Head Gasket

[lordhawes]

Can any one give me tips on changing head gasket on my 2.0l galaxy as i suspect it has blown.Is it a sod to do as chain driven,and can you access the timing chain easily as worried about loosing timing.My mate isnt so keen on doing it as he has heard they are a sod to do.Has any one got any tips as not so keen to take to a ford dealer,would cost more than car is worth.

[turk90210]

Its hard to give any specific advise here as it all depends on how competant you feel about doing it, Autodata has it as a 5.5 hr up to 7.5 hr job depending on what you have to do.(If your doing the head gasket will it be worth lapping in the valves again ect, also will you be skimming the head to make sure it is perfectly flat as you dont want to spend alot of time but scrimp on some stuff only to put it all back together and find another fault)

It might be worth buying, begging,borrowing a Haynes manual for it and having a good read first to see what is involved then make your decision from there,(ie what parts need to be replaced -gaskets,head bolts(some have to replaced as they stretch) and price them up).Depending on what info you want they are not too bad it will give you the basic info on what you will need tools wise aswell as you will need some tools to time the engine up properly.

what would you do with it if you didn't fix it yourself(take it to the garage or trade it in)

 

If you decide to go for it them my best advise would be

 

1/take your time Dont rush

2/be methodical and lable everything if necc

3/ it will take as long as it takes

 

if you hit any problems post on here and we will see how we can help