Takes/put in pistons from the bottom?
04-04-2008, 07:31 PM
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Takes/put in pistons from the bottom?
Going to fix my car, its either a spun rod, or a wrist pin. So either way the piston must come out, was wondering if you have to take the heads off, or if you can just put in and take out from the bottom safely. Im sort of worried about breaking a ring. So any advice you guys have would be great.
NOTE: I will be removing the engine (never relised how it sounded when I first posted sorry)
NOTE: I will be removing the engine (never relised how it sounded when I first posted sorry)
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04-04-2008, 07:40 PM
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Do you have any idea how it is to get the oil pan off with the motor in the car and how little room there is to reach the bottom end due to the K-memeber?
Most people would pull the motor if a piston has to come out and yes the piston has to go in the top with the head obviously off. One the piston is pulled you should install new rings.
Unless you are a magician, the motors coming out.
Most people would pull the motor if a piston has to come out and yes the piston has to go in the top with the head obviously off. One the piston is pulled you should install new rings.
Unless you are a magician, the motors coming out.
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04-04-2008, 10:55 PM
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Just another new gasket ill have to pay for. Do you need to take the intake off to get the head off (I aint looked at my motor for months).
Take out bottom, put in bottom. From what im gathering, its top or nothing.
Take out bottom, put in bottom. From what im gathering, its top or nothing.
04-04-2008, 11:05 PM
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Exactly. The whole top of the engine has to come off.
04-04-2008, 11:09 PM
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yes you will have to take the intake off to get the head off. Just go to the autoparts store and buy a intake manifold set. The felpro pt# is MS95580. its 16.99 at O'reilly's. then either buy a headgasket from some one or I have 2 felpro gaskets that I'll sell you cheap.
04-05-2008, 02:56 PM
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Yep, the main bulkheads are in the way. I'm not sure you could even get it back in, good luck getting a ring compressor up in there. Do it out the top, head gaskets aren't that expensive.
