Well, ya know what they say about lettin' the missus drive ya truck? (Flame suit ON)
The Vit has been using coolant for a while, but finally sh@t herself yesterday....a pre-existing head gasket problem I knew about when we bought it.
Can anybody tell me if I need any fancy "Suzuki special" tools to get the head off? ...i.e. are the head bolts standard bolts or some funny hex things? Torque setting for putting her back together would be great too. Should have the head off tomorrow night, ready to be sent away for machining and maybe a bit of a port job.
Thanks in advance,
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Vitara G16B Head Gasket
Vitara G16B Head Gasket
bru21 wrote:What happens in goat, stays in goat!
Re: Vitara G16B Head Gasket
AJFeroza wrote:Well, ya know what they say about lettin' the missus drive ya truck? (Flame suit ON)
The Vit has been using coolant for a while, but finally sh@t herself yesterday....a pre-existing head gasket problem I knew about when we bought it.
Can anybody tell me if I need any fancy "Suzuki special" tools to get the head off? ...i.e. are the head bolts standard bolts or some funny hex things? Torque setting for putting her back together would be great too. Should have the head off tomorrow night, ready to be sent away for machining and maybe a bit of a port job.
Thanks in advance,
Nothing funny about them as far as I know but then it's been jap bikes and cars all the way.
Torque settings - 2 grunts big bolts... 1 grunt small bolts... :d
fOR ANYTHIGN YOU NEED TO PULL OFF FOR THE HEAD.....
In ft-lbs
Camshaft cover 3 - 3.5
Intake manifold 13.5 - 20
Cam Sprocket bolt 41-46
Cylinder head 46 - 50 8 Valve
16 Valve 1st pass 25 2nd pass 40 3rd pass 48 - 50
Timing belt cover 7 - 8.5
Timing belt tensioner nut 7 - 8.5
Timing belt tensioner bolt 17.5 -21.5
Crankshaft pulley bolts 7.5- 9
Crankshaft pulley main bolt 52 (8V) 76- 83 (16v)
12uke wrote:They are allen head bolts and you will need to get the rocker gear out so you can get to some of the bolts.
Mine were normal Hex headed bolts ..
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Thanks for the replies dudes.
I've decided to do the rings while the head is off (sh'e got 175K on the clock)...has anybody managed this without taking the whole thing out? The plan is to drop the sump to get at the crank, etc. Any hints? Or should I bite the bullet and take it out?
I've decided to do the rings while the head is off (sh'e got 175K on the clock)...has anybody managed this without taking the whole thing out? The plan is to drop the sump to get at the crank, etc. Any hints? Or should I bite the bullet and take it out?
bru21 wrote:What happens in goat, stays in goat!
Didn't bother checking compression coz of blown head gasket... I'm just trying to avoid the ol' "fixed the top end probs, now the extra compression makes her blow smoke" problem.
As for the x member, I'm hoping to be able to jack the motor up enough to get the sump out....has anybody managed this, or do ya gotta pull her right out?
As for the x member, I'm hoping to be able to jack the motor up enough to get the sump out....has anybody managed this, or do ya gotta pull her right out?
bru21 wrote:What happens in goat, stays in goat!
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