Hi you clever well connected people. My head gasket has blown on my teaching car. Our usual garage can't even start on it until Tuesday and all our other local garages are just as busy so I though b******s I'll do it myself. So, the thing is I haven't got a clue. Does anyone know where I can get a workshop manual from? Either an online one or a proper book. Or does any have any tips along the lines of "for Gods sake make sure you release the pressure before you undo this bolt". Cheers.
Thanks Para, I was hoping for something that didn't cost as much. An online view licence for that costs €240 for four weeks which is a bit rich for our finances at the moment seeing as the government want me to pay my tax on 31st Jan. Even two weeks costs €144 It doesn't look like Haynes have even made a workshop manual for my car.
Tomorrow Which obviously we won't be doing so I've said I'll pay for her next test. I'm not earning while the cars off the road which is why I've decided to do it myself. Hopefully I should have the head off tomorrow and have it skimmed in P'boro the day after. I'll just have to take lots of pictures
My old mate who was an instructor used to borrow a car off fellow instructors for tests in times like this. Is that not an option B?
I did suggest that to her mum but the young girl said she didn't want to do it in a strange car. Edit (do the TEST in a strange car)
Oh not a lot of help then sorry. Here is some info on timing if its any use when putting back together
Give yourself 2 full days to strip clean and reasemble, I used to specialise in snapped belts and blown head gaskets, mostly on stuff nobody else wanted to do, i like it . Anyhow a head gaskets like that is about involved as your gonna get engine wise, a workshop manual from Toyota will be £120 is for the engine ish, unless you have a good idea about this sort of stuff I would leave it alone
as long as you get the timing right between your cam, crank and pump and torque everything back to spec torque AND are sure you have all the tools needed, there isn't much wrong you can do. (i guess) I would probably go for it, but soon regret it, then cry, then fix it and say "phew, i'm never doing that again" If you haven't done a head job before, i would not recommend it, hoping you are not like me who finds other people's discouragement incredibly, ill-logically encouraging.
Can't remember exactly but about 200,000. I've found a few examples of Toyota giving an extended warranty because they have had lots of problems with blowing head gaskets. As far as I can tell I'm in on the warranty period of 7 years, just, but way over on the mileage of 112,000. I'm going to have a chat to Toyota tomorrow but I think I've done far too many miles to get a free engine rebuild. I'm going to have a go myself, I mean, what's the worst that can go wrong?
Even if it takes me a full eight or nine days it's still quicker than getting it done by a garage Toyota don't have any paper workshop manuals and I've spoke to a mate who works at a Toyota main dealers and all their manuals are on computer. I did ask for the code and web address but he said there's no chance . I think I'll be alright actually doing the job, I used to build jet engines for a living but I'm a bit worried about the lack of any instructions.
