How do i pull the head off my mkiii?

[MA70-3.0GT]

Sorry, had to go the other night.

Well first job on the list is get down the guy who sold it to you's house with a can of gas, a box of matches & your negotiating hat on. Get a few hundred $ off him for the aggro he's caused & for lying. Then get everything cleaned up & see how bad it really is.

If the bore & side of the piston aren't damaged then I'd suggest you could get away with it for now, provided the rest of the motor's sweet for a few thousand miles.

If it's generally pretty worn looking though (any smoke? what was your hot oil pressure like at idle, if you recall?) then I'd budget for a full on rebuild or engine swap. To my eye those bores look pretty worn but the pics weren't the best for telling that.

To be honest the best thing to do for now is to clean everything up as best you can, take some more pics including some of all the bores if you can get them to go right (mine wouldn't go in focus 'cause of the shine!) and go from there.