Finally got the head off .

[Rob-se9]

Hello guys and girls. Its been awhile since ive done anything to the calibra. So today with the help of a friend we both managed to take the heads off. I know the oil cooler is shot but as its a project i dont want to put it back together to find the head gaskets are shot aswell. It was a good job we took the heads off as the head gaskets basically crumbled as you picked them up

Heres some pictures of the days work





Gasket from the cylinder head from the front of the engine bay. The better of the 2.


The cylinder head from the front of the engine bay.




Sorry for the quality of this picture



The gasket from the cylinder head at the back of the engine bay. This just crumbled as you handled it.

[tazz666]

just aswell you did strip it down mate

[Rob-se9]

just aswell you did strip it down mate

I guess it was abit of luck really lol

[tazz666]

aye your old man said you were in two minds about stripping it when he was up,as i said just aswell you did it now and not because it had broke down

[BazV6er]

good job mate , i know what a mess from a worn oil cooler does but i bet your glad youve stripped those heads..

[Rob-se9]

Thanks for the comments guys. I feel alot better knowing the gaskets are shot now rather then finding out once its all built back up lol

[Robs-se]

Best the heads are off as it was a real mess in there. Got the oppertunity to make the engine like new now. Use the discount wisely young Jedi

[tazz666]

your paddiwan should take youre wisdom with wise ears,lol

[Robs-se]

The Calibra force is strong in this one

[BIG DAN]

good work mate as said before better now rarther than later

[tazz666]

The Calibra force is strong in this one

[v6 steve]

i dont think it would have been long till you were having to do them, what else are you doing to the engine ? cams gasflow ?

[Rob-se9]

i dont think it would have been long till you were having to do them, what else are you doing to the engine ? cams gasflow ?

Im going to rebuild the heads. Hopefully polished ported nothing too majoir because of my age at the moment. So i guess 3 litre cams, new spark plugs and ht leads, cold air feed, a new exhaust and a remapping session are out of the question lol

[BazV6er]

and plenty of brake cleaner to make things good and clean , good stuff that

[tazz666]

while you have all the inlets off,knife edge the inlet divider, and inlet ports, makes a bit off difference