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Offline RyanVW

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headgasket change- anyone have a guide?
« on: 29 May 2011, 18:00 »
Anyone know of a guide for headgasket change on a 1800 carb cabroilet?
Do i need many tools or much experience?
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Re: headgasket change- anyone have a guide?
« Reply #1 on: 29 May 2011, 20:25 »
Not a major job and easier on a 8v.

You will need a spline drive bit for the headbolts plus you will need new ones as they are stretch bolts also worth fitting a new cambelt.

Leave the manfolds on if you can.

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Re: headgasket change- anyone have a guide?
« Reply #2 on: 29 May 2011, 20:43 »
You dont need any experience, just take your time and mark everything (mark your cam belt using tipex)


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Re: headgasket change- anyone have a guide?
« Reply #3 on: 30 May 2011, 15:21 »
cheers
also do i need a torque wrench for the bolts?

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Re: headgasket change- anyone have a guide?
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Re: headgasket change- anyone have a guide?
« Reply #5 on: 30 May 2011, 19:57 »
will this do the job?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Head-Gasket-Bolts-VW-Golf-Mk1-1800cc-GTI-Cabriolet-/170567120744?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item27b697b768

Theres a more expensive set on GSF, idk if the quality differs?

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Looks ok, but I would go for a better / known quality head gasket.

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Re: headgasket change- anyone have a guide?
« Reply #6 on: 30 May 2011, 23:12 »
As wayne said go for GSF brand name head gasket, iirc the gasket on its own should be 19quid or somthing and the bolts come to just over a tenner (at least with the mk2 16v but I cant imagine its much different). You NEED a torque wrench to tighten the head bolts IN ORDER and in stages, should be two nm values and then 180deg or somthing similair. Not much effort but it has to be done, you can borrow one for half an hour and be done with it but they are always worth having for suspension and stuff. As for the order it should come with the gasket on a bit of paper but essentially it starts from the middle and works out diagonally so would be 5,6,3,8,4,7 etc if you call 5,6 the centre working top to bottom.


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Re: headgasket change- anyone have a guide?
« Reply #7 on: 31 May 2011, 22:11 »
cheers guys
did a bit of googling still havnt found a guide on here, got my haynes manual though

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Re: headgasket change- anyone have a guide?
« Reply #8 on: 31 May 2011, 23:30 »
cheers guys
did a bit of googling still havnt found a guide on here, got my haynes manual though

Haynes manual is ok, not major hard just take your time.

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Re: headgasket change- anyone have a guide?
« Reply #9 on: 01 June 2011, 00:12 »
timing belt purchased head gasket purchased... ill let you know how it goes this weekend  :smiley: