how hard is it to change a headgasket on a erst can it be done in a day? any special tools needed?

 

not hard and can be done in a couple of hours , udo need to make sure u keep the timing , best way is to mark the vernier pully with a marker , also idealy u need new head bolts and the only special tool is a torque wrench

 

also need to get the head skimmed (probably)

 

yeah a mate said summit bout the head getting skimme. how much is that roughly


cheers guys

 

anyone the know the torque settings for the car?????

 

bout £30 -40 for a head skim i THINK.

torque settings:

Stage1 25nm 18lb/ft
stage2 55nm 40lb/ft
stage3 tighten by a further 90degrees
stage4 tighten by another 90 degrees

(by stages it means do the head bolts in the correct order, then 2nd time, 3rd time, 4th time )


p.s. use NEW headbolts, NOT the old ones.