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Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 1,339
From: WI
have you taken off the belts? if all the bolts are out and coolant lines, exhaust manifold, intake manifold, etc. then if may just be something small in the back of the heads, i know there's an aluminum coolant pipe in the back of those from what i remember. make sure to go step by step as to what components affect the heads and what it needs to work, i know it sounds simple but everyone makes little stupid mistakes and forgets one little thing.
deglazing is easy, it seems weird to take a power drill with the device attached and spin it around in your cylinder walls but its really quite simple, just take it slow and its a cinch to do
deglazing is easy, it seems weird to take a power drill with the device attached and spin it around in your cylinder walls but its really quite simple, just take it slow and its a cinch to do
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Joined: Jan 2008
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ya the belts are off but i loosened the manifold nuts and it doesnt look like you can slide the manifold off bc of the frame being so close. Is it posible to slide off? I also disconnected the aluminum coolant line in the back of the head.
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Joined: May 2008
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I just replaced both heads on my s4. It's not the easiest job in the world but you should be fine.
I found the most complicated part was the removing the exhaust manifold from the turbos. The Allens are a tough angle and almost all were frozen (a good torch worked well here) Although i still had to cut some of the allen heads off with a 3" grinding wheel.
I highly recommend a good set of ball head allens...3/8 drive, a swivel head 3/8 ratchet, and your going to need the polly drive bit to remove the head bolts. (8 pt. in think).
IMO This is the perfect time to rebuild/replace the turbo's. Some on this site disagreed with the my suggestion that your able to remove the turbo's with the heads off. I can only say "i did it" and it's definately possible. If you can remove the heads you have plenty of room then to remove the turbo's without dropping the motor. I even rebuilt the turbo's myself with ebay rebuild kits. Cost for my brand new turbo's: $150
I found the most complicated part was the removing the exhaust manifold from the turbos. The Allens are a tough angle and almost all were frozen (a good torch worked well here) Although i still had to cut some of the allen heads off with a 3" grinding wheel.
I highly recommend a good set of ball head allens...3/8 drive, a swivel head 3/8 ratchet, and your going to need the polly drive bit to remove the head bolts. (8 pt. in think).
IMO This is the perfect time to rebuild/replace the turbo's. Some on this site disagreed with the my suggestion that your able to remove the turbo's with the heads off. I can only say "i did it" and it's definately possible. If you can remove the heads you have plenty of room then to remove the turbo's without dropping the motor. I even rebuilt the turbo's myself with ebay rebuild kits. Cost for my brand new turbo's: $150
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Joined: May 2008
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If you cant remove the Manifold from the head than i recommend removing the manifold from the turbo and taking it out in one piece.
I was unable to remove the passengers head with the manifold still attached. However the drivers side did come out in one piece.
If your still battling this feel free to call if you like 518-368-7150
Im sure i could give you some more helpful info.
Joe