So I Think I SCREWED up!

[Bullz_EyE]

Originally Posted by kikwear002

indeed you have a blown headgasket, he had it for 5 days but how many days has the previous owner had it!

Wow, he can tell just from that?! That's amazing . There are other symptoms to look for too, you should know them already though. You should run a compression check. If you are an experienced mechanic, following the TSRM, you shouldn't have too much trouble pulling the head. There's just a lot to remove before you can actually get to pulling it off. My biggest bitches were the turbo oil line, and the ABS harness that is part of the main harness. It runs all the way to the top of the transmission, where the plug sits. Other than that, there's a lot of hard to reach bolts.

When your about ready to pull the head, If you're keeping the lower part of the intake manifold on, there's a couple of vacuum lines underneath it. Also, don't forget about that ground wire connecting the head to the firewall. Those 2 items yanked me back when I 1st tried removing the head.