contact me, seagull104. I've done it. It took me several days and I have done many before!!! But this car is different. I have done a detailed write-up including use of Haynes.
#9: Re: 1.4 8v headgasket change?? Author: VorTechS, Location: Gloucestershire, UKPosted: Wed May 05, 2021 10:27 am ---- Posting the write-up as a HOW-TO would be extremely useful!
#10: Re: 1.4 8v headgasket change?? Author: seagull104, Posted: Thu May 06, 2021 6:43 am ---- I have tried to load the document on a "How to" page but cannot find out how it's done???
See latest How to entry for 206.
Any advice would be appreciated.
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