Postby praise » January 22nd, 2010, 5:27 pm
Firstly, you need the engine to be at room temperature. Disconnect your negetive battery terminal and start scrapping and removing everything that can obstruct the head from coming off, eg. hoses, electrical connection, exhaust,engine mounts etc. Turn engine over to TDC and start slackning cylinder head bolts. You need to remove tappit pan cover b 4 doing that eh. Slacken head bolt in the reverse order from the way you torque them. Remove the timing belt cover and carefully bolt off camshaft pulleys. Keep the timing belt on them and do not allow it to slip off, otherwise you would have to also remove crankshaft pulley and covers as well, inorder to retime the engine.
No special tool is required in taking off head. However, a torque wrench and new cylinder head gaskit would be necessary in replacing head
