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Cracked head? K seal?

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marky:
Is taking the head off/ replacing head gaskets a difficult procedure as I have no experience in working inside an engine? I would like to attempt it, and looking at it it seems quite involved but there is no way I can afford for anyone else to do it. I'm willing to have a go if its not too complicated requiring specialst tools etc. and if thats definatly the cause of the problems, if not it willl just have to sit on the drive, wasting away the new tax disc for a while! :cry:

peasey:
hi mate sorry to hear that the sealer didnt work but it was worth a go,i cant really comment on a 200 head but i have done one on a 19j engine and it was reasonably straight forward.Get yourself a haynes manual or a land rover work shop manual a good socket set a set of ring spanners and the only real special tool is a torque wrench.I think that there are different types of gasket so maybe one of the more experianced lads maybe able to point you in the right direction there.i think i might be right in saying that most get the head checked by a enginerring firm for flatness and pressure (cracks as they are not always visable)but i just check for flatness myself and why they are there they also renew the cam belt and tensioners.if you follow the manual and bag and lable bolts and bits up you will be fine.its a shame you are not closer as i would lend my(limited)knowledge as i have loads of time on my hands due to my shattered right leg.I wish you luck bruv and remember even the greatest mechanic had to start somewhere

marky:
Thanks peasey, maybe you could still help me out.l I thought I'd have a go and so far so good, nearly there but the only thing is theres a stud for the inlet manifold (the bottom one at the back!) that wouldn't come out. Any tricks to remove this?

peasey:
Is the inlet manifold still on or is it off?if its off the way i would do it would be to put a nut on it so it covers the thread a clout it with a hammer as if it were a nail then wind the nut further down and put another nut on and lock the two nuts together(twist one clockwise and the other anti clockwise)then try to undo,if you match the flats up and can get one spanner on both all well and good,if that wont work try some small stilsons on it its going to chew up the thread but i would imagine that the are pretty cheap to replace.just in case you are concerned about the hitting with a hammer bit thats just to break the seal of crap and rubbish thats built up over time,you can get the same effect by doing the nut method and tightening it but if the stud is tight to the bottom of the hole you could end up shering it off but if you do dont panic you can get some things called easy outs only cheap around £10 and real easy to use,hope this helps mate.

marky:
Sorry for the confusion, its actually the last stud on the exhaust/turbo manifold which I havent removed as I thought it may be ok to just take out the studs! do I have to remove the turbo as well?

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