new motor

IHateHacks · 04-06-2007, 06:30 PM

The hose in the middle is the feed line (unfiltered oil going to the filter) the hose on the side is the return (filtered oil going to the engine).

Taking the head off with the engine out of the vehicle is 10X easier than with it in. All that talk about disconnecting wires does not apply to you. Come on, its not rocket science, just take the parts off until you get to the head bolts. Since its out of the car you can leave the CPS, water outlet housing, exhaust manifold AND entire intake manifold on the head and still take the head off. Just take off the turbo, pop that timing belt off, disconnect the little 90 degree coolant hose at the rear exhaust manifold side and the 90 degree coolant hose on the bottom of the water outlet housing and loosen the 10mm allen head bolts under the valve covers and off it comes. Actually now that I think of it, there is one tiny coolant line under the lower intake manifold that needs to come off (connects to the water bypass pipe) so you will need to take off the upper intake manifold to get at it. Wait, the motor is out of the car, nevermind, just don't forget to take it off.

If you are sending the head out to get machined than you have to strip off pretty much everything that bolts to the head.

04-06-2007, 06:30 PM	#17
IHateHacks 20psi boost Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Haven/Hamden Posts: 793	The hose in the middle is the feed line (unfiltered oil going to the filter) the hose on the side is the return (filtered oil going to the engine). Taking the head off with the engine out of the vehicle is 10X easier than with it in. All that talk about disconnecting wires does not apply to you. Come on, its not rocket science, just take the parts off until you get to the head bolts. Since its out of the car you can leave the CPS, water outlet housing, exhaust manifold AND entire intake manifold on the head and still take the head off. Just take off the turbo, pop that timing belt off, disconnect the little 90 degree coolant hose at the rear exhaust manifold side and the 90 degree coolant hose on the bottom of the water outlet housing and loosen the 10mm allen head bolts under the valve covers and off it comes. Actually now that I think of it, there is one tiny coolant line under the lower intake manifold that needs to come off (connects to the water bypass pipe) so you will need to take off the upper intake manifold to get at it. Wait, the motor is out of the car, nevermind, just don't forget to take it off. If you are sending the head out to get machined than you have to strip off pretty much everything that bolts to the head. Last edited by IHateHacks; 04-06-2007 at 06:36 PM.