civic-catch Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 long story short was getting oil in my coolant and was like that for a while so me and my mate bit the bullet and stripped the engine down to do the head gasket. (1st time aand took longer as a result of this) so here are some pics start to finish couldnt get loads ! tools used were 19 or 20 mil sockets and extendable magnet to get any lost keepers that fell. blunt wallpaper scraper and green scouring pads (5 pk) as recommended by a friends dad as he used to work for metal craft and that combination was legendary as it worked really well for cleaning the block up and getting it smooth, ps make sure you plug all holes if doing this method as the scouring pads leave bit of a mess i even put kitchen roll in the coolant passage that runs round the piston liners just to make sure most of it never got in there. hope you enjoyed reading this, and another thing make sure you can get the crank pulley bolt loose before even starting this if your replacing belts etc made the mistake of thinking getting the crank pulley bolt was gnna come silently ended up having to tow the car to my mechanic to do the timing just a heads up. bottom pics show how clean the block has to be aswell. hope this helps someone. thanks for looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roylewaa Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Interesting to see the 1.4 in bits like that Did you put a new cambelt on and have the head pressure tested/skimmed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIKH25 Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Good work, big kudos as you've not done it before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
civic-catch Posted September 6, 2013 Author Share Posted September 6, 2013 Nice job, did you paint the rocker cover too. Interesting to see the 1.4 in bits like that Did you put a new cambelt on and have the head pressure tested/skimmed? Good work, big kudos as you've not done it before. yeah got the head skimmed the place that done it said it wasnt too bad and didnt need much taken off had to get the car towed to my mechanic as we couldnt get the crank pulley bolt off ! im pleased with the results from doing it would definately do it again this time will take less time as i know what to do and what not to do. and didnt bother painting rocker cover was more concerned getting the work done and back together lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulvti Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 Nice simple job on a SOHC Good on you mate, saved yourself money doing it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
civic-catch Posted September 9, 2013 Author Share Posted September 9, 2013 Nice simple job on a SOHC Good on you mate, saved yourself money doing it!yeah saved myself £500 going by the quotes i got ! just hope it stays fixed lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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