on saturday im giving a mate a hand to put his head back on his car.
its a 1.6 cvh efi turbo.

cand some one please help me out with the torque settings for the head bolts?

were putting a new cam belt on. do i just set the bottom end to tdc before i start, and also set the heah to tdc and then just slide the belt on?

is there anything i should know before starting?

am i going to need any other tools other than the basics like a socket set, torque wrench, spanners, screwdrivers.


any advice from people who've done it will be handy.


cheers

 

Torque setting is 25nm

 

cheers for that. do they need tightening after a few miles again?
or that is something i heard that is not true

 

stage 1 = 25nm/18lb-ft
stage 2 = 55nm/40lb-ft
stage 3 = turn 90 degrees
stage 4 = turn 90 degrees

 

Correct - and they need to be tightened in a certian sequence - ie opposite corners.

 

yeah needs to go in this order

10-4-2-6-8
7-5-1-3-9

 

so do u go through all the stages in sequence and then put the rocker cover on and your done?

dunno y but for some reason ive got somehting in the back of my mind about doing them up to a certain torque and then driving it and tightening them up a few miles later.


how about setting the bottom end up with the head timing wise?

just put them both to their marks and put the belt on and tension it up?

 

how are u nembering the bolts?

im guessing 1 is top left through to 5 being top right
6 bottom right through to 10 bottom left?

cheers for the advice guys

 

if u can get a haynes manual for a escort mate all the settings are in there

tells you what to do with the bolt sequence and by the looks of that above i may be wrong until i check but that dont seem rite

 

COWBOI,

Ok standing in front of the car looking @ the engine,
so the flywheel is to the right, & crank pulley to the left,head sequence, is
9, 3, 1, 5, 7,

8, 6, 2, 4, 10.
Front OF engine.(exhaust)

torque 25,nm
55,nm
+90,degree's
+ 90,degree's
use new headbolts, & no need to retorque,
When you have timed up the engine & fitted cambelt turn the engine over
BY HAND with a spanner 2,revolutions by the crank pulley, so timing
marks realign, also shows you have it timed correctly, ie no valve contact with the pistons, as a guide the cam belt tension on the straight part of the belt, midway,,you should be able to turn the belt with thumb & index finger approx 90degree's. to tight can strain the waterpump & alternator bearings, for what it cost it would be a good idea to get a haynes manual
and read over the job if your not to sure, have fun.

Dave R.

 

always check by hand as said as it nearly cought me out
also dont forget to mark the top of the head bolts with a straight white line so you now whitch you have done and thay all line up when you have done it

andy

 

If ya need a hand cowboi give us a bell mate......you know i done 4 heads on my RS hahaha

 

i didnt know u had done any dan.

im sure it wont be to hard. im trying to make simon do it instead of paying jason 80 quid for putting some bolts in.

cheers for all the help guys. ive rebuilt bottom ends, fitting 2ltr engines into novas, changed cams but never actually boltted a head and bottom end together.

hence the questions.

should the engine be driven nicely for a few hundred miles first before giving it the beans?

 

just go for it cowboi u kno simon will break it again lol

 

lol cheif!
Looks like someone else is sorting it for me now due to a little deal

 

thought that jason was doing the car,,,,,,,,,, so typical the shite that he talks at times

 

! lol wtf is that about?

 

i made him realise that jason chargeing him 80 quid to put a few bolts in was mad.

tried to make him do it himself. but his head was beyond skimming so paul is giving him a head he bought and fitting it.

so its out of my hands now.
we will c if paul is any good i guess.

but it does mean that i can go and set my gear linkage up on the nova, fill the gear box up with oil, bleed the brakes and go for a drive!

cant wait

 

It was much appreciated cowie, and to be honest was kinda looking forward to doing it myself, but kinda fucked up when the head was fucked and paul wanted that Navi unit

 

well theres even better news as i collet my engine for the cabrio next week so gonna need the ecu,,,,,,,,, then im gonna fook cars off as there doing me head in big time


almost ready to fit the cossie engine,,,,,,,,,,, would be ready but ive lost me fooking studs i needed for it and there none available from fords at the moment

but the compressor housing/stat/plenum are off being polished as i type

also the boot lid is drying now too and then its time to fit the spoiler,,, them im selling up and gonna buy a S60R,,, such a comfy car to drive,,,,, just soo boring to look at